Scholastic Coach articles from March 1994

Scholastic Coach archives from March 1994

That letter of recommendation. (how to write letters of recommendation)
March 1, 1994... ONE OF THE MOST GRATIFYING rewards of teaching, coaching, or administration is helping student/athletes move on through the scholarship door to the next level of education and athletics. Coaches, teachers, and administrators are always...

How far is too far in the proposals for national high school championship, televised all-star games, high school "Olympics," and similar national promotions? (views of three high school athletic directors on school sports programs)
March 1, 1994... John Barr, Director of Athletics, Palace Verdes Peninsula H.S., Rolling Hills, CA I FEAR the excessiveness in high school sport. I believe that our programs should be limited to state championships, no farther than that. In 1991, for...

Re-reaction: the essence of offensive line play. (football tactics)
March 1, 1994... WOODY HAYES ONCE WROTE that three things happen on every successful football play: action by the offense, reaction by the defense, and re-reaction by the offense. Action: Offensive practice is usually structured around the "action" phase...

Victory can be yours! (defense strategy in football)
March 1, 1994... CALVIN CHRISTIAN'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS A relatively young one, having been inaugurated in 1974. From the beginning, we have had to compete, albeit amiably, with a highly successful soccer team in a school of under 500 students in grades 9...

Outfielding: last line of defense. (training outfielders in baseball)
March 1, 1994... MANY BASEBALL COACHES will send a player into the outfield without taking the time to teach him the fundamentals or prepare him for all the situations. We believe that it is essential to sell the player on the importance of the position....

Catch-up weave for a three. (basketball strategy)
March 1, 1994... AT SOME POINT DURING THE basketball season, every coach will enter the closing minute of a game in desperate need of a three-point shot. Almost inevitably, he will find the opponents playing his best shooters tightly to deny them the ball and...

Sprinting: things to come. (sprint training)
March 1, 1994... 100 Meters This is the shortest outdoor race at any level -- novice, high-school, collegiate, national, and international. In introducing the workout regimen, the coach should make certain that the athletes understand the principles of...

Baseball coaching with video.
March 1, 1994... BASEBALL COACHES, BY THE nature of their game, often differ in philosophies, but all will agree on at least one thing--and that is the beneficence of the video camera. Both of us can attest to the usefulness of video in pro and college...

1993 all-American high school football team. (1993 Schutt All-American High School Football Team)
March 1, 1994... GOOD NEWS FOR THE HEALTH and happiness of the NCAA and NFL: The 1993 Schutt All-American H.S. Football Team is loaded with all kinds of talent. Size? Weight? Speed? Skill? The Schutt team has them all. Quarterbacks Name & School ...

1994 football buyer's guide. (football team and coaching equipment)(includes directory of football accessories manufacturers)
March 1, 1994... "REACHING THE NEXT LEVEL" is one of the most popular cliches in the coaching business. Coaches are always searching for a way to improve their team. Whether it's a new defensive look, a new play, or more sparkling uniforms, a coach's work is...

Strength training & fiber types. (muscle-fiber types)
March 1, 1994... NOW THAT THE PRINCIPLES FROM my work on isokinetics, overtraining, and alternatives for growth drugs have become common practices in many training protocols, it's time to take a look at why these programs are not working for some of your...

Stealing second against a left-hander. (baseball strategy)
March 1, 1994... GOOD BASE-RUNNING TEAMS will usually generate more offense than teams that play station-to-station baseball. The reason is simple. Aggressive running can pressure the defense into mistakes. It isn't an infallible law, of course. I've seen...

Butcher, Baker, candlestick maker. (views of baseball coach Dusty Baker) (Interview)
March 1, 1994... COACH: How old were you when you really got into baseball? BAKER: I was lucky to have a father who loved the game. When I was 8 or 9, he always found the time to play ball with me and teach me the basics. We lived in a very...

Two-hitter infield drill for softball. (softball training)
March 1, 1994... HAVING DESCRIBED MY THREE-hitter drill for softball outfielders in a previous issue, I would like to follow up with an excellent variation of the drill for the infielders; The two-hitter infield drill makes the players concentrate even...