by Austin Barone | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog
In 1955, Eugene Polley developed the first ever wireless remote control, “Flashmatic.” For the first time in history, channel surfing didn’t require anything more than lifting a hand. It was convenient, innovative and it changed the way we watch TV forever. In...
by Andy Wachter | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog
When you’ve been coaching as long as I have (can’t believe it’s been 21 years already!), certain aspects of your job become predictable. I know which kids are going to give 100 percent and which ones will need a little extra nudge each week. I know which plays will...
by Austin Barone | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog, Football
The Super Bowl ads this year were, frankly, kind of a letdown (although Christopher Walken can always make anything funnier.) Good thing the game was a thriller—and a good example of always playing to the end. No matter how you feel about Tom Brady, there’s no doubt...
by Austin Barone | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog
I remember my first fall camp at Kansas, walking into the locker room after our first session of position meetings and everyone was carrying their giant 3-ring binder that contained a couple hundred pages of plays, notes and terminology for that season’s scheme....
by Andy Wachter | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
I recently made a critical error in an approach to our communication in a game and it cut our production in half. Starting four freshmen resulted in losing three or four plays a game due to misalignments or assignment errors, which forced me to slow our tempo and try...
by Andy Wachter | Sep 5, 2016 | Blog, Flipped Learning, Uncategorized
I recently wrote about the distracted generation that we currently coach, and how finding ways to connect with and prepare players for success has become increasingly difficult. In my research, what I have found is that most coaches have embraced using technology to...
