The most rewarding times, I can remember as a young coach, were traveling to football clinics and listening to successful coaches, like John McKay, Bear Bryant, Vince Lombardi and many others talk about their special approach to offense, defense, special teams and team organization. Although not everything fit into our style of coaching, I would always gleam some bits of information that I could later use.

Coaching clinics were our method of networking in the profession. You found coaches with similar interests and made time to visit and share information with each other. This was never done to promote ourselves, but the contacts we made on the clinic circuit certainly had a positive affect on our careers.

I remember listening to Don Coryell speak at a clinic one year. At the next clinic we both attended, I found some time to sit and talk football with him. He was one of the most intense, exciting coaches I ever had a dialog with. His knowledge and more important, his love of the game was evident from the very first time I shook his hand. One year later, I got a call from Don. He had just been named Head Coach at San Diego State University and wanted me to join his staff. I remember asking him why he had taken the job, and he replied without a moments hesitation, "They haven't won a game in the last three years. Tom, there is no where for us to go but up."

Don, of course was right and during the next three years I was part of the fun of building a winning tradition at the school. Four years later, when I was leaving to join the pros, the man I recommended to take my place as Defensive Coordinator was John Madden. John and I had gone to numerous clinics together and he left his Head Coaching position at a Jr. College to come to San Diego. Going to clinics, communicating with one another, sharing dreams and knowledge was the common thread of the beginning years of my coaching career.

During my 23 year tenure as a NFL offensive coach and defensive coordinator with the Bengals, Bucs and Chargers and since, in my own business "Tom Bass Enterprises - The Business of Football", I have always considered it an honor and privilege to share my knowledge and expertise with fellow coaches in our game. When I retired from active NFL coaching, my mentor, Coach Paul Brown and my good friend Coach Jim Sweeney encouraged me to start my own onsite coaching clinics for coaches across the USA. Each clinic is individually designed and features information that is of specific interest to that particular football staff. Over the years I have had the good fortune to present these unique clinics to countless coaching staffs and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to meet and work with some of the finest men in our profession.

At this time, I am very excited to be able to bring this same clinic information to you online. I wanted to be able to offer the same invaluable football information that I have presented to college and university staffs all across the US, in an affordable manner for Youth, High School and Junior College coaches. I am starting with the 12 most requested clinic topics. Online, I am presenting a thorough summary of each clinic topic. You will then have the opportunity to order the very same in-depth clinic that I present to the college and university staffs in coil bound, printed form, mailed directly to your home or office.

Each topic is designed to be of tremendous assistance, great interest, and equally beneficial for all coaches.  The material which I have prepared and you will receive for your reference library and for your immediate personal use will include detailed diagrams in addition to complete and thorough explanations of this cutting edge coaching material.

The tremendous bonus I am offering is that unlike coaching clinics you may attend or football articles you may read, once you and your staff have examined the in-depth information and would like to implement some ideas, I am personally available for consultations through e-mail, to help you with any questions or situations pertaining to the clinic topics you'd like to discuss to make it work for you and your specific program.

I hope that these summaries as well as the in-depth clinics that will be available for you can add to your team's success. Each topic is designed to be of tremendous assistance, great interest, and equally beneficial for every coach from the veteran head coach to the young assistant just beginning his career at any level; youth, high school junior college or university.

I also realize that there are many different ways to play football. What I will be presenting to you represents the best that I have found in over thirty years of coaching college and professional football. Hopefully a large portion of the material will be of benefit to you.

In season, your time is precious. Your focus is on the games at hand. Good luck to you, your fellow coaches and players in the upcoming year. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at CoachBass@AOL.com. I look forward to visiting with you soon.