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Improve Fundamentals in the Off Season: Three Drills to Improve Wide Receivers Route Running

Written by Brian Ferguson on March 9, 2011 - 0 Comments
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With the 2010 football season behind us millions of young men around the United States have placed their focus and attention on getting bigger, stronger and faster in the weight room. Football coaches at every level are encouraging their players to commit to their off season strength programs. Players are lifting weights anywhere between three […]

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Dynamic Warm-Up to Improve Athletic Performance

Written by Brian Ferguson on October 5, 2010 - 0 Comments
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For many decades, athletes have warmed up before practice and/or competition. It was originally thought that we need to utilize static stretch by sitting on the ground and reaching to our toes, remaining in one place at a time. Many of today’s top coaches are detouring away from the typical static stretch before the athletic […]

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How to Teach Players to Give Competitive Effort!

Written by Brian Ferguson on September 20, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Going into week three of the season I feel like I have been on an emotional rollercoaster. It all started out with a bad taste in my mouth after our first two days of practice. The players were making mistake after mistake. They were not mentally into practice or meetings. Our players’ weekly preparation was […]

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Ball Security: Center – Quarterback Exchange

Written by Brian Ferguson on September 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
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The most important fundamental in offensive football is the center-quarterback exchange. The snap, or more important, the exchange is the first phase of any play. What may seem like an easy task isn’t so easy when the center and quarterback fails to execute the exchange and costs the team a possession or the game.  The […]

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Three Drills to Improve the Blocking Fundamentals of Offensive Line Play: Load, Strike, Strut

Written by Brian Ferguson on September 9, 2010 - 0 Comments
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You’re either coaching it or letting it happen. I was working out this morning at the local YMCA. I have my normal in-season routine where I get up around 5-6 am depending on the day. I like to wear a hat and keep it pulled down close to my eyes to avoid any socializing which […]

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Strike!!! Not hug!!!

Written by Brian Ferguson on August 28, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Day fourteen of training camp and our second inner squad scrimmage. The offense as a whole took a beating; we could not protect the quarterback or throw the football to save our life. But as I leave the practice field, I am optimistic with the performance of my running backs. They ran the ball hard […]

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The “Slash” Football Coaching Principle

Written by Brian Ferguson on August 28, 2010 - 0 Comments
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With the approach of fall millions of young men around the United States are putting away their summer entertaining and are lacing up the cleats and strapping on the helmets. Coaches are preparing their practice plans, practice schedules and coaching philosophies. As I sit behind my desk preparing myself for my first position meeting I […]

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    • Dynamic Warm-Up to Improve Athletic Performance
    • How to Teach Players to Give Competitive Effort!
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    • Three Drills to Improve the Blocking Fundamentals of Offensive Line Play: Load, Strike, Strut
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