Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Smart Links — Strategery Round-Up: GPS tracking, bootleg passes, defending 3×1 — 7/15/2014
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Smart Links — Strategery Round-Up: GPS tracking, bootleg passes, defending 3×1 — 7/15/2014
GPS tracking to measure exertion, speed and to prevent injuries (see also here): Four years ago, Erik Korem and Joe Danos, who were FSU assistants at the time, brought the idea to [Jimbo] Fisher after seeing the devices used by an Australian rules football team. The Australian company that makes them, Catapult Sports, had never…
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Smart Links – grit, brain injuries, football playoffs – 3/15/2011
Blind spots of economists. What are some blind spots for football coaches (and fans)? – What traits predict success? Punchline: The second takeaway involves the growing recognition of “non-cognitive” skills like grit and self-control. While such traits have little or nothing to do with intelligence (as measured by IQ scores), they often explain a larger…
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Smart Links – 2/9/2011
First, the chill: Explanation here. See also this paean to collegiate sports, also courtesy of EDSBS. – Are schools getting better at gaming the NCAA’s rules system? Blutarsky summarizes: “So while major infractions over the past decade maintained the same pace as they did in the 1990s, the NCAA categorized them more mildly (the “didn’t…
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Smart Links 10/15/2010
Stewart Mandel on Nebraska’s offensive explosion. – Podcast I did with the Barking Carnival folks. – Scipio Tex of Barking Carnival on the midline option/spread evolutions. – John Elway supposedly gave $15 million dollars to an alleged Bernie Madoff-lite. Whoops. – Texas Tech’s Baron Batch: Warrior poet. – Google’s revenues surge on increased ad-revenue. –…
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Smart Links 12/9/2009
1 New coaching blog: Coach Mac’s blog. It’s still in its early stages but there is some very good info here, particularly about the “power shotgun spread” stuff his team uses. Check out part I and part II of his series on their “power” play from shotgun. 2. A week late but, Brophy has a…