Weekly Motivation

It has been awhile, so now its time to get back into it, and keep pushing forward. Hope you all have a great week.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK>>>MAKE YOUR 1440 COUNT

Combine Prep- 40, L Drill, and Shuttle Run

As I had mentioned in my earlier post, "40 Starts", I work in the offseason with a combine trainging program. W.A.R. Football strives to help athletes get better in the offseason at a low cost. We do plenty of plyometric training, as well as the technique and fundamentals for the basics of the combine.  We work on the 40, L Drill, Shuttle, Broad Jump, Vertical Jump. 

We strive to take time off of players scores, and one of the best way to do that is to increase technique. Below is some of the concepts that we use, with some good youtube video to show what it looks like:

SHUTTLE:  We teach the start of the shuttle should be similar to a baseball player stealing a base. In the beginning of the video below, you will see the techniques taught to baseball players, especially the steps.

Here is some video of the best base stealer ever doing the same (I have been a Rickey Fan since age 5 so this is somewhat selfserving.

40 YARD DASH:  In a previous post, I shared a piece written by our Special Teams Coordinator/Track Coach on starts for the 40.  Here I have included some video, posted by a good friend of mine, Ryan Burgess (Football Strength Coach for FQ10), on how to use a fall drill to get the fastest possible start. Also here is a video on acceleration.

L Drill:  Lastly, we want to take what we saw in the previous post (fall drill) and use that for our starts in the L Drill. One problem many of our athletes have is the rounding of the first and last cone, the actual L Turn of the drill.  Here I like to use the toe point often used by Defensive Ends to change their direction from vertical to horizontal.

Its in this video, with some other great Pass Rush points (2 for 1 video!)

From X and O Labs



And this is a great way to practice it

Now combine the L Drill with the Hoop Drill!!

HOPEFULLY WITH OUR TRAINGING THEY END UP LOOKING LIKE THIS





Wednesday Wisdom

Made it halfway through the week, NOW KEEP GOING, Make the days count!!


The man that chases two rabbits catches neither- Simplify your focus and achieve more

The hardes thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.

You will not be punished for your anger. You will be punished by your anger.

Have the attidtude of a student- Never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

Its easy to make a buck, its a lot tougher to make a difference

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible #believe in yourself!

Fear
And
Insecurity
Leads to
Un
Realistic
Expecatations


If you think you are good, why not be better? If you think you are better, than be the best! Never settle

Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Confidence comes not from always being right; rather, from not fearing to be wrong

Do you want to be the part of the foundation or do you just want to be a replacement brick. Be part of YOURtory not HIStory

The 3 C's inn life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance, or your life will never change.

I am only enntitled to draw breath, everything else is a bonus

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled; and that has made all the difference

The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.

Will you look back on life and say, "I wish I had" or "Im glad I did"

Dont confuse your path with your destination. Just because its stormy now doenst mean you arent headed for sunshine.

There is nothing to gain in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility comes from being superior to your former self.

Life is short, LIVE! Love is rare, GRAB! Anger is bad, DUMP! Fear is awful, FACE! Memories are sweet, CHERISH!


Have a great rest of the week and weekend. Happy St Patricks Day. WIN THE DAY each day, and MAKE YOUR 1440 COUNT!

10 Ways You Wish You Used HUDL- AC Nike Clinic

10 Ways You Wish Used HUDL- AC Nike

                                                                                

1)   Create Custom Columns

How Coach Everett from VA uses this:

a)    Star Player (show player in certain formations, etc)

b)   P & 10 (1^st Down of Series)

c)    Strength to Boundary

d)   Types of Motion

         **You can change these columns in the “manage breakdown

              data” section

2)   Film Drills with Mobile Capture

How Coach Mike Nobler from NE uses this:

a)    Review drill instantly after it happens

b)   Upload direct from mobile device through app

3)   Apple TV and Airserver

a)    Use Iphone as remote

4)   Use Voice Notes and Walkthroughs

a)    Add Voice Notes

Pause>Record>Record Voice

b)   Walkthroughs> Record same way, check box

5)   Using Presentations for Scouting Reports

Include:

a)    Goals

b)   Slides

c)    Report Screen Shots

6)   Teach Offense with HUDL Presentations

-         Use presentation to show offensive hand signals

7)   Back and Forth

a)    Use tabs on IE to go back and forth between

Your Practice Film/Opponent Scout Film

(Can also create single cutup of the two)

8)   Make the Most of Highlight Films

Awesome Highlights=Money for Team

a)    Activate Fundraising

b)   DVD Purchase= Percent to Team

c)    Pick a Top Play for HUDL Network

9)   Create a Pump Up Video Each Week

a)    Use HUDL’s Premium Highlight

b)   Add Music, Pictures, etc.

c)    Cut out unnecessary video

10 ) Use End of Season Analysis

a)    Use for Self Scout

b)   Off Season Planning

c)    Divide by conference, out of division, playoffs

 

Monday Motivation

Its going to be a long one....but that just means there is more time for accomplishments this week......


You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him

If you screw up, admit it. Excuses make you look weak. Be the leader who fixes mistakes nnot the coward who runs from them.

Life is a hard teacher, because it gives the test first and the less afterward

Treat people like mirrors; and watch how you reflect in their eyes

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

What you choose to give life today will determine what life will  give you tomorrow

You will never do anything in this life without courage.  It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor (Aritstotle)

Do every act of your life, as if it were the last act of your life.

People that are too weak to follow their own dreams will alwayrs find a way to discourage yours.

What is today going to be? A step forward or a step back? It has to be one or the other.

The key to unlocking my potential is within me. It is the power of my thought, my vision, and my commitment

Start your day with some type of accomplishment or win.  How you start your day, you live your day.

Your mind will quit 100 times before your body ever does. Feel the pain and do it anyway. Hard work is always worth it.

Be so good at what you do its impossible to not to notice

It Will hurt. It Will take time. It Will require dedication and sacrifice. But it WILL be worth it.

Motivation is what gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going.

Be Kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Faith does not make things easy...it makes them possible.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.

Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.


Have a great week! Try everyday to WIN THE DAY! Make your 1440 count!

Chris Petersen Clinic Notes- Nike Atlantic City

Chris Petersen- Boise State

Total Focus On These Things

    1)      Recruiting

2)      Teaching

3)      Connnecting

Recruit, Teach, Connect Every Damn Day!

Coaching Objectives

1)      Add Value to Players Lives

a)      Education, Motivation, Experiences, Discipline, High Standards

b)      “The Best Version” and “A Real Man” by Matthew Kelly *Suggested Reads

c)      Connect, Touch their Heart, Life Long Bonds

2)      Build Self Esteem

a)      Compassionate Interaction

b)      Make them feel good about themselves- let them see improvement

c)      They are special, let them know others cant do what they are

3)      Enjoy the process

a)      Sports are meant to be enjoyed and celebrated. Perspective, Laugh, Smile

b)      Appreciate the opportunity, even though it is hard

c)      Support your brother

Your Players Need To Know This

1)      That you like them! You care about them and you are trying to help them

2)      They are important to this program and have some ownership

3)      You know your stuff (without the ego!)

               THEN THEY WILL PLAY FOR YOU

The Code of the Blue

1)      Great teams are built through deliberate practice

a)      Up Tempo

b)      Clear Concise Feedback

c)      Self Evaluation

d)     Mentally Demanding

2)      Maximize your bell cows, but get everyone involved

a)      Getting everyone involved will get you a hard rep

3)      Energy and Enthusiasm are almighty

4)      Recruits will tell you who they are, believe them

5)      Trust and Respect are earned, not given

6)      Demand intense effort

7)      Smile, Laugh, and Be Positive

8)      Grooved Calls and Grooved Players- Get the players in a groove

9)      Poise

10)  Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

11)  Win them Over or Weed them Out

12)  A great meeting is as important as a great practice (Preperation)

13)  Leave this place BETTER than you found it

Mark D'Antonio Clinic Notes- Nike Atlantic City

Coach Mark D’Antonio

“WINNING THOUGHTS”

Program Goals:

1)      Lifelong Relationships with Players, Coaches, Staff, and Team

2)      Graduate all players with a meaningful degree/launch their career/have them be self sufficient men

3)      Win…..Success!!!

4)      Be Positive in the community

Plan for Success:

1)      Make the right choices (Moral/Spiritual)

2)      Family (Foster a sense of trust)

3)      Discipline and Maturity

4)      Use Resources (FB, Academic, Social)

a)      Player

b)      Coach

c)      Chemistry

Let Players Make the Mission Statement for the Program

Michigan State’s 2012 Mission Statement

The Challenge: Work Hard- Live Right- Graduate

1)      Toughness: The hardest steel is forged in the hottest fire

2)      Hard Work: We will carry ourselves with a relentless work ethic. We are the hardest workers in the country

3)      Unity: We will not approach the season as individuals. We grow together through every challenge we face. Brotherhood is formed through adversity, based on communication, and cemented in trust.

4)      Finish: We make it a habit to finish everything we do. Every workout, every drill, every practice, every game. Teams that finish are the teams that are committed to winning.

Leadership Council (Eagles):

1)      Vision

2)      Not scavengers, leaders go where action is

3)      Use trouble or problems to excel

4)      Teach and train the organization

Winning Thoughts:

1)      Commitment

2)      Communication

3)      Trust

4)      Mentor Meetings

a)      Discuss Goals

b)      Write them down

c)      Give Player Evaluations

d)     Eat meals together (without discussing football)

e)      Match up players with Mentor they want

5)      What is most important to each position group? Write it down. Focus on technique.

O-Line

-          Eyes on Aiming Point

-          Establish Leverage

-          Elbows in

-          Drive your backside knee

Quarterbacks

-          Manage the game

-          Make good decisions

Running Backs

-          Assignment

-          Execution

-          Finish

-          Ball Security

Wide Receivers

-          Locate the ball

-          Hands in Front of Eyes

-          See your hands catch the ball

-          Tuck

-          Ball Security

6)      Effort

Toughness

Knowledge

7)      It is a long season. Do you keep your players and coaches fresh? Both physically and mentally?

8)      Do you let assistant coaches speak to the team?

a)      Yes!! This is very important

b)      Empower your coaches to serve as leaders on the team

c)      Keep it fresh for players not always hearing your voice

9)      Red Line Thoughts

a)      Know the fundamentals of the field

b)      Bottom of Numbers 6yds- Top of Numbers 7yds

c)      Distance from hashes to sideline and between each other

d)     Be able to use your vision and break technique based on this.

Cover 3 Dividers

Ball in Middle of Field=Divider 1 yd on Top of the #’s

Ball on Hash= Wide Side- Split Difference between #’s and Hash/ Boundary- Bottom #’s

 

No Coverage Zone

The backfield and the area 5-7 yds from the Line of Scrimmage, Sideline to Sideline

-          This area is not accounted for in coverage. Instead it will be rallied to afte r  a catch.

-          **This is especially important for linebackers, as to not get sucked up on a shallow crossing route and allow a completion to a route behind them.

3 Deep Seams

Receivers cannot be allowed to run in the seams. Corners need to get depth on their divider vs Seam routes. Corners can squeeze #1 receiver as long as there is no threat of #2 in the seam or a second level deep crosser.

2 Deep Seams

We want to funnel players into seams that were previously described as Keep Out Zones in Cover 3. The keep out zones for Cover 2 are:

10)  Special Teams

a)      Emphasize Individual Drills

b)      Know the ABC’s of Special Teams POSITIONS

11)  Staff Evaluations

a)      Evaluate Players and have Players evaluate Staff

b)      Empower Players

12)  In all drills begin with football position

a)      Everything starts with power position

b)      Knees bent

c)      Toes Forward

d)     Even agilities need to start in this position

13)  Blocking/Tackling/Catching/Ball Protection/Throwing/Running=MOST IMPORTANT

Tackling Coaching Points:

·         Bend at the knees, not at the back

·         Hit on the rise with head up

·         Hit with the near leg and near shoulder

·         Back straight, head up, tail down

·         Don’t overextend

·         Rip up with arms

·         Don’t play in body sections

             Tackling Circuit Progression:

·         Fit

·         Step to Fit

·         Step out and back in

·         Stick

·         Angle Tackle

·         Open Field

·         Game Situations

14)  Put players in adverse situations where they must think to succeed

15)  Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least. PRIORITIZE!!

16)  WIN!!! Does what we do give us the best chance to win??

                    “Anticipate the Difficult by Managing the Easy”- Lao Tzu

 

Punt Coverage

As a gunner, watch the arms of the punt returner and your landmark when they come up

·         If you are further then 10 yds away explode into him

·         If you are less then 10 yds start to throttle down and anticipate catch and tackle

Use Towel drill (Race for towel while keeping leverage)

Kickoff Coverage

Aim for 4.0 hangtime

Use leverage indy drills for coverage teams

Maintain lanes is of maximum importance

Punt Team

Under 2.0 getoff

FG

1.27-1.35 FG get off

Defensive Philosophy

Ø  Simple/Comprehensive/Appear Complex

Ø  Pressure and Affect the QB

Ø  Stop the Run

Ø  Red Zone Defense/Get used to adversity

Ø  Turnovers (MSU has won 95% of games they were +2 in)

Ø  Tackling (Aim for 90% made tackles as a unit)

Ø  Limit Explosive Gains

Ø  Limit Errors (Physical/Mental/Structural)

Defensive Line Fundys

·         Steps

·         Attack

·         Flat Back

·         Finish

Linebackers

·         Know the defense

·         Attack the LOS

·         Play Square

·         Leverage the Football

·         Anticipate and Target Blockers

·         Be a Great Physical Tackler

Defensive Backs

·         Change of Direction

·         Tackle in Space

·         Deep Ball Judgment

Defensive Back Play

Change of Direction

Work on Plant-Point-Accelerate

Operate in a 3 foot circle of yourself

On deep balls, work to get your hands on top of the football