What level do you coach at?

YOUTH - HIGH SCHOOL - NFL/COLLEGE

Purpose

The purpose of this Web site is to improve the way football is played and coached by providing a forum to discuss innovative and contrarian tactics and strategies.

• Why this Web site is needed
• Who can contribute to this Web site
• How this Web site can improve the way football is played and coached
• About John T. Reed

Subject Area

• Coaching
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Kickoff
  • Kick return
  • Scrimmage kicks (field goals and punts)
• General
  • Football terminology dictionary
  • Protrade.com
  • What subjects pertinent to their jobs are head coaches failing to study?
  • Adverse effects on football team performance caused by overemphasis on loyalty to the head coach
  • There is no momentum
  • Coaching jobs worth taking
  • Does it pay for a team to avoid penalties?
  • Allen Barra’s “Pro football’s cherished myths” article in the Wall Street Journal
  • Recommended contrarian books and videos
  • Clock management
  • Boring plays that should be eliminated by rules changes
  • Phrases that coaches use to deflect blame for losses onto their players
  • Suggestions for turning around the Army football team
  • Game theory and football (See a neat short article on this at http://www2.owen.vanderbilt.edu/Mike.Shor/courses/game-theory/docs/lecture05/Football.html)
• Front Office
  • Recruit whom?
  • Pro draft
  • Pro free agents/trades
• Reader Comments
  • Reader comments on this Web site

To contribute an idea or comment to this Football Think Tank web site, either email to johnreed@johntreed.com or call 925-820-7262 or fax to 925-820-1259 or snail mail at 342 Bryan Drive, Alamo, CA 94507.