Posts Tagged ‘School’
“Football’s pretty big in the community where I grew up, and so I always focused on how to get recruited for college football. I didn’t think that I would be able to play at a division I. I guess I always saw myself – because I saw my brothers playing at a smaller college – that I would also play at a smaller college. But, fortunately for me, the University of Hawaii and some other schools came around toward the end of my senior season.
School is definitely very important to focus on. If you don’t have the academics, if you’re not taking care of school right now (at the high-school level) – as much as any coach would want to recruit you, or bring you to their college, they won’t be able to if you don’t have the grades to be eligible. So that’s always been a big priority of mine.
Something that my parents have always emphasized to me is ‘School first’. Also continue to work on your skill – whatever sport it may be – as an athlete. You can be the greatest athlete in the world, but if you don’t have the grades to get you into college then it’s going to be an unfortunate circumstance. School is a very important part of how to get recruited for college football. Definitely take care of school as you continue to develop yourself in your sport.” -Inoke Funaki (Quarterback for the University of Hawaii)
“You don’t have to wait until your senior season to start the college football recruiting process and get in contact with coaches.
It will definitely help a college football player to be more vocal. If you have any questions or concerns about anything you should ask a coach. A lot of times there are players that have questions about “how to do this” or “how can I do that’ and I think that coaches – at least most of them – are very willing, and want to help in any way they can with the college football recruiting process. And a lot of times they can’t help you unless you ask. And most of the time they will be more than willing to help you. Whether it’s with college or with football, or any other sport, or just working out, or how you can better yourself in the sport that you’re playing, just have the courage to ask.
I know for me, growing up, it was difficult to talk to the coaches. It wasn’t the coaches fault, it’s just myself and my personality – I was afraid to ask too many questions. But it’s definitely better to ask a lot of questions than to ask no questions and trying to figure out everything on your own. It’s a totally different world out there, and you need other people to help you through the college football recruiting process.
Not everyone has someone that has been through the experience before that can help ‘coach them up’ – so if you’re one of those people, don’t be afraid to ask questions. It will really help you out. Ask and you shall receive.” -Inoke Funaki (Quarterback for the University of Hawaii)
“The high school football recruiting process may start sooner than you think, and today I would like to talk to you about a big question that a lot of high school athletes have, and that is, “When does the high school or college recruiting process start?” Now, a lot of people may think that it’s when you get your first letter from a coach, or you send in film, something like that. I certainly thought, back when I was in high school, that the recruiting process started my senior year – after the season was done – that’s when I made my film, sent it out, and tried to get in contact with coaches. But actually, the football recruiting process can start as soon as you want – as soon as possible.
There are a lot of coaches who are looking younger and younger for athletes to recruit – 7th and 8th grade even. And so anything you can do right now would be helpful. One big thing in the college or high school football recruiting process is calling coaches, trying to make a contact with them, talking to a coach, and trying to get them to know you. Another way to get to know coaches is going to camps and talking to them. And also, sending out film. Even if you don’t have the greatest highlight film or the greatest numbers in a combine, it’s still worth it to talk to coaches and make that contact so they know who you are and hopefully you’ll get on their recruiting list.” -Joshua Rice (former football player for the University of Hawaii)
http://entertainment.ezinemark.com/how-to-get-recruited-for-college-football-high-school-process-31f12d3ff30.html
College Football Workout Programs
Here is a football strength workout for beginners and high school football players. This workout plan serves as the base to put 20-30 lbs on your lifts.
Do this football workout 3x’s per week for 3 months, always trying to beat your previous bests.
Remember, your goal as a high school football player is to get bigger, stronger, more explosive and faster for football, so, your football workouts must reflect this. You can’t simply throw together random exercises and hope for the best!
We start off every session with a main exercise, for heavy, multiple sets of low reps.
If it call for 8 x 3, that means 8 sets of 3 reps. Use the first 3 sets as warm ups then keep adding weight until you reach as much as you can for 3 reps in good form. College Football Workout Programs
Monday
Front Squat – 8 x 3
Incline – 5 x 5
Glute Ham Raise – 3 x 8 (add weight when possible)
1-Arm Row to Hip – 3 x 10
Snatch Grip Shrugs – 3 x 12
Standing Cable Crunch – 3 x 8
Curls – 21′s – 1 set
Wednesday
Snatch Grip Deadlifts – 8 x 2
Close Grip Bench – 3 x 8
DB or KB Swings – 3 x 8
Bulgarian Squats – 2 x 12
DB Front Raise and Lateral Raise Combo – 3 x 8 (each way – Do a Front Raise, then a Lateral)
Low Cable or Band Row – 3 x 8 (Pull low toward the hip while seated, this will target the lats hard)
Hypers – 3 x 10
Friday
Bar Push Ups – 3 x max reps (have them stump a band if needed)
Clean Pulls – 3 x 5
DB Shrugs – 3 x 20
Saxon Side Bends – 3 x 12
Chins – 3 x 8
Preacher Curls – 3 x 8
Behind the Head Extension – 3 x 8 (Super set with curls)
Stick with these football workouts and work hard every session.
At the end of the month, you will change the exercises and sets/reps. College Football Workout Programs
http://health.ezinemark.com/college-football-workout-programs-beginner-s-football-workout-for-high-school-football-players-16ae697d2f4.html
Parents, have you ever wondered why your talented athlete was a backup while a mediocre athlete roamed the field as a starter searching for exposure in his attempt to secure a scholarship?
If winning is the ultimate goal then the best case scenario would be to play the best players in their respected positions. In an idea society this is how things would operate but our society suffers from an extreme case of dogmatism. The evidence of the truth could be irrefutable but someone would find a way to see it another way to serve their personal agenda.
Society is political in nature so why would one not come to the conclusion that the high school football system could be infiltrated as well.
Case in point, a parent who has a son on the football team volunteers to be team mom; she sends out email notifications for the team and does other administrative duties for the coaches. The coaches and their new self representative build a rapport. Now her son who is average at best is in the running for a starting position. If this sounds farfetched to anyone then I suggest that you take the time out of your busy work schedule and drop in on several practices to become more familiar with the culture of high school football.
Still not quite convinced? Well let me try it another way. If you have time, try to find out who is on the Athletic Booster Club list then compare the parents on that list with the first and second team players on the football team. The connection between the two will become crystal clear; Booster Club supporters and playing time recipients are synonymous.
Another underlying problem with the high school system is a coach’s familiarity level with certain players that often leads to favoritism. Some high school coaches interact with coaches and players from their area’s Pop Warner league. Once those players reach high school then their familiarity with the coach creates a bond. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this but where the error occurs is when the coach overlooks other players and pledges his alliance to the players he has become more familiar with.
Let’s be clear here. Not all high schools are plagued with this problem and not all coaches resort to this tomfoolery but many do suffer from it. Most high school athletic directors take pride in running a clean program and most coaches will tell you that they put the players on the field that will give them the best chance to win. Even with that being said there are still plenty system abusers out there that will manipulate the fair play infrastructure just to safeguard an unspoken custom.
I’m sure the arguments will fall on both sides of the fence on this topic. Whichever side you decide to stand on, remember that this process only affects the athletes. If a player is a starter and don’t belong there then it will show on the field and if another player has the ability to start but is being held back then it will show in his confidence level. Neither scenario is productive for either individual.
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/534184_high-school-football-politics-does-it-really-exist
3 Tips for Weight Traning For High School Football Players to Creat Great Workouts
To create great football workouts, you need to focus on the basics: the big lifts, the fast lifts and some speed work…this is what makes a football training program great.
Follow these three tips and your weight training workouts will get you faster, stronger and more explosive on the football field.
1.
Improve Mobility and Athleticism, NOT Just Your Bench Press
The Bench is great, and I know every high school football player is absolutely in love with it. So is the Squat…and the Deadlift, and the Clean…but remember, we are after not only big lifts but big hits, big runs and big plays.
We need to get stronger, always. But, you also need to make sure that your strength increases are coupled with increases in your “athleticism,” for lack of a better term. If you focus only on the Bench, you’re not going to improve a whole lot on the football field. You need to work those lifts hard and get stronger while also using movements that will make you a better athlete these movements plus the big lifts make up your football weight training program. Often times in high school football, the best athletes win.
Things like:
Medicine Ball Chops, Side-to-Sides, Over-Unders
Prowler, sled and blocking sled work
Position-specific, football-orientend agility work
Stretching, both passive and dynamic
Football skill and footwork
Jump Ropes
Beginner’s Plyometrics
These are the types of things you will do to improve as a football player while getting your strength and weight up. It may seem like a lot of work but if you’re smart about it, it’s not that complicated.
Start every session off with some football agility work, dynamic stretching, and jump rope. End your session with ab work and medicine balls and some more jump rope.
2. Lift Heavy, Lift in Good Form
You need to concentrate on the biggest of the big lifts if you want to get stronger for football. Exercises like Squats, Deadlifts, Bench, Cleans, Front Squats, Incline, etc are the movements that will make you bigger and build real strength.These should be the core of your weight training workouts.
Too many young football players get sucked into concentrating on vanity exercises and let the big compound, movements fall off the map. In High School the strongest and best athletes tend to win most of the time!
So, go heavy and moderate to low reps on the big movments. Sets of 5 or less and sets from 3 – 8.
3. How Hard You Work is More Important Than What Plan You’re On
For most high school football players, simply finding a plan and sticking to it is key. But, what if you picked out a bad program? What if it’s a real turkey?
Well, hopefully you have some guidance and can see that the program isn’t very good. However, know this…
Extreme effort on a bad program is much better than a half-assed effort on the greatest program ever.
So, if you are in search of the “perfect trainining program,” stop. Stick to your current plan, tweak it and work as hard as humanly possible…then a little harder.
http://entertainment.ezinemark.com/weight-training-tips-for-high-school-football-players-17b8c297886.html
The following tips on how to get a job come not only from personal experience, but also from people I have talked to who are involved in the hiring process at various companies and corporations including McDonald’s, Walmart, Kroger, and Subway. The advice given in this article are straight from the hirers themselves, and I know the advice works because I have been able to use it all to land jobs almost immediately whenever I’ve been in need of one (mostly over the summer between semesters in high school, then college).
Apply in person. This is an absolute must. You will almost never get any job if you only apply online. Always go to the store/company and ask the manager if they are hiring and/or if you can fill out an application. Do whatever you can to pick up an application from the manager himself, fill it out, and hand it back to the manager in person. If for some reason the manager insists that you must apply online, then do so, but then come back to the store to let the manager know that you applied and are anxious to hear from them about the job. Remember, letting the management put a face to your name shoots you right to the top of the list of applicants. It shows the management that you have true, genuine interest in the job, or at the very least, that you have more than those who didn’t bother showing up in person at all. Also, remember to dress decently when you go to see the manager. It may not be your interview, but it is still the first impression you are giving, so make it a good one!
Don’t hold back on the application. Where the application asks you for past experience and successes, do not hesitate to give any extra information that makes you a better choice than all the other applicants for the job. Maybe you did well in the science fair one year, or you were head of your school’s football team. Maybe you volunteer for the community sometimes. ANY details that give you a slight edge over the other people applying for the same job you are will give you a decisive advantage. Just don’t hold back and don’t be afraid that it looks like bragging – these extra details are what employers want to know.
Follow up. Once you have submitted your application, check on it after a few days. You can do this either by calling or by showing up again in person. This time around, going there in person is less important since you already did so. However, it can’t hurt, and can certainly help you even more because you may meet a different manager, giving yourself another chance to make a good impression and possibly get another manager to like you, making them more partial towards hiring you.
Be yourself during the interview. In jobs at this level, interviewers want to see personality and authenticity – not fake politeness and humor, or anything like that. If you try too hard to act like a person you are not, the interviewer will see right through it and be less interested in hiring you. Besides being authentic, there isn’t much else you can do to prepare for the interview besides wearing decent clothes and being on time. Punctuality can easily be the reason you do or do not get the job. As for the clothes, simply dress nicely. Don’t be too formal though – wear something just short of business casual. As for preparing for the interview questions, there is nothing you can do. Some employers actually do ask you questions, such as the Kroger I worked at. Others, like McDonald’s, ask almost no questions and the ‘interview’ is simply where you fill out paperwork for your employment (meaning you have already been hired, pretty much). Just be yourself, dress nicely, and relax. Remember, it’s nothing to be nervous about. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of job interviews happening every day. Just relax and look forward to the opportunity that the employer may give you.
If you follow the tips given above, then you will have that summer or part-time job in no time. Above all, remember that having this job is a huge milestone in your life and will benefit you not only at this moment, but for the rest of your life when you look for future, higher paying jobs. Get the most out of the great experience and opportunity your employer gives you!
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/320475_how-to-get-a-job-a-guide-for-high-school-and-college-students
Whether you are currently or have attended a college or university, you are sure to feel some school pride. Perhaps your child or family member is calling a certain campus home right now. There are uncountable ways to show your school spirit, but undoubtedly the best and most favored is with collegiate apparel. From t-shirts and sweatshirts to entire outfits, you can support your favorite school wherever you go and in all seasons. Even if you are having trouble finding the right sizes at the college store, you are in luck. Several shops and websites offer big and tall apparel with your university’s colors, emblems, and mascots in place for all to see.
Where are the places to put on your collegiate shirts, caps, and colors? Naturally, you will want them for sporting events. It may be your school’s team, the place your kids play, or just your favorite spot in town to watch the game. If it is football you’re cheering for, get some sweatshirts ready for the cold. If you’re headed to basketball, other indoor events, or spring baseball, stock up on t-shirts and caps before the season hits. There is nothing like being in the stands, dressed in the colors of your team while surrounded by an army of screaming fans. You will be heard and seen with school spirit and pride.
When you head out around your city in your collegiate apparel, you may be surprised to find that there are plenty of fellow students and alumni everywhere you go. Be prepared to find common ground with others in businesses, social gatherings or just walking down the side walk. Who knows the friends you will make by representing your school when off campus.
One of the best places to flaunt your gear is on campus. You will always have an outfit option for class, dorm life or on-campus work with your school shirts and jackets. Remind others and yourself of the spirit you have for your college. Don’t let the prices or lack of selection and sizes at your campus store stop you from uniting with classmates. Check out stores in the area and online sites for a huge variety of styles, colors and sizes for big and tall. After your first couple of years as an undergrad, you will have a large array of choices for any day of the week and even for after you leave school and want to support your alma mater.
In addition to the academic demands, expense and a family’s budget are important factors to consider when enrolling for college. Some students who are talented players in sports, such as football, aim for a spot in a school’s sports programs. Try outs and assessments start in high school, in football as well as in other sports. For all involved in high school football recruiting, therefore, information on college football ranking and other important details.
Football is a competitive team sport, where the goal is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team’s end zone. A regulation game of football is divided into 15-minute quarters. However, games usually extend to three hours. This is because the game-clock, which displays the total amount of time left in each quarter, is stopped whenever the ball is not in play. Each quarter ends whenever game-clock reaches zero. Any uncompleted play going on as the clock is winding down will be played out until its resolution.
The primary system of scoring is by way of touchdown. A touchdown is accomplished when an offensive player brings the ball across the goal line and into the other team’s endzone. It is worth six points. Another way is by having their designated place kicker kick the ball (otherwise known as a “field-goal attempt) from the position of the ball at the end of the last play. The ball is kicked through their opponents’ goalpost, and the kick is three points.
The offensive team can score additional points after a touchdown by either kicking the ball two (college football allows for three) yards from the defense’s goal line through the goalpost, to score what is known as a point-after-touchdown (PAT). This is worth one point. The team can otherwise try another play two yards from the defense’s goal line, and attempt to advance the ball into the endzone for two more points. This is called referred to as the two-point conversion.
It is very important to be as professional as possible during high school football recruiting. All received emails and letters from schools should be considered, even if they are not part of the top colleges or first in college football ranking. Coaches who don’t receive any response from letters will naturally assume the student is not interested. Cultivate and maintain respect for all involved as much as possible. There may be no second chances when making first impressions with college coaches and administrators.
Fortunately, the Internet has proved to be a useful venue for both athletes and coaches looking for new talent. There are many websites and online forums wherein students and scouts can come together and interact on things such as high school football recruiting and college football ranking. D1Athletes is an online community wherein athletes and coaches alike can share and exchange information they need. D1Athletes offers them a place to build an online presence and gain important public exposure.
Florida State defender announces his plan to drop school to enter de NFL draft. NCAA Linebacker Ernie Sims has given up his senior year after 93 solo tackles in his three seasons, two as a starter. He also finished fourth at Florida State with 20 solo stops for 2005 including two during the College Football Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl was won last week by Penn State 26 to 23.
This 6 feet and 220 pounds NCAA player has also been having problems with concussions. For this reason Sims wasn’t able to participate on Florida State’s game at Duke last October.
Sims is the second Florida State’s player that makes the decision of leaving school to follow his dream playing at the National Football League. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie finds himself on top of this list. Cromartie missed 2005 season due to a knee injury.
A new report about the severity of repeated head trauma will surely shock the football community from youth to NFL players and cause them to rethink the dangers of concussions on the field.
According to clinical researchers at Boston University School of Medicine’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, the brain of a recently deceased 18-year-old high school football player showed the earliest signs of an incurable brain disease caused by the kind of repetitive head trauma he experienced on the football field.
Surprising researchers was the age of the player and the level of brain damage. “The findings are very shocking because we never thought anybody that young could already be started down the path to this disease,” said Dr. Robert Cantu, a clinical professor of neurosurgery at BU Medical Center and a co-director of the brain study institute. “It should send a very powerful message to people at every level of football that they need to care about this issue and treat concussions with respect.”
In the same study, postmortem exams of the brains of seven former NFL players who died between the ages of 36 and 50 showed that six of the men suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease caused by multiple head injuries. It afflicts individuals similarly to early-onset Alzheimer’s.
The 18-year-old high school student, whose identity was withheld at his family’s request, had suffered numerous concussions playing football and other contact sports.
Dr. Ann McKee, a neurologist and director of BU’s brain bank and co-director of the study center, said she has conducted postmortem exams of thousands of brains. “I have never seen this disease in the general population, only in these athletes. It’s a crisis, and anyone who doesn’t recognize the severity of the problem is in tremendous denial.”
CTE is known to generally show symptoms only many years after a football player leaves the sport. Had the teen lived, neurologists said, he eventually would have developed early-onset dementia that would have advanced until his death.
Athletic administrators, coaches, athletes and parents need to be aware of the long-term dangers of repeated concussions in football and other contact sports and take action to encourage safer helmet design, stronger rule enforcement and immediate medical treatment following head trauma.
Blake McMartin has got a second chance. A promising football player for his team at Provo Canyon School, McMartin had some problems. McMartin had problems relating to attitude, partying, and academics. This worried his parents and teachers alike. One of the best Provo Canyon School players from his team, McMartin came to Provo Canyon School for eight months. This seemed to be his last chance of recovery. The 17 year-old found himself to a new person. The main reason for the change: the boy’s love for football. He is now a good student and a good team player. He is also a good son and a protective brother, for his family. McMartin has two brothers.
McMartin misses his family the most, as Provo Canyon School is a treatment and a residential facility. The boy is very appreciative of the school’s program, its staff and teachers.
The boy has made friends in class and in the football team. The Provo Canyon football coach Harry Welch has stood by the boy in tough times. McMartin has become as inspiration for the school. This proves that teenagers can’t be disregarded as hopeless. They must always have another chance to make up.
McMartin currently wants to focus only on sports and school. He talks on other students at Provo Canyon School. Different types of children come together at the school to find ways to become a responsible citizen when they leave, he says. Football has provided Blake McMartin an outlet for all things troubling him. His teammates are happy that Blake is back.
The person happiest with Blake is his coach –Welch. Welch regards the boy as a good football player. “Any coach wants to have good football players playing for him,” he says. Welch regards Blake as a good intelligent human being and a good student too. Blake works hard and has close friends in the school. Blake wants to do well, as he missed the Southern Section Div II Championship, the year before. Football was the motivation that got Blake back in track. Blake’s parents, who took the chance of sending their child to Provo Canyon, are happy now. They believe that they owe a debt to the Provo Canyon School football program. They particularly thanked the coaching staff that never gave up on the boy.
Harry Welch was a pillar of strength to the parents, calling regularly to enquire of the boy’s progress. This was when Blake was out of Provo Canyon.
Welch is happy to have Blake McMartin back. He hopes that the boy will keep contributing to the team. Welch has tried to help the boy, irrespective of his place in the football side.
Welch goes on to say that McMartin has been an inspiration to him, the way he turns things around for better.
“That’s why I stayed in touch with the family, and I can tell you I was ecstatic when he arrived back. I was very, very eager for him to return, and I hope that he can
continue to make a contribution. He’s fostering maturity in others, and he’s becoming a positive role model. I don’t know about being an inspiration to the other kids — but he’s an inspiration to me.”