Roth Regatta

There is no question that overall strength is important in the game of football. Frequently you will hear talk of Bench Press and Squat records of football players. Without doubt Bench Press is a great measure of pushing power and Squats are a great way to build lower body strength; however, much more goes into strength and conditioning for the game of football. You can bench, squat and dead lift all day and still lack the ability to apply that strength to the field. You have proba

bly seen it before, the biggest and strongest guy in the weight room that is worthless on the field. Okay that’s not nice… not “worthless” great at taking up space on the bench or bus in transit to an away game. What’s the deal? He is unable to apply his weight room strength to his game o the field. Now some people are not overly athletic; however, with the proper training they can become more so. What’s more is that those whom are athletic such as you are can increase your athleticism th

rough improving your athletic strength.

Are you competitive? Do you want to be the best ball player you can? If you are like me there is only one answer… HELL YEAH! I played from grade school through College and the Semi-Pro ranks and know what it takes to become your absolute best. I also know that burning desire to win on every snap. As I look back on fifteen years of Football playing experience and years of training athletes I see now more ways to improve your chances of achieving your bes

t game possible. Setting records in the weight room in college was something I really enjoyed striving towards and was proud when I achieved; however, once the cleats hit the 50 yard line the Bench Press and Power Clean Records does not necessarily equal success on the field. Not that being strong and powerful isn’t important…but applying that strength and power to the game is what matters.

As you are getting stronger for your sport build your standard strength with the traditional exercises and then improve your ability to apply that strength is true sport situations. The question you are probably asking yourself is, “How do I apply that strength?” If you have read any of my other articles you may know that I have challenged the term “functional strength” in the past. The reason is, the majority of what I read out there pertaining to “functional training” is not functional at all…it is instead CIRCUS TRAINING!” What I want to discuss with you is true functional training. True “Functional Training” keeps in mind the function you are trying to improve and develops strength building exercises around those functions/movements. In other words…functional strength training should look like or mimic on one way or another the true movement you wish to improve.

As you look to develop and perform exercises pertaining to football or your sport you will notice that traditional weights don’t always offer the flexibility needed to move in sport-like fashion with resistance. What this is to say is that if you’re to be on your feet and your hands are driving downward and across your body (like avoiding a chop block) you want resistance working against the movement. This means you need a pulley system to place the resistance where you need it. The resistance must push against the direction of your movement. If you were just to hold dumbbells the weight would be assisting the movement because we can’t change the direction of gravity. However, with training ingenuity and pulley/cable placement we can replicate the movement in which we wish to increase strength and perform the movement against resistance. You will get stronger through a variety of movements. Keep in mind though that there are more factors to consider in your strength and conditioning program.

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After its founding in 1920, the NFL withstood several rival leagues before the AFL began play in 1960. The powerful and aggressive war for performers and fans led to stern discussions among the two leagues in 1966. Super Bowl was created as part of the union contract between the National Football League (NFL) and its reasonable rival, the American Football League (AFL).
The name comes from a college football game, which began in Pasadena, California, in 1902, was later named Tour

nament of Roses, and moved to the Rose Bowl Stadium in 1923. Pasadena Arena was named “Rose”, since it was built to host the Competition of Roses football game and “Bowl” because it look like a bowl. Representing confusion between its location and the contest itself, the Competition of Roses quickly became known as the Rose Bowl. Taking advantage of the popularity of Rose Bowl stadium and the university contest game of the same name, Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl football games were created in

1935 followed by the Cotton Bowl in 1937. Thus, “Bowl” became the standard definition and other “bowl games” were also created.
After the NFL and AFL merged, each league was renamed and then the game was played among the champions of the conference.

The day on which the Super Bowl is held is now named the “Super Bowl Sunday”. It is the second biggest day of food ingesting in the U.S., after Thanksgiving. Moreover, Super Bowl has often been the most watched television show of the year. S

uper Bowl XLV which was played in 2011 television was the most watched in U.S. antiquity, drawing an usual audience of 111 million viewers. Super Bowl is also among the most watched sporting events in the world, mainly because of the North American public.

Due to the increasing viewership, advertising time figures to show Super Bowl is the most expensive of the year. Given the high cost of Super Bowl advertising investment, production companies regularly advertise their most expensive programs for the show. Therefore, observing and discussing the show’s advertisements has become an important aspect of the event. Also, many popular singers and musicians performed at the event, before the game and during halftime ceremonies.

For his fans, he was no less than Maradona and Pele, who symbolized the hopes and aspiration of the whole nation as far as football was concerned. His personality attracted all and his humbleness left people awestruck. His smile was infectious and when he ran with the Tri-colour, the crowd used to go berserk in joy and admiration. 

Bhaichung Bhutia for sure was a treat to watch on the field. A perfect symphony of skill, class and consistency, Bhutia enriched the game with his imp

eccable ways.  

But then all good things come to an end and so has the champion’s career.  Bhutia has called it a day, leaving a big void to fill in Indian football.

TOUGH DECISION

In his own words, it was an extremely hard decision to quit the game, but his persistent injuries made him think otherwise and as time passed by, he took control of his emotions.  “When I actually thought of leaving football, it was quite difficult for me. But as time went by, I got much determined. One day e

verything has to end. You cannot go on playing for the whole lifetime. And anyways I am not out of the football completely and would still be very much involved with it through my club United Sikkim F.C and my football academy in Delhi,” said the Sikkim Sniper, as he is known in football circle.

“I had fantastic 16 years of football. I have enjoyed every moment of my career and feel very lucky to have been able to play for the national side and also contribute for the betterment of the game,

” added the former captain.

Bhaichung wanted Asia Cup to be last tournament but he could not play his part in the tournament due to injury. Therefore he decided to play on and wait for the opportune time to hang his boots. “I thought it was not the way to bring an end to a career. I thought of carrying on. I tried to make comebacks but could not do due to my recurring knee injury. I was dropped from the pre-World Cup Qualifiers due to my injury. Then again I was picked up by for the side that would play in UK but could not due to my injury. So a certain level of frustration built in and I thought it is the time,” said an emotional Bhaichung, who first shot to limelight in 1992 Subroto Cup.

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Now that the season has started for many of us, and will soon for the rest, we have to consider our practice plans.  How efficiently and effectively you plan your practice is how good your practice will be.

Do any of these sound like your football squad?

›› You have no football practice plan.  You wing it.  Sometimes the things that need to get done, get done.  Other times, you forget.  You run completely on instinct.

›› You spend tons of time c

reating a practice schedule, sometimes as long as the practice itself will be.  But when your football practice starts, you find yourself extending periods, cutting special teams, and losing the focus you had earlier that day.

›› You have a great football practice schedule and fully intend to follow it.  But you get so into your drills that you forget to look at your watch, almost every day.  You run over on periods and scramble to get caught back up.

If so, there is good news

and bad news.  First, the good news:  There are great programs, Championship teams, all over this country that are just like you.

Bad news?  There are a whole lot more teams out there who run a tight ship, follow a schedule, get the job done on time, and win championships.

To plan an effective practice, you need to consider 6 steps (maybe 5?):

›› Warm-Up:  Get your players loose, work on flexibility and movement issues, relieve tightness, and in general prevent injury