When the offensive line can effectively block down and take any blitzing linebackers and sweep them up into the wall they turn a defensive blitz into an advantage for the offense. One of the most frustrating things that can occur when you are running an offense is to go against a blitz heavy team. This […]

The Eagles have a four-wheeled cart they load up with free weights for players to push and run behind for some intense conditioning. It goes without saying that competition in the NFL is fierce. Any edge, even a small one, will be pursued if it means the difference between a win or a loss. Finding […]

His older brother, father, grandfather, grandmother and four of his aunts and uncles all attended Indiana. So when the time came to visit his brother, Phillip, at school, his mother presented him with the idea to reach out to the Indiana coaching staff. Indiana men’s soccer has seemingly always been defined by excellence. With eight […]

Think about breathing methods: Breathing plays a massive part in our confidence in the water, especially for adult beginners. Beijing Olympic silver medallist Keri-anne Payne provided her top tips to adults who are nervous about breathing while they swim, after it was found that one in five adults in the United Kingdom cannot swim. She has teamed up […]

1. Find a good club with experienced coaches It is important to have the right person to assist you correctly from the beginning. Every club will have people who can teach you the elementary steps. There will also be some old master hands, who can take you further as you take the sport more seriously.   […]

By changing up who gets the ball this tackling drill is easy to make fun. As a coach it’s important to show players that they can have fun while still working on the essentials of the drill and working their fundamentals. The sideline drill is a great drill that combines change of direction with tackling […]

Be a smart consumer. Make sure what you’re being taught, no matter who is teaching it, matches up with what great players do. Every week I receive an email that links to pieces of instructional videos for fastpitch softball. And almost every week I end up shaking my head at what I see in them […]

I’ve spent the past several years working with NCAA D1 swim programs, first at Florida Gulf Coast University and now at Florida State University. At the beginning of each season, when I start my first round of individual sessions with people, one of the first things I ask them is the following: “What’s your mental […]

Rocket Sweep is blocked the same way as Jet, but the only difference is that the motion is into the backfield and the ball is tossed out to the motioning back. On the youth football level defenses will blitz frequently, especially on short and long down and distances. Blitzing is an effect tactic in youth […]

Not all teens are created equal. How you approach training should depend on what stage of puberty you are currently in. If you’re a teen looking to build muscle odds are you face some unique challenges and circumstances. It is likely that you lack complete control over your daily eating, and you may not always have access […]