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A dual-threat quarterback can be a significant weapon—if you know how to take advantage of his skills. Here’s how to incorporate this unique brand of player into your offense.

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More credits needed for NCAA Division I eligibility? … High school teams move games for television … Drake University to visit Tanzania … Washington high school hires five co-head coaches … Three questions for Northwest Missouri State’s Mel Tjeerdsma … High school coach outlaws celebrations.

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Nine Hours Needed NCAA Division I football players looking to stay academically eligible may soon have to play by a new set of rules. A proposal from the Atlantic Coast Conference would increase the number of credit-hours a player needs to pass in the fall in order to remain eligible, and could result in suspensions for those who do not meet the new standard.

Under the proposal, student-athletes need to earn nine credit hours per semester—or eight quarter-hours—in the fall semester, an increase from the current six hours. If the athlete fails to meet that requirement, he would be suspended the first four games of the next season.

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Players would have the opportunity to earn back all of those games once in their career if they completed a total of 27 hours over the course of the fall, spring and following summer semesters. Freshmen could use credits earned the summer before they enrolled in college as well. An earlier proposal by the Football Academic Working Group, which did not include the clause that allowed suspended players to earn playing time back, did not pass the NCAA Legislative Council.

Rob Ash, Head Coach at Montana State University and a member of the Working Group, says the original proposal and penalty came about as a result of two different pieces of data collected by the NCAA. The first had to do with getting players off on the right foot academically.

“Our emphasis with all this academic reform is keeping guys eligible, retaining them in the program, and having them earn a degree,” he says.

“Research by the NCAA clearly showed that if players got off to better starts academically in the fall, they had a better chance of staying eligible and eventually graduating. Moving from six hours to nine is a part of that.”

Under current rules, if a player doesn’t meet his hours requirement, the punishment is effective for the spring semester, but since football isn’t played in the spring, Ash says it was a poor motivator for athletes. “The whole idea is to give players motivation to perform in the fall,” he says. “And in my opinion, the only thing that works for players is the threat of losing playing time.”

The second bit of information was provided by a similar program that worked for baseball. “What happened in baseball was that there were a lot

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of guys who were performing poorly academically and becoming ineligible in the spring, and then they would become eligible again in the fall,” he says. “When they instituted the idea of penalties in the spring carrying over to the next spring, the academic performance of the players improved dramatically.”

Early drafts of the proposal involved players missing the entire season, but some coaches expressed concern that the punishment could lead to higher attrition rates. If a player redshirts his freshman season, fails to meet the new standard, and is facing a season-long suspension, the coach may prefer to cut the player instead of helping him get eligible.

In fact, Ash believes coaches play as big of a role in academic success as the athletes. “Coaches have to communicate the ramifications of not passing nine hours so the athletes are aware that if they don’t meet that standard, they’re going to miss games,” he says. “That’s a powerful incentive for players and coaches.

We’ve got to monitor things more closely and make sure everyone’s aware of it.

“Nine credit hours still isn’t that many for a student-athlete,” Ash continues. “It’s a reasonable amount for a college student to pass in one semester.”

Media

Thursday Night Lights Last fall, several high school teams in the Charleston, S.C., area were faced with a dilemma. A local TV station was beginning a game-of-theweek broadcast series that would provide a wonderful opportunity for exposure for those schools asked to participate.

The catch, however, was that the games would need to be moved from Friday to Thursday nights to be televised.

Paul Runey, Athletic Director at Bishop England High School, struggled with the financial impact of the decision after being approached by WMMP, a MyNetwork TV affiliate in North Charleston, about televising his team’s seasonopening game against West Ashley High School. “The biggest negative with moving a game to Thursday night was the potential loss of gate revenue,” he says.

“Charleston is not a big Thursday night football town and I was worried we wouldn’t draw a large crowd, so I turned it down initially.”

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Rob Ash, Head Coach at Montana State University and a member of the Football Academic Working Group, helped mold a proposal that would require players to earn nine credit hours per semester to remain eligible.

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This past season, several high school football games in the Charleston, S.C., area were broadcast on local television. But in order to be on TV, schools had to move games from Friday night to Thursday, potentially sacrificing gate revenues.

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risk was too steep. They told me ‘Why should I go on TV? They’re going to make money off me while I’m going to lose it.’

With how tight budgets are, I think that’s what caused the most hesitation.” off the field

Climbing Mountains For Chris Creighton, Head Coach at Drake University, being a coach is about more than just teaching players Xs and Os. That’s why he’s taking the Bulldogs on a six-day climb of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro this summer.

“My vision is to make Drake football one of the most incredible experiences of our players’ lives, and that takes more than just wins on the field,” says Creighton. “We have to build deep, meaningful, lifelong relationships, and the best way I know how to do that is through shared experiences.”

As Head Coach at Ottawa (Kan.) University from 1997-2000, Creighton took his team to Pikes Peak, and later brought his Wabash College squad to Austria in 2003 and Panama in 2006. Each trip featured community service, sightseeing, and a football game. In December 2007, Creighton arrived at Drake, and with the

“There’s a magic that happens when you climb a mountain with your closest friends, especially if you’ve never done something like it before.”

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support of Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb—who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro 20 years ago and will accompany the team on this year’s trip—he began envisioning a trip to East Africa.

Creighton began making plans for the trip in January 2010 and is working with Global Football, which is organizing the football game, and the Iowa Resource for International Service, which is coordinating volunteer work at the Kitaa Hope Orphanage in Moshi, Tanzania. When Creighton first told players about the idea, there were several seconds of stunned silence before they let out a burst of excitement that still hasn’t quieted down.

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But as time passed, Runey also saw the positives of being the first school to host a televised game and he reconsidered. “The more I looked at it and talked to coaches, the more I realized it would be good publicity for our school,” he says.

“The alumni in the area were excited about it, so I said, ‘Okay, let’s do it.’”

Another positive for Runey was the station’s willingness to showcase his school’s strong academics. “Officials from the TV station interviewed our principal beforehand,” he says. “And we were able to nominate a scholar-athlete for an award and present them with a plaque.”

Goose Creek High School Athletic Director and Head Coach Chuck Reedy had similar crowd concerns about moving a game to Thursday when WMMP offered to televise his school’s game against Buford High School. But he also saw the televised game as a chance to put

his school in the spotlight, and agreed to the idea.

“We felt that the benefit we’d get from showcasing our program and school would outweigh any potential loss in gate revenue,” Reedy says. “The station gave us some air time to focus on the non-athletic aspects of the school, particularly our students’ academic accomplishments and other programs we have. All those things factored in to our decision.”

Both athletic directors said their players, coaches, and student bodies were pumped up about the coverage. “Any time you give kids the opportunity to play on television, they’re going to get excited,” Reedy says. “Even though it wasn’t ESPN, it’s still TV, and we saw it as a positive opportunity.”

“We really drummed up excitement for game day,” says Runey. “We had the crowd dress up for a ‘green-out’ and the students liked that. Others came to the game in costumes, and there was a Mardi Gras-type atmosphere.”

Bishop England administrators also considered the academic impact of moving a game to a Thursday night. “We’re a strong academic school and our kids know studying comes first, so I knew if students had multiple tests on Friday, they probably wouldn’t attend a Thursday game,” Runey says. “But our principal, who is a big supporter of our athletic programs, sent a memo asking teachers not to overburden kids with tests the day after the game.”

In the end, gate revenues for both schools did end up being affected by the moves. The Bishop England-West Ashley game drew roughly 750 fans, a number Runey thinks would have been 200 to 300 higher had it been played on a Friday, generating an extra $2,000 for the school.

“On a Friday, we’re going to draw more alumni, and parents will bring younger children to the game,” he says.

Reedy says Goose Creek made just over $7,000 from the gate—a number that might have been closer to $9,000 had the game been played on a Friday. Fortunately, the late-season contest featured Goose Creek’s unbeaten team against one-loss Buford, so the station gave the school an undisclosed amount for compensation, which helped make up for the gate shortcomings.

Overall, Reedy was pleased with the broadcast. “It was a positive experience for our program and we would entertain doing it again next season,” he says.

Runey would also agree to another Thursday night TV game, although it would be contingent on the match-up. “If we were hosting a school that didn’t typically travel well, I’d agree to it because it wouldn’t impact the gate as much,” he says. “In talking to other schools, I know some didn’t sign up because the financial

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Running back Tom Kostek and the Drake University Bulldogs will travel to Tanzania in May to play a game against a team of collegiate all-stars from Mexico, host a football clinic, and climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

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team above yourself doesn’t just happen by itself. It takes a trip like this to develop the intensity of relationships that allows your team to reach that point.”

The trip costs about $4,000 per person, and with the help of the athletic department, Drake players are working hard to raise the money themselves. In January, they hosted a lift-a-thon, and there’s a number of smaller fundraisers being planned for the spring. The department’s Web site also prominently displays a pitch for donations. Additionally, the university has offered to give student-athletes academic credit for the experience, and two professors have agreed to create a curriculum and travel to Tanzania with the team.

“This has been a dream of mine for a long time, and to know that it’s going to happen is a great feeling,” says Creighton.

“As coaches, we have four or five years to help our players become better men for the rest of their lives. My goal is to positively impact the lives of our players, and a trip is an awesome way to do it.”

Sportsmanship

No More Celebrations Lawrence (Mass.) High School Head Football Coach Mike Yameen is a firm believer in karma and discipline. In his six seasons at the helm,

“We’re trying to get to a championship level, and especially in high school, it takes discipline to get there.”

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The lessons in humility start as soon as the players arrive at the j.v. level. Celebrating after a play results in the guilty player being taken off the field. For a first-time offender, usually a short lecture on the sideline will suffice. If it happens again, the player will be benched for up to a quarter.

Yameen understands it’s natural for kids to want to celebrate big plays, but he asks them to think about the bigger picture. “We’re trying to get to a championship level, and especially in high school, CoachesNetwork.com

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safari, and play a game against a team of collegiate all-stars from Mexico in what organizers believe is the first international football game played on the continent.

After that, the Bulldogs will climb 19,340 feet above sea level to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world.

“There’s a magic that happens when you climb a mountain with your closest friends, especially if you’ve never done something like it before,” says Creighton.

“Kilimanjaro is not a technical climb, so it’s very doable for novices, and we’ll have porters and base camps to make it all possible. It’s a four-and-a-half day hike to the peak and a one-and-a-half day hike back down to Moshi. Even though we haven’t even left yet, it’s already been an incredible experience.”

Late last year, Creighton traveled with Global Football to Monterrey, Mexico, where he met the coach of the all-star team, which will work alongside the Drake players at the clinics and while performing community service. Much like his previous trips, Creighton shaped the agenda to draw players out of their comfort zone, forcing them to rely upon each other and interact with people from other cultures.

“As a team, the closer you are off the field, the tighter you’re going to be on the field,” Creighton says. “Football is meant to be played not only with your teammates but for your teammates, and getting to the level where you put your

he’s worked hard to instill the latter in his players, with hopes that the former will follow.

That’s why, if you attend a Lawrence game, you’ll never see one of Yameen’s players celebrating a big hit or great catch. If Lawrence scores a touchdown, fans can expect that player to give the ball to the nearest official and return to the sideline. It’s all a part of Yameen’s “no celebrations” philosophy.

“The rule really stems from my first season here,” he says. “The program was in rough shape and we were getting beat pretty bad, and I remember what it was like to be on the losing end.

“A few years later, once we started winning, kids would celebrate small plays like they won the Super Bowl,” Yameen adds. “So I said, ‘There’s going to be no more jumping around after a play.’ I didn’t want us to celebrate at someone else’s expense.”

Yameen also draws inspiration from former Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, and his lack of celebrations.

“He used to get to the end zone, flip the ball to the referee, and go back to the bench,” Yameen says. “And he was one of the greatest backs of all time. I want that mentality in my players.”

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it takes discipline to get there,” he says.

“Part of that discipline is not celebrating when you make a big play.

“Kids can yell and scream all they want, but at the end of the day, the score is what matters,” Yameen continues. “We don’t celebrate touchdowns because usually one touchdown isn’t going to win a game, and regardless, we’re not satisfied with a win. We want to get to that next level.”

When his players do inevitably cross the line, it doesn’t take much to bring them back. “Earlier this season, one of my linebackers made a big hit and he got up and pounded his chest,” Yameen says. “I pulled him off the field and said, ‘Listen, we’re not going to celebrate that. You know what we’re about and we don’t do that.’”

Sometimes, the reminders come not from the coaches, but opposing teams.

“In one game, we were stopped on a big fourth down, and the other team’s linebacker got up, right in front of our side-

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line, yelled ‘First down!’ and pointed the other way,” Yameen says. “When you see things like that you remember how bad it feels to watch someone else celebrate, and it reminds our players not to do it themselves.”

Yameen points out that just because his players aren’t allowed to celebrate, that doesn’t mean their big plays go unnoticed. “As coaches, we have positive reactions when our kids make a good play,” he says. “We always tell them ‘Great job,’ but then we tell them to go back out there and do it again. We don’t want them to hang their hat on one play.”

Leadership

Five Heads Are Better Than One After a 0-10 season in 2009, and with the program mired in negativity, Emerald Ridge (Wash.) High School opened a search for a new head coach.

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Talk about building a legacy. When Mel Tjeerdsma took over as Head Coach at Northwest Missouri State University in 1994, he inherited a program that hadn’t experienced back-to-back winning seasons in over 20 years. And that first season, the futility continued as the team finished 0-11.

However, just five years later, the Bearcats captured the school’s first NCAA Division II national championship. Over the next 17 years, Tjeerdsma developed Northwest Missouri State into a perennial power, winning additional national championships in 2006 and 2008, a dozen Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) titles, and 32 playoff games—a Division II record.

In December, the 64-year old Tjeerdsma was inducted into the Division II Football Hall of Fame.

Weeks later, he announced he was retiring from Northwest Missouri State to spend more time with children and grandchildren. He handed the program— and a 45-game MIAA winning streak—to Scott Bostwick, who had been the team’s defensive coordinator since Tjeerdsma took over.

We caught up with Tjeerdsma before he headed off into life after Bearcat football. He shared his reasons for retiring, the advice he gave Bostwick, and his favorite moment in 17 years with the program.

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Amazingly, five teachers at a neighboring junior high school decided to apply—using the same application. Brian Anderson, Torey Donovan, Darren Erath, Troy Halfaday, and Adam Schakel told Emerald Ridge Athletic Director Del Dittus that they wanted to apply as co-head coaches and employ a team-oriented teaching philosophy they felt could translate to success on the field.

The fivesome, all between the ages of 30 and 39, had been assistant coaches at nearby Rogers (Wash.) High School and work together at Ballou (Wash.) Junior High School, where teachers are paired and co-teach classes. “We started talking about the job as soon as it opened up,” says Halfaday, who serves as the program coordinator and handles most of the media and public relations. “It seemed like a great opportunity to try do something different.

“We’ve taught together the last 10 years using a collaborative style and we were very familiar with each other and

Tjeerdsma: I wanted to be closer to family. My wife and I have three daughters and seven grandchildren—six of whom live in Texas or Mississippi. Five of those six are between fifth and 10th grade, so they’re growing up. Four of my grandsons are in sports and I want to see them play. As a football coach, you don’t have much of an outside life and when your family is so far away, you don’t see much of them.

What was your most important piece of advice for Bostwick when he took over the program?

Let your assistant coaches coach. That was probably my biggest strength. The more responsibility you can give people, the more they’ll buy into your program. I think Scott will continue to do that because he’s been there since the beginning and was a huge part of how we did things—he knows that it works. He’ll put his own touches on the program—which he should—but I’m sure the core values will remain the same.

What is your favorite memory from your 17 years at Northwest Missouri State?

It would probably be the 1999 National Championship game. We were down by 15 points with three minutes to go and forced overtime by scoring with 10 seconds left and converting a twopoint conversion. We then won in four overtimes.

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Emerald Ridge (Wash.) High School has five co-head coaches. The group employed a team-oriented teaching philosophy to help the squad rebound from an 0-10 season in 2009 with two wins in 2010.

the concept of team teaching,” he adds.

“It’s hard to describe unless you observe it, but the results of co-teaching in our school have been phenomenal and we felt confident that the philosophy could help turn around the team at Emerald Ridge.”

The request for a five-pronged head coaching staff caught Dittus off-guard.

“My first question was, ‘Why do you want to do it this way?’” he says. “They said, ‘By ourselves we are pretty much weaklings, but if you get us all on the same field with the same purpose in mind and let us do the things we do best individually, we will be a strong staff. We are stronger as a unit than we are as individuals.’”

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“These kids had to deal with unbelievably negative vibes—quite often from adults,” says Halfaday. “For example, the summer before the season started, the team was together walking the midway at the county fair and an adult said, ‘Why don’t you guys try to actually win one this year.’ That sort of reaction was constant. It’s hard to imagine the burden those kids were dealing with.”

The newly hired coaches knew it would take all of their collective strength to change the losing culture at Emerald Ridge. “We felt going in that leading with five instead of one would demonstrate to the kids, parents, and entire school that we were going to turn things around together,” says Halfaday. “We wanted to demonstrate and model the importance of teamwork.”

Though the coaches have a shared leadership philosophy when it comes to handling issues, each coach does have a clearly defined role. Erath and Schakel

are the team’s co-offensive coordinators —Schakel manages the game from the sidelines and Erath provides input from the coaches’ box. Anderson is the team’s defensive coordinator and Donovan works with the offensive and defensive lines and is the strength and conditioning coach. In addition to his role as program coordinator, Halfaday also directs the special teams and linebackers.

The keys to making the five-coach system work are trust and accountability.

“With this group of coaches, we’re constantly asking, ‘Where’s the need?’” Halfaday says. “Then when your turn comes up, you take the lead.”

Halfaday says players naturally gravitate toward their position coaches for leadership and that he is the primary disciplinarian. “I typically have a lot of the tough talks,” he says. “Then another coach steps in and builds the players back up.”

Even though there is no leadership hierarchy, Halfaday says there haven’t been any power struggles. “Sure we have conflicts, but we always settle them very quickly,” he says. “We might bicker back and forth from time to time, but then we have a pow-wow and work things out.

It’s a very healthy dynamic.”

Despite the new model, the season started out tumultuously and the team was on the short end of a number of blowout losses. To combat this, the coaching staff told the players not to focus on the scoreboard and to instead concentrate on playing for one another.

Soon, playing for one another made a difference on the scoreboard.

In October, in a home contest against cross-town rival Puyallup High School, Emerald Ridge snapped its 19game losing streak with a 20-17 victory.

Then in the season finale, everything came together and the team notched its second win, beating Mount Rainier (Wash.) High School 50-0.

“It was a great way to end the season,” Anderson told the Puyallup Herald.

“We saw a lot of success this season and that is more than just on the scoreboard.

We changed the culture of the football program … This whole year has been really positive. It’s been awesome.

“Our system is in and we’re going to be even better next year,” Anderson added. “Everyone knows what our expectations are. It’s going to be a lot of fun.” CM

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Wesley College uses a swarming, aggressive defense to make opposing offenses uncomfortable. The tactic has proven successful, as the Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals in 2010.

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At first glance, the 2010 season appears to be another in a long line of successful campaigns for Mike Drass, Head Coach at Wesley College. The Wolverines finished the season 121, while making their fourth NCAA Division III semifinals appearance in the past six years and earning the third spot in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) postseason national poll. But 2010 actually presented Drass and his Wesley squad far more adversity than its final record would indicate.

and tight end Sean McAndrew, another preseason All-American. And the Wolverines were not immune from problems during the postseason. Four players were dismissed from the team following a string of campus burglaries over the Thanksgiving break.

The first blow came just three minutes into the opening game, when starting quarterback Shane McSweeny, a senior preseason All-American, went down with a torn ACL. Several other key players were lost due to injury or illness during the year, including starting cornerback Dakevis Howard

In this interview, Drass—who became Head Coach in 1993 and is also the school’s Director of Athletics and a past officer in the AFCA—talks about his coaching philosophy and style, recruiting, and his 2010 team’s ability to succeed in the face of numerous obstacles.

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To Drass’s and his team’s credit, the Wolverines never missed a beat. They stormed through their Atlantic Central Football Conference schedule for a ninth league title in 13 years. Once in the playoffs, they steamrolled Muhlenberg, Montclair State, and Mary Hardin-Baylor by a combined 116-30 before falling to eventual champ Wisconsin-Whitewater just one game short of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

CM: What are the keys to your consistent success at Wesley?

Drass: It’s a few things. One, from a smallschool perspective, we are in an ideal location.

Being close to southern New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania and eastern Maryland, we are able to recruit in very talent-rich areas. One thing that our staff and I have learned is you have to be serious about kids making progress, not just on the field but in the classroom as well. And it has to be genuine—parents have to trust you as someone who’s going to take care of their son for four years. We constantly challenge our athletes to do their best.

You’ve been in charge of the Wesley defense since arriving on campus in 1989. What is your defensive philosophy?

We want to be very aggressive and try to put offenses in uncomfortable situations.

We’re big on tackles for loss, and we have silly sayings like, “See ball, get ball.” We feel that if we can put the offense in an uncomfortable situation 10 to 20 times in a game, we’ve got a good shot at winning.

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Q&A What are the keys to recruiting at the Division III level?

Persistence. Recruiting is a 12-month job.

We’re always on the phone, talking with kids, showing players what’s special about Wesley College and how they can be successful here.

Academically, there are less than 20 students in a classroom at Wesley, so students are able to have the same kind of personal relationship in the classroom that they get with me on the football field. If the kids can have that with their professor, it’s easier for the professor to challenge them and make them the best they can be.

How did you help the team recover from the rash of injuries to start the 2010 season?

Our constant theme was, “someone goes down, someone else steps in.” The quarterback who replaced Shane, Justin Sottilare, had a great year and really kept us going. Other guys also had an opportunity to step in and contribute, and they did. Now we have a unique situation waiting for us next year. Shane, Sean, and Dakevis will all return after getting a medical redshirt for last year. Our recruiting

was going to be based on replacing those three guys, and now they’re all coming back.

We have some players, I’m sure, who thought that it was going to be their time with those other guys gone, and now they’re going to be competing with them again for jobs. But all in all, it’s a good problem to have.

We are going to have an unbelievable situation at quarterback, with Shane and Justin.

They could be two of the top quarterbacks in the nation.

How did the team react when its starting quarterback went out for the year on the season’s third play from scrimmage?

Since it happened during the game, the kids didn’t have a lot of time to react. We were on the opponent’s 12-yard line, and we had to keep playing. We ended up scoring two plays later, and the kids were really energized by that. Their focus that day was on beating Christopher Newport University. I think I was more consumed thinking about Shane than our players were.

Your team weathered a huge distraction during the playoffs, with the dismissal

of four players days before the NCAA quarterfinals. How did you manage that situation?

There’s no way to sugar-coat it—it was an embarrassing situation for our team and our school—the only thing I can say is that it was an isolated incident, a situation involving four kids who made a horrible choice. I think in one way, it made us stronger as a team, because these kids were imposters who weren’t really a part of what we were doing and what we stand for.

We feel that when we’re striving to be the best we can be in any aspect of life, that type of action never happens. To be honest, our kids handled it tremendously, they didn’t let it become a distraction and take focus off our team goal of winning. And the best medicine for us was going out and winning that Saturday.

Wesley is a consistent presence in the Division III playoffs, but has never made it past the semifinals. What will it take to make the next step?

Our challenge is for everyone to get better. We’ve told our guys, we don’t necessarily

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We believe that we can get to the title game and win, but it’s going to take a stronger commitment from top to bottom. Not that we don’t have strong commitment now, but it has to be even stronger. Everybody has to believe that goal isn’t just a brass ring that you can’t attain.

Whitewater and Mount Union have had great teams, and our goal is to beat them.

I think their strengths have been up front.

They’ve had bigger, faster, and more agile linemen than other Division III teams. Yet we feel that, in Chris Mayes, we might have the best defensive player in country coming back next year.

Why does Wesley field a j.v. team?

has it. And scheduling is always difficult unless you are in a 10-team league. D-III football only plays a 10-game season so, unlike most other NCAA sports that play 20 or more games, football teams schedule not to lose and rarely look to schedule teams that would improve their strength of schedule.

What has kept you at Wesley all these years?

I love Wesley, and I love the fact that

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How do you manage to stress an academics-first approach and still enjoy success on the field?

You have to have balance. Kids are making the choice to go to college to earn a degree. I know that even we as coaches get caught up in the football part of it sometimes. But the players can’t lose sight of the fact that they won’t have success on the field unless they also have success in class. If you focus on just one, you’ll never reach your ultimate goal.

We really stay on top of our kids academically. We have a study group during the day, so kids can go in between classes. There’s a coach in the library so the kids can go there and study. After a while, it becomes part of what they do—the upperclassmen rarely have a need for the study group.

What are the biggest issues facing Division III coaches today?

Recruiting is always a major issue—it is non-stop on the Division III level and competing with other schools in your region is always a challenge. And the cost of private college is rising every year, making this a major factor in who you are recruiting and how they can afford the cost of an education.

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Here’s an example: When we won our NCAA quarterfinal game, we went into one end zone and were celebrating as a team. I heard something over my shoulder and turned around, and on the other side of the fence I saw about 35 or 40 of my former players with their children and wives. That was really special, and it makes you see that you’re doing something that becomes a big part of the players’ lives. It makes it worth it. CM

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A dual-threat quarterback can be a significant weapon­— if you know how to take advantage of his skills.

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hings were looking good for Wayne (Ohio) High School halfway through its nationally televised game against Archbishop Moeller High School last fall. Quarterback Braxton Miller, one of the nation’s toprated recruits, had run for three touchdowns, including one from 75 yards out, staking Wayne to a 28-14 lead at the half.

Miller finished with 212 yards rushing, he completed only seven passes for 39 yards.

The loss was disheartening, but also proved to be a turning point. “After that game, our staff worked on adjusting Braxton’s mindset so he understood that he was a big part of the offense, but not the only part,” Minton says.

“As a result, he started to develop into a more well-rounded quarterback. Once he did that, our receivers and running backs got better as he utilized them more.”

Miller learned from the process and benefitted from the lessons, earning a scholarship to play at Ohio State University.

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While most coaches would be confident about their team’s chances with a nice lead and a player of Miller’s caliber behind center, Wayne Head Coach Jay Minton was worried. “Braxton put on an unbelievable show in the first half, but he was like a running back playing quarterback,” Minton says. “Everyone was happy at halftime, but I could see that he was breaking down physically because of all the running.”

The second half proved sobering, as Moeller completely shut down Miller and the Wayne offense, not allowing a single point, and ultimately winning, 35-28. And while

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The dichotomy of his performance against Moeller, however, illustrates the benefits of having a dual-threat quarterback as well as the growing pains that go along with incorporating their skills into an offense.

Maximizing the contributions of these dual-threat players comes down to helping them make sound decisions, finding a system that takes advantage of their talent, and keeping them healthy and on the field.

TWO FOR ONE

It doesn’t take long to understand the impact dual-threat quarterbacks have on today’s game. In the most recent BCS National Championship game, both squads featured dual-threat signal callers in Auburn University’s Cam Newton and the University of Oregon’s Darron Thomas.

Having a versatile player who can move the ball with both his arm and his legs poses a major threat to any defense and makes it

His running ability, on the other hand, needs to translate into specific movements, not fantastic sprint times. “When I look at a quarterback’s mobility, two things I look for are the ability to move laterally in the pocket and the ability to make defenders miss in the open field,” says Ian Shoemaker, Quarterbacks Coach at St. Cloud State University, where his signal caller Philip Klaphake threw for nearly 3,000 yards and ran for 800 more in 2010. “I want to know that he can get by the front seven guys of every team we play in a one-on-one situation.”

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

A major challenge in working with dualthreat quarterbacks is that they often trust their legs more than their arms. Getting these players to become more willing passers and go through the proper progressions in order to make the right decisions is a crucial step in their development. And the

knowledge is even more important when the signal caller is a threat to run. “If a quarterback doesn’t understand where everyone on the offense is going to be, he’s going to drop back and think, ‘The first guy isn’t there, the second guy isn’t there, so I better take off running,’” says Nick Siciliano, Quarterback Coach at Ohio State University, who works with one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country in Terrelle Pryor. “So our first priority is to make sure Terrelle understands what we’re trying to do. If you give him a good idea of where everyone is going to be, he’ll feel more comfortable staying in the pocket.”

Siciliano’s point also brings up another challenge when it comes to coaching dualthreat quarterbacks: How do you convince them to stay in the pocket long enough to make a good throw?

“With young quarterbacks, everything is sped up in their heads, so you really have to

PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT Having a quarterback who can run presents unique challenges, not just for the signal callers, but also for the players charged with protecting him. What sorts of things do linemen need to be aware of when trying to protect a dual-threat quarterback?

“I always tell our linemen that if a defensive player is going one way, take him there and don’t let him re-direct,” says Wayne (Ohio) High School Head Coach Jay Minton.

“The quarterback will feel a running lane open up, and try to go through it, but if the

easy to envision your offense racking up 50 points a game. But turning potential into reality requires honing both skill sets.

“If you’re calling a player ‘dual-threat,’ you know he has the legs, and those won’t go away,” says Matt Saunders, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Chaminade (Fla.) College Prep, who coached Jerrard Randall, one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks, and an Oregon commit. “But if he can’t throw the ball, he’s not a dual-threat quarterback. He’s just an athlete playing the quarterback position.

To really be a dual-threat, he has to be able to complete at least two or three different types of throws.”

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defensive player can re-direct you, that hole will close and the quarterback will be hit.”

Minton adds that linemen will sometimes get complacent with a running quarterback and assume he can get out of trouble himself. “I think linemen are more likely to give up on a block because they think the quarterback will make a defender miss.” he says. “You have to get them out of that mindset. It’s different when you have a drop-back quarterback­—the linemen know if they let the defender get by them, they’ll give up a sack. So they’ll hold their blocks a little longer.”

right kind of preparation is crucial.

“With dual-threat quarterbacks, the mindset has to be, ‘I’m going to be a passer first and a runner second,’” Minton says. “If you have your quarterback practice a bunch of running drills and zone reads, then he is going to think, ‘I’ve got to be ready to run the ball.’ With Braxton, I stressed that he should be doing a ‘pass-run’ read, not a ‘run-pass’ read. I told him, ‘You’ve got good legs that will get you out of some jams, but you have to be able to throw the ball to be a successful quarterback.’”

As the leader of the offense, the quarterback needs to know what each of his teammates is doing on every play. This

But with dual-threat quarterbacks, preventing sacks isn’t the whole story. “The biggest thing your offensive line needs to understand is that there’s a difference between not allowing any sacks and protecting the quarterback,” says Matt Limegrover, Offensive Coordinator at the University of Minnesota. “If you’re looking at a stat sheet after the game and don’t see any sacks, but your quarterback is taking Advil and has bags of ice on his shoulders, that means he got out of trouble but still took some shots. And if he takes too many, he won’t be as fresh late in the game if you need him to make a big run.”

get them to feel comfortable in the pocket,” says Matt Limegrover, Offensive Coordinator at the University of Minnesota, who previously coached quarterback Chandler Harnish at Northern Illinois University. Last season, Harnish threw for over 2,500 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for 836 yards. “A lot of that is about getting them repetitions dropping back so they get a feel for it.”

Limegrover helps his quarterbacks get used to sitting in the pocket by modifying the traditional seven-on-seven “pass shell” PATRICK BOHN is an Assistant Editor at Coaching Management. He can be reached at: pb@MomentumMedia.com.

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drill where a quarterback tries to get the ball to his receivers, who are covered by linebackers and defensive backs. “A pass shell has its purpose, but there’s usually no pass rush involved,” he says. “So then the quarterback gets into a game and knows which route he

tailbacks and the tight ends,” he says. “Jerrard would ask questions about the protection and internalize it. That way, when he was in a game, he would understand what the protection was, and he’d feel comfortable staying in the pocket longer.

study is slow everything down so the quarterback can see what he missed,” Limegrover says. “He may take off on a third and eight and get six yards, but we can show him on film what might have happened if he had just stayed in the pocket a split-second lon-

“One of the things you need to realize is that you can’t have your quarterback run five or six times in a row. There aren’t many players in general who can handle that, but it’s especially tough for a quarterback, because they have so many other responsibilities.” nick siciliano, ohio state University wants to throw, but he has no idea how long he has to throw it. We put our offensive and defensive lines in the drill to help the quarterback develop that feel for when people are closing in on him. That helps him develop an internal clock so he knows when to stay in the pocket and when to run.”

Saunders takes it a step further. When Randall worked on reads in seven-on-seven drills, the coach refused to let him run.

“Sometimes in games he was so anxious he wouldn’t let the play develop,” Saunders says. “When he dropped back he’d just take off and run. So I didn’t let him. I told him he was on a four-second time clock and that if he couldn’t make a good read in that time, he would have to throw it away and live to fight another down.”

But Saunders also took steps to make sure his quarterback felt confident he would be protected in the pocket. “We would work with our offensive line coach and go through 15 minutes each day of blitz pickups with the

Staying in the pocket is of little use, though, if the quarterback can’t take advantage of his time there. Siciliano has one drill he uses to help Pryor remember to go through all his progressions. “We put five receivers on the field, one on each hash mark, one on each of the numbers on the line of scrimmage and one in the middle,” Siciliano says. “The player in the flat is called zero, and the others are one through four. I stand facing the receivers, behind the quarterback. If I point to the ‘one’ guy, he shows his hands and Terrelle throws him the ball. If I point to the ‘three’ guy, when Terrelle looks at the first receiver, he winds his arm, which tells Terrelle to look to the second receiver. Then the number-two receiver winds his arm, and the number-three guy shows his hands and gets the pass.”

Watching film is a good way for a quarterback to gain a better understanding of how to read a defense and thus feel more confident in his ability to make plays in the passing game. “One thing you can do in film

ger. We would tell Chandler, ‘Okay, let’s look at what happened here so next time you keep your eyes downfield a little longer.”

DANGER AHEAD

One of the most difficult things about coaching a dual-threat quarterback is keeping him fresh for an entire game—and season. Because of their propensity to run, these quarterbacks can tire themselves out before the fourth quarter.

Physical training and proper decision making go a long way in keeping quarterbacks from overdoing it. But it’s also important for the coach to realize the effects his play calling can have. “One of the things you need to realize is that you can’t have your quarterback run five or six times in a row,” says Siciliano. “There aren’t many players in general who can handle that, but it’s especially tough for a quarterback, because they have so many other responsibilities.”

Keep in mind that the raw number of

RECEIVING BENEFITS How does playing with a dualthreat quarterback affect the players who catch his passes?

Chaminade (Fla.) College Prep Wide Receivers Coach Damon Ruffin says their responsibilities can often increase.

“When you have a running quarterback, your receivers really need to be on top of things because plays will extend longer than the normal four to five seconds,” he says.

“Receivers also need to be aware of their responsibilities when a quarterback breaks the pocket.”

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One thing Ruffin and Offensive Coordinator Matt Saunders do is a scramble drill where quarterback Jerrard Randall will stay in the pocket for three to four seconds before breaking to the outside. When he does, the receivers adjust their routes. “Our passing concepts are designed on levels,” Saunders says. “So when Jerrard scrambles, the short man will go deep, the deep man comes short, and the middle man runs horizontally across the field to get in Jerrard’s eyesight.”

Receivers also need to be aware of where a scrambling quarterback is so they know when to start blocking. “You have to teach them to keep an eye on the quarterback so they’re not blocking before he’s crossed the

line of scrimmage, and they don’t continue running routes if he’s taken off downfield,” Ruffin says. “Once the wide receivers complete their initial routes, it’s up to them to know if the quarterback has crossed the line of scrimmage. It’s something we work on in practice, because you can only get better through repetition.”

Sometimes, a wide receiver may simply be a decoy. “A lot of times, if we have called a designed run for Jerrard, the receivers’ jobs will be to run downfield and take their defenders out of position so there’s room for Jerrard to run,” Ruffin says. “The ability to do that well won’t show up in their stats, but it contributes to wins and losses.”

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rushes you call can be deceiving. Even if the play isn’t a designed run, the quarterback might run anyways. “What I learned is that if I called six to eight runs a game, Jerrard would wind up running about 14 times because of pass plays where he would decide to take off,” Saunders says. “So I never called more than

wants to become a running back,” Limegrover says. “No one wants to be considered soft. We tell them, ‘Don’t be a hero. We usually don’t need one extra yard, but we do need you to stay in the game.’”

Siciliano stresses the importance of knowing the game situation. “That’s our big rule

back and it’s when you’re worried about getting hurt that it tends to happen,” he says.

“If you’re playing aggressive and running hard, the chances of you getting hurt aren’t as high.”

In fact, Petrino, who coached Nathan Scheelhaase to more than 1,800 passing

“A dual-threat quarterback isn’t going to run like Barry Sanders and he isn’t going to throw like Peyton Manning ... A lot of times, you’re going to struggle with a quarterback like that until you hone in on what he does well.” matt limegrover, university of minnesota 10 running plays for him in any game. In fact, there were certain games where I was confident we wouldn’t need him to run in order to win, and I didn’t call any designed runs.”

Regardless of the game plan, running quarterbacks will eventually find the open field. So you also have to communicate the need for self-preservation to your quarterback. That can be easier said than done. “It’s really tough to convince a quarterback to avoid hits because once he’s out there, he

with Terrelle running,” he says. “If it’s first and 10 early in the first quarter, he needs to be more careful. We don’t want to see him run people over. But if it’s fourth and six in the fourth quarter, I hope he doesn’t run out of bounds after five yards.”

On the flip side, Paul Petrino, Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach at the University of Illinois, says keeping your quarterbacks aggressive can reduce the risk of injuries. “I grew up an option quarter-

yards and 800 rushing yards this past season, says he went as far as encouraging his signal caller to play with reckless abandon. “One of the things Nathan did best was run the ball, so we told him we didn’t want him to worry about sliding or things like that,” he says.

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But the Illinois coordinator did take steps to help Scheelhaase avoid crushing blows.

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back drills so he could learn how to avoid defenders and break tackles,” Petrino says.

“He worked on stiff-arming, spin moves, and the ability to drive through a tackle.”

Still, in some cases, rough experiences can be the best way to make a quarterback see the wisdom in avoiding hits. “It took us forever to teach Braxton the value in getting out of bounds one yard beyond the first down marker or sliding,” says Minton. “He eventually got a high ankle sprain and honestly, it took something like that for him to

realize he couldn’t go out and take a pounding every week.”

Depending on the style of offense you run, you may need to work on other facets of a quarterback’s game. St. Cloud State runs a version of the read-option with Klaphake, and some of the skills the quarterback needed to develop were ball handling and reading a defensive player’s reaction to know when to hang on to the ball or give it to his running back. So Shoemaker has a drill to help Klaphake hone his abilities.

In it, Klaphake stands in shotgun formation with a running back on either side of him. There are two other players lined up across from him in the defensive end positions, with one holding a football. Klaphake takes the snap from Shoemaker and gives the ball to the running back on one side of him.

The “defensive end” on that side then flashes a number with his hand and flips Klaphake the ball. Klaphake has to call out the number, catch the pitch, and get into pitch position with the other running back. At that point, the second “end” will make a move toward either the running back or Klaphake, forcing the quarterback to read his movements and decide to keep or pitch the ball accordingly.

“I like this drill because it forces Phil to do a lot of things at once,” Shoemaker says.

“On the first handoff, he has to keep his eyes downfield to read a number. Then he has to perform an athletic movement to catch the ball and get in a good position to the other running back before making another read. It helps us answer that question of: ‘Can Phil be mentally sharp and still make athletic plays?’”

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One final point to consider is that not all dual-threat quarterbacks are the same.

When trying to implement a dual-threat attack into your offense, don’t force the quarterback to fit the scheme. Fit the scheme around the quarterback.

“You’ve got to realize a dual-threat quarterback isn’t going to run like Barry Sanders and he isn’t going to throw like Peyton Manning,” Limegrover says. “You have to look at the quarterback you have and pinpoint his strengths. With Chandler, early on in his career, we did a lot of five-step drops and didn’t move the pocket very much and had mixed success.

“A lot of times, you’re going to struggle with a quarterback like that until you hone in on what he does well,” he continues.

“That happened to us. But over time, as we talked with Chandler, we realized his comfort level wasn’t in dropping back 35 to 40 times a game. As he grew into the role of quarterback and we played to his skills, he had more success.”

“Don’t take a quarterback and make him run something just because you saw another team have success with it,” says Northwestern University Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach Mick McCall. “If he can’t throw a corner route to the wide side of the field, don’t have that in your offense.

If he can’t run the speed option but he can run with some power, have him do that.

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MULTIPle CHOICE ANSwer A high school coach and teacher makes his case for reviving multi-sport participation, detailing how to promote the practice among your own athletes.

By Jim Fornaciari Every region of the country is proud of its homegrown athletes who go on to make a name for themselves at the collegiate or professional level. Here in the Chicago area, two athletes I enjoyed watching develop were Cliff Floyd and Antwaan Randle El. Granted, I wasn’t thrilled to see Floyd come to the plate against my team with the bases loaded, and I’m sure area football coaches were stymied when trying to stop Randle El from scoring another touchdown.

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But we all developed great respect for them as athletes and competitors.

Floyd and Randle El come to mind because they are part of a quickly disappearing era—that of the multi-sport athlete.

Floyd was an all-state basketball and baseball player before moving on to professional baseball. Randle El starred in three sports in high school and continued to compete in all three at Indiana University before playing in the NFL. Both of these athletes came through high school when kids were encouraged to play two or three sports. That emphasis on diversifying one’s talents seems to be all but gone now, and in my mind, that is a negative. I believe we are doing a disservice to today’s young people by steering them toward sport Coaching Management 31

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specialization. And I also believe that as coaches, we should play a prominent role in bringing back the multi-sport competitor.

BETTER ATHLETES?

There is little doubt that modern training and weightlifting programs have helped produce stronger athletes. There is also no question that earning a starting spot on a high school sports team is more competitive than in years past. So it would seem to make sense for an athlete to spend his primary sport’s off-season lifting weights and concentrating on sport-specific skill development.

But doing so comes at a price. The benefits of competing in different sports—with different coaches and different teammates— are many. When added up, they trump the plusses of an athlete spending all his or her time focusing on one sport alone.

One major positive of going multi-sport is that the athlete will become a stronger competitor. Take, for example, a quarterback running a two-minute drill in the fourth quarter. If he faced the same type of pressure situation six months earlier on the basketball court, he can use that recent competitive

experience to mentally overcome it. Although that quarterback did not work throughout the winter with a private instructor, the confidence he gained by participating on a competitive basketball team will pay far greater dividends.

Becoming a stronger competitor also entails taking risks and learning to fail, which doesn’t happen much in a weightroom, says Steve Stanicek, a former Major League Baseball player and former Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach at Lockport (Ill.) High School. “I do not see enough kids dealing with failure very well,” he says. “Even more importantly, I don’t see them taking the risk to give 100 percent every time—even though it might result in failure.

“They feel better in a safe environment like a pitching lesson, rather than getting on a wrestling mat and taking the chance they might get their tail kicked,” Stanicek continues. “The good thing about getting their tail kicked is they have to try to figure out how to not let it happen again. If they are competing in only one season a year, it’s tough to learn how to do that.”

Our student-athletes can also receive

important team building lessons through playing other sports. A few years ago, my top pitcher found a way to help make everyone on the team feel valuable. The previous fall, he had completed his senior football season as a little-used backup quarterback. Despite seeing limited playing time, he still felt valued by the football team’s leaders.

When the baseball season started, he brought this experience to our team. He understood that even though he was going to be one of our key players, he needed to appreciate every member of the team. That bolstered team camaraderie in a huge way.

Even negative experiences can help an athlete in his next sport. If our basketball team struggles through a difficult losing season, the lessons learned about perseverance can be used in whatever sport is waiting for those athletes come spring. jim fornaciari recently retired as Head Baseball Coach at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, where he continues to serve as a history teacher. His teams went to the state finals in 2002 and 2003 and his program produced a number of college and professional players. He can be reached at: James_Fornaciari@glenbard.org.

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Another benefit is increased athleticism, which is what you want when your wide receiver needs to make a leaping catch or your linebacker has to make a big tackle.

“Learning how to move your body the way your brain is telling it to when you have to make adjustments on the fly is crucial to being a great athlete,” says Stanicek. “Today’s kids are bigger and stronger and faster than in the past, but they have a hard time moving their bodies in subtle ways.”

Scott Lawler, former Assistant Baseball Coach at the University of Notre Dame, saw this when he recruited players for the Fighting Irish. “Multiple-sport athletes train different muscles in their body and seem to be more athletic than athletes who play only one sport,” he says. “One-sport players have trained their body to do sport-specific movements, but so many movements cross over in an actual athletic contest.”

Single-sport athletes also risk developing an injury through overtraining. The American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness recommends two to three months off per year from any one sport. And most professional

baseball players shut their arms down for at least four months during the off-season. So it’s difficult to understand why some high school baseball players are encouraged to throw on a year-round basis.

One more nod for the multi-sport athlete can be seen in attitude. As a baseball coach, I always looked forward to the arrival of winter sport athletes to our early season practices. My experience was that boys coming off a long basketball season or a tough wrestling campaign were often much more excited to start baseball practice compared to boys that put in monotonous hours in a batting cage all winter. The kids who played a different sport in the winter seemed energized by a change in their athletic routine.

DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS

Athleticism, competitive drive, teamwork, and enthusiasm are all things coaches want to see in athletes. But there are additional benefits for the multi-sport competitor as an individual.

The first is that it allows a young person the flexibility to follow more than one interest. In high school, it wasn’t clear whether

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Randle El was best at football, baseball, or basketball. He was encouraged to compete in all three sports until he could figure out where his passion lay.

And what if Jim Brown were in high school today? The NFL legend won a total of 13 letters in four different sports, even setting a Long Island basketball scoring record (that was eventually broken by future baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski). But now, he would likely be pushed into choosing one sport over the rest and football or lacrosse may have lost one of its greatest players ever.

Playing several sports also teaches a young person how to use their talents in more than one way. In our changing workforce, most employers want to hire individuals who can adapt to changes and develop new skills with ease. The experience of shifting gears to a different sport each season is great preparation for the working world.

For example, the backup quarterback/star pitcher I mentioned earlier learned the lesson of appreciating everyone’s value during the football season. What a great life lesson he could then bring to so many situations! Had he played fall baseball and missed the limited

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Finally, let’s think about what we really want kids to get out of sports. In most cases, we want them to have positive educational experiences that help them mature. By playing different sports for different coaches, they will have a vast array of experiences and thus more opportunities to learn and grow. They will also meet more people, which can open new doors.

CULTURE SHIFT FOR COACHES

There are many factors that have played a role in the disappearance of the multi-sport athlete, which is why there is not just one solution. Overall, it will take a change in the attitudes of a lot of people. And it starts with us as coaches.

One of the main reasons for sport specialization is the influence of coaches who believe winning comes through a yearround commitment. Can we change our tune? Can we tell our athletes that off-season training is optional and playing another sport is encouraged? And can we show them

we sincerely mean it?

One way to do this is for coaches to work more collaboratively. As a head coach, consider being an assistant coach in another sport and asking head coaches in other sports to serve as your assistants. Multisport coaches are in a great position to help foster the right culture and attract more students to play more sports.

It can also be helpful to discuss this topic as coaches. Formal and informal meetings are a good place to talk about the benefits of multi-sport participation and build bridges between coaches of different sports. Newly hired coaches may need to be educated on the importance of encouraging multi-sport participation. We can turn to our athletic directors to help us with meetings on this topic.

We also each need to do as we say, since it can be easy to send mixed messages to athletes. For example, a basketball coach who publicly talks about the benefits of playing a spring sport but coaches a club team during the spring sends a confusing message.

Coaches should also consider special recognition for multi-sport athletes. Some schools give out patches or awards to stu-

dent-athletes who play several sports during the school year.

EDUCATING PARENTS

Parents are often the main culprits behind sport specialization, so it’s important to educate them about the benefits of multisport participation. We can take time during preseason parents’ meetings to broach the topic and then continue communicating the message throughout the year.

Along with explaining all the physical benefits, talking about scholarships will often get a parent’s attention. Many parents think the path to a college athletic scholarship is through specialization. But more and more college coaches are looking for multisport athletes.

“I often rank kids who play more than one sport at a higher level on my recruiting list because I know they stay competitive all year long,” Lawler says.

Some college coaches are also concerned that a young person who has been specializing for several seasons has already reached his or her ceiling. While the athlete who played multiple sports might be raw in some

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areas, college coaches can foresee tremendous growth once that athlete gets their coaching at the next level.

You can also emphasize the importance of multi-sport participation to parents through any communication you put out.

As head baseball coach, I produced newsletters three times a year to keep parents and community members informed about important team news. With each issue, I was sure to provide a list of the multiple sport players involved in my program, along with their accomplishments in their other sports.

ATHLETES ON BOARD

Of course, we must also get the message across to our athletes. I found it worked well to simply talk a lot about multi-sport participation. For example, in practice I would reference examples of mental toughness or physical preparation in a sport other than the one I was coaching. From time to time, I gave my players brief reading assignments that focused on being competitive, and many of the stories highlighted contemporary athletes who made a multi-

sport commitment in high school.

Along with a lot of communication, coaches need to walk the walk. For example, we can attend games of our athletes in other sports, which shows everyone we really do encourage our players to be on other teams.

And your athletes will appreciate the fact that you made an effort to support them.

Transition times—when one sport season is coming to an end and a new one is beginning—present more opportunities to show your belief in multi-sport participation. I observed a veteran girls’ softball coach make a great statement last spring by canceling an indoor batting practice in favor of having her squad watch a basketball tournament game.

Her message of support for a multi-sport culture was clear.

As a head coach, I learned that in order to get the most out of my multiple-sport athletes I needed to give them time to recharge their batteries prior to starting our practices—whether they wanted it or not. They may be eager to start your sport, but giving them a few days off to rest and get caught up in other aspects of their lives often times pays great dividends. If we really want to encour-

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In most cases, they are your best athletes and will quickly catch up to the rest of the team.

One last example I learned from a rival coach. During the fall and spring sports seasons, this basketball coach clipped local newspaper articles about his players competing in other sports. He then sent the articles along with a positive note to his players highlighted in them. Although this communication was not done on a public level, it sent a very powerful message to the athletes.

There is certainly value in working with private instructors during an off-season. There is also benefit that can be found by working in the weightroom. However, encouraging these activities at the expense of playing an actual sport is not in the best interests of young people that rely on our coaching and teaching. Let the kids play! CM

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In performance training, great athletes are built from the ground up. Improving leg strength and explosiveness will allow players at every position to excel on the field.

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of tools at their disposal when working on lower body training. But with so many choices, it can be difficult to figure out what works best.

That’s why we asked five elite strength and conditioning coaches to share their ideas and approaches to lower body training. In this article, they discuss their philosophies, new trends, and incorporating flexibility and balance training into their programs.

CM: What is your philosophy on training the lower body?

Boyle: Like a lot of coaches, my approach has evolved from a body building perspective to power lifting to Olympic lifting to where we are now, which many call functional training. From an evolution standpoint, we’ve gone from the back squat to the front squat to different versions of a single-leg squat. At this time, we don’t really Coaching Management 39

do back or front squats, but instead focus on versions of one-legged squats.

HUDY: We train the lower body at least four days a week using non-linear periodization. We vary the intensity on each day and design our training—whether it is resistance training or conditioning—based on synchronous or asynchronous activities.

I define synchronous activities as those that require high muscle recruitment for muscle power-max effort training and asynchronous activities as more muscle endurancesubmaximal effort training done over a longer period of time.

For example, on a Monday we might condition synchronously using plyometric activities and short acceleration and agility Michael Boyle is a strength and conditioning coach and consultant based in Boston and co-founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning.

He has been training athletes, from amateurs to Olympians and professionals, for over 25 years and is the author of Functional Training for Sports.

drills, then we will resistance train asynchronously using a total body work capacity circuit. The next day we switch, but always start with the synchronous activity. We perform a high power output synchronous resistancetraining workout, then an asynchronous conditioning activity.

Gallucci: The exercises we use may have changed, and the athletes we get here have certainly changed over the years, but our philosophical approach hasn’t. We focus on injury prevention through sound technique first, and then work on improving performance.

STewart: Twenty years ago, we were trying to get people stronger and in better shape. Now it’s about evaluating the sport’s movement requirements, seeing how the

Don Decker is Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Mississippi.

Jason Gallucci is Director of Strength and Conditioning/Head Varsity Strength Coach at Princeton University.

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athlete performs those movements, then correcting their deficiencies and weaknesses.

In general, it’s about making the athlete more explosive, not just stronger. Explosiveness is what builds quickness. Now we do more cleans, more step-ups, and more explosive hip and hip flexor-oriented movements as opposed to just trying to get bigger and stronger.

DECKER: The principles remain the same: You’re going to pull, and you’re going to squat in some fashion. At the same time, if you’re not learning in this profession, you’re falling behind. Al Miller, a longtime NFL strength coach, used to say that the evolution of your philosophy means adding arrows to your quiver. The more arrows you have, the better

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chance you have of hitting your target. This is especially true when you’re dealing with a range of athletes who all have different strengths, weaknesses, and needs.

What new trends in lower body strength and conditioning are you seeing?

Gallucci: Trends come and go, but I think the functional movement screen is here to stay. It’s caused a lot people in the profession to go back to basics—especially when training younger athletes—and focus on building fundamental strength through correct movement patterns.

I hope to reap the benefits in the next few years with fewer athletes coming to me with injuries, deficiencies, and functional issues.

Too many times, people move too fast when training young athletes—I think we need slow things down and develop better movement patterns.

DECKER: The trends have led strength coaches to do more functional training, prehab, and mobilizing of joints so when they’re put under a load, the body is able to respond properly. The hip and ankle mobility work that came from athletic training and physical

therapy has made it into our warmups, which has been a good thing.

Boyle: We’re moving toward building single-leg power using the rear foot elevated squat as our central exercise. Based on the same idea, we’re also modifying that exercise to include movements like single-leg rear foot elevated jumps.

STewart: Kettlebells have been around for a long time, but people are jumping back on them again for unilateral type movements such as one-arm snatches, cleans, and singleleg squats. We also see more isolated singleleg work to train specific sports movements.

What lower body deficiencies are you seeing most often in young athletes who enter your program?

Gallucci: Now, more than before, there is a lack of strength in athletes’ glute-ham complexes. We see a very high rate of quad dominance in our young athletes. I don’t know if it’s a result of the glutes and hams being under-trained as much as that they aren’t being trained properly. Our young athletes often come in overly concerned about the amount of weight they’re pushing as

opposed to how they’re pushing it. The focus needs to be on how they’re moving the weight, not how heavy it is.

Boyle: For us, it’s the glutes and hamstrings. Most coaches and trainers are still living in a squatting dominated world. We try to make sure we’re striking a balance between our anterior and posterior chain work. For every squat-type exercise, we’re also doing a deadlift-type exercise.

STewart: Hands down it’s hips and hip flexor strength and overall body flexibility.

So many of today’s athletes are home sitting around instead of out playing and doing the everyday things that build hip and hip flexor strength. I’m seeing a lot of kids who don’t have explosiveness in their hips and are tight in the hamstrings. I also feel there are too many cases in which the emphasis is being placed on the amount of weight lifted rather than proper technique.

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is a lack of hip and ankle mobility, and a lack of hip, hamstring, and glute strength. The majority of guys who come into our program have not put a lot of time into activating and using those muscles and developing those areas. So we spend a lot of time working to balance out their lower bodies so they’re not so quad-driven.

know how to perform them properly.

For example, after a functional warm-up, we’ll have athletes do functional isolation work that targets the glutes, such as a singleleg bridge. We’ll also modify exercises like a squat to focus on building glute strength.

HUDY: We have a lot of movement variations and intensity changes in our system

Boyle: For us, it’s some form of a split squat and some form of a single-leg straightleg deadlift. For a beginner, we would start with body weight split squats with both feet on the ground in order to build hip mobility. As we progress our athletes, we use a lunge matrix as a warmup. We want them to master the pattern before loading

”Our corrective work comes down to old fashioned technique work­—breaking down and building up their movements in the squat and lunge.” jason gallucci, princeton university What lower body corrective exercises do you use most often?

Gallucci: We do glute-specific training and also incorporate a lot of core work because the core is often a big part of a glute deficiency. Flexibility is also important, so we try to pinpoint issues there. But really, our corrective work comes down to old fashioned technique work—breaking down and building up their movements in the squat and the lunge and making sure our athletes truly

that allow us to implement a high number of super, complex, and/or compound exercise sets. This provides us with a high degree of variability, so we have the opportunity to examine movement in each plane. We perform as many ground-based movements as we can while understanding the importance of specific hip, groin, hamstring, and posterior chain strengthening. Exercises such as fire hydrants, hip circles, poor man ham curls, and hypers are implemented daily.

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a movement so as not to add strength to dysfunction.

DECKER: We spend a lot of time teaching young athletes how to activate their lower bodies properly. One of the things we start them out with is plank holds, which are a good indicator of deficiencies in their core.

We also do two-leg and single-leg hip bridges and a hip series with bands to show them the areas they need to activate. Those simple body positions allow them to see their defi-

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ciencies. We also use Romanian Dead Lifts (RDLs), glute-ham raises, single-leg dumbbell RDLs, one-foot balance reaches, and a variety of single-leg and body weight squat movements. We want them to be very efficient in those movements.

STewart: I like squats, lunges, and cleans as multi-joint exercises that translate to building sport explosiveness effectively.

Also, the glute and ham machines that are on the market today really target those areas well. I like using machines to help correct certain muscle imbalances, but whenever possible I try to use exercises that closely simulate the actual movements the athlete will be performing in his or her sport.

What is your preference for lifting splits when addressing the lower body?

Gallucci: We typically train total body.

Still, one day a week our primary focus is on the squat, another day we focus on a single-leg movement like a lunge or a stepup, and then we’ll have another day that’s a complementary leg work day depending on how our athletes’ bodies are reacting to the training. For example, we might do single-leg

body weight stuff if they’re a little run down, or if we think they can get aggressive, we might have them do a front squat, deadlift, or tire flip.

If we’re in a four-day routine, I like to have two days that focus more on lower body. We base upper body-lower body splits more on how we can run our room most efficiently. We like to pair a lower body push with an upper body pull. It helps the flow of our room and allows the muscle groups to recover a little between lifts.

DECKER: We have a lot of variety in our program based on the positional requirements of the football players. For example, in the off-season, our skill players do squatting movements on Tuesdays and Fridays. These players do heavy work later in the week because we don’t want to affect their speed work by having them sore or tight when they run. They are on a four-day routine.

With the linemen, we hit legs three times a week. We may do a one-legged squat on one day, then come back with a back squat another day, and then finish out the week with some front squats or step-ups. We vary our intensities and our volume.

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Where does flexibility training fit into your program?

Gallucci: It’s everywhere. Flexibility training, unfortunately, has kind of been pushed to the side a little in today’s training landscape, but it shouldn’t be. There has been a big push toward dynamic flexibility, but at the same time you have to have functional flexibility in your training movements.

Boyle: We’ve gone back to static stretching. We foam roll and static stretch before every game, every practice, and every workout, then we warm up. In my mind, stretching has a strong correlation with injury prevention.

Whenever I take an injured athlete to a doctor, they tell me they need to stretch more—so why shouldn’t all our athletes stretch?

DECKER: We work on flexibility by starting with balance activities and muscle activation work. Then we move to dynamic movements to get the blood flowing—from a backward run to forward and backward lunges, to an easy shuffle. Then we’ll go into stationary dynamic movements like leg swings, Frankenstein walks, and some hip mobility movements. I’ve also learned that you have to implement some static stretching

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HUDY: With proper resistance and movement training, one can increase flexibility or gain functional flexibility. All of our workouts follow a progressive warmup until we get to the heart of the work. If our athletes want or need to increase flexibility, they come in preworkout and stay post-workout. There is a minimal amount of static stretching.

What role does balance training play in developing the lower body?

STewart: If you’re working on balance and flexibility at the same time, you’ll see fewer injuries and a more well-rounded athlete with less bilateral discrepancies. However, I do believe some coaches overdo it with unstable surface work. You need to make sure you’re concentrating on improving balance when you use those modalities. The push for strength should not overshadow the athlete’s safety and physical well-being.

DECKER: We start every workout by warming up with a balance training activity. We start with single-leg movements on

a stable surface with their eyes open, and progress to eyes closed. After mastering that, we move to a more unstable surface. We also do exercises on Bosu and physio balls.

HUDY: I usually get players pre- or postpractice so they are already wearing ankle braces, which are required in our program.

So performing exercises on an unstable surface might not be as beneficial at that point. We do, however, implement balance exercises on a balance beam and perform many single-leg rotational exercises using our functional power-speed cable columns.

Boyle: With the exception of what we get from our single-leg work, we do very little specific balance training work. A lot of us got caught up in the thought that balance training meant using unstable surfaces, and we may have gotten a little circuslike because of it. We do some one-legged squatting on an Airex pad—that’s about as unstable as we’ll get.

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Boyle: There is some older research on bilateral deficit that I’ve really paid attention to since concentrating on single-leg work.

For example, in a study on grip strength that measured right-hand strength, lefthand strength, and combined strength, it was found that the sum of the right-hand plus the left-hand strength was greater than the strength level for the combined grip. In extrapolating that idea toward lower body training, we’ve found that right-leg strength plus left-leg strength is greater than the sum of both legs. It affirms where we were going empirically.

DECKER: I saw one study about an Olympic rower who took four weeks off after the Olympic Games and it took him 21 weeks to get back to his peak performance level. Of course, that ratio is not the same for all athletes, but the takeaway is that there will be a significant drop in performance the longer an athlete is on a break.

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Prime Choice

Gatorade Prime 01™, part of the G Series, is a pre-workout or pre-game fuel in a convenient and functional four-ounce pouch. With 25 grams of carbohydrates, it is designed to be used within the 15 minutes before a workout or competition to provide energy by maximizing the availability of carbohydrate energy to muscles. Gatorade Prime 01 also contains three B vitamins that help with energy metabolism as part of a daily diet.

Gatorade • 800-884-2867 www.gatorade.com

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Versatile, reliable equipment

Not just for gymnasts

Challenge your fitness level and enhance your body-weight training like never before with Power Systems’ Training Rings. Perform pull-ups, rows, muscle-ups, and other suspended exercises on independently hanging rings. This unstable environment will call on more muscles to assist in almost every exercise. The set includes two easy-togrip rings, two 1-inch x 14-foot straps, with two heavyduty secure buckles.

Power Systems, Inc. • 800-321-6975 www.powersystems.com

Get the Width

The Wide Base Monster Rack features 3” x 3” x 11-gauge steel tube construction with self-locking jumbo steel pins and “J” hooks. There is a front deep knurled chinning bar, a side-mount chinning bar, and 33 inches of space between the front and rear posts. The unit is white powdercoated and designed for Olympic bar use. A specially designed non-slip diamond plate covering promotes athlete safety, while the extra-wide base is ideal for stretching and rowing movements. The Wide Base Monster Rack is available in 84- and 96-inch heights.

New York Barbells of Elmira, Inc. • 800-446-1833 www.newyorkbarbells.com Circle No. 510

The new Samson Power Sled is another example of the company’s continued dedication to product diversity. The Power Sled’s unique, compact design allows athletes to apply force forward from a multitude of access points, as well as to easily add resistance with the weight horn attachment and hook up to one, two, or three belt/strap position points. As with any Samson Equipment product, the entire framework is backed by a lifetime guarantee against any bends or breaks.

Log Your Workouts

Samson Equipment, Inc. • 800-472-6766 www.samsonequipment.com

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The Econo Log is a great tool for bench press, board press, incline press, military press, hammer curl, triceps extension, JM press, and front raise workouts. Its unique design allows the user to take a neutral (palms-facing) grip when pressing or pulling, giving variation and keeping stress off the shoulders. It’s great for repetition and max-effort work, especially for those with shoulder problems.

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Fully Loaded

The Plate Loaded Seated Leg Press is one of the newest innovations from Power Lift. Standard features include a ratchet seat mechanism that accommodates all user sizes; low start resistance; standard counter balance; three-inch thick pads for user comfort and support; movable joints that feature ball bearings; standard weight horns; and standard rubber feet. The press is finished using Power Lift’s state-of-the-art power coat paint system.

Power Lift • 800-872-1543 www.power-lift.com

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The Samson Power Thrust is a dynamic piece of equipment that allows athletes to develop hip explosion, upper-arm strength, and shoulder strength. Each handle operates independently on linear ball bearings to allow for an amazingly smooth movement, and resistance is easily added by the weight horns already attached to the handle apparatus itself. A variety of exercises, including extensions and rotations, can easily be performed using this unique piece of equipment.

Samson Equipment, Inc.• 800-472-6766 www.samsonequipment.com

Up To Speed

The TurfCordz Modular Speed Belt is designed for speed assisted and resisted running exercises.

This two-person system allows the leading runner to work against the resistance provided by the trailing runner. It also enables athletes to change running positions quickly without removing belts. The system includes a modular 20-foot heavy rubber tube with safety cord, mounting loop and two 2-inch adjustable Velcro™ closure belts that fit up to a 52-inch waist.

NZ Manufacturing • 800-866-6621 www.turfcordz.com

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Safe Plyometrics

Titan Plyometric Platforms feature heavyduty 1 1/4” x 14-gauge square steel tube construction. The top has a 3/4-inch CD plywood base with 3/4” American-made non-toxic non-skid rubber. An extended base on two sides reduces the risk of tipping, while rubber pads on four corners of the base prevent markings on floors. Three sizes are available: 12” H - Top 16” x 16” - 16” W x 22” L; 18” H Top 20” x 20” - 20” W x 26.5” L; and 24” H - Top 24” x 24” - 24” W x 30.5” L.

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Total-Body Training

The TRX Suspension Training Pro Pack is a complete total-body training system. It includes the TRX Suspension Trainer, a highly portable performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user’s body weight to enable hundreds of exercises for every athlete, and a 65-minute basic training DVD and guide for efficient high-quality workouts anywhere.

TRX® • 888-878-5348 www.TRXtraining.com

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Hydration & Recovery

Gatorade Recover 03™, part of the G Series, is the first protein and carbohydrate beverage formulated with the consistency of a thirst quencher to provide hydration and muscle recovery benefits after exercise. In addition to the 16 grams of protein, Gatorade Recover 03 has 14 grams of carbohydrates and electrolytes like sodium and potassium to help you replace nutrients after a tough practice or game.

Gatorade • 800-884-2867 www.gatorade.com

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Hands-On Learning Tool

Adaptable Sled

Inspired by the need for a weight sled that could be ultra-versatile for intense training, Legend Fitness’ Pro Series Push/Pull Power Sled is among the most capable sleds on the market. The Power Sled features a fully welded frame with replaceable feet, multiple attachment points for belt straps/handle straps, foam rubber-coated handles, and removable chrome-plated weight pegs that can also be used as high handles. The unit will accommodate kettlebells, and comes with two web handle straps with snap links.

Legend Fitness • 866-753-4363 www.LegendFitness.com

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“Massage for Sport Performance” provides instruction on giving a proper sport massage by clearly demonstrating pre- and postevent massage, recovery massage, and spot treatments to speed muscle recovery and improve performance. This resource breaks down massage techniques with detailed pictures and a 60-minute DVD displaying all the necessary techniques for sport massage. The book includes specific massage recommendations for basketball, running, cycling, football, golf, tennis, baseball, soccer, and swimming.

Human Kinetics • 800-747-4457 www.humankinetics.com

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For Explosive Power

Nothing works the body for developing power and explosiveness quite like rope training. Push your stamina, grip strength, and overall conditioning to new limits with Power Systems’ Training Ropes, available in lengths of 30, 40, 50, and 100 feet, and 1.5 and 2 inches in diameter. The ropes come in white or black.

Power Systems, Inc. • 800-321-6975 www.powersystems.com

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The Power Lift Performance Training Station is a multi-functional training piece. Standard features include fivepeg weight storage on each side of the rack, safety spot bars, Rhino Hook bar catches, pulley handle attachment storage, chrome rotating chin-up handles, and safety spot bar storage. A glute/ham bench can be locked into the existing band attachments, and various rack and pulley attachments can also be added to this station.

Power Lift • 800-872-1543 www.power-lift.com

More Effective Stretching

“Prescriptive Stretching” presents fullcolor anatomical illustrations that demonstrate exactly how each stretch targets a specific muscle, ideal for treating pain and imbalances in a targeted way. Detailed discussion of PNF stretching--a popular combination of passive stretching and isometric contraction--is covered, with sample stretching programs designed to improve flexibility and assist with injury prevention for various parts of the body.

Human Kinetics • 800-747-4457 www.humankinetics.com

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Fortified Refueling

Shamrock Farms Rockin’ Refuel is a top choice for your post-game ritual. This protein-fortified chocolate milk has 20 grams of protein to refuel athletes’ muscles with the great taste you can only get from 100-percent real milk. With naturally occurring electrolytes, nine essential nutrients, and no high-fructose corn syrup, it’s the healthy way to recover after a workout.

Shamrock Farms • 602-272-6721 www.rockinrefuel.com

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Improve performance and reduce injury with these new resources Strength Band Training allows you to get the most out of your resistance band training with more than 160 exercises targeting major muscle groups along with predesigned workout programs and sport-specific workouts for 13 endurance, power, and rotational sports.

Heart Rate Training is your guide to optimizing performance. You’ll learn how, when, and why monitors can, and should, be incorporated into your workouts, training, and conditioning program to produce maximum results.

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Massage for Sport Performance is a book and DVD package that demonstrates self-massage and partner massage for deep-tissue pain relief, injury rehabilitation, and speedy muscle recuperation. You will also find advice, tips, and variations for specific sports.

The Strength Training Anatomy Workout contains over 150 full-color illustrations and includes proven programming for strength, power, and toning. You will also find targeted conditioning routines for optimal performance in more than 30 sports.

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Case Study

Consistent Quality and Easy to Use: A Winning Combination

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idway through the 2007 football season, Coach Sean Doyle of San Diego’s Cathedral Catholic High School made a critical addition to his team. It wasn’t a dominating middle linebacker, or a goldenarmed quarterback — but the impact has been just as impressive. That’s because since 2007, Cathedral Catholic has won four consecutive CIF San Diego Section III Championships — a winning streak that started, perhaps coincidentally, with the addition of a DX300 coaches’ headset system from HME. The school’s old system was marred by complicated setup, poor sound, long recharge times, and security problems that had the other team hearing their conversations. None of that has been an issue with the DX300 system.

“There is nothing better in my mind,” said Coach Doyle.

“We tested multiple systems, and with the ease of use and quality, it is by far the best system around.”

Cathedral Catholic prides itself on the involvement and support of its players, their parents, extended families and the community at large. Communication is a big part of that equation, and nowhere is quality communication more critical than on the sidelines of an important game.

For the Cathedral Dons, that can mean attendance of up to as many as 10,000 fans. And when it comes to playing for a CIF championship, it’s not at the local high school field — it’s at massive Qualcomm Stadium, home of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.

In that electrified environment, reliable equipment and quality sound are of paramount importance. The DX300’s digital technology offers superior sound clarity, so coaches can be sure their instructions are clearly heard above the crowd noise and general sideline confusion — a fact to which Coach Doyle eagerly attested: “It doesn’t matter if we’re in our stadium or in Qualcomm Stadium for the championship game — the distance does not make a difference. It is truly like standing next to the coach talking,” he said.

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And in a football environment, where coaches are often ripping off their headsets at a moment’s notice, durability is crucial. The DX300’s rugged ergonomic design stands up to the rigors of even the toughest game day. And while San Diego is famous for its temperate climate, coaches in other locales can be confident that the DX300 is designed to withstand all weather conditions — from driving rain to harsh cold to intense heat. As an added bonus, there are no extra monthly repair or reconditioning charges to worry about with the DX300.

DX300 headsets are compact and convenient, giving coaches the freedom to do what they do best — coach.

Setup on game day takes just minutes, with no special procedures or complex antennas. Users can switch channels at the push of a button. And the DX300 is easily expandable — just add another base for even more ways to communicate.

The ability to communicate at the push of a button has made a big difference for Coach Sean Doyle and the Cathedral Catholic Dons. To learn more about how the DX300 can benefit your football program, visit the Web site listed below.

14110 Stowe Dr. • Poway, CA 92604 800-909-6604 • Fax: 858-391-2814 www.HME.com/DX300

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injury Prevention

Simple Stability

The Active Ankle Power Lacer is designed for the athlete who desires added support in a lace-up style ankle brace. It features distinctive Y-shaped vertical stabilization straps for control of the forefoot and heel, dual spring stays for ankle support, and a neoprene nylon shell for comfort. The unique “pull and play” design allows for easy use by athletes.

Active Ankle Systems, Inc. • 800-800-2896 www.activeankle.com

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Be Absolutely Sure

Biodex Medical Systems, a leader in sports medicine and rehabilitation, introduces the Play It S.A.F.E.® Concussion Management Program.

This instrument allows athletic training professionals to properly diagnose concussion, monitor athlete recovery, and provide insight to the all-important question: “Can this athlete return to play?” The Biodex BioSway Portable adds the functional component to a professional’s cognitive tool of choice — for comprehensive concussion management.

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Enhances Recovery

Cho-Pat’s Calf Compression Sleeve combines warmth, compression, and reinforcement to help reduce pain and discomfort and enhance recovery and healing. The four-way stretch knit material contours anatomically for maximum fit, comfort, and effectiveness.

Also, the material is breathable and facilitates the movement of moisture away from the skin. Finally, the American-made sleeve — available in white and black — does not contain neoprene or latex and is available in three sizes to provide more specific and effectual results.

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Proven TO PROTECT

Russell Athletic offers a complete line of compression shirts and girdles, and other protective gear. Options include integrated and pocketed pieces, and padding to cover all critical impact areas. As always, Russell Athletic protective gear provides moisture-wicking properties. Their complete line has the necessary pieces to help keep you protected. Call or go online to learn more.

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The One For Your Ankles

New Technology

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Designed to be extremely light and low-profile, The One ankle brace is comfortable to wear in shoes or cleats during competition. Offering all the traditional benefits of taping, but with all the adjustable flexibility of a soft strap brace, The One protects against inversion and eversion ankle sprains. Anti-slip criss-crossing side straps can be adjusted while the shoe is on the foot — at any time — to help prevent slippage and ensure a tight, comfortable fit. Neoprene and latex-free, The One comes in black and white, and is available in sizes XS to XXXL. Circle No. 534

The McDavid 757DD Dual Density Thudd Short™ offers full HexPad® protection at the hips and tailbone with the original monocellular 9mm pads. The short now features 14mm Dual Density HexPad protection at the thighs— perfect for sports like football, lacrosse, hockey, and basketball that have body-to-body or bodyto-ground impacts. The machine-washable compression fabric supports large muscle groups to reduce muscle pulls and fatigue.

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In 2009, Stromgren Athletics introduced Nano Flex, a totally new concept in therapeutic compression sleeves for the elbow, ankle, knee, calf, and wrists. The Negative Ion and Far Infrared Rays technology in the compression cloth help increase blood circulation and body temperature in the treated area, enhance the body’s natural healing processes, and reduce pain and discomfort while also helping stabilize a joint with compression. Nano Flex products are antimicrobial, moisture-wicking, odorless, and extremely comfortable.

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STRENGTH AND DURABILITY

Long On Protection

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Equipped with open and closed cell foam padding, the Beast Youth Shoulder Pad is made of 140-gauge plastic, with double pivot back and smooth epaulets for a low profile.

Adams’ signature extended breast and back pads improve coverage and protection, and new front and back corrugation adds strength and durability. The Beast offers the strength of an adult pad in a youth size.

Adams USA • 800-251-6857 www.adamsusa.com

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For Faster Recovery

McDavid’s #8830 Graduated Compression Lower Leg Recovery System is designed to be worn after hard workouts and competition.

These lower-leg recovery socks have compression that starts at the toes and gradually decreases as you go up the calf. The gradual compression pushes away the blood carrying waste from exhausted muscle tissue, while the heart naturally pushes fresh blood back in, increasing circulation and allowing muscles to recover faster. Rapid regeneration of muscles can ease cramping and prevent sores.

McDavid • 800-237-8254 www.mcdavidusa.com

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Brain and Cardio Health

Brain Armor™ helps support an athlete’s brain and cardiovascular health by delivering 1,050mg of DHA ­— a naturally occurring omega-3 fatty acid found in the body that has been shown to have important health benefits — per serving. Just like calcium is needed for strong bones, DHA is needed for strong brains. DHA is also a key component of heart tissue, and has several key cardiac benefits. Brain Armor, which is NSF Certified for Sport, is a derived from a vegetarian, sustainable source of DHA.

Martek Biosciences • 888-OKBRAIN www.Brain-Armor.com

Consistency You Can Count On

Every roll of Cramer 100-percent cotton porous tape is like the next, which means you can count on it to unwind consistently, conform better, and adhere longer. Cramer 950, constructed with a latex-free adhesive, is perfect for athletic trainers or athletic programs looking for a high-quality, economically priced porous tape alternative. Cramer Products has been the industry leader in sports medicine and athletic training room supplies for more than 85 years.

Cramer Products, Inc. • 800-345-2231 www.cramersportsmed.com

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Stromgren Athletics introduces its Flex Pad II dual-layer integrated football girdle system.

The 1585 is a five-pad compression girdle with moisture-wicking hip, tail, and thigh pads.

The 25-percent 280 denier lycra/75-percent 70 denier nylon fabric is treated with antimicrobial, moisturewicking, and anti-odor properties. All Flex Pad II girdles have closed-cell EVA foam pads inside and outside the waistband, providing athletes with dual-layer protection to the iliac crest.

Stromgren Athletics • 800-527-1988 www.stromgren.com

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Alternative to Pre-wrap

Mueller TapeWrap® is a cohesive, breathable, sweat-resistant alternative to pre-wrap. TapeWrap doesn’t trap moisture so it resists slipping, and that means more support. Thin, flexible, and easy-to-tear, TapeWrap helps athletic training professionals perform the most sophisticated taping techniques quickly and accurately.

With its flexibility, TapeWrap conforms to any body part and won’t inhibit the natural movements of the athlete.

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Five-Pad Compression

The Active Ankle T2 rigid ankle brace provides exceptional ankle protection during exercise or athletic activity.

The solid U-shaped design relieves pressure on the ankle and provides superior inversion/eversion protection.

The bilateral anatomical hinge allows freedom of motion in plantar flexion and dorsiflexion. The T2 features a single quick-fit strap that adjusts for highor low-top shoes, and custom-molded EVA padding for a comfortable fit and firm support.

Mueller Sports Medicine • 800-356-9522 www.muellersportsmed.com

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Relief and SUPPORT

Active Ankle Systems, Inc. • 800-800-2896 www.activeankle.com

Made with 100-percent double-knit polyester, Adams USA’s FP-882 Football Pants feature a full athletic cut, 2 -inch elastic waist, lace-up front, five-panel construction, duke crotch, sewn-in thigh pads with plastic inserts, and sewn-in hip, tail, and knee pads with perforated EVA foam. They are available in both youth and adult sizes and are offered in black and white.

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Balance Assessment

Test and train your athletes on the Biodex BioSway, a versatile, portable balance assessment and training device. The BioSway is fully portable, including a lightweight instrumented platform and color touchscreen display. Identify deficiencies and work to avoid future injury. Test for “return to activity” evaluation or set pre-season baseline. Use BioSway in combination with the Play It S.A.F.E.® Concussion Management Program for baseline to return-to-play decisions.

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Turf Adhesive That Really Sticks To It

Team Equipment Potable and Portable

Cramer Products offers three types of portable hydration units to help hydrate athletes. Cramer’s newest unit, the Powerflo 50, offers an impressive 50 gallons of portable hydration. Cramer’s hydration units are constructed of 100-percent, water-portable and FDA-approved materials for drinking water.

Cramer Products, Inc. • 800-345-2231 www.cramersportsmed.com

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For Improved Long-Snapping

Nordot outdoor turf adhesive has high green strength — a.k.a. “grab” — to prevent unwanted movement during installation. Its wide working window means it will still stick during long open time, in hot or cold weather. Nordot adhesive is one part urethane—not a two-part mixing/ premature gel waster. It can be used in any weather—windy, hot, cold, wet or dry conditions. Nordot adhesives have a long history of successful outdoor use. ®

The photo shows Nordot adhesive being sprayed onto a permeable elastic layer before a permeable turf is unrolled onto it. Nordot adhesives are used worldwide more than any other adhesive for both the total glue-down and the seaming of synthetic turf. With their key handling properties—such as high green strength, a wide working window, and compatibility with any outdoor working conditions—as well as their 37-year reputation for successful outdoor installations, it’s no wonder professionals use Nordot adhesives.

Synthetic Surfaces Inc. also has two Nordot adhesives for indoor turf installations, where adhesive odor during installation is unacceptable.

BACKGROUND Synthetic Surfaces Inc. is a 37-year-old company that specializes in adhesives for installing artificial turf, sports flooring, and other recreational surfaces.

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The Wizard Solo-Snap Target Net is a great tool to help improve snapping consistency and confidence when it comes to field goal, punt, and shot-gun snaps. It features three durable, colorcoded pockets, and easy bungee set-up. The frame is approximately 7 feet high by 50 inches wide.

With the Wizard Solo-Snap net, your center won’t ever have to worry about finding someone to snap to.

Wizard Sports Equipment, Inc. • 888-964-5425 www.wizardsports.com

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Factory-Direct Value

In five short years, Prep Gear Headwear has become a national leader in factory-direct headwear products for high schools and institutions. At Prep Gear, each hat is assembled from scratch using the highestquality materials and expert craftsmanship. In today’s economy, why pay an extra mark-up when you can buy premium products direct from the factory? Call or go online for more information.

Prep Gear Headwear • 800-279-7060 www.prepgear.com

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Fingertip Catches

GreatCatch teaches players how to properly catch a football by putting all the focus on their fingertips. The palms and heels of the hands cause bobbles and drops—with Cutters’ GreatCatch, the fingertips do all the work to emphasize proper catching technique. As a result, players develop soft, reliable hands and fingertip control, resulting in fewer bobbles and drops.

Cutters Gloves • 800-821-0231 www.cuttersgloves.com

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Compression Jersey Exclusive

The Russell S46XCMK is the only first-stock, fullcompression jersey available. It comes in 16 colors, sizes medium to 3XL, and has a seven-inch skill sleeve. The jersey can be decorated with screen print, embroidery, or twill.

This model is part of the Russell Athletic “2 Min. Drill” decorated stock jersey program. To learn more, call or go online today.

Russell Athletic • 888-606-5522 www.russellathletic.com

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Team Equipment Know the Play

The 197 Triple Playmaker Wrist Coach is made with C-FLEX and Cutters Gloves’ exclusive “fits like a glove” technology for optimal comfort and fit. It includes three windows for easy reference, allowing you to store up to 300 plays at once, and is available in 11 team colors. Visit the downloads section of the company’s Web site for free blank play card templates.

Cutters Gloves • 800-821-0231 www.cuttersgloves.com

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FLEXIBLE Practice Tool

The Snap Attack Football Machine is a snap, pass, and kick machine that will maximize time on the most difficult to practice phases of the game. The universal cart clamp is designed to fit any round or square mounting post or pedestal from 2 1/2” to 4”. The clamp securely attaches Snap Attack to the cart, allowing the operator to swivel the machine in any direction for punts, passes, and end-over-end kickoffs. Detach Snap Attack quickly and easily for use in snapping drills.

Sports Attack • 800-717-4251 www.sportsattack.com

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Help Your QB Succeed

The QB-Tee® can help your quarterback improve his threestep drop, hand-offs and develop timing in the off-season.

Athletes can work on objective goals without the coach present, and perform more reps with greater intensity. QB-Tee is also great for passing and seven-on-seven drills. The player removes the ball from the cradle, triggering the timer. If the buzzer sounds before the ball is released, the play is dead.

Order online and receive a free instructional DVD.

QB-Tee • 330-750-0086 www.QB-Tee.com

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Good at Everything

The new Snap Attack Football Machine with solid polyurethane football throwing wheels (no air pressure) provides tight spirals, long distance, and accuracy. In the elevated position using the universal ball cradle, it can pass, punt, or deliver the perfect kickoff. In the lowered position at ground level, it can snap the ball to any depth for shot-gun or pistol formations, extra points, and punts. Pre-set locations make any change (left- to right-handed spirals or spirals to end-over-end) quick and easy.

Sports Attack • 800-717-4251 www.sportsattack.com

Total Strength and Speed offers complete weight room installations, from equipment and flooring down to the smallest of accessories. Their focus is providing a complete “turnkey” operation for any size job, from the biggest Division I colleges to the smallest high schools and athletic training centers.

Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Radford University University of Georgia Charleston Southern University Virginia Commonwealth University Middle Tennessee State University Cullman High School, AL Gilbert High School, SC Audrey Kell High School, NC Bessemer City High School, NC Burke County High School, NC E.E. Smith High School, NC Fairmont High School, NC Jack Britt High School, NC Marianna High School, FL Palmetto High School, SC Woodland High School, SC Kings Mountain Fire Department, NC Game Time Performance, NJ

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Next Generation

The newest addition to the Adams line, the A3000 adult football helmet is equipped with a Next Generation Adams Performance Suspension (APS) Liner. The APS system increases airflow throughout the shell due to its innovative offset, which allows the unique energymanagement system to compress and distribute energy.

Helmets are offered with a choice of three specialty facemasks with added cross members to increase jaw coverage.

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GearBoss II Athletic Equipment Storage System Wenger Corp.

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Unique features:

Benefits for the user:

• Improves inventory management, space utilization, and sanitation of athletic equipment at half the cost of the premium GearBoss solution • Easily configurable for a variety of equipment • Carts roll along a fixed track in the floor, allowing easy access and minimizing wasted space

• Requires less space than traditional shelving • Open design lets equipment dry quickly

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Unique features:

Benefits for the user:

• Designed with alternating rows of Mono and Premier XP fibers for plushest turf surface • Ideal infill volume and grade provides perfect balance of traction and foot release

• Comprehensive choice of infill, including rubber and sand or rubber-only.

• Twelve-year warranty

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You’re Covered

Protect your organization with coverage from K&K Insurance. The company offers programs designed for: sports camps and clinics; youth and adult teams, leagues, and associations; and coaches and instructors. K&K’s emergency claim service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and credit card options make payment convenient.

K&K Insurance Group • 800-426-2889 www.kandkinsurance.com

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Web News Site offers online purchase of insurance coverage Buy insurance for sports teams, leagues, tournaments and events quickly and easily online through K&K Insurance. The websites are simple to use and provide an option to buy coverage immediately when using a credit card.

Coverage provides liability protection for the organization, including employees and volunteers. Covered options include practices, try-outs, clinics, games, playoffs, tournaments, registrations, meetings, concession stand operations, parades, picnics, ceremonies, and fund-raising activities. Coverage for youth sports camp operations, or clinics held at premises not owned or maintained by the camp operator, is also available, including an option for classroom clinics for coaches or officials.

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“The Snap Attack is much easier to operate than our old machines because of its unique solid football throwing wheels. This new machine is extremely consistent, and with a short recovery time. Our coaches immediately commented on the increased number of consistent reps they got in the same drill.

“Both throwing wheels are well guarded with easy-to-access controls, eliminating the burns I frequently got from brushing up against the exposed spinning tires of our old unit.

“Our Snap Attacks are all mounted on carts, one set for long punts and one for deep end-over-end kickoffs. For punts, we can instantly change the spin from right to a left-footed spin. Our punt receivers are prepared to catch long punts, reacting to the left-footed spin and the direction the ball bounces.

“A very important feature of the Snap Attack is its ability to snap from ground height...the same release point as an actual snapper. We use the machine for long snaps to our punters, and for short snaps to our extra-point holders.”

—Roger Frazier, Equipment Manager University of Tennessee, which owns three Snap Attacks

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