Tag Archives: Tiger Football
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
Motivation Memories
Motivation by Coach Hays Half the battle in strength and conditioning (and coaching, for that matter) is motivating people to work harder and more efficiently than they want to. Here are a few of my “tools” I used over the … Continue reading
PLAY CALLING
Play Calling by Coach Hays One of my all-time favorite things about football is play calling. I loved it as a coach, especially on the defensive side of the ball. As I was a fan long before I was a … Continue reading
Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick by Coach Hays This was the theme of summer conditioning the final year we coached. I was really proud of this program. I thought I’d finally found a theme which fit what we tried to accomplish like … Continue reading
Coach Lane’s Ball-On-A-Stick
Coach Lane’s Creations: Ball-On-A-Stick Back when I was coaching football, if we coaches needed something, Coach Paul Lane would always find a way to take care of us. Always. The admins gave us a budget and support that could generously … Continue reading
The Physical Space: A Coach Hays Rant
Rest Day Read (SR-57) The Physical Space a Coach Hays Rant The secret to physical preparation lies in the the work. The physical space is a vital component of that work. The outpouring of heart and soul, blood and sweat, … Continue reading
Football is NOT Life.
Football is NOT Life! a Coach Hays rant I know this may sound highly irrational and maybe even a bit hypocritical coming from me, but contrary to what the t-shirts say, FOOTBALL IS NOT LIFE!. Football is the greatest damn … Continue reading
