The Tubby Raymond Influence on The Triple Gun
In 1989 I was contacted by Tubby Raymond to see if I was interested in joining his staff at Delaware with the purpose of adding the Triple Option to the Delaware Wing T. I was honored & jumped at the…
Football 2025: Coaching Matters More Than Ever
A special Play of the Day it’s an excerpt from my book “Little Things That Win Big Games” it’s a book review of the Autobiography by Bill Parcells. Bill Parcells is one the guys that epitomizes Coaching Matters. Parcells performed…
Coaching Time Management Tips – Part I
This is a special Play of the Day- an excerpt from my book “Little Things That Win Big Games” - It’s Coaching Time Management Tips. Something I learned that had a lot to with winning is keeping your staff fresh…
The Six Questions of Goal Setting
A Special Shot of Saturday Inspiration, an excerpt from my book “Little Things That Win Big Games” - it’s about a simple method of Goal Setting. The beginning of a new year is always a perfect time to set goals…
The Bill Parcells Way of Winning Football
Bill Parcells has had a major influence on Pro Football. Jerry Jones rejected the Parcells method of Defense 1st and they have suffered ever since. The Denver Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton has been a disciple of Bill Parcells and…
The Curse of a Bad Firing from Little Things That Win Big Games
“The “Curse of a Bad Firing” is a excerpt from the book “Little Things That Win Big Games” It seems like the right time as College Athletic Directors are running around like they were from the French Revolution looking for…
An Excerpt from “Little Things That Win Big Games”
Resurrection: The Miracle Season That Saved Notre Dame Football by Jim Dent I stumbled upon this book by accident and I was very pleasantly surprised. I've always been a Notre Dame fan but never realized what a great job Ara…
The Jim Valvano Rule from “Little Things That Win Big Games”
One of my early mentors was a basketball coach, Jim Valvano. He had the cubicle next to mine when we were coaching at Iona College. Jim was the Head Hoops coach & I was the Head Football Coach, the youngest…
An Excerpt from “Little Things That Win Big Games”
The book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins was one of my favorites. His business principles were also very effective in coaching football as well. So naturally I included my article on “Applying Good to Great Principle to Coaching” in…
Excerpt from “Little Things That Win Big Games”
This excerpt comes from the Leadership Section of the book “Little Things That Win Big Games. The title is “Values and Football”. I’m an old school football coach, a coach that still believes that the Game of Football teaches values. The…