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Defensive Linemen: See Little, Hit Big!

Don’t Let Your Eyes Get You Blocked And Remember: “A Great Safe Strike Solves a Lot of Problems!” The D’s – Destroy, Dominate, Disrupt Destroy (Power Load, Aim, Track & Launch, Fit) Power Load and Aim at the “target” (hands & eyes at top of blocker’s numbers or his nipples) Track (mirror) and Launch like a missile at the “target” to Destroy the blocker and establish FIT position, strike with

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Defensive Line: Which Hand Down?

Head Coaches, Defensive Coordinators, and Defensive Line Coaches all have different opinions on this matter so let’s review the possibilities that include the Inside or ball hand down, the Shade or edge hand down, the Dominate hand down, and Both hands down. As a football coach of five decades, I understand the importance of performance and safety. Each coach has the ultimate responsibility to decide which football techniques should be

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Football Safety – FDA Approves A Game-Changing Device That Could Dramatically Reduce Concussions in Sports

An innovative collar intended to prevent athletes from suffering brain injury from head impacts has been given authorization by the FDA to go on sale in the US, with hopes that Q-Collar could help the millions of such injuries that happen each year. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to nerve damage, paralysis, and even death, when blunt trauma causes the brain to “slosh” in the skull. Developed by Canadian

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Football Safety – New Concussion Test

The FDA has cleared a new test developed by Abbott Laboratories to detect mild concussions in patients Known as iSTAT, the test requires drawing a blood sample from a patient and looking for two blood biomarkers. Abbott says the test is 95.8% at identifying patients with concussions and produce results within 15 minutes Negative result could limit the need for costly CT scans, and Abbott says its test will cost

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“To Play SAFER and BETTER Football”
Head Up – Eyes Up – HULK UP!

DISCLAIMER

The Football Safety Academy acknowledges the coach has the responsibility to decide which football techniques should be taught for the well being and safety of his players and there is not one specific technique including the Hulk Shrug Technique or safety device that can completely eliminate the risk of injury from impacts related to football including catastrophic injury and death. To the knowledge of the Football Safety Academy no specific research has been done regarding the Hulk Shrug Technique, however the Football Safety Academy is actively pursuing this goal.

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