EF Historians "What Happened to or Where is or Who is Coach Brian D. Hanline?

[GrandMasterKC]

I purchased a football board 3 years ago and in it was a typed manual titled-"HOW TO PLAY ELECTRIC FOOTBALL" COACHES MANUAL BY BRIAN D. HANLINE OF KAYSVILLE, UTAH. In this manual there are many plays for 8 man play and it is very informative for it's time 1976 Tudor Games Inc.
What is the origen of "8 Man play?" Is it still used?

Somebody enlighten me on who this Coach is and was? Also how great of an impact did this manual have on EF today and the years after 1976 when written?

When did the term "tweaking" come about? How did the realization of manipulating the plastic come about and change the game forever?




Coach Karim

[artlax]

Not sure about the EF angle - but 8 man football has existed for quite some time in the "heartland" states - Kansas, Nebraska, so on . . . some western mountain states - Montana as well. Played by smaller high schools. Many good sites can be found online.

[GrandMasterKC]

Was it ever an 8 man Electric football league? Where are the historians of EF? No one knows about the EF Manual of 1976?

[Reginald Rutledge]

A name from the Past! Brian Hanline lived in Kaysville, Utah at the time of the publishing of the Coaches Manual. The copyright for his manual was 1976 through Tudor Games. It showed various basic offensive and defensive strategies ranging from picking the bases, setting the backfield, the O-Line, ans well as things on the D-Tackles, ends, L:Bs and cornerbacks. He showed a 4-4 defense as well as a box. Brian was a forward thinker in the game of miniature football.

A lot of the concepts and thinking he had in "electric football" is what I employ and similar to some of the methodology that I write about in my West Coast Playbook. Some of the concepts that he had, I have used in how I wrote my manual on miniature football. While his covers 16 pages, mine will cover more than 100 pages of miniature football.

He breaks things down on the 8-man scale and it is very detailed. The knowledge is basic but quite in depth and good. He was ahead of his time, more like light years.

I did not say anything because I wanted to give a historian the chance to comment on Brian. I am not sure if he still lives in Utah but truly, a great X's and O's guy!

And oh yes, the concepts work. They are cerebral in nature. It shows a lot of pulling plays. Guys today think its all about power but they are sadly mistaken. He breaks down why the cerebral approach is more fun. And they were limited only to Tudor products.
Reg

[GrandMasterKC]

Do you have knowledge of his play history? W-vs-L? Preferred style of play run and or pass? Has he ever done any EF manuals or innovations post 1976? Is there any Coaches that have shared experiences with seeing or Coaching against Coach Hanline?

Again I thank you and any other Coaches that have or can add to this quest for enlightenment.

Originally Posted by Reginald Rutledge

A name from the Past! Brian Hanline lived in Kaysville, Utah at the time of the publishing of the Coaches Manual. The copyright for his manual was 1976 through Tudor Games. It showed various basic offensive and defensive strategies ranging from picking the bases, setting the backfield, the O-Line, ans well as things on the D-Tackles, ends, L:Bs and cornerbacks. He showed a 4-4 defense as well as a box. Brian was a forward thinker in the game of miniature football.

A lot of the concepts and thinking he had in "electric football" is what I employ and similar to some of the methodology that I write about in my West Coast Playbook. Some of the concepts that he had, I have used in how I wrote my manual on miniature football. While his covers 16 pages, mine will cover more than 100 pages of miniature football.

He breaks things down on the 8-man scale and it is very detailed. The knowledge is basic but quite in depth and good. He was ahead of his time, more like light years.

I did not say anything because I wanted to give a historian the chance to comment on Brian. I am not sure if he still lives in Utah but truly, a great X's and O's guy!

And oh yes, the concepts work. They are cerebral in nature. It shows a lot of pulling plays. Guys today think its all about power but they are sadly mistaken. He breaks down why the cerebral approach is more fun. And they were limited only to Tudor products.
Reg