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Coaches Corner, National News, Texas High School Football News August 18, 2019

Anchor Down Blog: Two Weeks in & Drones

It’s been a fun two weeks so far in Tarpon Territory, kicking off the 2019 season. As I said last time, the excitement of training camp is still there after 24-years. Everything is new and energized. A fresh beginning. It’s…

Coaches Corner, National News, Podcast, Texas High School Football News August 8, 2019

Podcast: Port Isabel (Texas) head coach Jason Strunk talks about his new blog “Anchor Down”

Port Isabel head coach Jason Strunk wrote his first blog of the 2019 season on Sunday, a day before his Tarpons opened Fall camp in south Texas. Today, Strunky talks about his new blog Anchor Down, plus much, much more…

Blog: A New Era, Coaches Corner, National News, New Mexico High School Football News June 23, 2018

Blog: A New Era – Oñate Summer Workouts

Hello everyone, it’s good to be back writing again. It has been about four months since I have submitted a blog to High School Football America. It’s funny because when I committed to this, I thought it would be tough…

Blog: The Turnaround, Coaches Corner, Texas High School Football News October 3, 2017

The Turnaround: Bye Week

Here we are. Already into our bye week. I mean it feels like August 7th was just a few days ago, but we are already at the midway point of the season. Time really flies by, especially as a coach….

Blog: A New Era, Coaches Corner, National News, New Mexico High School Football News September 27, 2017

A New Era: Our First Win

Most coaches are would be pretty comfortable being up 49-6 at halftime. I was not. In New Mexico there is a 50 point mercy rule, meaning once a score reaches that margin the game is called automatically. The second half…

Blog: The Turnaround September 22, 2017

The Turnaround: Thursday

Thursday is always a good day. The eve of Friday night. The adrenaline gets flowing. Butterflies set in. 24 hours until kickoff is a always a great feeling. All the physical work is done. Now it’s all mental. Thursday is…

Blog: A New Era, Coaches Corner, National News, New Mexico High School Football News September 5, 2017

A New Era: Fatherhood and Coaching

“Anyone can be a father; but it takes a real man to be a Dad.” I do not know where I first heard that, but to this day it remains one of my favorite quotes. For the last month on…

Blog: The Turnaround, Coaches Corner, Texas High School Football News September 4, 2017

The Turnaround: Lubbock Opens with OT win

Lubbock beats Seminole 20-17 in OT What a crazy way to start the 2017 season. The Westerners pulled one off over a very good Seminole Indians team, winning 20-17 in overtime. @lhswesterners Lubbock High won over Seminole! @JeffFisherMedia pic.twitter.com/w5KbIhSAiX —…

Blog: A New Era, Coaches Corner, New Mexico High School Football News August 21, 2017

A New Era: First Scrimmage and Media Day

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…

Blog: The Turnaround, Coaches Corner, National News, Texas High School Football News September 9, 2016

The Turnaround: Strunky’s Photo Blog

Since Lubbock High School head football coach Jason Strunk began writing The Turnaround in 2012, he’s always thought about ways to make it better. Thursday, he decided to become a photo journalist and take pictures throughout his day. The result…

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