12 Mistakes High School Football Players Make That Keep Them Off Varsity. Every year, many talented high school football players get stuck on JV—or buried on the depth chart—not because they aren’t good enough, but because they’re making a few critical mistakes they don’t even realize. I’ve worked with countless high school athletes, and the pattern is always the same: hard work, wrong focus.

Your game season might still be months away (the regular season for many HS teams start in early August), but right now is the perfect time to lock in that championship mindset—new year, new season, fresh fire.This is your moment to reset, reload, train and dominate. Whether you're grinding and working with PROformance, in the weight room, studying film, coaching up your squad, or just living that football life every day, here's a message to get you started strong!

The lights are off, the stadium is quiet, the equipment is turned in, and Friday nights feel a long way away. For players and coaches, this is exactly when championships are built! Most high school players treat the off-season like a vacation or they have moved on to a winter sport. The best ones, the ones that truly want to play at the highest level treat it like a focused job. A burning passion to elevate their game. They know, their competition around the USA is grindin

As we start to close out the HS and Youth Football season for 2025, I wanted to share some end of year observations and thoughts for players and coaches.

The Challenges for Girls HS Flag Football Quarterbacks. hey're battling a whole host of issues from stereotypes, limited resources, physical perceptions, and the sheer newness of the sport itself. The biggest issue I see at the QB position is ...

The old days of being a big fatty and clogging up the hole as a HS offensive linemen is long gone. Today's offensive linemen are...and should be, athletes. Smart, communicative, physical, aggressive and able to make plays. The offense doesn't work or score points if the O Line doesn't do their job. Simple as that.

It's ok to aspire and work towards playing D1 ball. We work with lots of players who aspire AND are capable of playing D1 football,...legit, and actually go on to play there, but you must be aware of what that means and what it actually takes.

What a crazy pro football season this 2025! This last week has been no exception. I wanted to share some high level observations that you can take into considerations to help you win more games! Things to do and things NOT to do.

How to Play and Win Against Less Competitive Teams. By now, most teams will know if they will be play off bound but you still have a schedule to work through. Chances are, some of those teams are not very good. This is what I call the most dangerous time of the season. Why you may ask?

What a great weekend of college football! My favorite game was PSU vs. Oregon. #3 vs. #6. The game didn't disappoint. Aside from just a great competitive game (2 OT's!), as a football coach, there were a few things that really stood out to me. Things that only elite football programs do. Things that champions do. Things that high standard, programs of excellence, top programs do. If you want to win football games, you could learn some things from these two programs and this g

Many HS teams are two games into the season. Some have won, some have lost. For those teams that have their first game this coming Friday, remember, the first two games of the season can set the tone for the rest of the season.

Winning football games is hard. Its hard for the coaches, its hard for the players and the entire program. Winning football games is also more than just X's and O's, it's about discipline, focus, execution, mental toughness, football IQ, and physical toughness. As the season is starting this week for many teams across the country, here are a few points to consider to help you win more football games!

Preparing for the Upcoming Season: A Head Coach’s 8 Step Guide. In this blog post I will outline some essential steps to help head coaches gear up for the upcoming season, focusing on strategy, team building, and operational readiness.

Whether you're coaching a youth or high school flag football team, or preparing high school athletes for contact football, the overall goals remain the same: build and improve skill, introduce and reinforce fundamentals, enhance performance, ensure safety, and develop smart high football IQ athletes.

Please welcome today's subject. Flippy the Quarterback. You know him. You all do. He is the QB that as soon as he takes the snap out of the gun, he flips the football around to find the laces. This is a huge problem in youth and HS and even in some college programs. So why do I make this the topic of today's blog post? Lets discuss! The QB is the only player on the offense who touches the ball EVERY SINGLE PLAY! Ball control and security would be an understatement.

As coaches, how many times have we declared, football is more than a game. But have we really ever thought about that? The game? Yes, we as coaches should all be passionate, focused, disciplined, engaging, fun, competent, win more than lose, etc. But have we really though about the game and what it means to your players?

One of the many things that drives me crazy, is seeing WR's in a improper/inefficient stance. This is a huge issue at the youth and HS level, and even some college levels if their players are not coached up. We explore the Wide Receiver Stance and Start principles from Penn State WR Coach Mark Dupuis principals and drills.

Ah...the OC and DC. Who is smarter when it comes to football? Does it matter? Let's explore why the OC/DC relationship is so important.

Coaching the Chip Block and Release is a thing of beauty. Many coaches never coach this so here are some coaching points to incorporate and coach your TE's RB's and WR's on how to properly execute this block.

The bane of coaching. Dealing with parents. I say "dealing" because most coaches are not very good at parent / coach communication and it turns into a debacle. Here we discuss ways to help Coaches succeeded.