2008 Football Coaching Articles
234 articles from 12 issues — free to read
December 2008 issue 16 articles
- Pass Setting on an E/T or T/E Stunt
- If it’s All About Tackling, Let’s Do a Better Job of Teaching It…
- Gear: Digital Video Editing • APEX Sports Software
- Season Ending Evaluations of Players/Program
- Fundamental Offensive Line Leverage Drills
- The Off-Season: Preparing for Advanced Level Training (Part II)
- The Tackling Crisis: Why Proper Tackling has Deteriorated with Time
- Tackling Solutions: What You Must Do To Improve Tackling In Your Program
- Reshaping the Shoulder Pad Industry – Again
- Nose Guard: Establishing an Effective Two-Gap
- Special Teams Time Management: A Step-By-Step Plan to Maximizing Your Practice & Meeting Time
- The Sling-T Wham Series
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Charlie Weis
- Alternative Training
- Mental Toughness: Quiet the Mind
- Conditioning Evaluation Form : FREE FORM
November 2008 issue 21 articles
- Pass Protection & Condition Evaluation: FREE FORM
- An Adjustment No One Wants to Make
- Gear: Promoting Players • College Coaches Network
- Turf Safety – The Verdict Is In: Would you eat over 100 pounds of synthetic turf? We didn’t think so.
- What Can You do as a Coach to Improve Academic Progress and Eliminate Ineligibility
- The Drills Report: Auburn’s Running Back Drills
- 10 Offensive Strategies: Go Inside One of the Best Offensive Minds of the Past Two Decades
- Charlie Stubb's Offensive Line Video Study Worksheet
- The Big Picture
- The Off Season: Preparing for Advance Level Training (Part I)
- Beaver Brawn: Oregon State’s Bryan Miller relies on Samson Equipment to build stronger athletes for the Beaver football…
- 555 Yards Per Game: The Shotgun I Offense: Behind Mark Hudspeth, North Alabama’s offense is racking up some monster yardage.
- Halftime Adjustments
- Results For Recruits: College Coaches Network guides coaches, athletes and parents through the recruiting process and connects them…
- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Three Step Naked Package
- Pressuring the Offense with Effective Front Eight
- Cal’s 3-deep Zone Coverage vs. The 4-Vertical Passing Game
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Paul Johnson
- Leadership Lessons for the Winning Coach
- Offensive Linemen: Developing Fast Feet
- The Multi-Option I-Bone Offense
October 2008 issue 20 articles
- Getting Over the Mid-Season Hump
- .COM
- Gear: Hinged Offset Football Goals • AAE
- What’s the Best Way to Grade Your Players During the Course of the Season?
- The Drills Report: Washington Linebacker Drills
- The Strength Report: Skill Development
- The Speed Report: Variables For In-Season Speed Training (Part 2)
- Nickel Package: Matching Speed with Speed: Designing a Nickel package to combat the elusiveness of the spread offense
- Revamping the Wing-T
- Q & A with Mickey Andrews
- Stretching the Field With Your Tight End
- Coaching Quarterbacks To Be Effective Runners in the Shotgun Zone Fly Offense
- Using Speed and Movement to Shut Down the Inside Zone
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Mark Richt
- Performance, Pain & Fear: Is Dealing with Fear, After an Injury, Important?
- Why The Spread? 11 Questions For A Coach To Consider
- Valdosta State Defense - "Code Red" and Teaching Philosophy
- Q & A With New Northern Illinois Head Coach Jerry Kill
- Hammer Strength High School Football Player of the Year Award-2008
- Defensive Scouting Game Plan Checklist
September 2008 issue 32 articles
- Give Credit Where Credit is Due: Reward the Program Kid
- Gear: Muscle Milk Collegiate • CytoSport
- The 5th Down: Dealing with an Unsupportive Administration
- The Drills Report: Advanced Quarterback Drills
- The Strength Report: Core Training
- The Speed Report: Variables For In-Season Speed Training (Part I)
- 32 Solutions for the 12 Biggest Problems You'll Face this Season: How to deal when it all falls apart...
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- The Sprint Out Pass Game: Dispelling the myth of implementing a sprint out package in your offense
- Implementing the Saluki Zone Blitz Blitz Package: How Southern Illinois Brings Pressure Out of its Odd Front
- Building Better Bruins: Presented by: Muscle Milk
- Missouri's Top Three Principles of Defense
- Unbalanced Formation: Running the Inside Veer
- The Defensive Solution to Multiple Personnel / No Huddle Offenses
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with David Cutcliffe
- Injury: A Mind/Body & Spirit Relationship? - A Need: A Psychological Response to Physical Injury
- Preparing for the Dangerous Return Man
- 5 Misunderstood Contractual Issues
- Challenging the Placekick
- Maximize Your Football Coaching Video: 7 Steps to Getting More from Your Team's Video Personnel
- Offensive Line Opponent Evaluation Form
August 2008 issue 19 articles
- Dance With the One Who Brung Ya
- Gear: No Glare® Flip-Up Sunglasses • Mueller Sports Med
- The 5th Down: How to Motivate an Unmotivated Player
- The Drills Report: Special Teams Techniques and Drills - Drill What You Coach
- The Strength Report: The Forgotten Three - The Neck, Traps and Grip
- The Speed Report: Maintaining Maximum Speed Capacity During the Season
- Predicting Offensive Coodinators' Calls: Warren Central's Steve Tutsie knows offensive coordinators' next move and he's sharing his 5 methods with you
- Developing the Zone Scheme Using Man Blocking Principles: How Castleton State's Rich Alercio meshes the inside zone and stretch play using the heel to toe philosophy
- The Winning Edge: Preparing D-Linemen for Game Day
- Michigan's Rich Rodriguez
- Starting Over: After a massive tornado leveleds a small town known for its football, Power Lift and others stepped in to…
- UConn's Play Action Passing Game
- Undisputed Results
- Multiple Fronts & Coverages: Confusing the Quarterback & Offensive Coordinator
- The Triple Screen: Using a spread defense to create offensive opportunities
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Will Muschamp
- Interviewing for a High School Coaching Job – The Key to the Right Fit
- Conditioning: Train Fast to Be Fast
- Mental Training For Performance Enhancement and Injury Management
July 2008 issue 15 articles
- Pardon the Interruption but We're on the Inside
- Gear: Wireless Headset System HME DX300
- The 5th Down: Playing Time
- The Drills Report: Auburn's Pass Rush for Defensive Tackles
- The Speed Report: Final Preperations for In-Season Performance
- 10 Mistakes You're Bound to Make at Pre-Season Practices: Glenn Caruso's top ten mistakes coaches commit when planning pre-season camp
- Take What They Give You: The Veer Offense in Simplest Form: How Jeff Curtis creates an offensive advantage by using numbers, alignment and width
- Single Source
- Developing a Dominating Run Blocking Technique: Castleton State's Rich Alercio's Heel-to-Toe Philosophy on the Secret of Man Blocking
- Matching Leverage with Leverage Against the Spread Offense: Teaching outside linebackers in the 4-3 to play in the 'walked position'
- Three Plays for The Spread Offense
- South Florida's Zone Blitz Package
- Offensive Line Drills for the Inside Zone
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Wisconsin-Whitewater's Lance Leipold
- The 10 Commandments of Coaching Leadership
June 2008 issue 20 articles
- Coaching Trends & Issues - 2008
- Gear: Belt Squat • Samson Equipment
- The 5th Down
- The Drills Report: Minnesota Wide Receivers Drills
- The Strength Report: Lower Body Training
- The Speed Report: Minimize Training Time, Maximize Performance
- Renowned Rivalry: Legendary Oklahoma High School rivals Jenks & Union each depend on Coachcomm's connex headset system for…
- Zone Blitzing the Spread Offense: How elements like speed and spacing can be negated with a solid pressure package
- Gashing the Odd Stack with the Gap Scheme
- Building a Championship Team: What Does it Take?: AFM's Annual State Champions Survey: 2007
- Stifling the Screen Pass: There are other things than pursuit & hustle that add to stopping the screen pass
- iFutbol Fever!: When a leading Mexican university needed to equip a new weight room and get all new training equipment, they…
- Blocking Kicks - The Take Off, Bend and Approach: How Montclair State blocked 29 kicks in three years
- Simplifying the Zone Blitz
- The Pistol Offense: Keep the Defense Off Balance by Formation and Tempo
- Technology Buyer's Guide
- The Wildcat Spin: Plays for the two-minute offense
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Valdosta State's David Dean
- Valdosta State Defense: Code Red
- Special Teams Game Plan Design
May 2008 issue 18 articles
- A Welcome Promotion
- Gear: New G-Force Sled • Rae Crowther
- The Situation: You’re on offense and have been running the traditional Wing-T with some success
- The Drills Report: Connecticut Secondary Drills
- Off Season Motivation A Key to In-Season Success
- The Speed Report: Quickness & Speed - What's the Difference in Football?
- Meshing the Veer and Mid-Line vs. Odd and Even Fronts: When and why to use each option scheme based on front identification
- Defending the Spread's Outside Runs with the 30 Stack: There are a few myths about attacking an Odd Stack defense. First, spread'em out and run between the tackles.…
- Developing Deception with the Spread Option: How Blackburn College uses misdirection to complement their spread scheme
- How to Choose a Video System That's Right for You: Landro inventor teaches coaches to ditch tapes, DVDs, and editors to make players smarter faster.
- Maximizing Your Time on the Practice Field: San Diego State's defensive practice structure
- Fueling Champions: Sound nutrition practices contribute to Coach Tommy Moffitt's strength and conditioning program at LSU and…
- Spin Offense: Passing Game Adjustments
- Overload Blitz Package
- Linebacker Block Protection & Shed Drills
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Mark Banker
- The Five Keys to Drop Back Pass Protection
- The Definition of a Coach
April 2008 issue 16 articles
- An Official’s Guide To Controlling Pressure Situations
- GEAR: VOLT™ • Active Ankle
- The Situation: You’re on defense and have been effective with your 3-3-5 for most of the game
- The Drills Report - Central Florida's Ball Security
- The Strength Report: Univ of S. FL - Upper Body Multiple & Single Joint Movement
- The Speed Report: Playing Fast Transition Speed is Essential
- The A-11 Offense: You Have to See it to Believe it
- Defensive Game Planning: Getting prepared for friday night, from scouting to kickoff
- Running the Spread in the Red Zone
- Champion's Choice
- Techniques for 'Effective' Cover 2
- Tech Personnel Run/Pass Combo
- Boise State's Defensive Line - Teaching Progression
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Jerry Moore
- Developing a Passing Attack that Fits Your Plans and Players
- Quarterback Development (off-season)
March 2008 issue 19 articles
- Letter From the Editor/Publisher: Playing Time: A Difficult Issue
- Gear: Model 329 Heel-Lock Ankle Support • Stromgren
- The Situation: What play would you call in this situation?
- The Drills Report - New Mexico Linebacker Drills & Techniques
- The Strength Report: University of South Florida - Total Body Movements: Why Total Body Movements?
- The Speed Report: The Essence of High School Combines and Your Players
- A Man Among Giants: Jerry Palmieri has helped guide the New York Giants to the top of the NFL
- Samson's I-AA, II, III, NAIA, Juco and HS Strength & Conditioning Coaches of th
- Shutting Down the Zone Option: How Delta State was able to completely stifle one of the most potent schemes in football.
- 4 Principles of Play Action Passing
- Powerful Performance
- Building Team Unity with the Games Inside the Game: How Oregon State's Jay Locey finds ways to make the game fun while bringing players together
- Test for Success: EPIC ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE helps coaches get better results with proven testing and training tools
- Safety Play in Cover 4
- The Bubble Screen: A High Percentage Perimeter Attack
- Complementary Runs Off of the Zone Read
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Ron Zook
- Fire, Football and Families
- Game Day Contributors
February 2008 issue 22 articles
- Letter From the Editor/Publisher: The Countdown is on to AFM University Clinics
- GEAR: Model 1258 Cold Weather Compression Shirt • Stromgren
- The Situation: You’re down after just scoring, 17-14, with a minute to go in the first half
- Strength Report: University of S. Florida - Static Stretching & Dynamic Warm Ups
- The Speed Report: Training Aids and Apparatus: Is it the Answer for Football Speed & Movement
- Schutt Sports FBS I-A Coach of the Year - Ron Zook
- Schutt Sports FBS I-A Coach of the Year Finalists
- Schutt Sports College Coaches of the Year: FCS - DIVISION I-AA
- National HS Coach of the Year - Grace Under Fire: Northwestern’s (Miami) Billy Rolle
- Schutt Sports High School Coaches of the Year: EAST Jim Morgans, Parkland HS (Allentown, Pa.)
- The Choice of Champions: Two San Diego area schools claim section championships with HME’s new DX300 headset system.
- Shotgun Zone Fly Sweep Play Action Passes
- Combating Offensive Speed with the 4-4 Defense
- No Compromises: Rogers Athletic combines substance with style to create the next generation of the acclaimed Pendulum…
- 7 Essentials to Kickoff Coverage
- Where Tradition Begins: New lockers reflect and enhance image
- Multiple Fronts Without Changing Personnel
- Air Raid Offense Drills
- Blocking for the Triple Option vs. 7 Man Fronts
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Troy Calhoun
- Practice Planning For All Levels of Play
- The Similarities Between Coaching Football and Investing
January 2008 issue 16 articles
- Letter From the Editor/Publisher: Point-Counterpoint: Experience It
- Gear: ION 4D Helmet • Schutt Sports
- The Situation: You’re on defense and facing a spread shotgun passing attack with trips to your right…
- The Strength Report: Goals & Principals of a Strength Training Program
- The Speed Report: Pure Plyometrics or Just Exercises?
- Did the Spin Offense Live Up to its Hype?: With over 250 High Schools implementing the spin offense, AFM profiled 3 programs...
- The Aggressive 8 Man Front
- The Zone Read in the Pistol Offense
- The 7 Deadly Sins of Coaching Long Snappers
- Utilizing Play Action Passes With in Your Offense
- A Systematic Approach to Your Quarterbacks' Thought Process
- Warren Central's Overload Blitz: Maintaining an aggressive mentality while being able to adapt to the multiple looks from different offenses.
- Time for Turf: Synthetic turf is replacing grass across America as the surface of choice for football programs from high…
- AFM Subscribers Ask...with Chuck Martin
- How To Get The Most Out Of Practice Time As An Assistant Coach
- Dual-View Plays of the Football Game Tape
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