Football
Matt Campbell: Early Specialization a ‘Crime’ Against Youth Athletes
Matt Campbell is one heck of a football coach. In 2016, he inherited an Iowa State program that had won eight or more games in a season just once since [...]
Ndamukong Suh: A Team’s Strength Coach Is Its ‘Secret’ Weapon
Ndamukong Suh has seen it all. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle has played in nearly 150 career NFL games. He’s played in a Super Bowl. He's endured a 4-12 [...]
The 1985 NFL Combine Sounds Like a Total Disaster
Today, the NFL Combine is an ultra-slick, media-saturated event held in absolutely perfect conditions. But it wasn’t always this way. Back in 1985, the exact form of the Combine was [...]
Nick Bosa Taunts Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma With Sack Celebration
Monday Night Football couldn’t have gone much better for Nick Bosa. And it couldn’t have gone much worse for Baker Mayfield. Bosa, a rookie defensive end for the San Francisco [...]
Four-Stage Football Warm-Up
Warming up for a football game or practice differs in many ways from warm-ups for other sports. In order to compete at their best, football players need to do more [...]
The Common Mistake Behind Many Football Losing Streaks
For football teams around the country, it’s gut-check time. From high school to pros, most teams now have a couple games under their belt. The excuse of “early season jitters” [...]
Iowa Football’s Offensive Linemen Are Multi-Sport Monsters of Athleticism
Some say the multi-sport athlete is dead. They must not be familiar with Iowa's starting offensive line. The first-team unit for the No. 18-ranked Hawkeyes are like The Avengers of [...]
Why Your Big Vertical Jump Isn’t Showing Up During Games
Being able to jump higher is an offseason goal for many athletes. Who wouldn’t want to have the bounce to throw down a thunderous dunk or to score that crucial [...]
High School Football Participation Numbers Hit Lowest Total in Nearly 20 Years
American high school football saw its lowest number of participants last year in nearly two decades. That’s one big takeaway from the latest annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted [...]
The Top Speed Secret: Why Getting Faster Is the Ultimate Performance-Enhancer For Team Sport Athletes
Team sport athletes rarely reach max velocity during competition. That’s just the reality. Fatigue becomes a factor shortly after the first whistle blows, and opportunities for the long, uninterrupted periods [...]
