fundamentals
Building a strength training plan for incoming college athletes
[caption id="attachment_43808" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Brad Bichey, director of football strength and conditioning at UConn, discusses how important it is for college freshmen to master the fundamentals of strength training before pursuing m...
Reinforcing fundamental movements on offense
A couple years ago, I decided to coach a young girls basketball team. I was happy to see that these kids were athletic, eager to learn, and understood the value of teamwork. [caption id="attachment_11775" align="alignright" width="341"] Photo: Nate ...
Concepts to improve free-throw shooting
A common question is, “How do you become a better free-throw-shooting team?” One method is to work with each player individually on his or her shooting form and mental approach at the line. This can be a successful method; however, it uses a larg...
Football: Principles, progressions of the linebacker position
We teach our linebackers how to play our style of football with a progression that we use at practice, spring drills and early-preseason practice. Stance [caption id="attachment_24713" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo: Mike Morbeck[/caption] ...
Stressing post fundamentals in your program
So many factors are critical in having a team that's competitive, game-in and game-out. But perhaps none are more important than being fundamentally strong in the post. This doesn't necessarily mean that you need to have the biggest players in the wo...
