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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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Exploiting Defenses With the Tover Formation
June 2, 2023
While this isn’t a base offense for us, it does create some major problems for the defense to adjust for. The result is a complete package that presents major matchup issues for the defense. There are a few things that defensive coaches hate. One of them is tight ends and another is unbalanced formations. These […]
Are Synthetic Playing Surfaces As Safe As Natural Grass?
June 2, 2023
More studies need to be performed to more completely evaluate the safety of Field Turf at the highest levels of competition. Synthetic playing surfaces were initially developed in the 1960’s with the reported advantages over natural surfaces of being a durable, versatile surface, less affected by weather conditions, allowing multi-sport use, having easier maintenance and being […]
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Four Simple Drills for Better Special Teams Play
June 2, 2023
After the coach has thrown the ball to a return man, the return team has to find the ball then sprint to the correct spot on the field where it will have to block for the return. Special teams is one of the most commonly ignored, yet vitally important development areas for a youth or […]
Creating Simple Tempo Calls to Keep the Defense off Guard
June 2, 2023
Changing tempo is a huge way to stress the defense. Once a defense gets set in your rhythm, they can adapt to it. Many people think that tempo stresses a defense. They will blindly say that the faster we go on offense, the more stress it puts on a defense. While there is a small […]
Top 10 Rules for Youth Sports
June 2, 2023
Knowing you’ve tried your hardest – whether you win or lose – may not take away the sting of a loss, but it’ll leave you with a personal satisfaction that you did all you could. Rules set the structure for every sport or activity. The unwritten rules of youth sports are just as important for […]
Wide Receiver Play
June 2, 2023
Tell them to bend their knees and drop their hips as they try to catch the football. This is not easy, but it is effective. I have seen the best of hands and the worst of hands. That is how it works in football. You have kids with magnetic hands who catch everything and others […]
Quarterback Escape Drills
June 2, 2023
Either you can or you cannot handle the pass rush. Top tier talent coming out of college, with all the physical tools necessary, bust in the NFL because they can’t handle pressure. The ability or the inability to handle pressure will cull the quarterback herd quickly. When the quarterback tells you he can make the […]
Determining the Effectiveness of Your Play Calls
June 2, 2023
The major thing that calculating your efficiency does is allow you to determine which plays are effective and which are not. This can vary from formation to formation and even from side to side. How effective is your play calling? This is something that every coach needs to look at when the season wraps up. […]
Weekly Progression for Preparing the Offensive Line
June 2, 2023
I’m sure as time goes on we will continue to change and add different approaches to prepare our players to do their best. One thing that offensive lines struggle with at all levels is how to adapt the blocking schemes for the upcoming opponent. One way to decrease these questions is to use less blocking […]
High School Football: Nantucket Enjoys City Life
June 2, 2023
“We were talking before the game about how it’s an opportunity for a lifetime. It will never happen again. So that really got us hyped up for the game.” As their ferry departed for the Cape, Nantucket junior Devonte Usher was already motivated. As were most of his teammates, most of whom had been clamoring […]
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