All posts tagged "football"

  • 7 ESSENTIAL EXERCISES FOR YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYERS

      Football is a changing sport. Players are stronger and faster than ever before. There has a been a big shift from what a typical footballers would include in their weekly. Once it would have included only...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • There’s Going To Be A Tackle Football League For Little Girls In Utah

      Organizers in Utah are starting what they believe to be the country’s first girls-only tackle football league this month, and it already has a marquee player. Sam Gordon, whose viral 2012 highlight reel led to a...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Youth Football Unites under USA Football Umbrella

      Some seasons started in July, while others waited to late August. Some had player weight limits, others had none. Some youth league leaders considered flag football the most essential and smartest entry level platform to grow...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • USA Today Ranks Bears Dead Last In Its Offseason Power Rankings CBS Chicago

      (CBS) There are no illusions about Chicago football right now. Any fan paying a lick of attention knows the Bears are in rebuilding mode after a disastrous 5-11 season led to the firing of general manager...

    • Posted May 16, 2015
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  • Browns coach wants to minimize the importance of the quarterback

      The Cleveland Browns seem content to enter the 2015 season with what other teams would consider a group of question marks at quarterback. The Browns widely were expected to select a quarterback in the NFL Draft....

    • Posted May 16, 2015
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  • The Perils of Single-Sport Participation

      For the last few days, my email and social media accounts have been lit up by a simple image first shared with me on Twitter by @ohiovarsity. It is amazing because the image portrays something that...

    • Posted May 16, 2015
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  • Why Kids Quit Sports

      “I just can’t take it anymore coach,” a talented but underperforming player named Kate told me a few years back. “I think I am done playing.” My mind went through all the reasons this might be...

    • Posted May 16, 2015
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  • To Punt or not to Punt Special Teams

    I read an article the other day about a High School team that has decided not to Punt on Special Teams.  Based on their stats, they conclude that they have a better opportunity to make a first...

    • Posted May 12, 2015
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  • Big OK Drill Youth Football Drills

      One of my favorite youth football drills is the Big Oklahoma Drill or the Big OK.  This drill is second only to the SUMO drill that I run if we win a game.  I first heard...

    • Posted May 12, 2015
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  • Cheat to Win

      NFL suspends Tom Brady for four games, docks Patriots two draft picks for Deflategate Tom Brady’s biggest sin wasn’t messing with footballs. It was messing with the NFL’s credibility. The NFL came down hard on Brady...

    • Posted May 12, 2015
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