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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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Teaching Your Quarterback How to Throw on the Run
June 2, 2023
One of the best parts of the flash fire drill is that it forces quarterbacks to be moving towards their target. This allows them to get their full lower body into the throw. One of the most effective skills a quarterback can have is the ability to throw the football on the run. When the […]
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What Alabama QB Jalen Hurts’ Story Can Teach Parents
June 2, 2023
Remember, we want to prepare them for the road; we don’t want to prepare the road for them. Imagine this: Your son has been not just a starter, but the star of his team for the last two seasons, and during that time, the team has won over 90 percent of its games, and now, it […]
How to Use Motion to Stress the Defense
June 2, 2023
Again the key to any offense is to appear complex while keeping things as simple as possible for your offense. We have talked multiple times about the importance of creating an offensive system that looks complex to the opponent but is simple for your players to master. One way to achieve this easily is by […]
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True Sportsmanship Shines at State Football Championships
June 2, 2023
Moments like this, as the score and the struggle melt away, show what high school sports are really all about. It was a moment of true sportsmanship among fierce competitors. Amite High School freshman kicker Liam Adamson sustained a game-ending injury during the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2A championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome […]
Why Kids Should Play Sports
June 2, 2023
Sports can teach young athletes to control emotions and show initiative, two traits which transfer to other areas of life: school, family and eventually a job. As if there weren’t already many good reasons for kids to play sports, I’ve just found some more. A report put out by TrueSport.org claims that in addition to the physical […]
Take Advantage of Backside Force Defenders With the Colt Route
June 2, 2023
The Colt Route will have the receiver explode vertical for 5 yards to sell a fade. This helps the receiver figure out if the cornerback is going to play him deep or is going to cover any run to the backside. There are a couple of things in our offense that we love. We love […]
How We Won our League and Region Championship
June 2, 2023
We focused much more on coaching the fundamentals, things like blocking techniques, leverage steps, finishing blocks and carrying out fakes. The 2018 season was the most memorable season of my coaching career. This was without a doubt my best season to date. We finished the regular season 5-2. However, we went undefeated in the playoffs! We […]
Defending Four Verticals in Youth Football
June 2, 2023
In order to effectively stop the four verticals concept, without sacrificing stopping the running game, the answer is to teach the alley players to play through the number two vertical on their way to the flat. As the spread offense continues to move across the country and create an impact at all levels defensive coordinators […]
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Surprises Youth Team at Shopping Event
June 2, 2023
“I know how much it means for every single kid, just to be around (them) and get to see that I’m just a normal dude, too.” People typically refer to the “Patrick Mahomes Effect” in a football context. The record-setting beginning to his career as a starting quarterback has elevated expectations on the field, injected […]
Beating Cover Four With the Post Out Concept
June 2, 2023
While the post on this route is a little different, the biggest coaching point on this route combination comes down to the out route. Cover 4 has become a common coverage to combat the spread to run style of offense. There’s a great reason for this, Cover 4 is a great coverage. When Cover 4 […]
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