Issue #28

Reader, I hope you have enjoyed this weekly newsletter and you have been able to glean some key insights to help you create a football coaching life on your terms. This week I am excited to share some self-development tips and strategies. This time of the year is a prime time to reflect and recalibrate for the future.

Here's what I've put together for you this week...

1st Quarter: The Latest on what's happening in football...

1. The most impressive comeback I saw in the NFL was on Monday Night Football CLICK HERE​
2. At the college level the Transfer Portal is going hot & heavy CLICK HERE​
3. Internet Upset At Deion Sanders For Telling Colorado Players To Transfer, Misinterpreted Speech? Here's the latest take by Pat McAfee DEION SANDERS​

2nd Quarter: Online Insight (Something to think about)

A couple of newsletters ago I wrote an article on the Coaching Carousel and one of the interesting trends in coaching hires was that schools generally hired coaches that were the opposite of the previous coach. Here's three situations where this has occurred this year that are worth noting.

3 hires worth checking out...

1. Texas A&M Commerce hires CLINT DOLEZEL.
2. Arizona State hires KENNY DILLINGHAM.
3. UNLV hires BARRY ODOM.

Halftime: Focus on Breakthroughs

Breakthroughs come when we apply just the right amount of profound knowledge to achieve a successful solution taking our performance to the next level. These breakthroughs come in various areas of our life ranging from motivation, to productivity and most importantly to our mental health and physical wellness just to name a few.

Today's Insight comes in the area of Achieving Breakthroughs.

It's all about YOU!

Quit Comparing Yourself to Others & Get on with Your Life.

Life as a football coach is all about breaking barriers and getting to the other side. I've learned to move outside my comfort zone, and that’s where all growth occurs. If you can press through, it can make all the difference in achieving your goals and accomplishing your best year ever.

It’s important for 4 reasons

You need to move outside your comfort zone to experience happiness. Happiness is the process, not the destination. Happily achieve. It has to be challenging and meaningful… getting out of your comfort zone guarantees that.

You need to move outside your comfort zone to grow as a person. The coaches that grow the most are those that consistently put themselves in those situations and get kind of comfortable with it.

Move outside your comfort zone to conquer fear. Fear is what holds us back… fear of embarrassment that we can’t do it or we don’t have what it takes.

Move outside your comfort zone to inspire others. I know it’s important to you or you wouldn't be a football coach. The only way to lead others in a compelling way, in a way that makes them want to change is to move outside of your comfort zone yourself.

Enjoy an excerpt from Propel Yourself Blueprint as part of the module entitled "Dream Big!"...

3rd Quarter: Featured Content

I am recommending to you a great short and insightful podcast that has been around for a few years called The Daily Boost.

If you haven't listened to this regularly released daily inspiration you should check it out.

Here's a recent episode on "Daring Yourself To Live Your Dreams"

4th Quarter: Football Clinic with Bill Walsh

Years ago when I started American Football Quarterly I was fortunate to hire Coach Walsh as our Senior Editor and Advisor... what a wonderful experience to work along side him. He spoke at one of our clinics called AFQ University and I wanted to share another time where he spoke in public to coaches. Notice the overhead projector.

Here you go...

Overtime: Triple Shoot Confidential

After numerous requests I am publishing some inside information on this offense.

Here's the next section on the evolution toward the Triple Shoot Offense.

In this episode I take you to the time when I left Emporia State to run the offense at the University of Wyoming.

Imagining entering Laramie, Wyoming to a situation where they had the worst offense in the Mountain West Conference and quickly transitioning a unit that was chockful of Tight ends & Fullbacks to the Triple Shoot offense. Well, here's the story...

Enjoy Episode 6: TSO at D1 in Wyoming

Here are some links to get you caught up on previous episodes...

• ​EPISODE ONE: PRE-TSO​
• ​EPISODE TWO: PRE TSO​
• ​EPISODE THREE: PRE TSO​
• ​EPISODE FOUR: PRE-TSO​
• ​EPISODE FIVE: TSO CREATION​