Tag Archives: Coach Lane
The Wingbuster Story Finale: Shut ‘Em Down Boys!
The planning is done, the presentation is done, the preparation is about as far as we can take it and now we’ve run out of time. It’s time to take it to the field. I could never sleep much the … Continue reading
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The Wingbuster Story: Part 3
So, the research is done and the planning is done, now it’s time to go to work. It is time to try and convince 60 young men that if they pay attention, if they listen, if they work their tails … Continue reading
The Wingbuster Story: Part One
The Wingbuster. I imagine when the approximately 300 or so former Tiger football players from that era in Clay County, KS hear those two words, it brings a sly smile to their faces. The Wingbuster was a football defense we … Continue reading
Hell Week: Friday, Part 2
Friday. The goal of Hell Week Friday was to remind the athletes they are part of something bigger than themselves, part of something a century old and something important to our community. Part I of this Hell Week Friday post … Continue reading
Hell Week: Friday, Part I
Friday. Finally the end of the week. The attitudes and the energy are riding high. Kids are working through the soreness and starting to feel like human beings again. Friday. This was a special day for me. Tiger Tradition Day. … Continue reading
Hell Week: Thursday
If there was an easier day to Hell Week, it had to be Thursday. Speed work, low volume/high intensity, following our motto of getting faster by running fast, then finishing the workout with agility cone runs. The team building activity … Continue reading
Hell Week: Wednesday
Wednesday of Hell Week, the day after the day after soreness is the worst. Kids would be so sore they wouldn’t even be whining. They would think it would be a somewhat easy day since we were repeating the body … Continue reading
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Hell Week: Tuesday
Tuesday of Hell Week was a day to actively recover from the shock of Monday. Emphasis was put on warming up with our dynamic routine forcing oneself to obtain a full range of motion in the muscles. Time to stretch … Continue reading
Hell Week: Monday
Monday of Hell Week was designated as a “wake your body up” workout. Not easy, but not too hard, just hard enough to make the kids conclude they needed to get to get in shape. Below is the exact workout … Continue reading
Hell Week: Introduction
Hell Week I used to call the first week of summer conditioning Hell Week. It was a name designed to catch the kid’s attention because it meant it was time to get back to work. Enough of spring sports, enough … Continue reading
