Scholastic Coach articles from February 1994

Scholastic Coach archives from February 1994

Building a winning program. (administration of athletics departments)
February 1, 1994... ONE OF THE MOST COMMON perceptions in athletics is that the coach is largely responsible for a winning team. It can be true, of course. Witness: John Wooden, Vince Lombardi, Dean Smith, Dan Gable, maybe Pat Riley. Winners wherever they have...

High hurdling: a design for record breaking. (changes in hurdling)
February 1, 1994... THE SPEED HURDLER IS GENerally considered to be a special breed of athlete--as he must be to overcome the difficulties associated with the event. First, it is probably the third most difficult event in the sport--right behind the pole...

Five-in-one out-of-bounds series. (basketball strategy)
February 1, 1994... YOU HAVE THE BALL OUT OF bounds underneath the basket. Wouldn't it be nice to have a number of plays off one call? Wouldn't it be nice to have a play that can work even if you have been thoroughly scouted? Wouldn't it be nice to...

UCLA attack: fast break/set. (basket ball strategy of university of California at Los Angeles)
February 1, 1994... INASMUCH AS FAST-BREAK basketball represents the ne plus ultra in offense and appeals to the players and spectators more than any other style of play, I feel that coaches are duty-bound to incorporate it into their offenses. At U.C.L.A. we...

For your information. (football strategy)
February 1, 1994... MANY COACHES CHANGE formations almost as frequently as they change shirts, especially when their team is struggling. The practice indicates both uncertainty and and ignorance of the difference between formations and systems of play. A...

Sequenced toss sweep set: how to hit the defense where it hurts the most. (football strategy)
February 1, 1994... "I" FORMATION COACHES who lack the talent to beat their opponents in the tackle box with base (man-to-man) blocking schemes, might find the answer in the toss-sweep set depicted in the diagrams. The theory underlying this set is derived...

Check the little things. (tennis tips)
February 1, 1994... OVER THE YEARS THAT I HAVE been playing and coaching tennis, I have noticed a lot of little things -- ranging from poor footwork and shot selection to improper racket and body positioning -- that prevent players from improving or winning...

Shoot-ing for better 40-yard dash times. (football tips)
February 1, 1994... THE 40-YARD DASH HAS ALWAYS been used by football coaches and professional scouts as a predictor of skill potential. In high school, junior college, and college, the athlete's 40-yard dash time can play a big part in determining which...

10 principles of man-to-man defense. (basketball tips)
February 1, 1994... CALIFORNIA'S CHAMPIONSHIP level program--as evidenced by five conference titles and NCAA tournament success in the past seven years--has been predicated on defense. California Basketball has become synonymous with an aggressive, determined,...

Star over Bethlehem. (views of Sergei Beloglazov, Soviet wrestler) (Interview)
February 1, 1994... COACH: How old were you when you began wrestling in the USSR? BELOGLAZOV: No one in Russia starts participating in athletics until they're at least 10 years old. Physically, kids are not ready, and wrestling is dangerous. At 6 or 7, you...

Plyometric training. (athletic training, plyometric exercises) (Speed-Power Training, part 4)
February 1, 1994... PLYOMETRICS HAVE BECOME A key component of exercise programs designed to enhance speed and power. Contrary to some belief, these jumping exercises do not have to be elaborate to achieve results. You can start with a simple set of exercises and...

If at 1st you want to succeed.... (baseball techniques)
February 1, 1994... SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY ON the major league level, a coach or manager will put a big, slow, weak-throwing slugger on first base and take his chances on defense. It doesn't always work out that way. The player may give away as many runs as he...

Pre-game 12-minute outfield/infield drill. (baseball technique)
February 1, 1994... EVERY BASEBALL TEAM MUST be equipped with a good, stimulating pre-game drill that will loosen up the players' bodies and prepare them for the ball game. At Taft H.S., we strongly believe in making use of every minute to cover all of the...

Moving targets in field hockey. (goalkeeper training in women's hockey)
February 1, 1994... AFTER YEARS OF COACHING ICE hockey, I woke up one morning and found myself coaching the "field" version of hockey. It did not work out badly. My focus initially was on the critical area of goaltending. I was amazed to discover that with...