GENERAL THOUGHTS 1 – “Picks in ZONE, Break-Ups in MAN” 2 – Individualized Player Vision Capability Progression 3 – Saban/Dantonio Field Zone and Receiving Threats Understanding 4 – “Routes occur…
Mt. St. Joseph University’s In-Season Strength Training Program
By Mike Shibinski, MA, C.S.C.S. Director of Football Strength and Conditioning “The importance of coaching is the ability to not only teach players, but to motivate them to do…
Playing Coverage in 3rd & Short to Medium Situation and No Cover Zone
I was really excited to get a couple of questions from my last blog. Going to use this latest blog entry to answer the questions. One of the questions…
Coverage Menu
As we all evolve our defensive packages this off-season, we are obligated to the fact that everything starts with the Coverage Menu. From a defensive coach perspective we know that…
ACL Injuries in Football – Why The Increase?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears have become the focus of much attention across the nation as football programs on all levels have seen an increase in a knee injury that…
Coach Russell’s Ruminations – August
Welcome to August, football season, and my “Camp Edition” of Coach Russell’s Ruminations. My first thought for this month is something I think far too many men in our profession…
Crossing Paths with a Giant…..The Impact of Great People……Coach Arnsparger
23 years ago it was the summer of 1992. I was a first year head football coach at Paris High School (KY). My wife Stephanie and I had just been…
South Florida Could Steal the Draft Spotlight
Finding high school football talent in South Florida is not a difficult thing to do. Seeing the players mature in college and selected in the NFL Draft gives an opportunity…
Coach Russell’s Ruminations – February
Happy February, coaches. For those of you at the scholarship level, I hope Signing Day was a fruitful and exciting day! Those of us at the Division III level will…
Get Your #2 Quarterback Ready
Most high schools are nearing the midpoint of the season. Most likely, only a small percentage of those teams have given their second quarterback meaningful work. Part of our problem…