How to Walk-On Your College Football Team
Mark Watts tells how to make your move from the stands to the field on game day.
The Angry Coach: What We're Focusing on This Week
If you consistently do everything right, it all adds up.
Energy System Training for Football Athletes
The old—school meat—head coach way of asking your question is, “how do I keep my fat—ass lineman in shape without pounding their legs?”
Elitefts Roundtable: In-Season Training for Football
Elitefts™ coaches and columnists discuss their views on the best in–season templates for football.
Ruck & Maul: Specific Training for Rugby Props & Football Down L...
To achieve this impressive physical resume requires one of the highest work ethics in a team and a resilience and tenacity to pursue strength and power goals like no other member of a rugby squad.
Are We Making Progress in Football Training?
It appears that more coaches are concerned with the results that they get from doing particular exercises in the weight room and with particular pieces of equipment.
Injury Reduction for Football: The Ankle Joint
A look at the fan's perspective of injuries in pro football and some preventive strategies for a few of them.
The Seven Myths of American Football Training
It's time to debunk a few old-school thoughts about football training.
The Big Seminar: Matt Rhodes, Part 5
In this final segment from the "Big Seminar 2", Matt Rhodes covers both winter and spring strength training, as well as the meaning of GBF.
The Big Seminar: Matt Rhodes, Part 3
In this excerpt from Matt Rhode's speech at TPS's the Big Seminar 2, Matt gives an overview of his summer football strength and conditioning protocol.
Training with Purpose
One Size Does Not Fit All, Part 2: Utilizing a System of Qualification for American Football
Football’s Over... Now What?
It's a time for a little rest and recovery, but that doesn't mean it's time for a complete absence of training.
What We Don’t Know in High School
Staying true to my pseudonym, I wanted to write an article that gives coaches an insight into their athletes’ minds, particularly the mind of a high school athlete.
The Angry Coach: Camp Crap
And, oh yeah, until you’ve actually been through this shit, try not to talk about football, okay?
Getting the Most Out of Your Combine and Pro Day Prep
The most important thing to remember when prepping for any sort of football combine is that you aren’t getting ready for a football game.
By the Coach for the Coach: Be a Better Coach
I've been doing a lot of soul searching about what the goals are for this article series.
Individual Strength Makes Teams Strong
Forget team, forget coaches, forget any other irrelevant factor.
The Angry Coach: But He Played Ball
To sum this up, I was told that the bench press has no application for football players, and that it's more harmful than helpful.
3 Mistakes Made by High School Football Head Coaches
If you're a head coach, don't do this. If you're going to do this, don't hire a strength coach.
EFS Classic: Top Five Lifts for Football
If you’re a football coach or a strength coach for football, check this out. It may give you some ideas.
EFS Classic: Coaching Axioms
Recently, I was able to observe a high school football team lifting. While the coaches sat in the corner and talked, the athletes proceeded to do their version of a power clean.
Life Lessons from My Football Years
I thank God for football and I would not be where I am today without it.
Looking Back on What Worked This Summer
Looking back, I think it was a highly successful summer of training.
Angry Coach: Back in the Fight
Last week, because of injuries, Mark Herzlich got his first start at linebacker for the Giants.
Angry Coach: How Teams Work
Or would you rather win a championship? That's something we all get to choose.
Angry Coach: Delivering Bad News
Long story short, I had to tell a very close friend of mine that his wife was cheating on him.
Under the Bar: Are You Ready, I Mean REALLY Ready?
You can be prepared ahead of time and know what to do when the expected changes occurs, as well as when the unexpected happen.
Saving Face: Effective Spotting of The Bench Press
At this point, I began asking myself WTF!? and wondering if this is a regular thing.
Then I woke up and realized that I come from a sport where knee wraps appear under bench shirts, then disappear, then reappear only to have never been there in the first place. The point here is that unless you were there, you have no
Constructing a Strength and Conditioning Program for College Hockey
When developing the strength and explosiveness program for the University of Pittsburgh men’s hockey team, there were several factors I had to take into consideration as a coach. Hopefully my experience thus far will help you in similar situations.
Did Your Hard Work Pay Off? Dr. Yessis Project: Part 3
Now that the summer is winding down and the fall season is upon us, it is time for strength and conditioning coaches to see if all of their hard work paid off.
Eight Problems
I’m known on here as the “Angry Coach,” but as we all know, the longer you coach, the angrier you get.
Beast Reality Volume 1, Issue 2: APA 2010 New England Winter Iron Bash a...
Do you ever have those surreal moments in life? They seem to occur more frequently as I grow older.
Football: Summer Program Begins
I’m still convinced that you can talk them into this, and that you can talk kids into doing anything, or believing they can do anything. The military does it every day.
The Top Get Faster for Football Exercises: Part II
Any exercise that hits the hamstrings, glutes, and quads hard is going to be good for getting faster on the football field.
Seventeen Football Training Tips for Beginners
If you want to be a great football player, great lifter, and, maybe in the future, a great coach, you need to invest time, effort, and money.
Implementation of Sub-Maximal Percentage Work within Main Movements of S...
Many factors affect the optimal training status of the athlete for his upcoming season, but this paper will focus on that of maximal strength.
Top Nine 'Get Faster for Football' Exercises
Steve discusses nine movements to make you faster for football.
Three Explosive Football Exercises to Hit Harder
Now, without further fanfare, here are the top three explosive football exercises for hitting harder.
Three Ways to Break Up the Monotony of Off-Season
In order to provide some “spice” to our workouts, we have implemented a game day every two weeks.
Five Football Conditioning Workouts for Offensive and Defensive Linemen
There are still way too many football teams that base their entire conditioning program around jogging or jogging-related running.
In-Season Football Training: “The Critical Window”
I’ve coached high school football for six years and have seen one critical factor that has caused our football players to lose strength and size.
Five Great Exercises for Building a Dominant Defensive Lineman
When training, preparing, and coaching defensive linemen, it’s important to remember that the American football defensive lineman is one of the more unique athletes on the face of the earth.
NFL Stats Update from DeFranco's Gym
See how the NFL players from DeFranco’s Gym are doing this season.
5/3/1 System—Not Just for Football Players and Powerlifters
This past winter I had the unique privilege of working with Curtis Granderson as he was about to switch teams from the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees.
Football Practice Programming Considerations
Would you rather know everything there is about training but not be allowed to implement it or not know anything about training and overtrain your athletes?
Football Camps: A Parent’s Opinion
I’ve attended several camps over the years including a combine, team 7-on-7s, college one-day camps, showcase camps, and fundamental camps, and I have an opinion on all of them, so bear with me.
Six Essentials of Football Preparation
It’s around that season where email questions shift from “How can I bench more?” to “I only have a few weeks left to prepare for the fall sports season—how can I get huge!?”
How to Eat for Maximum Football Performance
Football players are completely clueless about nutrition.
Peewee League
I was asked by a group of peewee league football parents to train their kids for the upcoming tryouts.
Extreme Football Conditioning for Linemen
Steve discusses four great conditioning moves for football linemen.
DVD Review: American Football: Physical Preparation During Skills Camps ...
I’ll begin this review by stating, straight off the top, that James “The Thinker” Smith is a friend of mine.
Key Concepts in Preparation of the American Football Sportsman
During the past six years I have been able to experience a very diverse background of training as it applies to the game football.
Off-Season Training for High School Football Players
Off-season is upon us! It’s time to bench, squat, and power clean until your players puke.
