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
Let’s be direct. Most high school football teams don’t lose on Friday night. They lose on Tuesday. They lose in the way practice is structured. They lose in wasted periods.
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,
I started my coaching journey as a college student who just wanted an opportunity to coach football. I was fortunate enough to get an interview at the school in my
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
I wanted the ball. I wanted to throw, catch, carry, and score. Highlights of Barry Sanders, Randy Moss, and Brett Favre filled my living room each fall weekend. Just like
