2015 Football Coaching Articles
121 articles from 8 issues — free to read
Vol VIII 2015 issue 14 articles
- A Special Coach of the Year
- Drills Report: Route Running – Improving Your Technique and Speed
- Using the Clean and Jerk as Your In-Season Workout
- Installation Report: The Vertical Passing Game
- Speed Report: Mining for Nuggets – Understanding the Gems That Maximize Football Speed
- ALL IN: Prevention and Psychological Treatment of Football Injuries
- Leadership Strategies: Prima Donna Athletes – Transformational Leadership vs. Servant Leadership
- Ways to Turn a Season Around – Four Coaches Have Proven Ways to Help Turn a Season Around After a Struggling Start
- RAISING THE BAR - Transforming your Training Facility
- Why Coach? Being Compassionate, Optimistic, Attentive, Confident and Humanistic are Some of the Qualities a Coach Should Possess
- Air Raid Concepts with Backside Tags
- A Quick, Simple, High Rep Progression for Defeating Blocks
- UNC-Charlotte Offensive Line Blocking Stations
- FREE FORM Defensive Line Grade Sheet
Vol VII 2015 issue 15 articles
- The Psychology of Football
- Tackling Drills Without Pads
- An In-Season Strength and Conditioning Strategy
- Pre-Season Conditioning and Speed Training – The Good, The Bad, The Indifferent – Part II
- Coach to Coach: To Overcome Early Season Adversity, Become a Champ
- Leadership Strategies: In Need of a New Direction
- Texas Legend Phil Danaher
- Having a Dominant Defense at the Point of Attack – URI uses a four word progression every snap to maximize the play of their defensive line.
- Warhawk Special Team Play – Technique and Drills
- Shrug Off Predictability with Formation Adjustments, Not Checks – Offensive coaches, now more than ever, are using non-traditional sets to gain an advantage on the defense.
- The Drive Series – It is critical for the QB to read coverage early for this series of plays to be successful.
- 3-4 Front with Quarters Coverage: Base Front Variations – These four variations of the 3-4 defense may help your defense with one more player having ‘drop skills.’
- AFM Subscribers Ask with Shawn Liotta Offensive Coordinator, Clairton High School (PA)
- Quarterback Pulley Drills with Surgical Tubing
- FREE FORM - Offensive Game Plan: With the season just about to start, it’s time to complete your “Offensive Game Plan…
Vol VI 2015 issue 16 articles
- Letter from AFM – The Best of the Best
- Strength Report: Taking Your Program to the Next Level with Kettlebells
- Speed Report: The Challenges of Teaching Football Speed
- Developing Physical Linebacker Play
- Turning Up Motivation in the Dog Days of August
- Leadership Strategies: Developing a Leadership Council
- A Strategy for Team Building
- We Are The Champions
- The Hybrid Wing Attack – You can create mismatches at the POA by using the Hybrid Wing Offense
- Coaching the Blitzing Linebacker – Learning the proper progressions, techniques, and then drills for a blitzing linebacker will improve his performance on game day.
- Coaching HD – Technology to Prepare Your Team in Camp and During the Season
- Explosive Drills for Running Backs
- Your Take: Long Hours, Hard Work – Do You Spend Your Time Doing What Matters Most?
- AEMA Report: Challenges Female Equipment Managers Face Working Football
- FREE FORM - Season Goals
- Building Character and Commitment Through Community Service
Vol V 2015 issue 16 articles
- Letter from AFM - Hat's Off to You, Coach
- Drills Report: The Run-Up, Escape Drill
- Speed Report: Pre-Season Conditioning and Speed Training - The Good, The Bad, and The Indifferent
- Strength Report: Train Like A football Player
- Coach to Coach: Follow These Four Keys to Become a Better Coach Every Day
- From the Coach's Bookshelf: Power Assessments
- Think Quick! If executed correctly, the quick passing game can be effective, regardless of the down and distance situation.
- Improve Your Pass Defense by Stealing the QB's Time - Defensive backs can adjust their coverage with pre-snap quarterback reads.
- Go High, Go Low - Attacking Coverages with High-Low Route Concepts
- Are You Short on Big Linemen? If so, you should consider playing a stand-up Will End
- Why We Do What We Do - A Look Inside Clemson's Strength and Conditioning Program.
- A Complete Summer Conditioning Program
- Gaining Leverage - Using unbalanced sets and formations can give your offense an advantage.
- AFM Subscribers Ask with Mike Golden Director of Sports Performance, University of Massachusetts (Part II)
- FREE FORM - General Practice Plan
- Interview with Dr. Jared Wood and Jeff Heath, Dallas Cowboys Safety and Special Teams Starter
Vol IV 2015 issue 16 articles
- Building Champions to Win Championships
- Strength Report: The Power Clean and the Squat
- The Speed Report: Football Speed and Movement Training – Making it Relative to practices and Games
- Drills Report: The Wall Punt Return
- Coach to Coach: Turning Up the Heat – Eight Suggestions for Creating Your Best Summer Ever
- Leadership Report: The Intangible That Makes a Difference
- Wisconsin: Developing a Defensive Game Plan
- <img style='vertical-align:middle;height:24px;' src=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/images/video_player_icon40x32.gif valign=middle height=30 > Using Zones for Kickoff Coverage – recognizing where you are on kickoff coverage allows your players..
- 5 Keys to Boost Your Off-Season Training
- Maximizing Your Offensive Circuit Drills – Overall blocking can be improved with a progression of drills.
- Maximizing Your Defensive Circuit Drills – Turnover, tackling, and block destruction drills can improve your defensive play.
- Technology Steps Up – Aided by recent rules changes, tech companies now give coaches valuable new tools to analyze games in real time.
- AEMA Report – The Second Football Season
- Coaching HD: Train the Brain
- FREE FORM: Offensive Skills
- Three Simple Things That You Can Do For your Players
Vol III 2015 issue 13 articles
- Letter from AFM - Samson Strong
- Speed Report: Visual Cues Deliver Exceptional Speed
- Drills Report: Quarterback Drills You Can Use At Any Level
- Coach to Coach: Developing a Motivational Profile with 4 Essential Questions
- Samson Equipment's Strength and Conditioning Coaches of the Year for 2014
- Building a Program From the Ground Up - South Alabama Head Coach Joey Jones
- <img style='vertical-align:middle;height:24px;' src=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/images/video_player_icon40x32.gif valign=middle height=30 > The No-Huddle, No-Mercy Offense – A Look Inside the Most Productive Offense in the Nation
- Drills for Receivers When You Don’t Have a Lot of Time – Repping fundamental drills with an emphasis on focusing on the proper technique and catching the football will improve the overall play of your wide receivers.
- <img style='vertical-align:middle;height:24px;' src=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/images/video_player_icon40x32.gif valign=middle height=30 > Winning the Key Ground with Kickoff Coverage - Each man in kickoff coverage has an assignment ...
- Maximizing Your Goal Line Defense – The Okie Hot defense is intended for use at the goal line and its efficiency is dependent on players following alignment rules as well as their execution.
- AFM Subscribers Ask with Mike Golden
- FREE FORM - Passing Strategy
- TURNING AROUND A LOSING PROGRAM
Vol II 2015 issue 15 articles
- Letter from AFM – Winning Ways
- Running Ahead of Speed (Part IV): Less Coaching and More Teaching – A Speed Development Asset
- <img style='vertical-align:middle;height:24px;' src=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/images/video_player_icon40x32.gif valign=middle height=30 > Strength Report: Indiana’s Off-Season Training Philosophy
- Drills Report: Four Running Back Drills for Good Footwork and Instinctive Moves
- Coach to Coach: The Mindset of Excellence
- Rawlings Football 2014 College and High School Coaches of the Year
- Zoned In - Inside zone drills for covered and uncovered linemen
- DC Leadership Lessons - Detail is critical in making sure a staff knows the expectations of a defensive coordinator.
- Get Organized - Having an efficient and effective play calling system can help maximize your offensive potential.
- Training the Offensive Lineman
- A Nine-Week Off Season Super-Cycle Strength and Conditioning Program
- AEMA Report: Shoulder Pads – To Recondition or Not to Recondition?
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf – The New QB Gurus
- LOCKED IN PREPARATION - Mental Conditioning for Football
- FREE FORM - Linebacker Grade Sheet
Vol I 2015 issue 16 articles
- Multi Media Educator
- Running Ahead of Speed – Technical Foundation, the Heart of the Matter (Part III)
- Teaching the Clean: From A to Z (Part II)
- <img style='vertical-align:middle;height:24px;' src=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/images/video_player_icon40x32.gif valign=middle height=30 > Maximize Practice Time with Special Team Drills
- Imagery: Practice Without Practice
- Safety First: Be Safe in Your Weight Room (Part II)
- Planning Ahead: What are the keys to game planning for an offensive coordinator?
- Defensive Backs: Techniques, Fundamentals, Tips and Drills (Part II)
- Running for Sparty: Michigan State Running Back Essentials, Fundamentals and Abilities
- Special Teams Winning Edge (Part II)
- The Dupe Run-Pass Combo
- Simulating Game Action with 3 Linebacker Drills
- From the Coach’s Bookshelf: Linebacker Lessons
- Helmet Maintenance 101
- FREE FORM - Special Teams Statistics
- MY FOOTBALL JOURNEY: 2014
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