Open Letter To Any Parent Considering A Recruiting Service
Dear Parent(s), I would like to take a minute to address a growing concern with you – recruiting services. I have coached at the collegiate level for 20 years (serving as a Recruiting Coordinator for 10 of those years) at every…
Keys to Success – The Two-Task Method For Football Security
As If you grip the ball HIGH and TIGHT you will prevent a fumble! As a twenty year high school varsity football coach, I drew upon any technique to improve productivity. The two-task method works while teaching any skill….
Are All Sports Skills Equal?
Before we can answer the question of whether all sports skills are equal it is necessary to define what is meant by a sports skill. The reason for this is obvious if you talk to most coaches who teach football…
Myths of Football In-Season Strength Training
A common practice in football conditioning (training) is to do strength exercises to increase strength in-season. This seems to be a universal practice as I haven’t seen any recommendations to the contrary. Can this practice be substantiated by science? The…
Bobcat Legs’n’Lungs Summer Off-season Program
The countdown continues, with under one month left before we strap up the helmets and shoulder pads to begin the 2016 football season. Many coaches are finishing up their final phase of the off-season during the summer months. Conditioning and…
Training Season Game Plan
At the end of the 2015 season there were three things at the top of my list of improvements for my team’s overall physical performance: speed, explosiveness, and flexibility. Improving strength is always a priority, but not at the top…
High School Athlete’s Guide to Complete Nutrition
PROTEINS Muscle Repair Proteins are responsible for muscle recovery, repair and growth as the amino acids it provides are the building blocks of new muscle tissue. Typically protein quality is maximized in animal products; therefore, a vegetarian is at high risk…
Coach Russell’s Summer Ruminations
College football hasn’t had the best run of PR over the course of this past spring and early summer – and deservedly so. We’ve seen some truly horrific allegations come to light, and learned of some truly terrible decisions which…
Multiple Rush Options Out of the 3-3 Stack
Running a 3-3 stack or any other Odd Front defense allows for many advantages that offenses must contend with each week. On the most basic level, 3-Down fronts demand that the offense prepare for multiple pressure threats that could come…
June Workouts: Making adjustments
As we begin preparation for year two at Mercer County High School (KY), we are making progress but still have much to do. One area that we have had to adjust has been our June workouts. Although we had made…