Show Coaches Should Drill Men on Points 01 Game Says Eckers Ecker I By Walter Waller H. H Eckersall y Oct 3 With 3 With t the football season eason about to open co coat coal I C CHICAGO are responsible for the success or failure of at their teams should i a little time each day lecturing the players on the rules Th Thel tt t should point out to their men the disastrous results which ma m If it the they do not down the ball bail on a kickoff if it sails over their g gi giand c cand and the advisability of at tackling the men with the ball regardless of ot A h whistles I It is only n a matter t r of history t to mention men men- Irh tI tion the number u b of games which hl have been won and lost through Ignorance of I the rules Captains especially who are the spokesman for their teams on the battlefields shoud know the code thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- and be quick to take lake advantage of an officials Incorrect ruling If It the players understand the rules and have confidence in the officials there will be belittle belittle belittle little wrangling in the games Although games have been lost through ill the players' players Ignorance of the r rt roach loach is the one directly Is a simple matter for the me mer ask their men questions questions' about t during the breathing spells of of drill It Is also a mighty good goody I ask questions pertaining to play pla a scrimmage drill is being held Teams shoud be made to un that the kickers kicker's team Is onside kickoff and Is entitled to reco rec ball If It the receiving team d down the ball after It passes j line and then Is recovered by a al of the kicking kickIng- aide side a touchdown It is therefore easy to alue value of at knowing kno the rules an anone and andone andone one of at the many instances wh result disastrously unless thel the have ha a thorough knowledge of t ti It While dwelling on the rules It is well to comment on a fey fe Continued on pa page 6 53 I COACHES SHOULD Continued from pa page e 4 4 which on the surface do not appear Important Important Important Im Im- I In the last article rules were cited which covered the point of kicking into line r the thlen In g goal order Je Jeo posts o that fl t from all rr fear behind n nt of f t the kicking goal the ball the crossbar or uprights may be he done away with it would be ad advisable advisable advisable ad- ad I for the tile coaches to give their Id Kickers kers some practice along this line The best results from such practice can be obtained by lining the second eleven against the first team and make the he kicker perform under fire tire The I coach should show the hooter how to adjust adjust adjust ad ad- just himself to make sure the ball goes clear of the posts Should the kicker shift to the right or left he must shift shirt some of the protecting backs and at least one linesman to the side to which he he- he has I shifted Practice will enable the kicker to make malee these adjustments to the satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction of the coach STUDY CONSEQUENCES In the event of a punted ball balt being blown back across the scrimmage line a little study of the consequences will show how imperative It Is for the kicking side to down the ball although It goes to the opposing eleven on the spot Suppose the ball after being blown back strikes the ground and then is allowed to rell back of the kickers kicker's goal line It Is then recovered by the defending team and a touchdown results It therefore will te he readily seen been how important it iti Is i for one of the kicking team to down the ball as soon as possible Along this line the point of a kicker booting the ball into one of his own side should be considered The rules used to tobe tobe be he that the ball was dead when It was kicked Into a teammate and went to th the opposing team at the spot of the fO foal il This rule has a beep a altered In t that It t can Jehl JehleN eN be he declined e by the offending I ng team who has a right to pick up the ball and advance advance ad ad- I vance It as far as possible TACKLE RUNNER Pla Players ers should never relax In their efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to tackle a runner regardless of the sounds of the whistle and horn Such a afoul afoul afoul foul may have ha been committed by hy one onA of the defending team and the offending eleven has the right to decline the penalty penal penal- ty tv and take the gain aln which oftentimes r results in a a. touchdown If the tacklers rs stop In n their efforts to down the runner when the whistle e ea or orP horn o tl Is blown re-I re These Thes are only a few of the e harmful fUl re results re- re suits which may happen unless the play play- e ems ell 8 have a thorough knowledge of the thO rules and If such Fuch scores core do happen th the roaches coaches should hould bf he held directly responsible sible |