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Developing Pitchers
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Riddell Wins Helmet Patent-Infringement Suit Against Schutt
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Feature Articles:
August 2010 Issue
Check here for articles that ran in our current print issue and continue on our website.
What Is Your Coaching Style
Here is the full article referenced in Senior Editor Michael Austin's Beyond The Arena column.
Tip From The Trenches - More SNAPP Suggestions (NEW!)
Here is the continuation of Powerline from the August 2010 Coach & A.D. Learn about nutrition from Ken Mannie.
Mike Check
Column from Mike Podoll, Associate Publisher/Managing Editor of Coach & Athletic Director explores the hot-button topics and critical areas of importance that keep coaches and athletic directors awake at night.
The Cowardice of Anonymous: When Anonymity Is Given Credence, Coaches Have Little Recourse
Being Old School In The New Age: Part 1
Being Old School In The New Age (Part 2): By-And-Large Old-Schoolers Adapt
Select Team Coaches Vs. High School Coaches: Are We Reaching Critical Mass? (Part 1)
Select Team Coaches Vs. High School Coaches: The Role of Coach As Teacher (Part 2)
Strength & Conditioning Roundtable
Additional Roundtable Answers From May/June 2010 Issue
If you read the May/June 2010 cover story, here are the additional answers our five experts provided, specifically about mobility and motivation.
Facility Focus
On-Field Football Equipment
Football teams are built in the searing heat of the summer sun during the two-a-day practices where players relentlessly pound football sleds, tackling dummies and a variety of other on-field football equipment.
Football
Dynamic Drills To Improve Your Team's Tackling (NEW!)
These drills stress the fundamentals of tackling, which help develop better tacklers...and, ultimately, gives your defenders confidence in their individual abilities.
Rescuing The Defensive Back
Recent styles of offenses have forced defensive schemes to change. New defenses, like the 3-3-5, 3-5-3 or modified 40 fronts have emerged in response to the shift in today’s offensive philosophy toward a more open format. Offenses now are looking to isolate defenders, especially in the secondary.
A Bellyful of Answers For Your Winged T
The fullback belly-x was the most productive play I employed during the 13 years I ran the Delaware as a high school coach. When teamed with the t-trap, keep pass, and belly option, it made a formidable split-side attack...
Defense in the "Coming Out" Zone
Ask any football coach in the world and he will tell you that the most important area or zone on the football field is the "Red Zone." He will also tell you that the success or failure of a team will usually ride on how well it executes in the 20 to goal line area.
Basketball
Try This Aggressive Half-Court Defense (NEW!)
University of North Carolina men's assistant Steve Robinson breaks down this effective, successful and aggressive half-court defense that has players challenging everything and showing no fear while attacking the offense.
Sports Medicine
Examining ACL Injuries In Athletes (NEW!)
Athletes in specific sports, as well as females, are at greater risk.
Powerline
Tip From The Trenches - More SNAPP Suggestions(NEW!)
Here is the continuation of Powerline from the August 2010 Coach & A.D. Learn about nutrition from Ken Mannie.
Serious Strength Requires Serious Training
Strength and power are two inextricably linked indices that are pursued incessantly by coaches and athletes on a year-round basis. Follow these guidelines for strength and power acquisition.
Soccer
1-Vs-1 Drills To Break Down Defenders NEW!
Using 1-Vs-1 drills in your soccer practices helps build the skills and confidence your players need to break down an individual defender, which is a situation they constantly are facing during game play.
Variations Of The 4 Vs. 4 Game
Try using the 4 vs. 4 game in practice to allow players to touch the ball more often yet still understand the proper spacing needed to be successful on the field.
5 Vs. 5 Vs. 5 Drill
This is a great drill to run at any level because it easily is adjusted to work on the counterattack, playing against a team that sits and defends, playing with a single striker, playing direct, possession and attacking from the back.
Looking Into Soccer's Future
One of college soccer's most successful coaches, Jay Martin of Ohio Wesleyan, discusses the future of soccer and what the game needs to do to be more popular in the United States.
Baseball
Outfielders Need Instruction Too
Too many coaches don't spend enough time on outfield defense, use these strategies and drills to improve your outfielders' play.
A Scientific Slump Cure
Baseball hitters at all levels of play experience slumps. Normally good hitters go through periods where they can’t even buy a base hit. A whole body of baseball myth and folklore has sprung up through the years around just how to break a slump...
Volleyball
Serving Up Notice (NEW!)
Here are 3 serving drills to keep control on your side. These drills address the importance and complexities of both serving and passing while also being competitive.
The Winning Edge
Knowing Their Roles
Getting your athletes to understand, accept and even embrace their roles is one of the biggest areas for developing a successful team
Coaching Today's Athlete
Millenial athletes need a different kind of motivation.
Athletic Directors
Shared Facility Funding: Field Of Broken Promises (NEW!)
As the trend toward private funding of athletic facilities continues, one high school's failed funding model reminds A.D.s to be wary of what they ask for.
The Role Of Summer Camps In Recruiting (NEW!)
Summer sports camps held at colleges and universities are being used to recruit athletes. Find out why.
Female Sports Can Be Revenue Generators (NEW!)
Your female sports teams are capable of generating revenue for your athletic program. Do not overlook them.
Lacrosse (NEW!)
Getting The Most From The 2-3-1
One of the more familiar formations in lacrosse at any level is the 2-3-1 but just because it’s familiar doesn’t mean it’s fully grasped.
This Issue In ... Coach & Athletic Director Magazine!
Check out all the valuable feature articles, drills and plays you'll find in the current issue of Coach & Athletic Director magazine!
August 2010 Issue (Vol. 79, Number 10)
