Recruiting updates 2023-24
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Are there tea leaves to support this? Or are you suggesting this because we have an offer out to another RB? I’m genuinely curious, I don’t know anything, so if you know more, would love to hear it. How many RBs will we be taking this year?
With Rhule you can’t be sure what position they see a kid at. A high school RB might be a WR or LB. Work the channels. Treat them well and if they go somewhere else be there for them if they transfer. Settling on the top RB and failing to recruit any others would be Frost level bad management.
It was a question to others. My tea leaves are what is free on this board. But we have seen rb recruitment and offers to others after the staff said they wanted to see where they stood with a few before moving forward (paraphrasing clearly)
He's a thrower AND sprinter? Definitely a rarity.
I was a sprinter in hs and for a couple of years in college but am by no means an expert. But take a look at his shoulder-rise when he gets out of the blocks. Classic form: start with the chest and shoulders low and after a few strides, raise up into triple extension. Not that most of the other sprinters aren't doing it too, but he's either been trained properly, has instinctive form or both. Really high on this kid.
Top 5. I think he will be N.
If NU lands him I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the O and D coordinators "discuss" which side of the ball he plays on.
Don't laugh, but my coach in college said "Ya gotta cut bread with those hands, kid!"
Out of the blocks and in the first few strides, hands initially up high, above the head, flat and parallel to your path. As you come out of your rise, they can drop down a little but my coach was a nut about never letting the fingertips get below your chin. Not sure if that part was right or even if it's still taught but he would ream me out if my hands dropped too low.
In this image the sprinter isn't chopping with his hands, but I think this is a refinement of the thinking from many moons ago. But the placement of his leading hand is high, so that part appears to still being coached.
This guy's posture is spot on. Just coming out of the blocks your body should be at 45 degrees before your shoulder rise. I had a tough time with that because I was always too impatient and rushed my shoulder rise. Weird thing was, no one could stay with me in the first 10 yards even though my technique was off. After that first 10 yards though, imperfect technique hurt me.
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I was talking about his hands catching footballs😉Don't laugh, but my coach in college said "Ya gotta bread with those hands, kid!"
Out of the blocks and in the first few strides, hands initially up high, above the head, flat and parallel to your path. As you come out of your rise, they can drop down a little but my coach was a nut about never letting the fingertips get below your chin. Not sure if that part was right or even if it's still taught but he would ream me out if my hands dropped too low.
In this image the sprinter isn't chopping with his hands, but I think this is a refinement of the thinking from many moons ago. But the placement of his leading hand is high, so that part appears to still being coached.
This guy's posture is spot on. Just coming out of the blocks your body should be at 45 degrees before your shoulder rise. I had a tough time with that because I was always too impatient and rushed my shoulder rise. Weird thing was, no one could stay with me in the first 10 yards even though my technique was off. After that first 10 yards though, imperfect technique hurt me.
