American Football Monthly was a proud participant in this year’s annual AFCA Convention that took place in Orlando, January 10-13. We were able to meet many new coaches and revisit with those we’ve gotten to know over the last few years. Similarly, AFM met with all of our current advertisers and sponsors and began developing relationships with new ones. AFM’s new College Directory was introduced, as well, at the convention. The directory is the most comprehensive listing of all football staffs across the nation encompassing nearly 900 programs. Take a look at it: www.AFM CollegeDirectory.com.
The convention was considered a huge success with estimates of between 6,000 and 6,500 attending the event. In talking to a number of coaches at all levels it became clear that there are many outstanding coaches that for the most part go unnoticed. We asked a number of them what they would like to see more of in upcoming issues of AFM.
The one topic almost overwhelming brought up by many coaches was drills. More specifically, detailed position drills that coaches can use right away. We plan to include a detailed drills report in every future issue. The second topic mentioned by many coaches was off-the-field subjects such as off-season conditioning and motivation. Future issues will include both and concentrate on coaches’ different methods to motivate players.
Veteran football coach Lou Holtz once said that fear is the greatest motivator. “If a player fears something–his life, his family, even his position on the team–you know he’ll give you 100%.” Let us know your thoughts on the topic of motivation. That is, what’s worked and what hasn’t. We want to hear from you.