This blog is contributed by Team Spectator How can a booster club help increase game attendance? Why is this important? Athlete Motivation and Pride The “12th Man” mantra is a well-known and widely used phrase, but what’s behind it is something bigger: a testament to the incredibly important role that fans play in games. When…
After a brief hiatus, I am back to blogging. Studying for the FE exam has taken up a significant portion of my free time the past couple months. The 2014 Patriots displayed one of the more diverse NFL offenses I have seen in my relatively short life. They displayed the ability to run the ball…
You don’t have to eat perfect, just not bad. Coach Garson Skelton of Harker Heights High School in Killeen, TX educates us on easy ways for our athletes to eat better.
As I watch Coach Joey Jackson talk about blocking the inside zone on his first YouTube lecture, my mind starts thinking about all the amazing work that coaches are doing online to promote the profession and the game of football. There are coaches who are blogging, making videos, and using social networks like Twitter and…
This article was originally printed in the Houston Chronicle on December 31, 2014. Daron Roberts has given Coach Chris Fisher and #txhsfbchat permission to repost this here. The avalanche of stories related to the misdeeds of athletes tend to focus on one actor: the player. How could Ray Rice punch his wife? Why did Adrian…
Daron K. Roberts is a former NFL and college coach who serves as founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas. CSLi is the first university-based institute dedicated to developing leadership and character curricula for high school and collegiate athletes. Roberts has a proven track record in…
This week on #txhsfbchat we are fortunate to have Jared Wood, Ph.D., leading us in a discussion about motivating our athletes. Dr. Wood has been a performance coach and educator for 20 years. Dr. Wood first gained a love of sport psychology while he was a student-athlete at Albion College (MI). While at Albion, his…
This week on #txhsfbchat we are fortunate to have Theron Aych from Angelo State joining us as our special guest. Coach Aych is taking time to lead us in a discussion about coupling the Run-Pass Options (RPOs) with with Play Action scheme in his offense. This will be an outstanding and relevant chat considering the…
If you can’t tell, I love Twitter. For me, it is the perfect online tool for immediate access and engagement with whatever audience is willing to listen. I have grown in my use of it from a news feed to, making snarky comments, to passing on class information, to engaging students, to participating in professional…