Coach ,Thank you for joining me for day 6 of our Coach Excellence Series. I love this quote from a friend of mine: “If our purpose in high school football is not to change the lives of young men through the game of football, then, oh my goodness...

Coach 60 Days of Coaching Excellence - Free Friday! Phil Longo QB Drills and Techniques in the Air RaidThe one thing that North Carolina offensive coordinator Phil Longo spends a lot of time evaluating is INSTINCTIVENESS. Coaches talk about...

Coach ,At Syracuse, Justin Lustig has his units locked in and ready to go. From their “Orange Juice” chant at the beginning to their Tupac walk-away song to end the meeting, or even their nickname “Tip of the Spear,” it’s special to be on his units.L...

Coach ,Day 3 Central Michigan OL Coach Mike CummingsThroughout coach Cummings career he has seen it all having coached at the high school, D2, D3, FCS and FBS levels.  When it comes to coaching any concept that makes his insight valuable be...

Coach ,It’s day two on our journey towards 2021 and becoming better coaches together.Good defenses and defensive coaches evolve, and that’s exactly what has happened for Jason Makrinos and the University of Findlay defense. Having lived in a quarters...

Coach ,Did you know there’s only 60 days left in 2020?  It’s been a heck of a year full of challenges for sure.  I know we all look towards a brighter new year.Like a good pulling guard leading his running back into the end zone, we are goi...

Coach ,One characteristic of your team that is guaranteed to make a difference on the field is SPEED!It would be nice to have athletes on your team that could run like this guy:Having spent 30 years coaching, I can admit that unless a football coach...

Coach ,We love seeing coaches in our community succeed. We were especially excited to hear the news that Scotty Walden was named the head coach at Austin Peay, making him the youngest coach at the D1 level at 30 years old. This isn’t his f...

Coach ,When you think of the character “the Grinch,” you think of “stingy.”  That’s exactly what Alex Grinch has done over his career with his defenses.  They’ve definitely been miserly in allowing yards and points at each of his stops, but...

Coach ,In this strange 2020 season, the things we talk about but usually don’t happen are happening.  Case in point - Penn State vs. Indiana.  It’s the end of the game and up 1 all Penn State has to do is get a first down and run out the cl...