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“You play any position with your hands and your feet. Everything is leading with the hands, playing with long arms, keeping the helmet out of the game. Your hips are coming through on the blocks.” Bill Bedenbaugh, Co-offensive coordinator, University of Oklahoma CUFF Progression. Coil Uncoil Fit Finish In the progression we teach the athlete…

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Farmington Valley MudHogs Concussion Management Policy If your son/daughter appeared to have sustained a head injury, perhaps even a concussion, while participating in the Farmington Valley MudHog program, you will be given a suspected head injury form from your player’s FVM coach. Parents should be aware that a concussion can happen without there being a direct hit…

However, many athletes never quite cross the 10,000 hour finish line, and have used the scapegoat reason, “I just didn’t have enough time to commit to the sport.”

In just the last two decades, coaches are finally realizing the tremendous impact they can have on their win/loss record and the respect of their athletes by coaching the mental game.