Football Fundamentals Category
Punt Return Checklist & Starting Point
Posted on April 25th, 2018
One of the first things that becomes evident to a new coach in charge of punt return is that you are coaching defense at the begin...
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Special Teams Spring Cleaning
Posted on April 13th, 2018
Spring is a perfect time of year to slow down and take one phase of Special Teams and become a personal expert on what you want to...
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Running Back’s Play Action Pass Pro
Posted on March 14th, 2018
Today we want to take a second to point out that the running back's play action pass pro responsibility can also be challenging....
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Kickoff Return: Ball Flight Returner Man
Posted on March 7th, 2018
It doesn't take much to turn a well coached kickoff return into a hot mess and have free runners to your kickoff returner coming a...
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NFL Scouting Combine So Important For QB’s
Posted on March 3rd, 2018
Why is the NFL Scouting Combine more important for quarterbacks than other positions? Well it's the disconnect between the style o...
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Coaching A Twist To Block Punts
Posted on February 17th, 2018
The biggest mistake that young coaches make when they teach a twist to block punts is that they teach the two rushers to trade gap...
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Jam Receivers At The LOS Whenever Possible
Posted on February 1st, 2018
Teaching a defender to walk up on the line of scrimmage to get his hands on the receiver as he releases seems like it's a lost art...
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FDPB: Great Play! Coach Welter: Bad Fundamentals!
Posted on October 31st, 2017
We watched it with Coach Jen Welter who assisted with the Linebackers at the Arizona Cardinals a couple of years ago. The conversa...
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Dr Jen & Coach Mike Get You Ready For 2017!
Posted on July 22nd, 2017
We got together with Dr. Jen Welter and Coach Mike Singletary to create ten football fundamental videos to get your juices flowing...
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No FirstDown PlayBook Youth Crack Blocks
Posted on June 14th, 2017
No coach is going to be able to teach a defensive player how to recognize and defend themselves vs a crack back block at this age....
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Back to the Basics: Using the Whistle Properly
Posted on June 8th, 2017
Question: When you blow a whistle what does it mean while playing football?...
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The Relationship Between 225 Reps And Field Performance
Posted on May 2nd, 2017
Our 40-year research shows a direct relationship between the number of reps at 225 lb. squats + 225 lb. bench press and field perf...
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