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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A front flip, sometimes called a front somi or front tuck, is an acrobatic element often used in gymnastics and cheerleading. In gymnastics, it is a basic move used on almost every apparatus — floor, beam, vault and uneven bars. A proper front flip requires a forceful takeoff, so you have the ability to rotate […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

After a short grieving process, I set to work identifying how the 5 Fights would make us superior defenders. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was scheduled to speak at a clinic in San Antonio and a week before I was to leave, I received a call from a coach I trust […]