The Last Rep

Practice scheduling is becoming more important with every season that passes, so American Football Monthly recently sat down with six of the top head coaches from around the country to get their thoughts on some of the major issues concerning their industry. What is a coach’s mindset entering a new season? “Coaches in Division III are at a disadvantage because we do not have spring football. I am always amazed with the sport of football because there is so much to learn, like the kicking game, the offense and defense. We get about 27 practices, but basketball, baseball and everyone else gets twice that much practice time. In fact, let’s look at basketball ... you can wait a minute before tip off and pull a basketball player from the stands and he could do pretty good offensively if he has some experience and talent, but try doing that with football. I don’t care who the guy is,