Note: Just a quick reminder that throughout the 2018 season, I have elected to take a different approach than I have over the first handful of seasons of me breaking down plays here. Instead, this year, we will focus more efforts on connecting the problem-solution reciprocal relationship more deeply. This new emphasis will be evident…
Note: Just a quick reminder that throughout the 2018 season, I have elected to take a different approach than I have over the first handful of seasons of me breaking down plays here. Instead, this year, we will focus more efforts on connecting the problem-solution reciprocal relationship more deeply. This new emphasis will be evident…
It’s hard to believe I’ve now been analyzing and discussing the movement execution of NFL players publicly on this blog for the past five years. When looking back at the points of emphasis within my breakdowns (whether it’s in the ‘plays of the week’ or in individual player movement analyses) over that time, I am…
One look at any social media outlet during any NFL game over the first few weeks of 2018 in this preseason and it won’t take you long to see that a good amount of NFL fans are going absolutely crazy about the new tackling rules that have gone in effect this year. However, in 2018,…
Game: 3 Various Plays (Cle/NYG, LAR/Bal, Min/Den) Play: Rookies finding their movement ways early What makes this the BTS Play of the Week? Like players (as well as referees too), when a Movement Coach has spent some time away from a task, he has to get his sensory system & perceptual skills re-attuned to the…
It’s time for football fans and movement skill coaches alike to rejoice! Why? Well, this past weekend marked the last Sunday until February without a NFL football game on the docket. Even though in 2017 I waited until the very last week of the NFL preseason to post up the annual rendition of my ‘Movers…
Introduction With NFL Training Camps now in full swing, I felt as though it was a perfect time to reflect upon and share some of the modifications I personally made in 2018 to my NFL movement skill refinement plan for the players who work with me. In mid-to-late June, when each NFL season and training…
Introduction With the 2018 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, the intrigue has been building for months as to what the nation’s top prospects could be capable of when they reach the upper echelon of our sport. Arguably, no player in this year’s class has received as much buzz as Penn State RB, Saquon Barkley, who is…
The end of the season is here and we have witnessed 16 weeks of extraordinary football; 1,696 plus players who are faced with solving movement problems that the majority of human beings could never fathom being confronted with. Collectively, we have marveled at the best in the game at doing just that. And while this…
Picking up the trend that I started at the end of last year, I am going to continue to beef up my year-end award giving this season. In fact, before naming the 2017 Mover of the Year tomorrow, and to go along with the ‘Most Improved Mover’ and ‘Most Impressive Rookie Mover’ recognition, I am…
It’s that time of the year again: NFL award time! And you’ve found what I believe to be the most unique award compilation that you will come across this post-season. If you’re new here, let me enlighten you as to why and how this list is compiled. First of all, I believe the players who…
Game: 3 Various Games (ATL/NO, PIT/HOU, & TB/CAR) Play: Novelty & creativity wins the week What makes this the BTS Play of the Week? This time of the year, many of the week’s best movement plays can get missed or go unnoticed because people are so busy enjoying the holiday season (rightfully so). Well, each…
