The way instructional material should be:)

Good point JC. In the past we have tried to create something like you are suggesting. It hasn't come about yet, but we are trying. I'd love to see true installation of some of the great stuff that people are doing.

I have a private clinic on the byu offense from norm chow. it goes over the passes and some on offensive organization, some dirlls but not a lot.

the best guy for this is bill williams. you go to one of his private clinics you get it all. if you want to run the zone offense, you go to bill. he breaks is all down from stance to blocking the inside out side zone.

I personally do not like the AFM videos. I think they are highly over priced for the content you get. 30 min. for 40 bucks is a joke in my opinion.
to be fair coaches choice seems to be giving less time for the dollar as well.

I stick with bill williams videos. most are 90 minutes long and are detailed.

this is why I do not purchase AMF videos. the last video I purchased was noback by gunter brewer. it was wroth the 60 bucks but I got 130 minutes of instruction. I also learned a whole bunch of new terms which must be strickly related to southern coaches. did not know a juke jam was another term for press coverage.

There are some valid points listed about problems with some DVD's or manuals/books, etc.

Our staff took 2 years to develop our upcoming Manual to be released and the entire thought process behind putting it together was from a football coaches point of view - as if a Coach was sitting there with us, reading it, asking questions, and then teaching it to his staff and players.

I hate wordy, tangent laden material that puts me to sleep. I want to be excited to learn about the subject.

As a student of the game I want a few things when I watch a coaching video or read his manual/book:

1. Keep it simple and easy to understand

2. Make it a quick read if it's a book or easy to follow if it's DVD

3. Teach me at least ONE thing worthy I did not know, or teach me a better way to do something

4. Put things into a cohesive and chronological fashion

5. Don't give me Filler! I want concise info that I can use as a solid launching pad for my own creativity too

6. If it is a manual - I want room to write my own Immediate thoughts or play ideas down next to the Play I am studying.

7. If it's video - I want lots of game tape

The READER and/or Viewer is your Boss if you decide to put your DVD's or Manual out there on the open market for your peers.

If you take the time to do it right - it pays huge dividends for you, your staff and the coaches who learn from your teaching.

We have included all of those items I listed above because being First Rate and pleasing your customers, is the only thing that matters when you put your name on something.

Sincerely,

KB

I agree, the hugh wyatt stuff is very well done and covers install and drills.

As I started reading this post, that s the first name that popped into my head. Was able to run the offense flawlessly from just watching his videos

That is why I am purchasing it in the near future:)

I loved Mouse Davis's Run and Shoot series. After watching those 4 videos I was ready to run it! But I never did...

Speckman had a great series on the Fly that allowed use it. His videos on the Run / Play pass/drills were very well done.

I thought the McNally / Munoz series on O.Line was awesome

Also Tom Herman's wing t stuff

Yes!
Get the Tom Herman summer camp videos.
Chalkboard then practice drills for each position group for each play.
If you are a wing-t coach you should be taking your team to his camp or at least getting the camp videos!

wes elrod is almost complete as well for his system of the wing-t

D.1 coaches don't need the money anymore.