Watch as Coach Grant Thompson shares the coaching strategies that have driven his success. He dives into key topics like player development, nutrition, communication, fundraising, recruiting, and more. Coach Thompson also explains how his school […]
Shield Punt Details with Troy Purcell – Carroll College (MT)
Watch as Coach Troy Purcell discusses essential strategies and techniques with a focus on special teams. He teaches land acquisition strategies and goes over his personal coaching experiences. He emphasizes the importance of punt returns, […]
Developing a Culture of Winning: Raines High School with Donovan Masline – William M. Raines High School (FL)
Watch as Coach Donovan Masline shares his approach to building a winning culture. At his school, that culture is rooted in clearly defined goals and strong core values. These include a commitment to academic excellence […]
Ideas to Make Your Program Unique and Fun with Kris Cinkovich – (Retired) Univ. of Idaho
Watch as Coach Kris Cinkovich discusses his journey as a football coach, focusing on the development of high school football programs. He highlights the importance of creating a fun environment and the positive influence coaches […]
Building a Winning Culture with John Peacock – Venice High School (FL)
Watch as Coach John Peacock discusses building culture and how his team stands out from the rest. He says his definition of culture is what kind of pressure a new player feels when they enter […]
Angle Tackle Drill with Manny Diaz – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach Manny Diaz explains and shows practice video of this angle tackling drill. The drill is in a 12-yard box with the players lining up at the top of the numbers. This is […]
Leaders Must be Great Communicators with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Watch as Robert Grasso explains his philosophy of leadership on how athletes must be great communicators. They must be able to communicate with teammates as well as the coaches. He stresses that team leaders should […]
Three Impactful Ways to Help Athletes Build Mental Strength Right Now
By: Julie Hatfield-Still Athletics are about more than just winning games or improving physical skills, it’s also a critical time for building the mental strength athletes need to succeed in sports and life. As a […]
Offensive Line Shoulder Punch Drill with Kyle Flood – Univ. of Texas
Watch as Coach Kyle Flood explains and shows practice clips of this offensive line shoulder punch drill. This is a three-step rhythm block with the lineman executing the shoulder punch, working the defender up to […]
Individual Compete: Goal Line Tackling Drill with Mike Norvell – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Coach Mike Norvell explains and shows practice video of this goal line competitive tackling drill. The positions are split into groups: O-Line vs. the D-Line, RBs, TEs vs. LBs, and WRs vs. DBs. […]
Pass Rush Turnover Drill with Dave Cohen
Watch as Coach Dave Cohen explains, and defenders demonstrate this pass rush turnover drill. The pass rusher runs the hoop and steps through with the upfield shoulder for the strip, knocking the ball out while […]
Receiver’s Squirt Release with Dabo Swinney – Clemson Univ.
Watch as Coach Dabo Swinney explains and shows practice and game clips of a receiver’s Squirt release. When the defensive back lines up in an inside position, the receiver must sell the outside move and […]
Enjoy The Ride with Johnny White – Douglas County High School (GA)
Watch as Coach Johnny White discusses enjoying the ride in your coaching career. He stresses enjoying your team, your coaches and relationships. Serve the players you are coaching now but continue to serve the players […]
Student-Athletes and the Media
By: Carolyn Peck Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics Inviting the media into your sports program means they have access to the student-athletes. I highly recommend, before you allow media […]
Pass Routes vs. Cover 4 Press Corners with Pat Narduzzi – Univ. of Pittsburgh
Watch as Coach Pat Narduzzi discusses a statistical breakdown of all the different pass routes that he has faced vs. cover 4 – press corners. This multiyear analysis identifies the top routes by attempts, completions, […]
Offensive Line: Bands & Boards with John McDonell
Watch as Coach John McDonell explains and shows practice video of the offensive line working with bands and boards. The players are being pulled backward so they must strain and block forward. As the players […]
Offensive Line: Crowther Progression with Geep Wade – Georgia Institute of Technology
Watch as Coach Geep Wade explains and shows practice clips of these everyday offensive line drills using the Crowther Progression. The emphasis with the 6-Point Explosion Drill is fingertips, feet in the ground, then sprinting […]
Minimizing Your Athletes’ Anxiety with Robert Schinke – Laurentian Univ.
Watch as Robert Schinke discusses minimizing your athletes’ anxiety. Lack of confidence is the main cause of anxiety for athletes as an upcoming event nears. Focusing on previous negative performances instead of their positive performances […]
Leading Others
Originally Published in: THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK It is not just enough to lead yourself effectively, you must also have a positive influence on others, John C. Maxwell says, “A leader without a follower is just […]
It Is Not What You Say, but What They Hear with Mack Brown
Watch as Coach Mack Brown emphasizes the importance of listening to people and making sure people hear what you say not what they hear. Coach never allows a player to leave his office without telling […]
D-Line Stability/Power Scoot Drills with Mike Elston – Los Angeles Chargers
Watch as Coach Mike Elston discusses and shows practice video of these D-Line stability and power scoot drills. One of the hardest things to teach young players is how to take on combo blocks, double […]
QB Bag Drills with Chip Lindsey – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Chip Lindsey explains and shows practice video of this QB Bag Drill. The QB will shuffle through the bags, working on keeping a good base with the feet apart and keeping two […]
Ball Security: Cross Bar Finish Drill with Jabbar Juluke – Univ. of Florida
Watch as Coach Jabbar Juluke explains how ball security is job security. He demonstrates and shows practice clips of the proper technique for the RB’s cross bar finish. The RB will hold the ball and […]
What Is Pride? with Lance Leipold – Univ. of Kansas
Watch as Coach Lance Leipold explains that for Kansas Football, pride is “Leaving it better than you found it.” He also discusses the check-ins and the overall structure of the program that the players like […]
Hazing/Bullying in Athletics
By: David T. Morris Originally Published in: Student-Athletes: Control Your Own Destiny Definition of Bullying: As defined by the organization, stopbullying.gov, “bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real […]
Receiver’s Break-Punch-Pivot with Kevin Beard – Univ. of Miami
Watch as Coach Kevin Beard explains how to teach a receiver to get out his break using a break-punch-pivot. Every step the receiver takes should pressure the DB vertically. Coach shows various drills that emphasize […]
Are You Building a Better You? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains why it’s necessary to build a “better you” to be an effective leader. The way coaches regulate or react to a room influences the type of team they have. He […]
Mindset: Stop Blaming & Complaining with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan discusses awareness and mindset which may be the #1 separator from good to great and from great to elite. A winner’s mindset involves having extreme accountability and ownership for everything in your life. You […]
Full-Feature! Great Quarterbacks vs. Smart Defenses with Kirby Smart – Univ. of Georgia
7 DAYS ONLY! Access to this 45-minute session from a Nike Coach of the Year Clinic that is available in our Football Coaches Insider +Plus video library will expire on Monday, December 2, 2024 – […]
Ball Security Drills with Ryan Day – Ohio State Univ.
Watch as Coach Ryan Day discusses ball security and shows practice clips of various drills. All Coach Day’s coaches use the same language when explaining ball security, and it is taught the same way to […]