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This Chapter will blow up some of the myths in football and set reality.

Myth: The goal is to win.

Reality: The goal is perfection. Winning just happens to teams that strive for perfection.

“Show class, have pride, and display character.

If you do, winning takes care of itself.”

— Paul “Bear” Bryant

Myth: Football is a game of inches.

Reality: Football is a game of details.

Myth: Running through a wall is an expression.

Reality: Running through a wall is real and required.

Myth: Players can only give 100%.

Reality: Players over the wall can give more then 100%.

Myth: You need to keep it simple for younger players.

Reality: You need to keep it simple for all players.

Myth: To become the best you can be, players need to play their primary sport 12 months a year when they are young.

Reality: Each sport brings different skill sets that can be used in all sports. Players who only play one sport, tend to burn out by high school.

Myth: There is too much injury risk in football

Reality: The only risk is kids missing the character traits they need.

Reality: Equipment and training make football safer than riding a bike, skateboard, baseball, softball and soccer.

Reality: Growing up with fear is the worst thing a kid can learn.

Myth:Fearless players are reckless.

Realtiy: Fearless intelligent, disciplined players are Warriors.

Myth: It’s what you do.

Reality: It’s what you do next.

Myth: If you are talented enough, you can break the rules.

Reality: Rules apply to everybody.

Myth: Long term success is about coaching.

Reality: Long term success is about organization. Organizations will be here long after coaches and players are gone.

Myth: More complicated teams confuse opponents.

Reality: More complicated teams confuse themselves.

Myth: Ex college and pro players make the best coaches.

Reality: Long term coaches following the team’s rules make the best coaches.

Myth: Bigger, faster, stronger wins.

Reality: Discipline, focus, and intelligence wins.

Myth: Good players make coaches look good, bad players make coaches look bad.

Reality: OK, this one is true.

Myth: QBs and running backs determine offensive success.

Reality: The O line determines success.

Myth: Offenses need to be complicated.

Reality: The fewer plays run perfectly, the better.

Myth: Better equipment prevents injuries.

Reality: Better tackling techniques prevent injury.

Myth: You tackle with arms and shoulders.

Reality: You tackle with hips and thighs.

Myth: The person who makes the tackle deserves the credit.

Reality: It is often someone else, taking away the offense’s first option that causes the tackle.

Myth: Football is a contact sport.

Realty: “Football is a collision sport., Dancing is a contact sport.”

-Duffy Daugherty-Michigan State

Myth: A defensive back got burned.

Reality: A perfect route, perfect throw and perfect catch are almost impossible to stop.

Myth: You need to blitz to be aggressive.

Reality: We rarely blitz and running backs and QBs do not want any thing to do with our defense.

Myth: Kill shots make the game more exciting.

Reality: Kill shots are damaging the sport.

Myth: Special teams are not that important.

Reality: 3 loses in 4 years by 6 points says extra points win Championships.

Myth: Game Plans are hard to do.

Reality: Game Plans write themselves.

Myth: Practice is hard work.

Reality: Practice is fun. If it’s not, you’re doing it wrong.

Myth: Pregame starts 1 hour before game time.

Reality: Pregame starts 24 hours before game time.

Myth: Teams play it by ear.

Reality: Teams need routines to prepare consistently.

Myths: Head coaches coach during the game.

Reality: Assistant coaches coach games, head coaches manage games.

Myth: Players win games.

Myth: Coaches win games.

Reality: Teams win games.

Myth: Teams that make the most big plays, win.

Reality: Teams that make the fewest mistakes, win.

Myth: Championships are the time to bring out the new stuff.

Reality: Championships are the time to dance with what brung ya.

Myth: The season ends after the last play of the final game.

Reality: The next season starts at the last play of the final game.

Myth: “What” you do is more important than ”how” you do it.

Reality: The “how” is far more important.