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From Buckets of Rice to Blindfolds: Unique NFL Drills
June 2, 2023
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 […]
Olympic Swimmer Offers Her Top Swimming Tips
June 2, 2023
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 […]
Practice Tackling With the Sideline Drill
June 2, 2023
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 […]
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Top 10 Tips for Starting Out in Archery
June 2, 2023
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.   […]
Don’t Take Everything You Hear or See at Face Value
June 2, 2023
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 […]
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Top Three Plays That Beat the Blitz
June 2, 2023
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 […]
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How to Mentally Approach the Upcoming Season
June 2, 2023
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 […]
How to Inspire Young Soccer Players
June 2, 2023
Importantly, if coaches and parents can agree on the destination being Inspired Players then they can start to collaborate when the player is not thriving. Christian Lavers, president of the ECNL used the term: “Collaboration is a force multiplier” recently on a 3four3 podcast interview. While Christian was referencing the collaborative efforts amongst coaches in the […]
Four Little League Coaches on What Coaching Has Taught Them
June 2, 2023
We talk about being loyal not just to your team but to your family, your coach, the game and about being loyal in the school and classroom. Sure, they teach kids the bones of baseball: how to swing a bat, secure a pop fly, steal third. But Little League coaches do so much more than explain the […]
Teach Your Defenders How to Maintain Leverage
June 2, 2023
The vice drill is a great way to teach players about leverage and working with their teammates to make a tackle. The ability to keep leverage and make a tackle on a ball carrier can be one of the most difficult aspects of tackling. By using the vice drill players will be able to develop […]
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