Team Practice

Coaching soccer can be a rewarding experience. With careful planning, drive and a love for the game, coaches can make a big impact on players, regardless of whether they've played the game themselves. If you're coaching 3-year-olds or 18-year-olds, there are a few basics that will help you get started. more »

Over 3 million people participate and compete in cheerleading every year, moving it from activity status to a sport in its own right. Cheerleaders are strong and agile athletes, and as in other sports, certain rules and regulations have been adopted to protect the participants from injury. more »

Working as a coach in the National Football League is a demanding and stressful occupation. Head coaches are typically workaholics who frequently sleep in their offices during the season. Life is not much easier for assistant coaches who routinely log 70-hour weeks.

NFL coaches are well-rewarded for their efforts. Head coaches earn... more »

In the game of football nothing is more crucial to any offense's success than its offensive line's ability to block effectively. And, between pass blocking and run blocking, run blocking is by far the more important skill. If a team can gain 5 yards per carry all game long, they've won the football game before it even starts. How... more »

The point of running a ball fake as a running back is to convince the defense that you're carrying the football when you aren't. Successful ball fakes allow your football team to run great play-action passes, the option and all other sorts of interesting trick plays. That is why it is essential that all running backs learn how to run... more »