The book ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears for 46 Years’ by Jim Scible has many stories from 46 years of coaching football, including hots beds of high school football like the states of Florida, Texas and Alabama. Here is an article from the Dothan Eagle in Dothan, Alabama where he spent a couple years of his… Continue reading Book Review: Blood, Sweat and Tears for 46 Years by Jim Scible
Posts – Numbers, Angles and Grass
Notre Dame vs Alabama – Jan 1 2021 – Let’s NAG It!
Alabama jumped ahead early and came away with a big 31-14 win over Notre Dame. Let’s NAG It! Two Plays Affected by Numbers Numbers – #1 Motion and unbalanced formations can do so much to a defense. Look at this play and how loose the defensive secondary becomes with the swing/rocket motion from #6, DeVonta… Continue reading Notre Dame vs Alabama – Jan 1 2021 – Let’s NAG It!
Ohio State vs Clemson – Jan 1 2021 – Let’s NAG It!
Ohio State was the underdog coming into the game, but they came out on top 49-28. Let’s NAG It! Two Plays Affected by Numbers Numbers – #1 This play ends up coming back to the short side of the field, but Ohio State has trips to the wide side and I would say that Ohio… Continue reading Ohio State vs Clemson – Jan 1 2021 – Let’s NAG It!
Short Yardage Timing – Hit the Hole Hard and Quick
Short yardage is such an important situation to convert. 3rd and 1, 4th and Inches, 4th and Goal at the 1 – These are all situations where we typically see the biggest and most physical players brought onto the field to create a crease for the ball carrier to get those crucial yards. I have… Continue reading Short Yardage Timing – Hit the Hole Hard and Quick
YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts – Own Your Video Watching Experience!
One of the things you see in this blog site and others are embedded YouTube videos. I try to make mine start and stop at specific points and then loop automatically so you can simply let it run if you want to. I do not automatically start them because I want you to control when… Continue reading YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts – Own Your Video Watching Experience!
Numbers, Angles and Grass – The History
Numbers, Angles and Grass. This is how I view the game of football. It is a progression and structure the allows the players to have optimal chance for success when the ball is snapped. Base ‘NAG’ Definition Numbers – The count of players on each side of the ball. If a player is in a… Continue reading Numbers, Angles and Grass – The History
To Those Who Taught Me
We all have our own coaching tree. It probably starts with a parent, an older sibling or an aunt/uncle. We owe these people our gratitude and thanks for sharing with us the details and respect for this game of football. For me it first started with my parents Loren and Smitty Luschen. From my mom… Continue reading To Those Who Taught Me