Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FILM ANALYSIS Strengths Nick Coleman is a very good athlete … Is a two-way player and makes plays at running back and corner- back … Has above-average speed … Breaks on the ball very well and shows strong instincts … His elusive, shifty running style on offense shows that he has playmaking abilities in the secondary … Willing to hit and is physical with his opponents … Does a good job of finding the ball in the air and uses his hands well … His long arms make up for only being 5-11 to 6-0 tall … His competitive nature and confidence is a major plus. Areas For Improvement Needs to continue working on his footwork in man-to-man coverage … Plays a lot of man coverage in high school and isn't too knowledgeable of zone coverages … That will change at the next level … Overall tackling needs to improve, but that is correctable and will be a quick fix in year one … Tends to take too many chances in man coverage … Peaks into the backfield too often to get a read on the quarterback's eyes … Needs to focus more on locking down the man in front of him. — Tom Loy in 1983 before leaving the school. The older Coleman is now a high school track coach in the Dayton area. He con- sistently stressed the importance of do- ing the small things right when helping his son in sports. "My dad always tells me how to warm up and what to eat and what to drink, and what good form should be when you're running," he said. "Ulti- mately, I just want to be the best I can, and the only way to do that is to be fun- damentally sound. That's what I really take pride in." Coleman played cornerback as a sophomore, but an injury to one of his