In most cases, those who want to buy a football jersey do so because they want to make a fashion statement or to support their favorite player and/or team. If you are considering buying a football jersey for those reasons, the things that you should consider are very different than if you were looking to by a football jersey to get rough out on the field. With that in mind, if you’re buying as an article of clothing, keep the following in mind:
* Size: Don’t buy a football jersey the same way you would buy yourself a t-shirt. Football jerseys should fit much differently. Having a jersey that is too big is better than having one that is too small. When wearing a football jersey, it should be loose fitting, hanging from the shoulders. Of course, don't buy a size that is much too big for you either. Oh, and never tuck the jersey into your pants.
*The Difference Between Authentic vs. Replica: Football jerseys, like most other sports jerseys, are available to the public in two forms. The “authentic" versions are much more expensive than the "replica" versions. Basically, authentic jerseys come with sewn on numbers and logos, whereas replicas are printed. A good-quality replica is absolutely fine to buy, but if you have the extra money to spend, an authentic jersey lasts longer.
*Consider Color: If you just don’t like the colors of your favorite team but are wiling to wear them anyway, go for it. If you just don’t think you could stand to wear the color, you can pick up the white version of the team's jersey.
* Longevity: Remember that National Football League (NFL), players are put on waivers, traded, and retire all the time. That being said, having the jersey of your favorite player may go "out of date" very quickly. It’s up to you if you want to buy a football jersey that reflects your favorite team or your favorite player!
If you want to purchase football jerseys as sports equipment then a different set of considerations come into play.
The way the football jersey fits is a huge consideration. If you’re going to play on the field, keep in mind that you will be wearing significant football equipment underneath. Put on the shoulder pads that you would normally wear onto the field before trying on the jersey to make sure it will fit properly and not be too restricting. This is when durability is also a very important factor. Football is inherently a contact sport, with substantial wear and tear. Make sure that the materials are of good quality, and the stitching is top-notch.
Once you know how and where you will be sporting your newest football jerseys, it should not be difficult to buy one that fits perfectly!
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Sharpening Middle School Football Coaching Strengths
Up Downs Conditioning Drill
Out of all of the football conditioning drills up downs is one of the most popular. This drill consists of having players run in place as fast and as hard as they can. From time to time the coach will signal to the players, by whistle or a command, to get down - meaning that they drop down do a push up and get back up as quickly as possible to run again. As up downs require endurance and strength, players are encouraged to start in slow short burst and work up to longer and more intense sessions.
Weightlifting
No practice regime would be complete without lifting weights. The benefits of lifting weights are found in added strength, but more importantly it will increase your maximum power. Maximum power differs in importance to strength due to the fact that it is exertion during play and not just muscle mass. It is the quickness and exertion that will enable a football player to accomplish their plays with skill on the field. We highly recommend working with a personal trainer when weightlifting to insure that you are doing it properly, and to help you design a program that will fit your position.
How to overpower on the line of scrimmage
Find a soft spot and push hard, that is what line strategies are all about. One such strategy or technique is the use of double teaming on the line of scrimmage. This play is simple, double up and push through. If you ever need to get a running back through or perform a great blitz, remember this technique. The basics are simple for this technique: First, both players will need to step together, and put their hips together. They form a wall that the opponent cannot break. Hit the shoulders hard and pin the opponent down as you drive them back. To be effective the double team has to work in a fast blitz like maneuver.
Open field tactics: covering ground with angle tackles
Because not every tackle is direct and head on, it is necessary to set up an angle tackling situations during practice. Set up a simple drill with two players, on as the offense with the ball running in a straight line, the other as the defender running towards him at some angle. It is great to take this in slow steps to show the defender in a fluid motion how to the quickest angle to take towards the ball carrier, plant his cleats squarely in the middle of the ball carrier, and to always remember safety and effectiveness by placing the head in front of the offensive player. The defender follows through with the tackle by straightening his knees in a lunging type motion, wrapping his arms around the ball carrier to pull him down to the ground or push him off sides.
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Sharpening-Middle-School-Football-Coaching-Strengths/1077399
Out of all of the football conditioning drills up downs is one of the most popular. This drill consists of having players run in place as fast and as hard as they can. From time to time the coach will signal to the players, by whistle or a command, to get down - meaning that they drop down do a push up and get back up as quickly as possible to run again. As up downs require endurance and strength, players are encouraged to start in slow short burst and work up to longer and more intense sessions.
Weightlifting
No practice regime would be complete without lifting weights. The benefits of lifting weights are found in added strength, but more importantly it will increase your maximum power. Maximum power differs in importance to strength due to the fact that it is exertion during play and not just muscle mass. It is the quickness and exertion that will enable a football player to accomplish their plays with skill on the field. We highly recommend working with a personal trainer when weightlifting to insure that you are doing it properly, and to help you design a program that will fit your position.
How to overpower on the line of scrimmage
Find a soft spot and push hard, that is what line strategies are all about. One such strategy or technique is the use of double teaming on the line of scrimmage. This play is simple, double up and push through. If you ever need to get a running back through or perform a great blitz, remember this technique. The basics are simple for this technique: First, both players will need to step together, and put their hips together. They form a wall that the opponent cannot break. Hit the shoulders hard and pin the opponent down as you drive them back. To be effective the double team has to work in a fast blitz like maneuver.
Open field tactics: covering ground with angle tackles
Because not every tackle is direct and head on, it is necessary to set up an angle tackling situations during practice. Set up a simple drill with two players, on as the offense with the ball running in a straight line, the other as the defender running towards him at some angle. It is great to take this in slow steps to show the defender in a fluid motion how to the quickest angle to take towards the ball carrier, plant his cleats squarely in the middle of the ball carrier, and to always remember safety and effectiveness by placing the head in front of the offensive player. The defender follows through with the tackle by straightening his knees in a lunging type motion, wrapping his arms around the ball carrier to pull him down to the ground or push him off sides.
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Sharpening-Middle-School-Football-Coaching-Strengths/1077399
Madden Tips: in Depth Look : "America's Team" Dallas Cowboys
In Depth Look: Dallas Cowboys
General Outlook
Oh boy, if you thought the Cowboys were being used a lot last year, you have not seen anything yet. Dallas had a very impressive off-season with the additions of Adam Jones and Zach Thomas, the draft that brought in two very promising players in Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins, and re-signing a key player on both sides of the ball giving Marion Barber and Terrence Newman nice, lengthy contracts. For you guys who love a well balanced team, this is one that you will fall in love with instantly in '09.
Offense
One of the best all around offenses in Madden 09. This team has what most people look for in an offense.
A quarterback with great accuracy, good strength, and is pretty fast
A runningback with good speed, vision, and an absolute beast at trucking.
A tight end who has good speed, can catch, and can block
A wide receiver who's fast, great hands, spectacular catch, tall/big, and of course who can use the new celebration feature in '09 well ;)
Combine those anchors to 2 receivers who are really good compliments to Owens in Glenn (possibly) and Crayton, a very good offensive line, and a couple excelent rookie backups at HB in Tashard Choice and Felix Jones, and you have an offense that will get you down the field as fast as it takes Ted Washington to devour a 4 course meal.
Utilizing the Cowboys Offense
Since their offense is pretty diverse in what you can do, there are many ways you can utilize them.
The best way of starting off drives (assuming you are not getting wrecked) would be to pound the ball with Marion Barber down the middle with an occasional stretch play. The stretch play will not work as well with him as it would for, let's say, Adrian Peterson because he doesn't have that great break away speed where he can run to the sidelines and up quickly. However, when the defense buys into you pounding up the gut, they will naturally tend to pinch and crash the line with the linebackers also coming down. This will leave some good space for an 8-12 yard gain (depending on the safety/cornerback and if you truck them).
The stretch play, toss, counter, or any play that involves going outside should be left to the quick Felix Jones (96 speed and 99 acceleration). Just like last year, the Run 'N' Gun playbook should be good with this team. Fullhouse it with Barber, Choice, and Jones and your going to have defenses not knowing what to do.
I'd say it's pretty easy to conclude that Terrell Owens and Jason Witten are the focal points of the passing game. Both are top 3 at their respective positions. You will be passing to those two a lot, and for good reason.
Tony Romo has excellent accuracy which means that precision passing is definitely recommended. Owens can burn pretty much any cornerback (although it may be different this year, so he won't be consistently burning slower but great cornerbacks because of his speed....such as Nnamdi Asomugha) and has a size advantage over basically every corner. If you notice he's match on a smaller corner, the obvious thing to do would be precision it up and to the right or left (depending on if the corner has inside or outside position on him). It will probably be different this year with that, however, because let's face it, in '08 that would work way too often and it was extremely unrealstic having that happen to small, but good corners. Anyways, this year, he has to probably have a very defined inside or outside position for it to work on a consistent basis. Use deep posts and fades with Owens, and you will find him making a lot of plays on slower corners or corners with a fairly low man coverage rating. However, it is not going to be like last year where you could do a deep post with him on every playing against (using my favorite example again) a let's say, Nnamdi Asomugha, and he'd always get it (assuming this was a straight man, or man cover 2). Owens has speed and height, the best combination in Madden these days, so use it! Get him on streaks and precision up.
Jason Witten. What to say about this guy? He's a beast. He has good speed, he can catch, he can jump, and can block well for a TE. He is one of those perfect tight ends. Unlike most tight ends, you can run him on streaks and hit him a good percentage of the times. Fade routes and streaks (with the occasional flat route) would be a good choice with Witten because of his speed, height, jumping, and catching ability.
As for Crayton and Glenn? Use both of them on short crosses, quick flat passes, up 'n' in, and occassionally deep posts. Their speeds(91 and 93 respectively) are not to fast, so you won't be winning too many streaks. Screens also could be quite effective with Crayton and Glenn, because they both have a good elusive rating (94).
When it comes down to it though, Owens will be your main weapon, followed by Witten. However, you may see a lot of double teams which is why having 2 solid WRs is very good to perhaps get that extra man off Owens.
Key Offensive Players: Stength/Weaknesses
Tony Romo
Strength(s): Accuracy. With an accuracy rating of 96, he is among the best. What's great is, is that you can combine that with his speed and rollout a lot, being able to hit targets the majority of the time. Use precision passing when you are getting ready to pass, and you will be having a lot of passing touchdowns with him
Weakness('): Awareness. Among better QBs in Madden (Brady, P. Manning, Brees, Roethlisberger, etc) he has the lowest awareness rating at 80. While he does have accuracy, watch out for those occasional "what the hell was he trying to do" type of passes.
Marion Barber
Strength(s): Well, strength! Or power. Whatever you want to call it. You want to get in Barber's way? Go right ahead, but don't expect to be pushing him back, or even tackling him at all. Ninety percent of the time, Barber will go forward on a tackle from someone without the the big hit icon. That, or he will demolish you by running you over like you are still learning how to tackle.
Weakness('): Speed. You won't be breaking many huge runs with him because of his speed of 92. He may run you over, but he won't go far before being chased down.
Terrell Owens
Strength(s): Size, speed, and catching. One of the best in all three, it's not hard to tell that he will get open A LOT and you will be throwing to him A LOT. He will catch pretty much anything he gets his hands on, so don't just worry about covering up if you are surrounded.
Weakness('): He doesn't have any glaring weaknesses, however, he tends to fumble more then one may like. I've often found him fumbling more then Moss, Chad Johnson, Steve Smith, etc. He won't fumble much, but he I'd reccomend covering the ball if there is a big hitter close to where you catch it.
Jason Witten
Strength(s): Catching, speed, and jumping. Second to only Antonio Gates in the tight end category, Witten posseses some of the best receiving skills for a tight end. Precision up on streaks, and you are certain to hit him on a few flats.
Weakness('): None. Witten has yet to show any weakness (Madden wise). He's one of the 2 or 3 complete tight ends in the league.
Leonard Davis
Stength(s): Run Blocking. The guy is a flat out beast. He is one of the best run blockers in the game with 99 strength, 99 run block strength, and 85 run block footwork. Having Marion Barber run behind him, and you'll pick up a lot of yards
Weakness('): Pass block footwork. Only at 75, he does lack a little. While his strength is great, he will juked occasionally by a finnesse player.
Defense
The stock defense lacks at the defensive line position with Spears being the anchor. However, they have great depth at linebacker, so putting Ware and Ellis on the line will make the defense a lot better.
Let's assume you don't though, boy that linebacking corps is good. You have the best overall Linebacker in DeMarcus Ware (he can do it all, better at coverage then Merriman), Greg Ellis, and the off-season acquisition, Zach Thomas. It's truly one of the best in Madden, and in real life.
Secondary, very good. Speed demon, Terrence Newman and Anthony Henry as the starting corners, with two big hitters with Hamlin at FS and Roy Williams at SS who will lay out anyone. With Adam Jones as a backup to Henry/Newman, you have a little depth just in case one of them gets injured.
Utilizing the Cowboys Defense
Utilizing the Cowboys defense is quite simple. Put DeMarcus Ware at RE and Greg Ellis at LE. Now at LOLB you have Anthony Spencer (fast) and Bobby Carpenter at ROLB (also fast). You now have a much better defensive line and a pretty good linebacker corp. This gets great pressure without losing the coverage at LB.
At cornerback, I believe a lot of people may put Adam Jones in for Anthony Henry because of speed (and of course experimenting). However, since '09 seems to not be as "if you have speed, you can be amazing" look to it, but more of how good the corner actually is (thank god).
Again, very simple. User controlling Roy Williams would be a good bet because of how atrocious his coverage is.
Key Defensive Players: Stength/Weaknesses
DeMarcus Ware
Strength(s): I believe DeMarcus is as close to a perfect Linebacker as you can get. He is good in everything...pass rush, run stop, coverage, strength, speed, ahhh. He's a beast. I don't want to pick out one strength because he doesn't just do everything well, he does everything at an elite level.
Weakness('): None. See strengths.
Terrence Newman
Strength(s): Speed and Man Coverage. He's great at both. He will keep up with the fastest WRs with league, and play solid man. One of the best in the league, and he definitely shows it game in and game out. He also has a fairly good press rating at 85, so don't be scared to press that WR.
Weakness('): Tackling. Great at coverage, but not a great tackler with a 55 rating. So watch out if a, let's say, Brandon Jacobs or Darren McFadden is coming at him. He will get run over and juked a lot.
Zach Thomas
Strength(s): Tackling. Zach's getting a little old, but that doesn't mean anything in Madden. He is a tackling machine. He won't get juked or trucked much. The best of off-season acquisitions by Dallas, he is a great addition to an already great LB corp.
Weakness('): Agility. Doesn't have great agility at all. This combined with him being not too strong means he may have trouble at times getting in between blocks. Nothing huge, but it's something that may make him a weak at times.
Roy Williams
Strength(s): Big hits. The best at it, he will rock your world. He will mess up spectacular catch receivers and anyone who is running his way. If you decide to run to him, be sure to cover the ball to POSSIBLY avoid a fumble.
Weakness('): Coverage. Let's face it, he is AWFUL in coverage. You better hope Newman doesn't get beat or slip on snow or something, but Williams will not be able to do anything when trying to cover Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Andre Johnson, etc.
Conclusion
Dallas maybe the most used team this year, and for a good reason. They simply have one of the best all round teams.
See you in '09!
Author : MaddenGurus.com
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Madden-Tips-in-Depth-Look-America-s-Team-Dallas-Cowboys/1025476
General Outlook
Oh boy, if you thought the Cowboys were being used a lot last year, you have not seen anything yet. Dallas had a very impressive off-season with the additions of Adam Jones and Zach Thomas, the draft that brought in two very promising players in Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins, and re-signing a key player on both sides of the ball giving Marion Barber and Terrence Newman nice, lengthy contracts. For you guys who love a well balanced team, this is one that you will fall in love with instantly in '09.
Offense
One of the best all around offenses in Madden 09. This team has what most people look for in an offense.
A quarterback with great accuracy, good strength, and is pretty fast
A runningback with good speed, vision, and an absolute beast at trucking.
A tight end who has good speed, can catch, and can block
A wide receiver who's fast, great hands, spectacular catch, tall/big, and of course who can use the new celebration feature in '09 well ;)
Combine those anchors to 2 receivers who are really good compliments to Owens in Glenn (possibly) and Crayton, a very good offensive line, and a couple excelent rookie backups at HB in Tashard Choice and Felix Jones, and you have an offense that will get you down the field as fast as it takes Ted Washington to devour a 4 course meal.
Utilizing the Cowboys Offense
Since their offense is pretty diverse in what you can do, there are many ways you can utilize them.
The best way of starting off drives (assuming you are not getting wrecked) would be to pound the ball with Marion Barber down the middle with an occasional stretch play. The stretch play will not work as well with him as it would for, let's say, Adrian Peterson because he doesn't have that great break away speed where he can run to the sidelines and up quickly. However, when the defense buys into you pounding up the gut, they will naturally tend to pinch and crash the line with the linebackers also coming down. This will leave some good space for an 8-12 yard gain (depending on the safety/cornerback and if you truck them).
The stretch play, toss, counter, or any play that involves going outside should be left to the quick Felix Jones (96 speed and 99 acceleration). Just like last year, the Run 'N' Gun playbook should be good with this team. Fullhouse it with Barber, Choice, and Jones and your going to have defenses not knowing what to do.
I'd say it's pretty easy to conclude that Terrell Owens and Jason Witten are the focal points of the passing game. Both are top 3 at their respective positions. You will be passing to those two a lot, and for good reason.
Tony Romo has excellent accuracy which means that precision passing is definitely recommended. Owens can burn pretty much any cornerback (although it may be different this year, so he won't be consistently burning slower but great cornerbacks because of his speed....such as Nnamdi Asomugha) and has a size advantage over basically every corner. If you notice he's match on a smaller corner, the obvious thing to do would be precision it up and to the right or left (depending on if the corner has inside or outside position on him). It will probably be different this year with that, however, because let's face it, in '08 that would work way too often and it was extremely unrealstic having that happen to small, but good corners. Anyways, this year, he has to probably have a very defined inside or outside position for it to work on a consistent basis. Use deep posts and fades with Owens, and you will find him making a lot of plays on slower corners or corners with a fairly low man coverage rating. However, it is not going to be like last year where you could do a deep post with him on every playing against (using my favorite example again) a let's say, Nnamdi Asomugha, and he'd always get it (assuming this was a straight man, or man cover 2). Owens has speed and height, the best combination in Madden these days, so use it! Get him on streaks and precision up.
Jason Witten. What to say about this guy? He's a beast. He has good speed, he can catch, he can jump, and can block well for a TE. He is one of those perfect tight ends. Unlike most tight ends, you can run him on streaks and hit him a good percentage of the times. Fade routes and streaks (with the occasional flat route) would be a good choice with Witten because of his speed, height, jumping, and catching ability.
As for Crayton and Glenn? Use both of them on short crosses, quick flat passes, up 'n' in, and occassionally deep posts. Their speeds(91 and 93 respectively) are not to fast, so you won't be winning too many streaks. Screens also could be quite effective with Crayton and Glenn, because they both have a good elusive rating (94).
When it comes down to it though, Owens will be your main weapon, followed by Witten. However, you may see a lot of double teams which is why having 2 solid WRs is very good to perhaps get that extra man off Owens.
Key Offensive Players: Stength/Weaknesses
Tony Romo
Strength(s): Accuracy. With an accuracy rating of 96, he is among the best. What's great is, is that you can combine that with his speed and rollout a lot, being able to hit targets the majority of the time. Use precision passing when you are getting ready to pass, and you will be having a lot of passing touchdowns with him
Weakness('): Awareness. Among better QBs in Madden (Brady, P. Manning, Brees, Roethlisberger, etc) he has the lowest awareness rating at 80. While he does have accuracy, watch out for those occasional "what the hell was he trying to do" type of passes.
Marion Barber
Strength(s): Well, strength! Or power. Whatever you want to call it. You want to get in Barber's way? Go right ahead, but don't expect to be pushing him back, or even tackling him at all. Ninety percent of the time, Barber will go forward on a tackle from someone without the the big hit icon. That, or he will demolish you by running you over like you are still learning how to tackle.
Weakness('): Speed. You won't be breaking many huge runs with him because of his speed of 92. He may run you over, but he won't go far before being chased down.
Terrell Owens
Strength(s): Size, speed, and catching. One of the best in all three, it's not hard to tell that he will get open A LOT and you will be throwing to him A LOT. He will catch pretty much anything he gets his hands on, so don't just worry about covering up if you are surrounded.
Weakness('): He doesn't have any glaring weaknesses, however, he tends to fumble more then one may like. I've often found him fumbling more then Moss, Chad Johnson, Steve Smith, etc. He won't fumble much, but he I'd reccomend covering the ball if there is a big hitter close to where you catch it.
Jason Witten
Strength(s): Catching, speed, and jumping. Second to only Antonio Gates in the tight end category, Witten posseses some of the best receiving skills for a tight end. Precision up on streaks, and you are certain to hit him on a few flats.
Weakness('): None. Witten has yet to show any weakness (Madden wise). He's one of the 2 or 3 complete tight ends in the league.
Leonard Davis
Stength(s): Run Blocking. The guy is a flat out beast. He is one of the best run blockers in the game with 99 strength, 99 run block strength, and 85 run block footwork. Having Marion Barber run behind him, and you'll pick up a lot of yards
Weakness('): Pass block footwork. Only at 75, he does lack a little. While his strength is great, he will juked occasionally by a finnesse player.
Defense
The stock defense lacks at the defensive line position with Spears being the anchor. However, they have great depth at linebacker, so putting Ware and Ellis on the line will make the defense a lot better.
Let's assume you don't though, boy that linebacking corps is good. You have the best overall Linebacker in DeMarcus Ware (he can do it all, better at coverage then Merriman), Greg Ellis, and the off-season acquisition, Zach Thomas. It's truly one of the best in Madden, and in real life.
Secondary, very good. Speed demon, Terrence Newman and Anthony Henry as the starting corners, with two big hitters with Hamlin at FS and Roy Williams at SS who will lay out anyone. With Adam Jones as a backup to Henry/Newman, you have a little depth just in case one of them gets injured.
Utilizing the Cowboys Defense
Utilizing the Cowboys defense is quite simple. Put DeMarcus Ware at RE and Greg Ellis at LE. Now at LOLB you have Anthony Spencer (fast) and Bobby Carpenter at ROLB (also fast). You now have a much better defensive line and a pretty good linebacker corp. This gets great pressure without losing the coverage at LB.
At cornerback, I believe a lot of people may put Adam Jones in for Anthony Henry because of speed (and of course experimenting). However, since '09 seems to not be as "if you have speed, you can be amazing" look to it, but more of how good the corner actually is (thank god).
Again, very simple. User controlling Roy Williams would be a good bet because of how atrocious his coverage is.
Key Defensive Players: Stength/Weaknesses
DeMarcus Ware
Strength(s): I believe DeMarcus is as close to a perfect Linebacker as you can get. He is good in everything...pass rush, run stop, coverage, strength, speed, ahhh. He's a beast. I don't want to pick out one strength because he doesn't just do everything well, he does everything at an elite level.
Weakness('): None. See strengths.
Terrence Newman
Strength(s): Speed and Man Coverage. He's great at both. He will keep up with the fastest WRs with league, and play solid man. One of the best in the league, and he definitely shows it game in and game out. He also has a fairly good press rating at 85, so don't be scared to press that WR.
Weakness('): Tackling. Great at coverage, but not a great tackler with a 55 rating. So watch out if a, let's say, Brandon Jacobs or Darren McFadden is coming at him. He will get run over and juked a lot.
Zach Thomas
Strength(s): Tackling. Zach's getting a little old, but that doesn't mean anything in Madden. He is a tackling machine. He won't get juked or trucked much. The best of off-season acquisitions by Dallas, he is a great addition to an already great LB corp.
Weakness('): Agility. Doesn't have great agility at all. This combined with him being not too strong means he may have trouble at times getting in between blocks. Nothing huge, but it's something that may make him a weak at times.
Roy Williams
Strength(s): Big hits. The best at it, he will rock your world. He will mess up spectacular catch receivers and anyone who is running his way. If you decide to run to him, be sure to cover the ball to POSSIBLY avoid a fumble.
Weakness('): Coverage. Let's face it, he is AWFUL in coverage. You better hope Newman doesn't get beat or slip on snow or something, but Williams will not be able to do anything when trying to cover Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Andre Johnson, etc.
Conclusion
Dallas maybe the most used team this year, and for a good reason. They simply have one of the best all round teams.
See you in '09!
Author : MaddenGurus.com
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Madden-Tips-in-Depth-Look-America-s-Team-Dallas-Cowboys/1025476
Boosting College American Football Workout Suggestions
Weightlifting
Let's not forget weightlifting. It is one of the essential elements that will help you improve your game. The effects of weight lifting will add muscle to your body and increase strength, this straighten will add to your maximum power. Maximum power differs in importance to strength due to the fact that it is exertion during play and not just muscle mass. This exertion will help you as a football player to execute your skills on the field with speed and force. We highly recommend working with a personal trainer when weightlifting to insure that you are doing it properly, and to help you design a program that will fit your position.
Practice can help turnovers
In order to win football games you need to have possession of the football. Forcing a fumble is one of the quickest ways that you can turn the tides and retain possession of the football. This drill practices with two players. Have the defender move up on the offensive player, trust his arms back and then forward with his fists clenched. The defender will practice stripping the ball by bringing his hands up quickly with a clenched fist to grab the opponent and as he does so to aim to knock out the football. This drill is most effective if you start it slow focusing on the motions needed to be effective, and then speed up over time.
Hand off drill
Because hand offs are such a vital part of a running offense, running backs should practice hand off skills every day. This drill requires more than one player; it starts off with two lines, line A and line B, the front of each line facing each other a couple of yards apart. The player from line A leaves the line with the football running towards line B. At the same time a player leaves line B, and when they meet in the middle Player A hands off the ball to Player B. Now player B has the ball and will hand off the ball to the next person in Line A who will hand off to the next player in Line B. It should be a constant motion. This is a great drill to help running backs practice hand offs, and should be run every day.
Up Downs Conditioning Drill
Up downs is an excellent conditioning drill that will improve reaction time and endurance. Players will start this drill by running in place as fast as they can, keeping their knees high as possible. Then at random a coach will yell, “down" or blow a whistle at which the players must dive to the ground do a push up and then jump back into running in place. Because this drill can be very taxing, it is important to increase the time spent at this slowly over time as the player's strength increases.
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Boosting-College-American-Football-Workout-Suggestions/1077304
Let's not forget weightlifting. It is one of the essential elements that will help you improve your game. The effects of weight lifting will add muscle to your body and increase strength, this straighten will add to your maximum power. Maximum power differs in importance to strength due to the fact that it is exertion during play and not just muscle mass. This exertion will help you as a football player to execute your skills on the field with speed and force. We highly recommend working with a personal trainer when weightlifting to insure that you are doing it properly, and to help you design a program that will fit your position.
Practice can help turnovers
In order to win football games you need to have possession of the football. Forcing a fumble is one of the quickest ways that you can turn the tides and retain possession of the football. This drill practices with two players. Have the defender move up on the offensive player, trust his arms back and then forward with his fists clenched. The defender will practice stripping the ball by bringing his hands up quickly with a clenched fist to grab the opponent and as he does so to aim to knock out the football. This drill is most effective if you start it slow focusing on the motions needed to be effective, and then speed up over time.
Hand off drill
Because hand offs are such a vital part of a running offense, running backs should practice hand off skills every day. This drill requires more than one player; it starts off with two lines, line A and line B, the front of each line facing each other a couple of yards apart. The player from line A leaves the line with the football running towards line B. At the same time a player leaves line B, and when they meet in the middle Player A hands off the ball to Player B. Now player B has the ball and will hand off the ball to the next person in Line A who will hand off to the next player in Line B. It should be a constant motion. This is a great drill to help running backs practice hand offs, and should be run every day.
Up Downs Conditioning Drill
Up downs is an excellent conditioning drill that will improve reaction time and endurance. Players will start this drill by running in place as fast as they can, keeping their knees high as possible. Then at random a coach will yell, “down" or blow a whistle at which the players must dive to the ground do a push up and then jump back into running in place. Because this drill can be very taxing, it is important to increase the time spent at this slowly over time as the player's strength increases.
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Boosting-College-American-Football-Workout-Suggestions/1077304
Loving High School Running Back Drills
Hand off drill
Drills practicing fundamentals like an effective hand offs can make the difference between a mediocre team and an excellent one. This drill requires more than one player; it starts off with two lines, line A and line B, the front of each line facing each other a couple of yards apart. The player from line A leaves the line with the football running towards line B. At the same time that the first player leaves player B leaves his line towards player A, as they pass each other in the middle player A hands off the football to player B. At the point of the hand off another player leaves line A and runs towards player B, who hands off the ball to the new player. It should be a constant motion. This is a great drill to help running backs practice hand offs, and should be run every day.
Weightlifting
Let's not forget weightlifting. It is one of the essential elements that will help you improve your game. The effects of weight lifting will add muscle to your body and increase strength, this straighten will add to your maximum power. Maximum power is different from strength because it is the power that you exert on the field during a play. Strong and powerful execution will enable fast plays, quick action, and recognition on the field. Weight lifting can cause injuries, and as such we highly recommend having a professional coach on hand during weightlifting sessions. You trainer will also help you accomplish your weightlifting goals and teach you new techniques.
Receivers: Ball Security Drill
Catching the football properly and effectively is fundamental to a strong offense. A great catch can be broken down into three steps: First, keep your arms extended out in front of your body with your hands out forming an imaginary triangle with your fingers and thumbs. Second, follow the ball through with your eyes. Third, tuck the ball away security, keeping your eyes on the ball, so that it is in a high tight position. Bad habits can form easily as many receivers look away mid catch to scan the field for defenders. Taking your eye off the ball increases incomplete passes, fumbles, and turnovers. In order to increase catching and ball security effectiveness have two receivers pass to each other, when one of them catches the ball make sure that they slow the motion down pausing when they catch, follow through, and secure the football.
Protecting the football as you run
You can't run with the football until you have learned some basic ball security measures. Nothing is worse for your offensive team then turning it over carelessly to the other team in a fumble. Basic ball security can be broken down into four steps. First grab the football with your carrying hand with the tips of the football being covered with your fingers. The second point is your forearm wrapped around the ball and shielding it from the defense. The third point is securing the other point of the football with your bicep making sure that it is right up against it. The final point is keeping the football high and tight against the ribcage. Practice holding the football and having defensive players try and knock out the football by any means possible. By reducing the risk of a fumble you will increase the offensive strength in effectively driving across the field and scoring touchdowns
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Loving-High-School-Running-Back-Drills/1077247
Drills practicing fundamentals like an effective hand offs can make the difference between a mediocre team and an excellent one. This drill requires more than one player; it starts off with two lines, line A and line B, the front of each line facing each other a couple of yards apart. The player from line A leaves the line with the football running towards line B. At the same time that the first player leaves player B leaves his line towards player A, as they pass each other in the middle player A hands off the football to player B. At the point of the hand off another player leaves line A and runs towards player B, who hands off the ball to the new player. It should be a constant motion. This is a great drill to help running backs practice hand offs, and should be run every day.
Weightlifting
Let's not forget weightlifting. It is one of the essential elements that will help you improve your game. The effects of weight lifting will add muscle to your body and increase strength, this straighten will add to your maximum power. Maximum power is different from strength because it is the power that you exert on the field during a play. Strong and powerful execution will enable fast plays, quick action, and recognition on the field. Weight lifting can cause injuries, and as such we highly recommend having a professional coach on hand during weightlifting sessions. You trainer will also help you accomplish your weightlifting goals and teach you new techniques.
Receivers: Ball Security Drill
Catching the football properly and effectively is fundamental to a strong offense. A great catch can be broken down into three steps: First, keep your arms extended out in front of your body with your hands out forming an imaginary triangle with your fingers and thumbs. Second, follow the ball through with your eyes. Third, tuck the ball away security, keeping your eyes on the ball, so that it is in a high tight position. Bad habits can form easily as many receivers look away mid catch to scan the field for defenders. Taking your eye off the ball increases incomplete passes, fumbles, and turnovers. In order to increase catching and ball security effectiveness have two receivers pass to each other, when one of them catches the ball make sure that they slow the motion down pausing when they catch, follow through, and secure the football.
Protecting the football as you run
You can't run with the football until you have learned some basic ball security measures. Nothing is worse for your offensive team then turning it over carelessly to the other team in a fumble. Basic ball security can be broken down into four steps. First grab the football with your carrying hand with the tips of the football being covered with your fingers. The second point is your forearm wrapped around the ball and shielding it from the defense. The third point is securing the other point of the football with your bicep making sure that it is right up against it. The final point is keeping the football high and tight against the ribcage. Practice holding the football and having defensive players try and knock out the football by any means possible. By reducing the risk of a fumble you will increase the offensive strength in effectively driving across the field and scoring touchdowns
Author : Wellington
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Loving-High-School-Running-Back-Drills/1077247
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