2009 Football Coaching Articles
122 articles from 8 issues — free to read
December 2009 issue 14 articles
- Letter From AFM: On the way to the office recently, I heard a very interesting story on ESPN’s “Mike and…
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Tom Osborne’s “Beyond the Final Score”
- Strength Report - The Effects of Ankle Position on Change of Direction Movements on the Field
- Speed Report: Dynamic Movement Techniques-Skill Application for Transition Speed
- Drills Report: Pass Protection Medley
- Ditching Your Huddle – With so many teams going to the no-huddle offense, should you?
- From Huddle to No-Huddle in 5 Simple Steps
- 6 Reasons to Invest in Recruiting Software This Off-Season
- Defeat the Spread at the Snap
- How To Slow Down the ‘Tempo’ Wing-T
- Developing an Off-Season Competition Program (Part I)
- Your Take – “My Hail Mary Pass”
- More Than A Game-A Vehicle for Child Development
- Preparing For A Pro Career
October/November 2009 issue 12 articles
- Letter from AFM: It’s November
- Inside the Numbers: 7-on-7 Does it pay off for your team?
- Strength Report – Harvesting Strength from the Field
- Speed Report – Intense Frequency, Execution and Focus - Essentials for Football Speed
- Drills Report – Hand Placement and Body Positioning for Attacking Fronts
- Shore Up Your Secondary – AFM’s compilation of tactics, drills and strategies to make your secondary your primary line of defense.
- Trap Options - Getting the Ball to the Perimeter in the Spread
- The Combination Triple Option
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Brian Billick’s More Than a Game
- Gator Powerhouse
- Off-Season Motivation-A Key to In-Season Success
- FREE FORM: DEFENSIVE BACK DRILL AND TECHNIQUE CHECKLIST
August/September 2009 issue 13 articles
- Letter from AFM - Getting Back in the Game
- GEAR - Products for Coaches: The original Athletic Super Striper & Athletic Super Stripe Paint make it easy and…
- Inside the Numbers - Running Up The Score
- The Strength Report - How to Prepare Your Athletes for Collegiate and NFL Weight Programs
- The Speed Report - Developing Quickness in your Players, Part II
- Onside Every Time - Sam Nichols Turns the Tables by Making His Kickoff Team an Offensive Unit
- Q&A with Frank Spaziani
- Conversion Routes in the Empty Offense - The Pivot and Spacing Concept
- Beating the 3-5 at the Line
- Increasing the Efficiency of Your Practice and Video Time
- Geting an Extra Blocker at the Point of Attack in the Spread Part II
- No Pipes and No Posts - Protecting the Middle
- Lessons Learned - Bunkered In-Game Week in the NFL
May 2009 issue 13 articles
- Design Practice With a Purpose; Just Make Sure You Have the Right Purpose
- 7 on 7
- Lineal Speed with Velocity Changes - A Necessary Football Acquisition
- The Perfect Practice
- Strength Report Staying Power
- An In-Depth Look at High School Football Practice
- Increasing the Efficiency of Your Practice and Video Time
- Trap Options
- Defeat the Spread at the Snap
- Lessons Learned - The Most Important 12 Minutes in Team Sports
- The Combination Triple Option
- King of Your Turf
- 5 Dumbest Things Parents Have Told Me
April 2009 issue 12 articles
- Appreciating the constants in the now transitory coaching profession
- Gear - Products for Coaches: Muscle Milk Collegiate • CytoSport
- Mount Union Offensive Line
- Lessons Learned -from an NFL Assistant Coach - Bunkered In: Game Week in the NFL
- Reducing Penalties - Mike Westoff's Penalty Prevention System
- CONVERSION ROUTES IN THE EMPTY OFFENSE
- Getting an Extra Blocker at the Point of Attack in the Spread 2-Back Running Game Part II
- How to slow down the “Tempo”Wing-T
- Longhorn Legend
- Superior Solution: GearBoss by Wenger introduces a new line of custom grid lockers that will upgrade your…
- Blitzing Bad Memories
- How to Select a Dominate Defense
March 2009 issue 17 articles
- Stimulating competition in the off-season – what’s your method?
- The 2008 Hammer Strength High School Football Player of the Year
- Stealing Signals
- Wide Receiver Separation
- Utilizing Olympic-Style Weight Lifting in the Development of Our Athletes
- Developing Quickness in Your Players Part I
- Developing a “Six-second competitor”
- FROM POP WARNER TO PREP SUPERIORITY
- GETTING AN EXTRA BLOCKER AT THE POINT OF ATTACK IN THE SPREAD Part I
- Recruiting Confidential
- Zone Blitz - Putting Pressure on the Decision Maker
- ADDING FLEXIBILITY TO YOUR DEFENSIVE GAME PLAN
- The Laboratory in the Sky
- Mike Tomlin’s Secret
- How To Pick A Winning Offense
- Historical Perspective of the Single Wing Offense
- Positive Point of View
February 2009 issue 24 articles
- Letter - Want To Be 1 in 11,000?
- GEAR - American Football Monthly showcases products seen on the floor of the annual AFCA convention in January.
- Inside the Numbers - Onside Kicks: The Numbers - Survey Says...
- Drills Report: Training the Eyes: How Cal Lutheran Increases Defensive Reaction by Training the Eyes
- The Strength Report - How to Utilize Your Space to Positively Effect Your Program: One Topic – Two Perspectives
- Specificity for Football Quickness
- Schutt - FBS Coach of the Year Finalists
- Schutt - College Coaches of the Year
- Schutt - FBS Coach of the Year
- Schutt - National High School Coach of the Year
- Schutt - High School Coaches of the Year Regional
- Lessons Learned - From an NFL Assistant Coach
- Q&A with Lou Tepper
- The Shot-Run Offense: QB Running Plays from the Gun
- Central Missouri’s Tackling Drills
- Pistol Spread Option Offense
- Middle Cross Kickoff Return
- The Most Basic Rule of Coaching - .COM
- 5 Things Every Youth Coach Must Do Today to Win in the Fall - .COM
- Helping an Unnoticed Player Get Noticed
- Proven Performer
- Starting from Scratch: When Old Dominion re-started their football program after a 68-year hiatus, they turned…
- Football Player Evaluation - FREE FORM
- Seeing is Believing
January 2009 issue 17 articles
- Don’t Sleep on January – It Can be the Cornerstone of Your Success Next Season
- Gear: Wireless Headset System HME DX300 • HME
- Inside the Numbers – 2-Point Conversions
- The Drills Report: Delaware’s Defensive Line Hip Emphasis Drills
- Developmental Aspects of Implementing the Front and Back Squat in a Training Program
- Football Coaches are Football Savvy, but Just How Movement & Speed Savvy?
- The Fly Guy: Willamette’s Mark Speckman mixes simplicity with complexity to produce big results
- Focal Tackling - Using Your Eyes to Make Plays: Why many defensive coordinators teach tandem tackling.
- Myths vs. Facts - The A-11 Offense a Year Later
- Football Video – The Right Way: Getting more from your team’s video program can get you more wins.
- 30-Stack Pressure Defense
- The Shotgun Wing-T Bucksweep Series: Spreading Out the Defense
- Coverage Adjustments vs. 3-Receiver Sets
- The Trend to Turf: Large and small programs across the country in all types of climates are switching to synthetic turf.
- The Little Things...: Where ‘little things’ add up to ‘big things’
- Managing Team Dynamics - .COM
- Master Pass Plays: Protection Adjustments Chart - FREE FORM
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