Letter From the Publisher

Quick. Pick a legendary head coach that you most respect from football’s past or present – it could be Rockne, Bryant, Osborne, Paterno, Bowden, Gagliardi, Robinson, McKissick – anyone. Now guess the one thing that you have in common with your choice. Wins? Probably not. Championships? Keep working at it. Longevity? Let’s give it a few more years. How about this – aside from the passion for the game and profession of football, they were all assistant coaches before they became legendary head coaches. As with the game itself, coaching is a team sport or in this case – a team ‘profession.’ With today’s demands on head coaches pulling them in every direction except the practice field, it’s more important now than ever for head coaches to employ exceptionally qualified assistants that not only can coach, but also manage the program in their absence. The benefit of this