
JV Playbook 2.19: R.I.S.E: A JV Culture
Culture is a funny thing in football. It’s one of those things that we all say we have, and we all yell and shout about, but we don’t all always

Culture is a funny thing in football. It’s one of those things that we all say we have, and we all yell and shout about, but we don’t all always

I’ll be honest with you. When I first heard we were moving toward a Double Wing system at the varsity level, I wasn’t exactly jumping out of my chair with

Recruiting the Next Wave: Building JV and Sub-Varsity Football in the Off-Season For most people, recruiting is something that happens at the college level. Scholarships. Highlight tapes. Transfer portals. Official

This weekend was the Annual NYSHSFCA Clinic at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY, and once again the Association delivered a great lineup of speakers, including great Keynotes by Jeff

It’s been a while, but let’s talk some defense. Before I was an offensive coordinator, even before I was a JV Head Coach, I was the Defensive Coordinator for our

One of the hardest parts of coaching JV football isn’t Xs and Os. It isn’t roster numbers. It isn’t even time constraints. It’s engagement. JV football lives in a strange

I tweeted this earlier this week, and the more I sat with it, the more I realized how much it captured what I feel about coaching JV football: “JV football

It’s Clinic Season!!! Outside of the first day of double sessions, clinic season is my favorite time of the football year. The chance to listen to guys smarter than you,

Every offseason, we do the same thing as coaches. We grab the playbook, flip through the pages, and ask ourselves a dangerous question: “What should we add this year?” Or,

From Participation to Commitment: Building Real Buy-In at the JV Level JV and sub-varsity football live in a strange middle ground. Kids sign up, they get pads, they show up