New favorite Web site

I've been periodically studying concepts, offenses, defenses, and everything else possible at my new favorite Web site, www.coachesclipboard.net.

It's awesome.

And, it provides this week's "Term of the Week" ... AMOEBA DEFENSE.

Concocted by an Uncle Fester-like character of a freaked-out coach named Jerry Tarkanian, the amoeba defense is a hybrid zone that mixes in trapping and man concepts. It's typically associated with teams that possess good athleticism and have the length and speed to disrupt passing lanes, thus creating turnovers and morphing them into fast-break opportunities.

"Tark the Shark" won a couple national titles at UNLV using this defense ... and a few players recruited illegally.

Not only is it effective, it sounds awesome.