As coaches, we need to realize that our kids each respond differently to different interactions. I understand that some coaches believe in positive or negative interactions to get a charge out of their kids. Motivation, and even developing a good relationship with any of our players, goes much further than that.

I’ve been doing some reflecting and I came across a book called the Five Love languages. I haven’t read the entire book, but I think there is some application. Now, this may seem corny to some, but I think it has some merit for us as coaches.

The Five Love Languages

The five love languages, according to the book…

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Watching the IU – Syracuse game last night got me thinking (and usually basketball doesn’t make me think) about the the needs for football playbook answers. I don’t watch much basketball at all, I’m not even really a fan, but IU really only had a couple of options with that 2-3 zone that Syracuse played, especially considering their size and physicality inside.

Every football playbook, and I use that term loosely because it doesn’t have to be a playbook per say, needs to have some kind of answer for basic problems. IU couldn’t score on the outside so they needed to get it inside. Then they struggled because they couldn’t…

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Let’s be honest. We all hate that government is taking a position on football. Concussions in football is becoming so serious that our government is bringing up legislation. CTE is a real thing.

But here’s the bottom line coaches. We are the reason this is happening.

Yep. Us. It’s not government’s fault. It’s our fault.

Whenever a coach let’s bad fundamentals slip because the player is a skilled athlete, that’s us making a mistake.

Whenever we get made that a trainer takes a kid out because of concussion like symptoms, that’s us making a mistake.

Whenever we let our kid’s lead with their head in-order to enhance a block…

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