It’s been a fantastic football season, and I can’t believe Super Bowl week is upon us. While I will be sad to say goodbye to the 2016 / 2017 football season, I am looking forward to a break from these weekly posts and I am sure you are too! So for the 17th and Final […]
Tip #16 – A small college football program may in fact be better for you. There are currently 128 Division 1 football programs in the U.S. These are the teams seen on television each week, playing in games that often draw more than 100,000 fans to their stadiums. These programs are worth millions to their […]
Tip #15 – Big Time college football programs need to give their players more time to get a proper education. The real reason that big time college football players are not receiving the education they are promised is a very simple one: time. There isn’t enough of it. Many college football players have less college […]
Tip #14 – Parents and players at the youth and high school levels must understand that playing football in the NFL is not a very good job for most. You may ask why? Most of us know the NFL stands for the National Football League, however a common joke among players is that it really […]
Tip #13 – Winning is just an outcome so focus on the Process instead! A million factors beyond the control of the players or the coach can affect whether a team has more or fewer points at the end of the game. How the ball bounces, the officiating, the weather—these are all factors that no […]
Tip #12 – Parents and coaches should encourage players to play multiple sports. Many parents and coaches today are encouraging kids to forgo other sports and focus on football year round, out of the same outdated belief that more time equals better results. . The truth is, most athletes would be much better off playing […]
Tip #11 – Football coaches should apply the 80/20 principal to their practice schedules and off season conditioning programs. Football coaches would benefit from thinking about how often this principal can be seen in football.. 20 percent of the offensive plays account for 80 percent of the points 20 percent of the players make 80 […]
Tip #10 – Eliminate Deep Kickoffs at the Youth and lower levels of High School Football. This single play requires twenty-one players (only one player receives the ball) to sprint for more than 20 yards, building speed and running as hard as they can into the opposing player to block him, run through the block, […]
Tip #9 – Add a New Rule to the game – If any player attempts to tackle another player by simply throwing his body and leading with the head and makes no attempt to wrap up with the arms, a personal foul penalty should be assessed. This rule exists in the sport of rugby and […]
Tip #8 – Assign an unbiased spotter, such as an administrator or parent leader, to sit in the stands and report any suspected head injury to the athletic trainer. Concussions and head injuries occur in many sports, even from simple slip-and-falls at home. But when someone suffers a concussion from tripping over a toy or […]
Part IV – Tackling Dummies SmarterAugust 3, 2017 - 3:19 pmFootball Tackling Drills, part of Tackling Dummies series which promotes “Heads Out” tackling and combines rugby style tackling and American football.
Seventeen Tips to Improve American Football – Tip #17February 2, 2017 - 9:30 amIt’s been a fantastic football season, and I can’t believe Super Bowl week is upon us. While I will be sad to say goodbye to the 2016 / 2017 football season, I am looking forward to a break from these weekly posts and I am sure you are too! So for the 17th and Final […]