The JV Playbook

06/21/2026

New Blog Post!
https://coachingshare.com/jv-playbook-2-31-the-importance-of-alignment/

If you're ever gonna pick one of these to read, this is the one!
Too often, programs are stifled by the issue of alignment, from the lowest levels all the way to Varsity. But the great programs, they've figured out how to make sure everyone, from the lowest level of Pop Warner to the guy calling all the shots on Friday nights , are on the same page.
That's right, y'all, this is a program wide edition of the JV Playbook!

06/14/2026

New Blog Post
https://open.substack.com/pub/coacheaston268/p/jv-playbook-230-spring-ball-2026?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=rmojr

Spring Ball in Spartan Nation has come to a close, and I couldn't be happier! Here's my thoughts and takeaways.

*Due to some technical difficulties, this is posted on Substack. It'll be on later

06/07/2026

New Blog Post!
https://coachingshare.com/jv-playbook-2-29-breaking-down-the-perimeter-problem/
Spring ball is winding down, and we're all prepping for the upcoming season, but we need to talk about an epidemic: young backs trusting in the perimeter of the field too much. Read here my thoughts on fixing the issue.

05/31/2026

New Blog Post!
https://coachingshare.com/jv-playbook-2-28-treat-them-all-fairly-not-equally/

Before you read the title and hate me, this week's post was inspired by latest Defense Lab with NFL Hall of Famer Kevin Mawae! In their talk, Mawae dropped this great nugget that I had to roll with!

05/26/2026

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05/24/2026

New Blog Post!

https://coachingshare.com/jv-playbook-2-27-expand-simplify-reinvent-the-schematic-choices-of-jv-football/

Shout-out to Coach Gideon Cavallo. Stemming from a conversation about WHEN to adapt your scheme, Coach brought up these three points; Expand, Simplify, or Reinvent. I talk about how we do that in our program.

Development always trumps scheme at our level, but we still wanna win games. Struggling with your scheme? Here's the three ways to fix it.

05/17/2026

New Blog Post!!
https://coachingshare.com/jv-playbook-2-26-the-bubble-kid-conversation/

Continuing a question posed by earlier this week, I dive into how to approach the conversation surrounding those Bubble Kids: the ones that could make it on Varsity, but it may not be the best place for them yet.

05/14/2026

The If-Then process is a staple of the Flexbone, but with the help of ChatGPT, I was able to upload my playbook and create my own If-Then sheet for our new system. Added in the Problem Area to the left to help with in game ID.
Want to make your own? Message me for how I did it!
All credit to for the inspiration

05/11/2026

Gotta love some big on big football!!