Coaches Corner
October 2023
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 10
October 27, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 27th 2023 EDITION – 10.1 Week 10 of the PIAA Football Season is upon us. This means different things to different people. Some teams are anxious to end a season where they underperformed. Others are attempting to prepare for playoffs. Others are already looking forward to the work they need to put in during […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 9.2
October 20, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 29th 2023 EDITION – 9.2 Last night I was at a local Junior High Game. I was working in the concession stand. After the game a couple of the officials stopped by to grab a hotdog and Gatorade for the ride home. Because I am a friendly guy, I struck up a conversation with […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance: Milestones, record breakers & game shakers- program wins edition
October 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column that will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. My crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 9.1
October 17, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 17th 2023 EDITION – 9.1 I am in the middle of the 28th season as a PIAA football official. However, over the last two years I have not seen many snaps while in stripes. This is due to my son playing varsity football at the smallest public school in the state fielding a football […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 8
October 13, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 13th 2023 EDITION – 8 First things first; The Ransom Report is going to ask a favor of all our loyal readers. Tonight, when you are attending your local game please pause for a moment and look around. Engage all five of your senses and recognize just how lucky we are to be […]
Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 7
October 6, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 6th 2023 EDITION – 7.2 I remember working on a crew with a gentleman named Bob Weller. He would remind as we traveled to our first game of the year that before we knew it we would be deep into the season, maybe even into playoffs. I was a young official at the time. […]
Rules of the Game- The Ransom Report – Special Edition
October 3, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
October 2nd 2023 EDITION – 7.1 Throughout any given season a football official will take upwards of 3000-4000 snaps. During all those snaps they are bound to see some odd things happen. After 27 years, I could write a book about the strange plays that I have had to rule on. Today, we are […]
The Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 6.2
September 29, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
September 29th 2023 EDITION – 6.2 Get excited……. Week 6 is here!!! I just learned that “The Rules of the Game” has reached as far as Seattle Washington. The Pacific Northwest is some beautiful country. Visit sometime if you get the chance! This past Monday I received an email asking about helmets coming off […]
Conversation with Coach – Doug Dahms, Wilson West Lawn
September 27, 2023 | Phil Myers
Cover picture via Bulldog Hour Doug Dahms never wanted to be the head football coach at Wilson West Lawn or anywhere else for that matter. Yet after 30 years as an assistant to three different coaches at Wilson, what changed his mind? To top it off, he only agreed to be the head coach for […]
The Rules of the Game – The Ransom Report – Edition 5
September 22, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
September 22nd 2023 EDITION – 5.2 Week 5 of the PIAA football season is here……..time to figure out if your team is playoff bound! I have always appreciated the game of football. The rules of the game are part of that appreciation. This closer look into the rules through education has been very enjoyable […]
You Make The Call – The Ransom Report – Special Edition
September 19, 2023 | Kevin Ransom
EDITION – 5.1 Week 5 of the PIAA football season is approaching, which means the regular season is half over. It is a very exciting time to be a fan of high school football. This weekly article has caught the attention of a couple readers. One of those readers has asked me to take a […]
PSFCA Membership info; How & why coaches should become a member, how & when to nominate players for Big 33 & East/West games
September 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
Before you apply, you should know that if you use the Funding Zone to raise money for your team they will pay for your membership. For more information visit their website and contact them: https://fundingzone.com/contact-us/ At this time nominations for the Big 33 and Titan Threadz PSFCA East/West games are not open. Follow @PSFCA_ on twitter […]
Governor Livingston High School partners with SAFR Sports to make football safer
September 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
Safr Sports is a major sponsor of PAFootballnews.com. We endorse their product based on the studies done by Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab Governor Livingston High School, in its ongoing effort to create the safest football environment for all of its student athletes, has partnered with SAFR Sports to provide every player with a SAFR Helmet […]
Conversation with Coach – Mike Warfield, Aliquippa
September 11, 2023 | Phil Myers
Everyone in Pennsylvania knows Aliquippa is a sports town especially proficient in football. Aliquippa is the only high school in America that can boast about having three players in the NFL Hall of Fame (Mike Ditka, Ty Law, and Darrelle Revis). The Quips have won the state championship four times. They have made the WPIAL […]
Conversation with Coach, Kevin Clancy – Strath Haven
August 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
He is the winningest coach in the history of District 1 football. He has nine children, eight of them sons who played football, yet he never coached any of them in high school. Why? He began his coaching career at Archbishop Carroll, his alma mater, but eventually took the head coaching position at a fledgling […]
Coach Wiser Shares Many Memories Prior To Christening Of Larry Wiser Field
August 21, 2023 | David McClaine
Coach Wiser Shares Many Memories Prior To Christening Of Larry Wiser Field; Dr. Carrico Provided Particulars On The Celebration And Information On The Improvements To The Field At The Bottom Of The Article CLARION SPORTS ZONE on 21 August, 2023 at 20:06 Above photo submitted A special surprise took place at the Clarion Area School […]
Another @Go_Rout open date: University Prep
July 21, 2023 | Billy Splain
University Prep in Pittsburgh is looking for a week 1 (Sept 1) game. They are a 4A school. If interested contact jmathews2@pghschools.org or lberry1@pghschools.org
Henry Hynoski steps down at Shamokin, Marc Persing begins new era for Indians
July 1, 2023 | Billy Splain
Henry Hynoski has announced he has resigned as the Shamokin head football coach and has accepted the job as principal at his alma mater, Southern Columbia. Taking over for the Indians will be former Lewisburg head coach Marc Persing (pending school board meeting this Monday). Persing resigned from Lewisburg in 2020 while he was teaching […]
Another @Go_Rout Coaching Position Opening: Gettysburg
June 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Gettysburg is in need of 2 coaches: OL and LB. If interested contact coach Matt Heiser. 717-512-7925
Another @GO_Rout coaching job! Northeast
June 2, 2023 | Billy Splain
Northeast High School is looking for a Wide Receiver coach for the 2023 season. Northeast has won five of the last six Public League 6A Championships and plays a very competitive non-league schedule. Preference will be given to candidates who are from Philadelphia, or the surrounding area, with ties to and experience coaching in local […]
Another @Go_Rout Open Date: Bishop Canevin
May 19, 2023 | Billy Splain
Bishop Canevin Football We are looking for 2023 week 0 options. We are willing to travel. @Coach_Rich4 724-647-8623.
Another @GO_Rout Open Date: WEST BRANCH OH
May 11, 2023 | Billy Splain
West Branch is looking for September 13th home game in 2024. We would be willing to do a 2 year and would travel in 2025. We are a small Division 4 school located 27 miles West of the PA line West of Salem, OH. We have about 600 students in our high school. If someone […]
Mike Ricci, Bob Palko, Jeff Weachter, Gary Gouse & Rick Keely all had Hall of Fame Careers.
May 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
On May 28 the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches association will add five new names to the PSFCA Hall of Fame. Gary Gouse, Bob Palko, Rick Keely, Jeff Weachter and Mike Ricci will be inducted at a ceremony being held just before the Big 33 football classic. The event will take place at 3pm in the […]
Another @Go_Rout Coaching position! Kensington
May 8, 2023 | Billy Splain
Kensington Multiplex (District 12 – Class 6A) is looking for volunteer coaches for multiple positions. Must be able to obtain all required clearances. Interested applicants can send a resume/letter of interest to Head Coach Steven Quigley at squigley@philasd.org
Another @Go_Rout Coaching job opening: Reynolds
May 2, 2023 | Billy Splain
The Reynolds Football Program is searching for interested applicants for open positions at the varsity and Jr. High level. If interested in applying for a varsity position we are searching for someone with a defensive mind, experience coaching secondary and linebacker and would eventually desire to progress into a defensive coordinator position. Responsibilities would include […]
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