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| Published continually since 1998 -it was a Blog before there was such a word! Presenting news and views - often outrageous, always thought-provoking - on a wide variety of topics, usually related in some way to coaching, to leadership, to citizenship. Items cover coaching, football, football history, education, parenting, kids, other sports, leadership, patriotism - even, sometimes, my Double Wing! |
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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010- "When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty" Benjamin Franklin
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CLINIC |
CLINIC SITE |
| 2-27-10 |
ATLANTA |
HILTON GARDEN INN ATLANTA AIRPORT - 2301 Sullivan Rd, College Park - 404-766-0303 |
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CHICAGO |
HILTON GARDEN INN MIDWAY AIRPORT- 6530 S. Cicero Ave. - 708-496-2700 |
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PHILADELPHIA |
HILTON GARDEN INN FORT WASHINGTON - 530 Pennsylvania Ave - 215-646-4637 |
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PROVIDENCE |
SHERATON PROVIDENCE AIRPORT - 1850 Post Rd, Warwick, RI - 401-738-4000 |
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CAROLINAS |
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SO CALIFORNIA |
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PACIFIC NW |
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*********** If you liked the Pro Bowl - 7-on-7 on the outside, sumo on the inside - you're going to love what Tsar Roger Goodell has in store for you.
Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation” just hours before the Super Bowl, Goodell, Tsar of All Football, suggested the possibility of banning the three-point stance for linemen as one way to reduce concussions.
“As you’ll see tonight (in the Super Bowl)," Tsar Roger said, "You’ll see a lot of players that never get down in a three-point stance. So it’s possible that would happen.”
Um, Your Worship - I doubt that the really serious collisions are taking place in close line play, between guys whose job it is to keep opponents at arm's length. But if you want to go ahead with your New Age football, leaving the door open to some upstart league that offers the public real football, you just go ahead and outlaw the three point stance.
The ghosts of NFL greats too numerous to name will haunt your sleep.
Continued, along with rest of the NEWS ...
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GREAT FOR PRACTICE! The PASSBACK! Maybe you've noticed, as I have, that not enough kids come to us with the ability to throw and catch a football. Maybe it's because they don't play catch the way they used to - maybe because even when they do play baseball they're not taught to catch with two hands. Whatever, as football coaches we've just had to live with it. Until now. Now, though, we can do something about it. Better still, the kids themselves can do something about it!!
Now, for the first time ever, there's the PASSBACK - a training device that looks, feels, throws and catches just like a real football - and a player can use it by himself. No more having to find someone to throw to (or someone to throw to him).
The PASSBACK is not a toy. It's a real football, modified so that it bounces back to the thrower! And it comes it two sizes - youth and regulation.
Watch a young QB demonstrate or,,, Check out some receiver and DB drills
I predict that the PASSBACK will revolutionize coaching the skill positions. Long-time readers of my site know that I don't endorse many things, but I was so sold on the PASSBACK that I didn't just endorse it - I worked out an agreement with the US licensee to become a PASSBACK dealer. I took as many as I could to my recent Providence, Philadelphia and Carolina clinics and sold all I had.
I'm selling them for $19.95 + $3 shipping ($22.95) for the youth-size ball or $29.95 + $4 shipping ($33.95 total) for the regulation size. Trust me - you're not just going to want one for each of your quarterbacks - you're going to want enough for your receivers and backs as well. DB's, too.
The PASSBACK also makes a great gift! Why watch the little guy in your life kick a soccer ball when he can be throwing and catching a football!
(Incidentally, I've found that the youth-size may work even better for receivers!)
A high school coach who bought a Passback for his young son writes, Coach Wyatt, I recently purchased the Passback for my 9-year-old son who is recovering from a leg injury. He loves it because it allows him to play catch by himself, and he quickly discovered the better the throw, the truer the return. I love it because it has him outside moving, throwing and catching, all while he is having fun. I would recommend it for any kid looking to develop hand-eye coordination! KC Smith Walpole, Massachusetts |
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NEW!!! Late last July (the 23rd, to be exact), I took the job as head coach at North Beach High School, in Ocean Shores, Washington. North Beach had not had much success in recent years, and finished 1-9 in 2007. Long story short - The North Beach Hyaks finished 2008 with a 7-3 record, and the three losses were all close, by a total of just 11 points. Why were we successful? I applied all the lessons I've learned (many of them the hard way) over the years, and had the help of some very good assistants and a small but hard-working group of kids who really bought in. And also my Double-Wing system: we rushed 504 times for 3670 yards (7.28 yards per play) and outscored opponents 353-172. Not bad for a group of kids running it for the first time. And although we were pretty basic in sticking to a solid core of plays, we didn't stick to just one formation. True to the versatility that I've been advocating for several years now, we ran only 32 per cent of the time from plain old double tight-double wing - and that was in the early going, before we took off the training wheels. We wound up running more than 10 per cent of the time from unbalanced, 22 per cent of the time from slot, 22 per cent of the time from Stack. We passed pretty well, too. This highlight video shows it all- it is now available for $29.95 To Purchase
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