In this section, Coach Hutchison shares some of his
philosophies on playing and winning at the game of football.
Trying to exhibit for display all my philosophies of what it takes to win at the
sport of football has proved a daunting task indeed. Although I prefer a multidimensional
power offense capable of the quick strike and an overly physical, overly aggressive,
dominating style of defense, these styles may not suit a particular group of athletes.
It is the meshing of what a coach wants and what he or she has to work with that
is the formula for success. This is the main reason so many coaches fail at one
school and succeed at another. This is also the reason a coach "needs" several
season to install his offense or defense successfully; the coach needs to recruit
players that fit within the schemes he or she is attempting to install. This meshing
dilemma is also the reason so many great coaches have been able to be so successful
for so long. It is considerably easier for a coach to modify (if only for part
of a season) his or her individual traits than to modify the entire squad's. An
example would be for say an Acorn State to attempt to pound the ball down a Notre
Dame's throat with the power running game. Regardless of possible previous successes
in running the football, such a strategy in the mythical game suggested above
can only lead to one, inevitable conclusion--failure. Coaches that can at least
temporarily adjust to the talent available, or the talent faced, are always going
to be the more successful coaches. Such adaptation has been a benchmark of great
coaches like Dean Smith, Bobby Knight, and Eddie Robinson, to name but a few.
Here I will break down my basic philosophies for the offense, defense, and special
teams.
- Coach Hutchison
Offensive
philosophies
The
Golden Rules of Offense
Defensive
philosophies
General
Defensive Philosophies
Keys
for Great Defensive Plays
Special
teams Philosophies
General
Special Teams Philosophies
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