Chad Wesley Smith clinic/visit

I have been a fan of Chad Wesley Smith and his work with Juggernaut training for a some time.  This summer we wanted to bring in a speaker to help us prepare for our best Summer training ever.  Chad did not dissapoint.  He came for a one day seminar this past Saturday and presented on year round training for the football player.
Some key notes and ideas I factored in when writing summer programs include:

• look at the player not the game (OL different than DB)
• maximum sprints is a great stimulus on the body / give sprints the respect there due
• weights follow speed, if you have a great speed session - dont need as much in the weight room
• a movement is sports specific if it mimics 2 of the 3 qualities (direction,duration, velocity)
• set up your training to be able to take stuff away as season nears
• do least amount possible to get greatest results
• incorporating medicine ball throws as part of in season training

Below is a link to Juggernaut and more specifics on alactic capacity training
http://www.jtsstrength.com/articles/2012/08/02/conditioning-for-football/

Juggernaut training is exploding with growth and I highly recommend his manuals and the products/clinics he will soon be coming out with this Fall.

The next day we went to Metroflex gym in Arlington Texas where many elite bodybuilders, strongmen and powerlifters train.  3 of the best in the business - Chad, Josh Bryant and Blaine Sumner were there to train.  Some of the strongest guys Ive ever seen (evidence in the video below).  Also never seen a human eat as much as Chad - gotta feed the furnace.  Josh Bryant did not lift but is highly respected in the strength and conditioning industry and writes programs for elite lifters around the world (http://www.joshstrength.com/).

Videos of Beast squatting

Stick / Draw Concept

Much has been written and studied recently regarding the Stick/Draw concept.  We have run stick for years and have found that it is a highly efficient play and can be successful at any level versus a multitude of looks.  We also have run draw as well as a shovel version of draw.  Combining the two only seemed like a great fit.  It would minimize reps needed in practice to get work on both concepts in addition to the benefit of every dual/double read play.
After researching information (Montana Tech / OC - Corey Fipps, NZone systems, various info on web (Smart Football, Coach D, Brophy, Huey...) I may have more questions than answers.
Here is some food for thought, would like to know what you have had success with.

Best route for #2 in trips

• 5 stick (as possible read)
• 3 speed out (as pre snap read)
• short post (to keep from safety crashing down on safety or as a tag)
• fast screen (bubble/crawfish) as pre snap uncovered option

Best for F

• Draw to trips
• Draw away from trips
• ability to dictate
• Shovel Draw to/away from trips
• zone opposite

Best for Single WR:

• slant return / spot pull (whats really the difference)
• fast screen (as pre snap option of soft cov.)

STICK-DRAW CONCEPT - HUDL CLIPS

OTHER RESOURCES:
SMART FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GEEK
YOUTUBE CLIP
COACH HOOVER
AMERICAN FOOTBALL MONTHLY
11 WARRIORS
COACH BINDELF
GRANTLAND
GRABOWSKI

JOHN GODINA - THROWS CLINIC

Last weekend I attended the John Godina throws clinic at Rice University. If you coach shot put or discus this is a must attend clinic. It was worth the drive and worth every penny! I have watched a lot of videos and read a lot of articles on the subject, and feel like I learned more in the 8 hours spent listening to Godina.
Link to his World Throws Center below
http://worldthrowscenter.com/

SPRING BREAK WEIGHT ROOM

KETTLEBELL BENCH:
would not do this with most high school kids, the kid on the video is our top bencher - not seen on film the other guy it did not work out so well (used 44lb kettlebells)
BAND PUSH UPS AND LYING PULL UPS:
Got from DeFrancos Extreme video, great video
Like to use these as 3rd part of progression
1 - regular push ups
2 - blast strap push ups
3 - band push ups

1 - lying bar pull ups
2 - blast strap pull ups
3 - rope pull ups
4 - band pull ups

PLANK ROTATIONS:
could probably just as easily use band without the rope, we also progress on these
1 - regular plank
2- plank hip ups
3 - plank rotations
4 - plank rotation with resistance

5-3-1 DOCUMENTS

5-3-1 template

Blank 5-3-1 sheet where you can enter a team

POWER CIRCUIT - OUTSIDE

2 great videos from Defranco and Jim Smith have watched in the past year are
Power & Extreme


In the video below - we started to implement some of the concepts during spring break with our throwers, athletes rested about 20 seconds between each movement

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME

Now that it is Spring Break, football is over, powerlifting is over and we are in the middle of track and field - I found some time over spring break to update my Blog.

Below are some thoughts and items I will hopefully be updating the blog with

I am working on some type of drop box or google document - where I can start to put all 5-3-1 and other strength and conditioning documents to have accesible to coaches that are trying to get their athletes as strong, powerful and fast as possible

Next weekend I am looking forward to going to the John Godina coaching clinic in Houston. I will update and give notes from following.

We are implementing a new mental excellence program with our football team. Pooled together many resources - one of the main one's being Dr. Rick McGuire from Missouri and his book and recent video "From Whistle to Snap"