2011 Football Coaching Articles
161 articles from 10 issues — free to read
December 2011 issue 16 articles
- Letter from AFM - Happy Holidays
- Coach to Coach – My 2011 Coaches Christmas List
- Strength Report – Density Training for the High School Athlete
- Speed Report – Bring Your ‘A’ Game Each Day
- Drills Report – Expanded – Advanced Defensive Line Play Techniques and Drills
- Point Counterpoint - Winning with the Air Raid
- Point Counterpoint - Stopping the Air Raid
- Keys for Effective Man Coverage – Effective use of man coverage by your defensive backs can confuse the offense and put more pressure on the QB.
- Zone Blitzing the Spread Offense – Use this aggressive approach to disrupt routes and timing of the spread.
- Maximizing Your Kickoff Coverage – Each player must possess a different skill set to ensure effective kickoff coverage.
- Two-Back Run Fits – Teaching Fast Flow and Leverage in an 8-Man Box
- The Spread Wing-T Passing Game – Using the Spread Wing-T gives your playmakers opportunities to make big plays.
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Madden - Larger Than Life
- COACHING FROM THE HEART
- Learning to Read the Defense
- FREE Form - Defensive Numbers
October/November 2011 issue 17 articles
- Letter from AFM - Award Winner
- Coach to Coach – Offensive Game Planning: Strategies for Success
- Strength Report – The Friday from Hades
- Speed Report – Quick Feet – A False Read for Speed
- Drills Report – Building Pocket Awareness
- AFM Subs Ask – with Ron Erhardt Former NFL Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator
- Father Figure – In his celebrated career, Houston’s Ray Seals became much more than a coach to many of his players.
- The Power Run Game and the Spread Offense – Can They Co-Exist?
- Making an Impact with Your Kickoff Return
- Playoff Prep – Good strategy during the season can increase your chances of success in the post-season.
- Get Educated 2012 Coaches Clinics
- Put the Defense in a Quandary with Quads
- Your Take – Today’s Football Coach
- Developing a Fire 2 Zone “Cheat” Blitz Package
- RECRUITING AT A SMALL SCHOOL WHEN YOU HAVE NOT HAD RECENT SUCCESS
- Ten Tips to Help Every Youth Football Coach Be the Best They Can Be
- FREE FORM - Defensive Line Grade Sheet
August/September 2011 issue 19 articles
- Promoting Small College Football
- Method To His Madness - Letter from the Publisher
- Strength Report (Expanded) – Position Performance Training: Defensive Line
- Speed Report – Doing What’s Best for In-Season Speed Training
- Coach to Coach – Principles for Becoming a Better Coach
- Drills Report (Expanded) – ‘The Six Pack’ Concept: Keeping Linebacker Fundamentals Strong All Season Long
- Rolling the Dice – Knowing the capabilities of your players is critical when evaluating the risk vs. the reward of going for it on fourth down.
- Punting: Improving Your Net – The most important punting stat – net yards – can be increased by using these successful coverage schemes.
- Zone Blitzing Out of the 4-3 Defense – Various combinations of zone blitzes and their disguises can be effective against any offense.
- The Sprint-Out Passing Game: The Major Pass Routes – Reading the cornerback is critical to the success of the sprint-out passing game.
- Defensive Backs: Drills to Maximize Press Man Technique – Reaction of the hands, eyes, and feet can make the difference between a big play and shutting down a WR.
- The Power Zone Offense: An Overview – The keys to the success of the power zone offense are blocking both the nose guard and the middle linebacker.
- AFM Subscribers Ask – with Bubba Schweigert, Defensive Coordinator, Southern Illinois University
- Encouraging Your QB to Keep the Ball During the Zone Option Play, is all about Numbers
- Education: A New Pillar for Modern Sports: by J ThompsonAmerican Public University offers online degrees in sports management and…
- Overcompensate in the Coop - Drills to Improve Your Defense
- FREE FORMS - Quarterback Grade Sheet
- How Much Does Crowd Noise Really Affect Your Team?
- Coaching In Poland
July 2011 issue 15 articles
- Letter From The Publisher: Moving up the Coaching Ladder Part of the fun of being with an organization that…
- Motivation & Leadership During The Off-Season
- Summer Speed Training - Finishing on Par
- Tackling Fundamentals Teaching Progression And Circuit
- Graduate Course How does a high school coach fulfill a dream of advancing to the college ranks?
- Drills with a Purpose Practice Systems That Match Your Defensive Objectives
- Utilizing the Quick Passing Game in a Spread Offense
- Great Expectations – How do coaches like Bob Stoops manage high expectations or overcome low ones?
- The Heat Is On – In the hottest months of the year, coaches need to watch for any signs of heat illness.
- Q & A with Bill Ramseyer
- Defending the Empty Set
- Drills to Develop Complete Backs – Maximize the effectiveness of your running backs through ball security, blocks and pass receiving.
- Your Take – Risky Business
- Leadership in Football
- Quarterback Play: Finding Ways to Complete Passes in Critical Situations
June 2011 issue 15 articles
- Letter from AFM - Last Call for Fall Prep
- Strength Report: Fairmont State’s Summer Strength Program
- Speed Report: Teaching Drills Properly – the KEY to Playing Fast
- Coach to Coach: The Pre-Season Home Stretch
- Drills Report: The Pipe Drill for Offensive Linemen
- Steuerwald’s Rules – A coaching legend shares his guidelines for designing and implementing an effective pre-season practice schedule.
- Tiger Training – Missouri’s 10 Key Defensive Line Drills and Techniques – How you can fortify your pass rush.
- Trojan Force – Head Coach Allan Trimble has built the Jenks High School program into a perennial power in Oklahoma and overcome adversity along the way
- Take Your Quarterback From Good to Great.
- Maximize Your Kick Protection –
- Split the Field In Half
- Subscribers Ask: With Patrick Ross Head Coach • Lindenwood University
- Your Take – The New-Age of the Agent and the Tactics They Employ
- The Scrape Tackle Drill
- Coach Steuerwald's 22 practice sessions
May 2011 issue 18 articles
- The Heart of the Game
- Strength Report: Developing Functional Strength and Conditioning
- Speed Report: Football Movement and Speed Skills – Combining Linear Speed with Movement Speed
- Drills Report: Advanced Linebacker Drills
- Coach to Coach – Coaching to Make a Difference
- Moving the Chains – 3 Top College Coaches Show You How To Convert More Third Downs.
- 5 Keys to Running a Successful Youth Camp
- Hybrid Power – The Pistol-Flex Triple Option is an innovative offense that combines two distinct styles – the Pistol and the Flexbone.
- Zone Blitz Concepts – Defensive balance is the goal with all areas of the field covered when zone blitzing.
- Triangulation – The safety’s triangle alignment will keep balance in your defense vs. multiple formations
- Being a Complete Running Back – Running with the ball is only one aspect of being a complete running back.
- 2011 Uniform Preview
- 8-Week Summer Strength & Conditioning Program – A FBS strength & conditioning coach gives you a complete and comprehensive lifting and running schedule for high schools with detailed workout charts.
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Winning Football
- FREE FORMS - Coaches Evaluation Form
- Get The Most Out Of Your Practice
- 15 Keys to Building A Successful & Sustainable Football Program
- 8-Week Summer Strength & Conditioning Chart
April 2011 issue 16 articles
- Making the Game Safer
- Strength Report: Ohio University’s Spring Conditioning
- Speed Report: Why You Do What You Do for Football Speed Training
- Drills Report: Tight End Run Blocking – The Reach-Scoop Drill
- Sack Attack – Troy’s Defensive Ends Coach Randy Butler reveals their strategy to attack the quarterback.
- Master Motivator – Brett Steuerwald has used effective communication and motivational techniques to become one of America’s most successful coaches.
- Tackle Safe – Bobby Hosea’s pioneering tackling technique protects players from devastating head injuries.
- Getting the Perfect Fit – 15 steps for finding the right helmet to help keep your players safe.
- Flexible Formations – Baldwin-Wallace’s offense is simple to learn but difficult to defend.
- Protecting the Quarterback – Pass protection schemes for the sprint-out passing game.
- Adjust Your Defensive Backs – Coaching pattern-read coverage vs. trips and single-width formations.
- Out-Of-State Games Face Many Obstacles – Matching up prominent national programs presents challenges to coaches and promoters.
- From The Coaches Bookshelf – Eddie Robinson The Martin Luther King of Football
- Education: A New Pillar for Modern Sports: By J. ThompsonAmerican Public University offers online degrees in sports management and…
- Desert Dominance
- The Air Raid Quick Screen
March 2011 issue 16 articles
- Letter From AFM - Saluting Strong Men
- Strength Report: Samford Football – The Ironman Classic
- Speed Report: Football Coach or Football Speed Coach –You Can Be Both
- Coach to Coach: Football Clinics – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
- Drills Report: Wide Receiver Stalk Blocking
- Samson’s Strength & Conditioning Coaches of the Year for 2010
- A Blueprint for Upcoming Seniors
- Mixing in the Gun – Integrating Shotgun into Your Spread Option Offense
- Tight Quarters – Progression Technique in Trinity College’s Quarters Coverage
- Balancing Act – Focusing on Quarterback Balance and Rhythm in Pass Drops
- RivalsHigh.com – Smith Steps Down at Aquinas
- AFM Subscribers Ask – with Mark Hudspeth Head Coach, University of Louisiana
- Feeding the Ducks
- Three More Fake Punts From the Loco Punt Formation
- Differentiate Your Strength Training
- FREE FORMS -Conditioning Evaluation
February 2011 issue 16 articles
- Letter From The Publisher: Gary Patterson’s first season as head coach of TCU in 2001 was a challenge
- Strength Report: Corrective Movement Dysfunction, Part III - Correction
- Speed Report: Progression Training – Critical for Processing Football Speed
- Coach to Coach: The Art of Effective Motivation
- Drills Report: Murray State’s Defensive Back Press Man Coverage
- AFM’s FBS Coach of the Year -Gary Patterson •TCU
- AFM’s 2010 College Coaches of the Year
- AFM’s 2010 High School Coach of the Year Tony Heath Pearland (TX)
- AFM’s 2010 High School Coaches of the Year
- Secrets of Central Florida’s Elite Kickoff Units
- Expand the Field with Compressed Formations
- The Rock Technique - Stopping the Run with the 3-4 Defense Against the Spread Offense
- Turf Trends
- Running Back Pass Protection Progression Drills
- Your Take: Turn Back the Clock For Safety
- Resounding Success
January 2011 issue 13 articles
- Letter from AFM: What do an NFL assistant coach, a coordinator of a national champion college team, head…
- Strength Report: Correcting Movement Dysfunction - Part II: Interpretation
- Speed Report: Confusing Conditioning for Football Speed Development
- Drills Report: Running Back Drills for Ensuring Ball Security
- Coach to Coach: Making Your Off-Season Count, Part II
- Stifle Your Opponent with a Bruising Defense – Coordinators of two top-ranked college defenses show you how.
- Mississippi Masters – Head Coach Lance Pogue of South Panola High School led his Tigers to a 15-0 record and the number one prep ranking in America.
- Linebacker Play – Knowing Your Assignment Pre-Snap
- Quarterback Play – Focusing on Strengths
- Neutralizing the Threat of Mismatches vs. Trips Formations Out of Cover 3 Zone
- Your Take: Time To Get Enlightened
- JUMP STARTING AN OFFENSE WITH PLAYMAKERS AND SPECIAL PLAYS: WINNING OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES
- TRICKING THE DEFENSE WITH BIG PLAYS
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