California Football Coaches Association

Hello Football Fans, I am already looking forward to the camps and clinic this summer. Athletes can either register through their Parks & Recreation District in their city or register online at the CFCA website. In each location around Sacramento, we will have a Lifting Clinic, Introduction to Football Camp, SAQP Camp, Non-Contact Football Camp. Check out these dates: Folsom/El Dorado Hills area June 2nd through June 8th; Rocklin/Roseville area June 9th through J...une 15th; North Sacramento area June 16th throughJune 22nd; South Sacramento area June 23rd through June 29th. Our Contact Football Camps (helmets and shoulder pads only) will be in July. Check our website for more information. Hope to see you and your friends at the camps. Coach D See more

I am honored that two Football coaching clinics have asked me to present at their Clinics. The All-Sport Clinic in Burlingame will be held Jan. 26-28 where I will have 4 presentations: OL, DL, SAQP & Being a Youth Head Coach. The Glazier clinic in Concord will be held Feb. 9-11 and I will have two presentations: SAQP & DL. They wanted me to pass along that ALL YOUTH FOOTBALL COACHES will receive FREE REGISTRATION. Just go to their websites and register. http://allsportsschool.com/norcal-allsports-schedule.php

Highlights from the Speed, Agility, Quickness & Power Camps 7:15

One of many types of drills you can do with hurdles, this one has one foot between each hurdle. Finish strong by sprinting forward or turn & sprint after the last hurdle. Advanced drills include reacting to a coach pointing the desired direction. So much of football is about reacting to something else, a good way to practice this is to do it with every drill (once you learn the technique, of course.)

Towing improves form running technique and develops leg strength. You can do this with a partner holding onto your shirt, pulling a partner holding a rope, towing a sled or tire, pulling a parachute (running short distances uphill will really develop great leg strength as well).

So much of football is change of direction. This drill helps develop change of direction skills moving forward and backward while remaining balanced & under control.

Learning to shuffle laterally while keeping your shoulders square to the line of scrimmage will put you in a better position to make a play. Don't cross your feet and don't tap your feet together.

Learning how to run a fast 40 is important. One key component is the get-off for the first 10 yards. Stay low, pump arms and legs, then slowly climb like a plane taking off from the runway.

This develops power to the legs during change of direction.

The Ickey Shuffle is a lot of fun. It develops quick feet and change of direction skills. Learn this by walking through it first, then slowly increasing speed with each repetition.