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…
Darrell Royal’s Texas Longhorns had been struggling for 3 years (19-12) and needed a change. Emory Ballard was his Offensive Coordinator & between their heads was the coming of the Wishbone & the rest is history - here’s their story…
This is another example of using motion to open up the pass route. In this case we use Whirley Motion to open up the Out Route in the Dropback Stretch Pattern. The Secondary rolls on Motion so a 4 Shell…
The most important thing you must control in your life is: YOU! Everyone always talks about the importance of Self-Control. My little league coach benched me because I threw my batting helmet after Striking Out. Before he put me back…
In this clip we use our base set vs a 34 Defense & they put the OLB on Pitch & the SS on QB to create a different read for the QB. We run our basic Gun Triple & the…
Here’s an interesting video I found on the Inside Belly Series or the Double Dive Series or as some call it The Drive Series. When I was a Wishbone Coach in the late 70s, this was my go to play…
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…
This a great clip of getting push on the Double team block. ThevTriple Gun Line Play is based on the Concepts of “Seams & Double Teams. The ‘Seams” are produced by the Smart Splits which are also helpful in getting…
The Gun Triple has built in answers to every defensive that will ever pop up. That’s what Strategic Flexibility is all about. The base play to change to a different play without changing the play. The Down Call is a…
On Mike Tyson’s climb to boxing greatness, he had to prove to his critics that he could overcome his lack of height, his short reach & many pounds of weight to the many heavyweights in his path. He had to…