“10-12 years ago you could out-coach people on special teams” Frank Beamer

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“10-12 years ago you could out-coach people on special teams” Frank Beamer

Frank Beamer explains punt blocking
Frank Beamer explains punt blocking

 
 
Frank Beamer’s special teams program at Virginia Tech was so effective that it came to be known as Beamer Ball. If you are a college football fan you must have heard the term, but what, exactly, is Beamer Ball?
 
 
First, let take a look at what the man himself said about Beamer Ball. Beamer says in this clip that the days of surprising people with special teams paly are done. Now, the emphasis is on getting the most talented players on special teams.
 

 
 
Here is an example of the kind of detail that Coach Beamer taught and, his son, Shane Beamer will be teaching at UGA as special teams coordinator.:
 

 
 

 
 
Here are some examples from Beamer’s career at VT:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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Greg is closing in on 15 years writing about and photographing UGA sports. While often wrong and/or out of focus, it has been a long, strange trip full of fun and new friends.