This area contains selected articles from The Point After II, the official publication of the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association.

Currently there are 131 articles.

You may read Executive Director Dick Rundle's column by clicking HERE.

• LOYALTY, A TWO WAY STREET
  By: Gus Mancuso, Principal, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School
  Spring, 2005

• WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO TEACH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES?
  By: Deb Brown, District Administrator, Bruce Public Schools
  Spring, 2005

• THE PRICE OF COMMITMENT
  By: Jim Montgomery, Principal, Thorp High School
  Spring, 2005

• WHO'S EVALUATING YOUR COACHES?
  By: Duane Bark, District Administrator,Riverdale School District
  Spring, 2005

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS A SPECIAL THING
  By: Randy Freese, District Administrator, School District of Belleville
  Winter, 2004

• COACHING QUARTERBACKS: THREE STEPS FOR SUCCESS
  By: Brad Dement, Offensive Coordinator, Wauwatosa East High School
  Winter, 2004

• WORKMANSHIP
  By: Dale Schulz, CSCS, Evansville Power of Positive Athletes Program
  Fall, 2004

• QUALITIES OF A LEADER
  By: Gregg Dufek, WFCA Hall of Fame Member
  Fall, 2004

• REFLECTIONS OF A FIRST YEAR DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
  By: Mike McKay, Kenosha Tremper High School
  Fall, 2004

• IDENTIFYING THE KEY QUALITIES OF A QUARTERBACK
  By: Bill Walsh, San Francisco Forty-Niners
  Summer, 2004

• THE MENTAL SIDE OF KICKING
  By: Steve Libussi, Cave Spring High School, Arkansas
  Summer, 2004

• ALL FATALITIES LOWEST IN 10 YEARS
  By: National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
  Summer, 2004

• A CHANGING DEFENSE TO MEET MULTIPLE OFFENSES
  By: Cal Tackes, Head Football Coach, Stratford High School
  Summer, 2004

• THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS
  By: Rick Kelm, Head Football Coach, Ripon High School
  Summer, 2004

• USING MOTION IN YOUR OFFENSE
  By: Tom Steger, Head Football Coach, Mineral Point High School
  Spring, 2004

• HELPFUL IDEAS FOR PARENTS
  By: Tim Eastlick, Head Football Coach, River Valley High School
  Spring, 2004

• INCORPORATING PURE OPTION CONCEPTS INTO THE WING- T
  By: Ryan Fox, Offensive Coordinator, Prairie du Chien High School
  Spring, 2004

• EARLY SEASON WIDE RECEIVER TEACHING PROGRESSION
  By: Dan Brunner, Head Football Coach, Hartford Union High School
  Spring, 2004

• PROGRESSION FOR TEACHING THE SHOULDER BLOCK FOR ALL POSITIONS
  By: Mike Taake, Head Coach, Mauston High School
  Winter, 2003

• SPEED DRILLS FOR ATHLETES
  By: Jim Dillin, Assistant Football Coach, Mauston High School
  Winter, 2003

• BUILDING AN ATTACKING OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE RUN GAME
  By: Wayne Campbell, Offensive line Coach, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala.
  Winter, 2003

• COACHING THE EXTRA POINT AND FIELD GOAL TEAM
  By: Bob Berezowitz, Head Football Coach, UW-Whitewater
  Summer, 2003

• SPECIAL TEAMS CHECKLIST
  By: Bob Berezowitz, Head Football Coach, UW-Whilewater
  Summer, 2003

• TEN QUALITIES A TIGER QUARTERBACK MUST POSSESS
  By: Bob DeMeyer, Offensive Coordinator, Northwestern High School
  Summer, 2003

• TEACHING THE 5-STEP DROP FOR THE WEST COAST OFFENSE
  By: Sean Greenwaldt, Quarterback Coach & Dr. Dennis Miller, Head Coach, Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Summer, 2003

• 10 KEYS TO A GREAT TEAM DEFENSE
  By: Todd Strop, Defensive Coordinator, UW-Stout
  Summer, 2003

• TEACHING THE BASICS OF OPTION FOOTBALL
  By: Jim Kuchta, Head Coach and Jim Schneider, Asst. Coach, Adams-Friendship HS and Bruce Larson, Head Coach, Somerset HS
  Spring, 2003

• EVERYDAY RUNNING BACK DRILLS
  By: Ron Ernst, Head Football Coach, Ripon College
  Spring, 2003

• PASS KEYS FOR LINEBACKERS
  By: Glen Borland, UW-Whitewater, Retired
  Spring, 2003

• DEFENSIVE BACK DRILLS - IMPROVING TRANSITION
  By: Tim Cooper, Defensive Coordinator, Secondary Coach, Carroll College
  Spring, 2003

• TACKLING 101 FOR YOUTH COACHES
  By: Todd Stair, Waukesha Youth Football Coach for the “West” Program
  Winter, 2002

• SETTING GAME GOALS THAT INVOLVE ALL THREE PHASES: Offense - Defense - Special Teams
  By: Jay Schoenebeck, Head Coach, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
  Winter, 2002

• ACT OF KINDNESS SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT FOOTBALL'S SPIRIT
  By: JAMES WALKER - Thursday quarterback, The Herald-Dispatch
  Fall, 2002

• TODAY'S CHALLENGE
  By: James O'Meara, District Administrator, Prairie du Chien
  Fall, 2002

• BILL GATES SPEACH TO MT.WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL
  By: Speech by Bill Gates
  Fall, 2002

• YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS: DRUNK AIN'T COOL; IT'S LETHAL
  By: Dean A. Showers
  Fall, 2002

• IMAGINE IT, ACHIEVE IT, DREAM IT, BECOME IT
  By: Mark P. Duerwaechter, Principal, Neenah High
  Summer, 2002

• ANALYZING PERSONNEL QUESTIONS IN BREAKING DOWN DEFENSIVE GAME FILM
  By: Stan Zweifel, Assistant Head Coach, UW-Whitewater
  Summer, 2002

• THE BASICS OF WARRIOR PASS PROTECTION
  By: Mike Fossum, Offensive Line Coach, Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Summer, 2002

• THE FUNDAMENTALS OF OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY
  By: Jeff Wiessinger, Head Football Coach, Portage High School
  Summer, 2002

• TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOUR FRESHMEN ADJUST TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
  By: Clay Iverson, Muskego High School
  Spring, 2002

• SPORTS CONCUSSION: OLD PROBLEM, NEW AWARENESS, BETTER APPROACH
  By: Michael McCrea, Ph.D. and Thomas Hammeke, Ph.D.
  Spring, 2002

• THE LITTLE THINGS ADD UP
  By: Jeff Voris, Head Football Coach, Carroll College
  Spring, 2002

• CONFLICT - WHY FIGHT IT?
  By: Scott Kugi, Athletic Director, Muskego High School
  Spring, 2002

• WANTED: HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
  THE INTERVIEW PROCESS FROM A COACH'S PERSPECTIVE
  By: Jim Benick, Head Coach, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School
  Winter, 2001

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN MADISON: ALIVE AND WELL!
  By: Joe Gothard, Head Football Coach, Madison La Follette High School
  Winter, 2001

• 10 TIPS FOR OTHER YOUNG FOOTBALL COACHES
  By: Clint Grochowski, Assistant Coach, New Berlin Eisenhower High School
  Winter, 2001

• PLANNING THE KICKING GAME AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH
  By: Jim McClowry, Special Teams Coordinator, UW-Oshkosh
  Winter, 2001

• ADVICE FOR A NEW COACH
  By: Todd Sobilsky - Activities Director, Horeb High School
  Winter, 2001

• RULES THAT COACHES MUST KNOW
  By: Wade Labecki, WFCA President, and Dave Anderson, WIAA
  Winter, 2001

• YOUTH FOOTBALL - STARTING A YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM
  By: Jim Haeni, Football Coach, Big Foot High School
  Fall, 2001

• THE SENECA 54 DEFENSE
  By: David Boland, Head Football Coach, Seneca High School
  Fall, 2001

• WHY SPECIAL TEAMS ARE SPECIAL AT UW - OSHKOSH
  By: Jim McClowry, Special Teams Coordinator, UW - Oshkosh
  Fall, 2001

• SPEED RELEASE FOR TIGHTENDS
  By: Mick Miyamoto, Ph.D., Tightends Coach, UW - La Crosse
  Fall, 2001

• GIVE YOUR QB THE FREEDOM TO RUN THE TEAM
  By: Ron Ernst, Head Football Coach, Ripon College
  Summer, 2001

• HOW TO GET YOUR PLAYERS HOOKED IN THE WEIGHT ROOM
  By: Dave Rusch, Head Football Coach, Waukesha South High School
  Summer, 2001

• THE "HOLDER"
  By: Keith Hensfer, Head Football Coach, Mukwonago High School
  Summer, 2001

• HOW WE EMPHASIZE PLAYING AS A TEAM
  By: Jerry Sinz, Head Football Coach, Edgar High School
  Summer, 2001

• REASONS WHY WFCA MEMBERSHIP IS BENEFICIAL TO YOU, YOUR STAFF, YOUR ATHLETES AND YOUR PROGRAM
  by Dick Rundle Executive Director WFCA
  Summer, 2001

• SIMPLIFYING THE SPREAD PUNT
  By: Jeff Voris, Head Football Coach, Carroll College
  Spring, 2001

• DEFENSIVE END PLAY
  By: Bob Vitale, Head Football Coach, Menonomee Falls High School
  Spring, 2001

• SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE
  By: Mike Minick, Head Football Coach, DeForest High School
  Spring, 2001

• COACHING IS ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION
  By: By: Carl Brueggink, Athletic Director, Clintonville High School
  Spring, 2001

• WHAT ADVICE I WOULD GIVE A NEW COACH
  By: Dr. Jeff Athey, Principal, Dodgeville High School
  Spring, 2001

• IT'S ABOUT TEAM
  By: Ryan Wagner, Student, Appleton East High School (Submitted by Coach Pat Schwanke)
  Winter, 2001

• THOUGHTS ON ALL-STATE AND A PRACTICE IDEA
  By: Duane Rogatzki, WFCA Northern Vice President, Head Football Coach, Oconto Falls High School
  Winter, 2001

• MOTIVATING AND COMMUNICATING WITH E-MAIL
  By: By: Doug Parker, Head Football Coach & Athletic Director, Palmyra-Eagle High School
  Winter, 2001

• A STRATEGY FOR WINNING FOOTBALL
  By: John Kolstad, Head Football Coach, Green Bay East High School
  Winter, 2001

• WHO IS EDDIE FARWELL?
  By: Kirk L Haugenstuen, Principal, Barron High School
  Winter, 2001

• CONFERENCE REALIGNMENTS
  By: Steven Johnson, Head Football Coach, Montello High School
  Winter, 2001

• TEN RULES KIDS WON'T LEARN IN SCHOOL
  Winter, 2001

• UNDERSTANDING ACL INJURIES
  By: Mark A. Sherry, Physical Therapist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine
  Winter, 2001

• CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL TEAMS
  By: Scott Fawcett, Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach, Mount Senario College, Ladysmith
  Fall, 2000

• TEACHING PASS PROTECTION TECHNIQUES TO HIGH SCHOOL LINEMEN
  By: Steven Rux, Football Coach, Oconomowoc High School
  Fall, 2000

• FOOTBALL VIDEO EXCHANGE AGREEMENT - GENERAL RULES
  By: Fred Jacoby, Commissioner, Lone Star Conference, Texas
  Fall, 2000

• LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL?
  From: Wade Labecki, Head Football Coach, Baldwin-Woodville High School
  Fall, 2000

• ON, WISCONSIN
  Person to Person with Barry Alvarez
  Interviewed by Christopher Lawler, Reprinted from Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director
  Fall, 2000

• TODAY’S YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH
  By: George Papachristou, Head Coach Thiensville/Mequon Cardinal 8th Grade Football
  Fall, 2000

• MOTIVATION AND PRACTICE ORGANIZATION
  By: Bill Collar, Head Football Coach, Seymour High School
  Summer, 2000

• THE BEST TAUGHT SUBJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL
  Reprinted with Permission from South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association
  Summer, 2000

• THE TEMPO SETTER: KICK OFF RETURNS
  By: Jon Wadzinski, Special Teams Coordinator, Concordia University Wisconsin
  Spring, 2000

• WHY TRADE GAME VIDEO TAPES?
  By: Ken Biegel, Wisconsin Rapids High School
  Spring, 2000

• THE 5 C’S TO SUCCESS
  By: Wayne E Sackett, Head Coach, West Salem High School
  Winter, 2000

• SHOULD WE EXPAND THE ALL-STATE TEAM?
  By: Scott Matye, Head Coach, Shullsburg High School, District 15 Representative
  Winter, 2000

• THE ROLE OF AN ASSISTANT COACH
  By: John Steltz, JV Football Coach, Seymour High School
  Winter, 2000

• FOOTBALL AFTER RETIREMENT
  By: Larry Thurston, Freshman Coach, Venice High School, Venice, Florida
  Winter, 2000

• New Cases And Guidelines Demand More
  From High School Football Coaches
  By: James T. Gray, Attorney at Law, Milwaukee
  Fall, 1999

• FOOTBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE - 1999 ENHANCEMENTS/MODIFICATIONS
  By: Randy Allen, Communications Director, WIAA
  Fall, 1999

• WHAT DO YOU COACH? I COACH KIDS
  By: Jim Baker, President MADA, Lake City High School
  Fall, 1999

• IF ALL WE ARE TEACHING IS FOOTBALL THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
  By: Grant Teaff, AFCA Executive Director
  Fall, 1999

• THE STRENGTH OF THE EAGLES
  By: Mike Brass, C.S.C.S., Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance, Georgia Southern University
  Summer, 1999

• INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PUNT BLOCK DRILL
  By: Joe Baker, UW-Madison
  Summer, 1999

• PUNT PROTECTION
  By: K.C. Keller, Rowan University
  Summer, 1999

• WIN WITH FUNDAMENTALS - DEFENSIVE LINE
  By: John Palermo, Defensive Line - UW - Madison
  Summer, 1999

• WIN WITH FUNDAMENTALS
  By: Kevin Cosgrove, Defensive Coordinator; John Palermo, Defensive Line; Phil Elmassian, Defensive Backs - UW - Madison
  Summer, 1999

• WHEN TO CHANGE?
  By: Jeff Ochsankehl, Head Football Coach, Sauk Prairie High School
  Spring, 1999

• STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
  By: Evan Perkins, MS, CSCS, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Marinette High School
  Spring, 1999

• THE APPLICATION OF TORT LIABILITY TO HIGH SCHOOL
  By: James T Gray, Vice President
  Signature Sports International, LLC, Milwaukee
  Spring, 1999

• MORE THAN WINS AND LOSSES
  By: Tim Collins, Athletic Director, Palmyra-Eagle High School
  Spring, 1999

• TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL COACHING
  From The "Oregon Coach", Written by Bill Olson
  Head Baseball Coach, Omaha Northwest High School
  Spring, 1999

• ARE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WORTH IT?
  By: Thomas Henning, Principal, Northwestern High School
  Spring, 1999

• T.E.A.M. - DOES EVERYONE ACHIEVE MORE?
  By: Randy Marsh, Principal, New London High School
  Spring, 1999

• DEFENSE: It's An Attitude
  By: John Kolstad, Head Football Coach, Green Bay East High School
  Winter, 1999

• RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR ASSISTANT COACHES
  By: Jerry Sinz, Head Football Coach, Edgar High School
  Winter, 1999

• VIEWS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSISTANT COACHES
  By: Jim Arens, Head Football Coach, Greendale High School
  Winter, 1999

• MOUNT SENARIO'S Y MIDDLE SCREEN
  By: Karl Fager, Offensive Line Coach, Mt. Senario College
  Winter, 1999

• STARTING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
  By: Lee Pritzl, Head Football Coach, Campbellsport High School
  Winter, 1999

• RIDDELL/ALL AMERICAN COMPANY JOINS THE WFCA CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AND REBATE PROGRAM
  By: Dick Rundle, Executive Director, WFCA
  Winter, 1999

• WHY TRADE GAME VIDEO TAPES?
  By: Ken Biegel, WFCA Northern Vice President, Head Football Coach, Wisconsin Rapids High School
  Winter, 1999

• OBJECTIVES FOR PLAYERS TO SUCCEED AS A TEAM
  By: Reed Welsh, Athletic Director, Abbotsfod High School
  Winter, 1999

• PEG CALLAWAY - We Owe You
  By: Dick Rundle, Executive Director, WFCA
  Winter, 1999

• HIGH SCHOOL REPORT - Are Athletes Academically Inferior to Non-Athletes?
  By: Donald Scharbarth, Head Football Coach, Lakeland High School
  Fall, 1998

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POSITION SPECIFIC STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM
  By: Mike Gutelius, Defensive Coordinator and Director of Player Development, St. Norbert College
  Fall, 1998

• COACHING THE LITTLE THINGS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DEFENSIVE GAME PLAN
  By:Clint Beyer, Assistant Coach, Reedsburg High School
  Fall, 1998

• ELIGIBILITY RULES FACE FURTHER REVIEW
  By: Paul Anderson, Attorney for National Sports Law Institute
  Fall, 1998

• POWER FOOTBALL
  By: Dennis Johnson, Head Football Coach, Muskego High School
  Fall, 1998

• THE IMPORTANCE OF KICK-OFF COVERAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL
  By: Brent Claflin, Head Footbal Coach, Southern Door High School
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• IMPROVING YOUR PERMITER RUN GAME THROUGH THE STALK BLOCK
  By: Bob Ford, Head Football Coach and Chad Martinovich, Receivers Coach, University of Albany
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• KEEP THE HEAD OUT OF FOOTBALL
  Excerpted from an article by Dick Schindler for the National Federation News
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• PHILOSOPHY OF THE 8-MAN PRESSURE FRONT
  By: Marvin Sanders, Defensive Coach, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• SHORT YARDAGE OFFENSE
  By: Bob Meronk, Head Football Coach, Oshkosh West High School
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• FOOTBALL HELMETS "THE PROPER FITTING PROCEDURE"
  By: Frank Kuhrasch, Riddell Sports Representative
  Summer Clinic Manual, 1998

• SECONDARY COVERAGE DRILLS
  By: Dave Francour, Marinette High School
  Spring, 1998

• FIVE TIPS FOR ASSISTANT COACHES
  By: Kevin Colburn, Assistant Coach, LaCrosse Central
  Winter, 1998

• FOOTBALL: MORE THAN JUST A GAME!
  By: Bill Collar, Head Football Coach, Seymour High School

• SIXTEEN TIPS FOR POSITIVE PARENTING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
  By: Bill Collar, Head Football Coach, Seymour High School

• THREE DECADES OF FOOTBALL - KIDS & SOCIETY
  By: Dennis Kueter, Defensive Coordinator, Platteville High School
  Winter, 1998

• GAME PREPARATION AT LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL
  By: Jon Benrud, Head Football Coach, Onalaska Luther High School
  Winter, 1998

• END OF SEASON REPORT CARD
  By: Ken Mueller, Head Football Coach, Barron High School
  Winter, 1998

• TO BALANCE OR UNBALANCE - THAT IS THE QUESTION
  By: Walt Maki, Head Football Coach, Wrightstown High School
  Winter, 1997

• THE VALUES OF PARTICIPATION IN FOOTBALL
  By: Terry Price, Head Football Coach, Maranatha Baptist Bible College
  Fall, 1997