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By the Numbers [Learn More] Height, weight and speed these are what is referred to as “the numbers”. what do they mean? how are they applied? what real significance do they have? of course, for certain positions and various levels of football, there are minimum standards arbitrarily determined by coaches, […]

The Recruiting Board and Overflow [Learn More] the board: it hangs in every college football office position QB [ for example] 1. joe blow 2. BILL brown 3. john smith 4. bud johnson 5. ben jones                              […]

Recruiting Points: comments from college coaches/cfsr’s response “The big problems with recruiting services are that they are not personal and are usually run by business people rather than people with athletic backgrounds.” the college football scouting report is a one-on-one personal relationship and is operated by a former college coach […]

Recruiting 101 If a player is not a “Blue Chip/Super Star” High School football player and he lives in a rural area, off the beaten path of college recruiters, how will he ever get recognized let alone recruited?That is an interesting question and one that should be of grave concern […]

For many football players and high school coaches, if it is not D-1 then there is nothing. Let me explain what I mean. Too many players set their goal of playing at the next level strictly on D-1 schools at the exclusion of any other option. Similarly, there are too […]

“if” The Goal = create exposure & expressing a desire if you……[fill in the blank]………………………………………………your problems are compounded. 1. attend a rural school 2. attend a small school 3. don’t have protypical height, weight, speed numbers 4. play on a team that is not very successful 5. play on a […]

These players were all overlooked by the big schools. Do you recognize any of these names? LYLE ALZADO – YANKTON [S.D.]KEN ANDERSON – AUGUSTANA [ILL]DON BEEBE – CHADRON STATE [NEB.]MEL BLOUNT – SOUTHERN [LA.]L.C. GREENWOOD – ARKANSAS PINE BLUFFJIM HASLETT – INDIANA U. OF PENNSYLVANIAJACK KEMP – OCCIDENTAL [CAL.]JON KITNA […]

the quarterback: Must have these 3 things The arm motion of a tennis serve The foot quickness of a boxer The hips of a golfer

Vectoring or Dynamic Geometryvector is defined in the second edition of the American heritage dictionary as follows: “A quantity completely specified by a magnitude and a direction”. I am more familiar with this term as it applies to the interception of one aircraft with another. for this discussion, I will […]