Defensive Structure – some basics by Neil O’Hare I think the first thing you need to do is have a clear idea of what your base defence will look like. Who do you have on your team? What will your philosophy be in relation to how and where on the field you play aggressively? Under…
TECHNIQUE OVER SCHEME Teaching athletes the principles of contact and tackling properly at a high level is a skill every coach must master. It’s extremely technical and requires a lot of work. There’s no secret it’s physical, but there’s a lot more to it. Use these resources to help create the top-level blockers and defenders…
Pete Laird, July 2020, Edinburgh Napier University This was a longitudinal study from a population of UK based American Football Head Coaches (n=49) who had who had left their posts over three off-seasons covering two competitive seasons. Each coach received a questionnaire based upon a previous methodology developed by Lyle, Allison & Taylor (1997). Head…
We would like to Thank Coach Simon Hatcher for this Great article on Force, Spill and Leverage I hope I can help new coaches in understanding the basic concepts in defending the running game. “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein Terminology I will use is common…
As part of the BAFCA Coaches Blog series developed by Coach Peter Laird we are delighted to showcase his research into the history of the Association. This also showcases his long affiliation to Coach Development and BAFCA. Click here to read the full article
Observation Part 2 A while ago I did an article on coaching observation https://www.facebook.com/groups/422021161265857/permalink/1213021145499184/ and BAFCA asked me to write another about my recent trip to Georgia Tech. I hope I can write a article that will help coaches and not just sound like a memoir of a holiday! I hope I can also walk…
Setting Up An Offense for Uniball Just as a bit of an introduction: I’m the current Head Coach at Edinburgh University and I’ve been Head Coach and Offensive Co-ordinator for Brighton and Westminster in previous years, putting some good numbers on offense and producing players who have gone on to perform at top teams in…
This month we have a fantastic contribution from GB Coach Tony Athersmith on the topic of Quarterback play, an area that can still seem a little specialised to some coaches. We are delighted to say Tony will be submitting follow up articles in the next couple of months. We hope you enjoy. Coaching QBs, the…
1. Learn The Game As coaches we tend to arrive in our positions after our playing careers are over. A career during which we inevitably specialised at one position. This means our knowledge just isn’t broad enough to understand the complexities of the game. Don’t believe me? Think about your peers who describe themselves as…