Jeff Dillman, Head of Physical Conditioning at the IMG Performance Institute at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida, speaks to the Manatee High School Football Team. Dillman has worked with many top pro athletes and has also been a strength coach and conditioning coach at Appalachian State University, LSU and the University of Louisiana-Monroe. This six-part ...
Penn State Head Football Coach Joe Paterno was hospitalized Sunday after one of his players collided with him during practice. Paterno suffered a hairline fracture of his pelvis and suffered injuries to his right arm. Paterno walked away from the collision, but remained in the hospital on Monday. Penn State Director of Athletic Medicine said ...
Since last Wednesday, five people have died after participating in football activities in hot weather, including a player in Florida, a player in South Carolina, two from Georgia and a coach in Texas. As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of heat-related athletic injuries and deaths in secondary schools, the National Athletic ...
Football equipment manufacturer Rawlings signed professional football running back Steven Jackson to an endorsement contract for Rawlings NRG Quantum football helmets. Jackson will serve as the primary helmet endorser, joining professional running backs Ronnie Brown and Frank Gore on Rawlings’ Football Advisory Staff. “I really like the fit and feel of the helmet, and I ...
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After Ken Wilmesherr’s recent offensive line coach articles were posted to FootballCoachDaily.com, the website received numerous questions and comments regarding Coach Wilmesherr’s O-line grading sheets. Coach Wilmesherr has graciously provided examples of two of his grading sheets. These downloads are provided to FCD readers free of charge. You will need Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet ...
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All-Star Inflatables is a premier manufacturer of inflatable sports products. Here, Kristie Oliver talks about what her company brings to coaches looking to improve the confidence and swagger of their football teams.
Check out the video below to learn more about the products showcased on the trade show floor at the Texas High School Coaches Association meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. These are just of few of the many products Football Coach Daily was able to document on the show floor. Watch for more product videos coming ...
Lace-up ankle braces are designed to prevent acute ankle injury in amateur athletes. But until now, that statement wasn’t backed up with any hard-core evidence. A recent study, the most extensive of its kind, shows that lace-up ankle braces, specifically the McDavid 195 Ultralight Ankle Brace, prevents most acute ankle injuries in amateur basketball players. ...
For the fourth year in a row, college football coaches nationwide will join together in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which will be held during games of Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised nearly $1 million to battle Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and should easily top the million-dollar ...
Two-a-days are right around the corner, which means practice, practice, practice until your players are exhausted and getting fit for competition. Focusing on practicing RIGHT will mean the difference between taking full advantage of the short time you have and squandering that time in unorganized practice. Your players will practice and play tentatively until they ...
Big things are being unveiled at McDavid, Inc., headquarters, as the sports medicine and performance/protective-apparel company based outside of...
The St. Louis Rams announced a new partnership with Unequal Technologies, a provider of athletic protection gear fused with...
Even with heightened attention on sports injuries, the prevalence of injuries caused by impacts to the jaw or chin...
Metromedia Technologies, Inc. announced an exclusive partnership with PosterProps™ , developer of a patented lightweight, digitally-printed material that clips over...
Gary Darnell, who spent 37 years as a college football coach for 11 different universities, was named the AFCA’s...
In an effort to make its players safer, the National Football League team owners have voted to mandate thigh...
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