John T. Reed’s news blog

My book Coaching Freshman & Junior Varsity High School Football has been sold out for several weeks. I called the printer to ask when it was coming and they said, “Oops, We forgot to print it.” It will now be a rush and should be shipped from IL to me in CA Wednesday or Thursday. So I will resume taking orders now.

My wife called me today to say with all the North Korea stuff going on today, I should put out a news release pointing out that almost all of this stuff is covered in my novel: The Unelected President.Nikki Haley today gave a 20-year history of North Korea. My novel has a 60 year executive summary of the Kim family dictatorship. The novel is fiction, but the history is real.The book also covers the EMP issue big time. It has Guam. It has the military action that America has become so squeamish about..Again, the novel is fiction, but I tried...

A lawsuit has been filed against my wife as executrix of her brother’s death is complicated, albeit small in damage amount. My wife is acting as her own attorney—because the legal fees would surely far exceed the amount in dispute.I need a framework for analysis to manage the complexity. Here is a to-do list that I need to arrange into a manageable format. I may be missing some steps: I assume there are some formats out there created by experienced litigators. I hope some readers can help. Facebook friend Chris Gavin recently did a great job of finding a semi-published case decision...

What is the difference between good and bad football coaches?John Madden asked Vince Lombardi that question years ago. Vince said the good coaches know exactly what they want.I watched the Spring practices of De La Salle High School years ago. They have the highest winning percentage in the history of the sport. They are about 12 miles from my house. The head coach watched his players and corrected them and made them do it over again until they got it right. He would see and correct any body part being a mere few inches way from the correct position. Talk...

The anti-football stuff is getting comical. All movements go to far, and this is another example of it.If you want to outlaw, outlaw injuries, not a sport. An anti-concussion law would change not only football but also soccer, skateboarding, cheerleading, touch football, flag football, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics, riding in motor vehicles, forget motorcycles, skiing, boxing, martial arts, baseball, softball, rugby.I played tackle football off and on from sandlot to high school to college intramural at West Point to eight-man tackle in an Army intramural league. I was the second leading scorer on the league champion team. My...