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One of the most popular sports in the United States, American football attracts millions of spectators annually. It’s championship game, the Super Bowl, pulls in consistently high ratings and viewership—2018’s game averaged more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Originally based on rugby, the game has evolved over decades into the sport it is today.

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Raising Kids to be Good Decision Makers
June 2, 2023
I believe very strongly that the core values that you follow as a family will be the foundation that will give your children direction in life. Parents want to raise confident kids who make wise choices, but the journey from baby to smart-thinking young adult is a long and rocky road. There are many forces […]
Wall Tag Off of Inside Zone With a Tight-End
June 2, 2023
Adding a Tight End while running the Wall Tag from Inside Zone is a great way to add window dressing and offer different fronts to the defense while still keeping things very simple for your players. We have talked multiple time before about the problems a Tight End causes with the Inside Zone Scheme. By […]
An Efficient and Effective Way for Defense to Get Practice Reps
June 2, 2023
While the focus is not on the physical, proper footwork, hand placement, fits, and eye discipline is emphasized. Finding the most efficient way to practice and effectively prepare players is something that coaches are always searching for. Head Coach of Missouri S&T Todd Drury has created a way to get his players the reps they […]
Making the Most of Practice Time as a Parent
June 2, 2023
Kick your feet up. Do nothing. It’s perfectly okay to not be busy every waking moment of your life. “I can’t, my kid has practice.” Sound familiar? As sports parents, we spend hours out of our week taking our young athletes to and from practices, games and other team functions. So many hours that sometimes […]
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Taking the Read Out of the Jet Read
June 2, 2023
If your Quarterback struggles with this read it can sink the play, unless you find a way to clean up the read for the Quarterback. A guiding principle in coaching football is to do what your players are good at. If your players are not able to complete their assignments on each play, then the […]
Strong Safety Blitz Out of the 3–3 Stack Defense
June 2, 2023
Defenders must maintain their base pre-snap alignment until the QB begins his cadence. This will ensure that the offense can’t get a pre-snap read. The Strong Safety Blitz out of the 3-3 Stack Defense is designed to attack the offense from the wide side of the field. You can also execute this blitz to the […]
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Top 10 Nutrition Principles for Football Players
June 2, 2023
Every time you eat, half your meal should be veggies and fruit. Think ¼ of a plate protein, ½ veggies/fruit and ¼ grains. Sometimes, in order to have our athletes get results, we must make our instructions easy to understand and apply. Simple habits broken down, that can be applied can create big changes. 1) […]
A Letter to the Undrafted Free Agents
June 2, 2023
I probably could have called it a day right then and there and just cut my losses. It’s not like I had a spare pair of cleats in my gym bag. To Every Guy Who Went Undrafted This Weekend, I never got invited to the NFL combine. I had some decent stats at Hofstra, but […]
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How to Not Get Sucked into Youth Sports Negativity
June 2, 2023
Negativity is a powerful force; it’s not easy to keep from getting sucked into it. Parents, let’s start a positive movement in youth sports that eclipses the negativity. Have you ever sat in the stands watching your child play, when you start hearing the parents next to you complain about the coach, their child’s playing […]
Refresh of an Old Drill
June 2, 2023
The blockers job is to dissect which defender is the most dangerous man to make the tackle first and block him. Drills which utilize the Vision-Decision-Action cycle are valuable in preparing players to move beyond the diagram and learn how to succeed in the chaotic environment that a football play presents. While at Notre Dame college, the […]
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