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Senior LB Ryan Fitzpatrick

Titan Senior LB Ryan Fitzpatrick Spotlight!

Ryan "Fitz" Fitzpatrick

Senior LB

Visit "Fitz's" FP2 Player-Profile Below!

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*Fitz has had a great Spring and will be a Leader for the Titan Defense in 2013!  Fitz is coming off a 2012 season as a returning starter on Defense at LB.  He will lead a host of returning players from a 2012 Defense that had to grow up returning Zero starters for the 2012 season.  2013 will be a very different looking Defense with a complete off-season in the weight room and a full year into a new system.  The Titans return 7 Defensive starters for the 2013 campaign!

 

FP2 Player-Profile

Player Profile Preparation!

Student-Athlete, Before you jump into August camp their are many items to cover and be pro-active with.  One of the most important and time consuming is having your Unique FP2 Player Profile prepared and ready to go for the college recruiters that will visit you on your schools campus and practice fields.

Look no further! FP2 Player Profiles is hear for you!

 *With 27 years experience as a college and HS football coach as both an assistant and head coach, I completely understand how important time management is for you as well as you being prepared.

Our motto for you is
"Take Control" 

The FP2 Player Profile is perfectly & uniquely designed for you. 

I launched FP2 primarily because I have been there, both as an athlete and as a coach, and understand how competitive the recruiting process can be and how important it is for you to be prepared & for you to "Take Control!"
College recruiters that will visit you this season.  Are you prepared? 


We have developed a unique profile to FP2 that will provide College coaches with all the pertinent information needed throughout the recruiting process.  We provide all the necesary information to the NCAA & NAIA as well as FAFSA, SAT & ACT links.  Everything is at one convenient location for you.
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*What we Provide! - professional player profile with Athletic information, Academic information, Action photos, Video Highlights, References, Contact information and much more.  All of this is provided to you in a fantastic profile page format that is versatile and adaptable.  You will be able to print, email, send a hyperlink or provide an actual link to anyone including your  Coaches, Admission Counselors, and most importantly College coaches, at your convenience.  

*That is not all we do!  We also, with our technology will promote your FP2 Player-Profile through our Blog, website and get this we send your FP2 Player-Profile directly to coaches & recruiting coordinators across the country.  Our database includes each NCAA, NAIA & NJCAA athletic program at all levels from across the country.  We will get you the exposure and into the hands of the correct people so that you will "Take Control" of your future!   

*Student-Athlete, all you need to do is complete the online form and submit it back to us!  That is it!  Within a few days you will receive the electronic player profile page that you can access online, print out in advance of college coaches visiting.  Done, you are prepared, you are in a great position to get looked at and you have managed your time well allowing you to spend more time preparing for your season.  

*Also, another very important debate out their comes from the notion of parents promoting their Student-Athletes to colleges.  There is an entire movement from business owners to exploit parents into purchasing player profiles and control the recruiting process.  As you are aware and through my 27 years as a coach, their is really only one person a college coach wants to speak with that is you the Student-Athlete & your Coach!  Your Coach knows you better than most but does not always have the time to prepare a unique player profile for college coaches.  As a college coach recruiting I only wanted to have one point of contact when recruiting a player.  As the process matured with a player, then meeting family, talking to counselors, etc would become the next step in the process.  We do the work so that you and your coach can focus on your weekly tasks.

*Student-Athlete, we are to help and with our experience that is just what we will do!
You have not heard the best part yet!  We will do all this for you for a 1 time fee of $99.00!
Yes, only a 1 time fee of $99.00.  We will also at no extra charge submit your FP2 Player-Profile through our database 5 times during the year to various Colleges & University's from around the Country based on information gathered from you when you submit your FP2 data form.   

*Student-Athlete, what are you waiting for?  Give us the pleasure of helping you so that you can "Take Control" of your future! 

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Thank you kindly and best of luck in your preparations for the upcoming season.

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Shaler Football 9th Grade Summer Schedule

Announcement!

Summer 9th Grade Lifting Schedule:
 July 10th - August 1st
(Lifting 10:00am - 12:00pm)
August 5th:
(Equipment issued 10:00am - 12:00pm)
August 14th-17th:
(Helemts & Shoulder Pads)
August 19th:
(1st day full pads!)

Summer 2013

WPIAL Summer 2013

 

FP2 Football News!

WPIAL Team updates, outlooks and much more!

Zach Carney

Zach Carney 2012 Highlight video!

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Defensive Line Play in the 3-3-5

Feet Never quit moving, Win the battle of the hands!

With the creation and popularization of the 3-3-5 Defense and all of its blitzing packages, it is important to understand that the game is still won up front.  Throughout this post, I will be discussing the fundamentals to positive defensive line play out of the 3-3-5 Defense.

There are three consistent essentials that all 3-3-5 defensive coaches emphasize.

They are:

1.  Get off the block-  "The Stike"

Defensive linemen must be able to use their athleticism and aggressiveness to get off the O-Line's block.  

2.  Seperate & Pursue the ball-  

Defensive linemen in the 3-3-5 must be RELENTLESS.  They must have a great motor, always running to the football.

3.  Escape & Perfect Tackling-   

Defensive linemen in the 3-3-5 must have perfect tackling technique.  When they do come through gaps and/or down the line on a pursuit, the linemen must be able to tackle that RB/QB.  

With these three essentials in place, 3-3-5 defensive line coaches stress perfect fundamentals.  The fundamentals of a 3-3-5 DL are the following:

1.  Proper Alignment-  DL must know where to line up in each call

2.  Proper Stance-  DL must know slant stance and run/pass rush stances

3.  Proper Steps-  While slanting and moving, it is important for the DL to take the proper steps to get themselves in the perfect place.  

With all 6 of these teachings in place, Defensive Lineman work themselves into the proper position to be successful.

Here are a couple of drills to continue to improve defensive line play in the 3-5.

Slanting Drill
This drill is designed to work with the defensive linemen through repetition and focusing on proper footwork.  The coach stands in front of the three linemen, and calls out the defense/blitz/line stunt.  He then proceeds to call out a cadence and moving the ball when he is ready.  This helps teach the D-linemen to move when the ball is snapped.



Coaching points:
     -  Watch footwork and make sure DL is stepping with proper foot.
     -  Check for flat back and explosiveness out of stance

     -  Use get off techniques (club/rip) on snap of the ball

Pursuit Drill

The pursuit drill goes hand in hand with the 3 essentials of the d-line, and allows players to drill pursuit over and over.  On the snap of the ball, the player will slant to their gap and get their eyes up on the coach.  The coach points in a direction and the player redirects themselves, pursuing after the ball carrier down the LOS.  This is a hustle drill, so make sure the use a lot of excitement in the drill!

Coaching points:  

     -  Watch footwork and make sure DL is stepping with proper foot.

     -  Make sure players eyes are up, looking for the ball carrier

     -  Play aggressive and transition to the ball carrier 

These are the basics of 3-3-5 defensive linemen.  The most important thing is to get these linemen to play fast and aggressive, so that the 6 key essentials comes shining through their play!

Titan Football 2013

Line Backer EDD's

LB EDD's

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Defensive Back Drills

Defensive Back Drills:

"T-Step & Running Man"

Thank you to Mark Parson, New Orleans Saints

Titan Football 2013

Defense Back Man-to-Man Drills

DB man-to-man techniques & drills

Video #1 - "Eyes Right"

Video #2 - "Feet - soft shoe step back"

Titan Football 2013

Offensive Line Drills

Oregon Offensive Line Drills

Shaler Area Football 2013

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Football Quotes

Inspirational Football Quotes From the Gridiron

Quotes About Football

NFL players and coaches are never at a loss for memorable and motivating quotes. From the gridirons inspirational words of Vince Lombardi to the cocky confidence of Joe Namath, you can bet there’s never a dull moment in the National Football League. A game of inches as they say is is what makes this game so exciting.

Football is a game in which a handful of fit men run around for one and a half hours watched by millions of people who could really use the exercise.

They say the game of football is all about defense, if properly executed an equally matched offense should beat out the defense. While defense is all about reaction it is the offense that dictates the action. Read on to see how this amazing game of inches and teamwork can inspire us all to reach new heights.

 

 

Football a game of teambuilding 

 

Vincent Lombardi NFL Football Coach

Vince Lombardi

Quotes About Teamwork

"Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.
"Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale."
"We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time."
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”
“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.”

 

 

VInce Lombardi winning football quotes 

 

 

AP Photo Yes David Tyree, the Giants are number one ... just not in terms of team worth.

Gridiron Quotes

About Winning

Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.
"In doing your work in the great world, it is a safe plan to follow a rule I once heard on the football field: Don't flinch, don't fall; hit the line hard."
~Theodore Roosevelt
"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself."
~ Paul "Bear" Bryant
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."
~ Archie Griffin
"No, we believed in ourselves all year. That’s the position you want to be in."
~ Eli Manning
“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.”
~ Tom Landry
"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."
~ Lou Holtz
"Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts."
~ Jim Brown

 

 

Inspirational Football Quotes from the gridiron 

 

all sports are games of inches

Motivational Sports Quotes

"We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it."
~ John F. Kennedy
"Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life."
~ Joe Namath
"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points."
~ Knute Rockne
I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.
~ Gale Sayers
 

 

 

"Show me a good loser and Ill show you a loser" Vince Lombardy

Coaches Sports Quotes

Tom Landry
"The secret to winning is constant, consistent management."
“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.”
Mike Ditka
Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Players Quotes

"Winners, imagine their dreams 1st. They want it with all their heart & expect it to come true. There's no other way to live.
If you don't want to be the best, then there's no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything.

~ Joe Montana ~

There is a different between conceit & confidence. Conceit is bragging. Confidence is believing you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas ~

Football quotes

real women watch football

Tough Gridiron Quotes

"I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault."
~ Jack Tatum
“He is the only man I ever saw who ran his own interference.”
~ Steve Owen on Bronko Nagurski
“It might have been the hardest hit I took all day.”
~ Drew Brees after a Raiders fan hit him with a water bottle
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
~ Vince Lombardi
“I was the originator of smack. Some guys rattle with smack; with other guys it rolls right off their shoulders like nothing.”
~ Deacon Jones
“When you win, nothing hurts.”
~ Joe Namath
“Speed, strength and the inability to register pain immediately.”
~ WR Reggie Williams, on his greatest strength as a football player

Famous Football Words

Knute Rockne famous words "Win one for the Gipper" from his speech at Notre Dame in 1928. 

 

William Perry ~ The Refrigerator - Chicago Bears NFL team

Funny Football Quotes

Football is a game in which a handful of fit men run around for one and a half hours watched by millions of people who could really use the exercise.
“Lets go eat a God damn snack”
~ Rex Ryan ~
""I've been big ever since I was little." hmmmmm...ok man."
~ William Perry
"The reason women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public."
~ Phyllis Diller
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence."
~ Erma Bombeck
Football is not a contact sport. It's a collision sport. Dancing is a... contact sport."
~ Duffy Daugherty
“I don’t know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.”
~ Joe Namath
"If you’re a pro coach, NFL stands for ‘Not for long."
~ Jerry Glanville
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many players on the field?"
~ Jim Boulton

 

 

"When all is said and done more is said than done" Lou Holtz 

 

 

 

Success - some people dream of success while other people like to crush those dreams

"You Play To Win The Game" Herm Edwards

Gridiron Confidence Quotes

"The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert. .”
~ Vince Lombardi
“I’ve got news for you. We’re gonna win the game. I guarantee it.”
~Joe Namath (predicting a Super Bowl III victory)
"There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done."
~ Johnny Unitas
"Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself."
~ Knute Rockne ~
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”
~ Vince Lombardi
“I’d like to say that this is exactly what I predicted, but we played three outstanding football teams. We’re 3-0 right here. Maybe that says something about us.”
~ Rex Ryan

 

 

Winning quotes from the gridiron on Hubpages

INSPIRATIONAL

 

 

Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz Gridiron Quotes

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

"It's a better view if you're standing up than if you're laying down."
"Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by"
"A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you."
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated."

Winning Football Quotes

I've never looked forward to a season as much as this one. We're going to be hoping it never ends, but sadly it will. The great news is at the end of the season we have a Super Bowl.
~ Fred Gaudelli , Producer NBCSNF ~
“I saw Brett after the game and said, ‘Would you retire, please?’ ”
~ Seahawks Coach Jim Mora, after Favre completed 22 of 25 passes — including four touchdowns — against his defense
“He’s our quarterback for the future. And he’s our quarterback for now.”
~ Rex Ryan on Mark Sanchez
“Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It's about accountability. I hear stuff about the 'toughest quarterback in the league' and all that; what's that mean?”
~ Peyton Manning
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."
~ Vince Lombardi
"Every team is beatable, you never know. The right moment, the right time, every team is beatable."
~ Tom Coughlin
"Most games are lost, not won."
~ Casey Stengel
"Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be." Mike Ditka

Shaler Area Football Alumni at Waynesburg University

Shaler Area Football Alumni & Waynesburg University

Waynesburg safety Bryan Gary was a first-team selection on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference.

Gary is a Pre-Season All-American and to many one of the premier players in the conference. 

TE Mike Ferraro will again be an integral part of the Waynesburg offense.  Ferraro has seen considerable action the last few years and will again be counted on by Head Coach Rick Shepas.   

Waynesburg begin Spring Ball April 1 and will continue through the month of April.  The Yellow Jackets will be at the top of their conference again this year and Coach Shepas has the team preparing this Spring for a run in the fall at the NCAA D-III playoffs.  

Head Coach Rick Shepas

Coach Siegle and Coach Anzevino visited spring practice Friday evening at the Yellow Jackets facility.  

We wish Bryan and Mike as well as Coach Shepas and the entire team and staff  the best in 2013.  A great example of Shaler Area Alumni making a difference and leading their teams.

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