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Jul 27, 20212 min read

Public Address Announcer Symposium to Be Held August 11th

The AHSAA is sponsoring a symposium for public address announcers on Wednesday, August 11th. The event will feature highly acclaimed...

Jul 26, 20213 min read

Alvin Briggs Reminds Coaches of Heat Issues, Practice Guidelines

AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs emailed principals and coaches on Monday with heat and practice protocols for the beginning of...

Jul 26, 20212 min read

ALFCA News and Notes-July 27, 2021

Here is some of the latest concerning the ALFCA and high school football in Alabama. 1) Expect all of the special Covid rules from 2020...

Jul 25, 20213 min read

ALFCA Summer Board Meeting Minutes

ALFCA Executive Director Jack Wood welcomed members of the Board of Directors to the annual ALFCA Summer Meeting last Thursday, July 22...

Jul 23, 20211 min read

Three Alabama Teams in High School Football America Preseason Top 100

The Thompson Warriors are the #3 ranked high school football team in the country according to High School Football America. The website...

Jul 21, 20212 min read

Randy Ragsdale Returns to Coaching

Former Trinity coach Randy Ragsdale is returning to coaching, this time in the college ranks. Ragsdale has joined the staff of Coach Rob...

Jul 20, 20212 min read

2021 Alabama High School Football Coaching Changes-105 &Counting

Here is a current list of the coaching changes in AHSAA football since the end of the 2020 football season. There are 4 or 5 schools...

Jul 19, 20212 min read

The Latest Coaching Moves

Collinsville head coach Daniel Garrett has resigned to take the head job at Rogers High School. Garrett is a graduate of Rogers. He...

Jul 19, 20212 min read

Woodlawn Set to Build State of the Art Stadium

Beginning with the 2022 football season, the Woodlawn Colonels will have their own on campus football stadium. Birmingham City Schools...

Jul 19, 20211 min read

David Faulkner Joins West Virginia Staff

Former Enterprise and Fairhope head coach David Faulkner has joined Neal Brown's staff at West Virginia as a special assistant to the...

Jul 16, 20211 min read

Clinton Smith Leaves Hillcrest Evergreen to Take Job at Miles College/Mike Dean New Coach

Miles Coach Reggie Ruffin has stolen one of south Alabama's best coaches with the hire of Clinton Smith of Hillcrest Evergreen. Coach...

Jul 15, 20212 min read

ALFCA Welcomes TeamFunder.com as New Sponsor

TeamFunder.com has become the newest sponsor of the Alabama Football Coaches Association. Executive Director Jack Wood is excited about...

Jul 15, 20212 min read

Alabama-Mississippi All Star Nominations Due Soon

The deadline for your Alabama-Mississippi All Star nominations is coming soon. Here is the memo from Jamie Lee, AHSADCA Director. July...

Jul 15, 20213 min read

Throwback Thursday: 40 Years Ago The State's Greatest Two Way Player Ever Dominated a Title Game

Alabama has had many terrific high school players in its long football history. Great quarterbacks, hard hitting linebackers, running...

Jul 14, 20212 min read

Offensive Line Guru & Former AU Assistant Alex Gibbs Passes Away Monday

If you want to take a look at all of the offensive line coaches that have coached and impacted football as much as Alex Gibbs, your list...

Jul 13, 20213 min read

How to Get the Ball to Your Good Receiver

Alabama's Devante Smith won the Heisman Trophy with his great speed and ability to turn a short throw into a big gain. A study of his...

Jul 12, 20212 min read

Do You Know the Alabama State Concussion Law?

The state of Alabama passed a concussion law for sports in June of 2011. Concussions had become a major issue in the previous years and...

Jul 9, 20211 min read

Nick Saban- Before He was The GOAT

Here are three old Coaches Choice videos from the late1990's when Coach Saban was the head coach at Michigan State. Take a few minutes...

Jul 8, 20213 min read

Throwback Thursday: 50 Years Ago Abbeville-Oneonta Played to a Scoreless Tie in 2A Championship Game

Believe it or not, the AHSAA once played championship games in football that had no provision for overtime to be played. In the...

Jul 7, 20217 min read

Coaches Should Review Football Officials Points of Emphasis for 2021 Season

Officials will begin this month preparing themselves and their associations for the 2021 high school football season. Each year,...