Hello, blog readers. I hope all is well in your part of the world. I realized last year that this blog hits a lot of different corners of the United States. So I am wishing you well wherever you are…
To say that the season goes by fast and the first game just sneaks up on you has to be the biggest understatement in the history of coaching. It seemed like just yesterday that I accepted this job and now…
I’ll start today’s blog with a look at our scrimmage on Friday and then finish with some between the eyes thoughts on our great game of football. Post Sweetwater I had three goals heading into this one and we accomplished…
It’s the night before our first scrimmage. I am feeling nothing more than that. All I know is it’s time to hop on a bus and kick the season off. I am not chomping at the bit saying, time to…
You can’t have a great day every day. Even the best athletes in the world have an off day. It’s part of athletics. It’s part of the fabric that makes athletics so great. The key to having an off day…
by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach Respect the process. It’s what I have been saying all camp. If you respect the process, you will succeed. There is no time to complain or feel sorry for…
by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach First Week In Review It always amazes me how fast football goes by. You wait all off-season for it to get here. Once it’s here, it’s goes by in…
Here’s the latest Texas High School Football Chat from August 9. The questions were: Q1: What drills do you focus on the first four days without pads? (diagrams encouraged) Q2: What are your everyday drills for the entire season? (diagrams…
by Scott Veliz Oñate High School Head Football Coach Follow @Coach_Veliz Fall Camp With every ending comes a new beginning. A bit sappy, but true nonetheless. Fall camp has now ended for the Oñate Knights football team and now “Phase…
by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach Day 4 Thursday was Day Four and we had another good day. Friday brings us our first day in pads. There is definitely excitement in the air for that….