“The Head Honcho”, “Large and in Charge”, “Numero Uno”, “The Head Man”, “The Man of the Moment”, all of these are names used over the years to describe the person who has been named the Head Coach. So, now that you are the person in charge of the football program, what comes next ? With ...
Steve Hogan, Chair of the Football Bowl Association and CEO of Florida Citrus Sports, announced today that the American Football Coaches Association executive director Grant Teaff has been recognized as the recipient of the FBA’s 2013 Champions Award. Presentation of the award will take place during an on-field ceremony at this year’s BCS National Championship ...
Back extensions, also called hyperxtensions or hypers, work the lower back from a bent-over position. Straightening the body involves contracting the lower back muscles (as well as the glutes and even the hamstrings). Most gyms have a special bench for back extensions that places your body parallel to the ground. Another type of back extension ...
On a hook block, the offensive lineman blocks a defensive player who is lined up on his outside shoulder. The primary objective of a hook block is to stop the defender from penetrating the line of scrimmage, because then the offensive lineman can stop the defender’s pursuit and drive him back. Offensive linemen use this ...
McDavid Inc., a top manufacturer of sports-medicine and protective-apparel products for football players and athletes of all sports, continued an aggressive push forward as a company poised for action in 2013 and beyond, by announcing the appointment of Richard Avis and Kathryn Millett, experienced product directors, to its marketing team. Both Avis and Millett will ...
Extreme heat or cold can cause dangerous and potentially fatal side effects in athletes. A literature review appearing in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) provides an overview of the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and management of various conditions related to excessive heat and cold exposure. ...
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly and first-time winner Dino Babers of Eastern Illinois topped the list of the American Football Coaches Association’s 2012 Regional Coach of the Year winners. The AFCA recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the association’s five divisions: Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III ...
Eastern Illinois wide receiver Erik Lora and Arkansas-Pine Bluff defensive lineman Brandon Thurmond headline the 2012 AFCA?Football Championship Subdivision?Coaches’ All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is ...
Championship Productions announced a new partnership with former Iowa State University basketball player and current sportscaster, Paul Doerrfeld, to create a new apparel company called Championship Productions Apparel. Doerrfeld operates an existing apparel company called Premier Marketing Group (PMG). Championship Productions’ General Manager, Craig Rover, and Doerrfeld will work cooperatively to utilize the extensive multichannel ...
Linebackers should practice getting off the ball and hitting with the shoulder pads and hands against a big bag or sled before taking on offensive blockers. Of course, a bag or sled does the attack the way that an offensive lineman will. Starting forward toward the blocker is the first step in beating the blocker. ...
Helmet HALO Technologies has announced its new HITRight sensor technology, an on-field, in-helmet teaching aid that helps train young...
Russell Brands named Williamsport (Md.) High School as the recipient of its second annual “Fight Like Dylan Award ,”...
“The Head Honcho”, “Large and in Charge”, “Numero Uno”, “The Head Man”, “The Man of the Moment”, all of...
McDavid Inc., a top manufacturer of sports-medicine and protective-apparel products for football players and athletes of all sports, continued...
For the fifth year in a row, college football coaches nationwide will join together in support of the Coach...
CoachComm, LLC, the makers of sideline communication systems for football teams across the country, recently began work with SEC...
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