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is to play it. An atom of experience is
better than a world of theory.
There may be different methods of teach¬
ing men how to play the game ; hardly
any two coaches or captains will begin the
season in just the same way. But each
captain should have* some plan, schedule,
or method of teaching the game.
The football season covers a period of
about eight weeks. The game must bo
taught within that time. Now, football
is divided, as has been said, into the in¬
dividual and the team. The first half of
the season, the first four weeks, should
be devoted primarily to the individual,
teaching him the fundamentals and how
to play his own position. Assuming that
the season begins about the lsth of
September, this work would carry tho
team until the second week in October ;
the balance of the season should be de¬
voted primarily to the team, although it
is often impossible to pick the team be-