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Powerline: Serious strength requires serious training
Strength and power are two inextricably linked indices that are pursued incessantly by coaches and athletes on a year-round basis. These two physiological siblings are necessities in athletic development, skill improvement, body composition enhanceme...
Football: Teaching the combo block
Techniques for making the combo block an effective part of your running game The combination (combo) block is an easy way to get a body on one defender while picking off another to give your running game a distinct advantage. In the combo block, ...
Team players: Getting athletes to accept their roles
Struggling to get some of your athletes — or their parents — to accept their limited roles? You're not alone. Getting your athletes to understand, accept and even embrace their roles is one of the biggest areas for developing a successful team...
Drills for inbounding the basketball
Probably the most rewarding part of coaching basketball is breaking down the game to eliminate mistakes. The most successful coaches have the ability to see the little things that win or lose games. One of those simple "little things" has to be th...
Tip From The Trenches – More SNAPP Suggestions
Editor’s Note: This is the continuation of Ken Mannie’s August 2010 article appearing in the print edition of Coach & Athletic Director.More SNAPP Suggestions: Gaining and maintaining good, solid muscle weight can be a problem for som...
SportsMed: Examining ACL injuries in athletes
Athletes in specific sports, as well as females, are at greater risk "You have an ACL tear!” These are some of the most feared words an athlete or coach can hear. But when this injury occurs, what does it mean for the athlete and could this ...
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz shares WR blocking drills
Players in Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa football program need to be multi-dimensional. To add to his wide receivers’ (WR) skill base, Ferentz uses the following seven blocking drills. DIAGRAM 1: Stalk vs. DB. The defensive back makes three moves fr...
Giving ‘non-core’ sports the attention they deserve
In the never-ending struggle for athletic directors to be all things to every sport, one of the major hurdles you face on a daily basis is providing enough support, encouragement, time and attention to your “non-core” sports. While football, b...