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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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Three Day Whole Body Football Strength Workout
June 2, 2023
For maximum results from the football strength workout you should supplement  with protein and creatine. This workout is designed to increase your explosive power and strength to help you on the football field. It’s a full body workout on a three day schedule – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Before starting the workout you should warm […]
Nine Defensive Drills Youth Football Teams Need to Run
June 2, 2023
The score tackling drill can assist in building linebackers who can shoot the gap and tackle running backs before they reach the next line of defense. As the head coach of a youth football team, it is important to develop a balanced defense that excels at the fundamentals. In doing so, you’ll initially separate the entire defense into […]
Organizing Your Playbook as a Defensive Coordinator
June 2, 2023
As a whole these are the only blitzes you need. If your players are able to master these blitzes that frees them up to work on the techniques of each position instead of going through a million different blitzes every practice. A key component of being a coordinator on either side of the ball is […]
Organizing Your Playbook as an Offensive Coordinator
June 2, 2023
Another thing a limited playbook allows is a deeper understanding of the plays by the players. Some coaches don’t like to explain these adjustments to teams. We are the opposite. One of the easiest traps for offensive coordinators to fall into is having a bloated playbook with a vast number of plays that have no […]
How a Grieving N.J. Kid Found Joy with NFL Legends
June 2, 2023
The boy revealed that it was his father, Mitchell, who had passed on that love of the sport and the Giants. The kid entered the main display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, sized up the long gallery with all the busts of the sport’s legends, and started rattling off facts. Names. Teams. Stats. It didn’t matter if […]
145 Days of My Memory, Gone
June 2, 2023
To them, everything looked normal. So they discharged him the next day. The doctor basically told Amobi that if he had a headache, to take some Tylenol. The nurse is telling me it’s August 7, and I don’t believe her. “What are you talking about? It’s like … March.” We’re going back and forth — […]
No Pads, No Problem: Five Drills To Improve Fundamentals
June 2, 2023
Remember, sloppiness now will lead to sloppiness on the field, too. Practicing good habits now will pay dividends when it matters the most, so don’t cut corners now. Even if it’s the off-season, you can always get better — you don’t even need pads or a full practice. Thankfully, there are tons of drills that […]
Practice Tracking the Near Hip With the Approach Drill
June 2, 2023
When the hip drops on a ball carrier, normally some sort of move is coming. By practicing tracking the near hip and coming to balance when it drops, the tackler is preparing to adjust to any moves from the ball carrier. The approach drill is getting attention across the country as one of the top […]
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First Day of Football Practice Plan
June 2, 2023
Our conditioning is broken up in two phases, play sprints and then suicides. We will line our offense up and run through our Jet Sweep and Jet Power play but have them sprint 20 yards. We will switch the kids every other play. It’s that time of the year again, it’s football season! My seasons […]
Ultimate Guide to Coaching Youth Football
June 2, 2023
Before you even start planning your practices and drilling your players, you’ll need to check out the handbook for your specific league. Perhaps you love football. Maybe you even played football in high school. And now, you’ve signed your own child up for the local youth football league. What’s more, you’ve agreed to coach his […]
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