It's a totally different thing on defense. Changes in society are reflected in the work habits of today's players. The guys would always open them up in the presence of the coaches, then close them and never open them up again,'' Reynoldsburg coach Tony Pusateri said. Kids today are very visual. They're impatient and they don't like to read.
Coaches have other reasons for eschewing playbooks.
Beechcroft coach Tom Dunlap hasn't produced a standard playbook for at least 10 years. We've got such a fluid situation with open enrollment here in the Columbus schools, students are coming and going from one school to another all the time,'' he said. I've got to ask myself if I want my playbooks floating around 10 other schools in the City League. Anyway, I think visual learning is much more effective. Chalkboards are almost a thing of the past.