The Freakiest Athlete in College Football This Season Is…
College football is packed with young men gifted with athletic superpowers. But who’s the biggest, baddest of them all? Bruce Feldman of The Athletic has put together an annual college [...]
This Tackle Could Win You Games This Season—And You’re Probably Not Practicing It
A running back breaks free, galloping like a wild horse into open space. Just as they seem destined for the end zone, a defensive player makes a last-ditch effort to [...]
Why Many Young Athletes Struggle to ‘Play Physical’
In a recent piece, we outlined why roughhousing is one of the best activities for a child’s developing brain and body, and how, unfortunately, opportunities for it seem to be [...]
The Simple Hack That Will Change Your Tackling Drills Forever
Tackling is a skill. Bringing down an unwilling opponent who’s often moving at very high speeds takes technique and aggressive intent. Yet to prepare for the act of tackling say, [...]
Why Kids Need to Roughhouse
Kids have always loved roughhousing. Boisterous, physical play is ingrained in their DNA, and when you get two or more kids around each other for long enough, horseplay's bound to [...]
Jets Head Coach Gets Jacked Up On Smelling Salts Before Kick-Off
There are plenty of intense coaches in the NFL, but Adam Gase might be the maddest of them all. The New York Jets first-year head coach has built a reputation [...]
