How to Get Recruited During the Coronavirus

You were finally coming around. Things were starting to fall in place. You had a plan for your spring semester as well as summer trips planned to the colleges. The only thing that could mess this up would be a virus that affects the entire World and causes our entire country to shut down putting the football season in jeopardy. There’s no chance that could happen. Oh well guess what?

With the college football season being an uncertainty and the 2020 high school football season in many states being on life support, the 2021 class is getting one heck of a raw deal as it pertains to college football recruiting. Those highly ranked and with solid offers in place are not feeling the pinch. However, prospects who are on the bubble and still waiting for their first committable offer have their hands nervously hovering over the panic button.

Recruiting Law: Teach Them How to Be Loyal

Chad Wilson

Finding a good program to play football can be tough. I am not just talking about a college football program. I am talking about a high school football program. Not only am I talking about a college football program and a high school football program but I am also talking about a youth football program. However, making the right choices concerning the latter two will certainly make the choice on the first one easier. When the choice is made, it is then about teaching the prospect to be loyal.

The Fastest 40 Yard Dash Ever

Chad Wilson

What Research Found Out On This Very Important Topic

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Football fans across America continue to obsess over the most simple drill in the game of football. Is there anything more discussed than the 40 yard dash? Every Spring, this drill takes center stage and undoubtedly the question is asked 1,o00’s of times. What’s the fastest 40 yard dash?

Just as sure as you get the question asked 1,000 times, you will get dozens of ridiculous answers. For starters, let’s find out why the 40 yard dash? When and why did 40 yards become so significant? It started in the 1960’s with the NFL team that had the most developed and comprehensive scouting department and that was the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to this time period, NFL coaches chose the 50 yard dash as the mark of measure to determine a player speed worthiness. In 1960, Gil Brandt, the director scouting for the Cowboys along with his department came up with the 40/20/10 measurement. The 40 was used for all players. The 20 yard split time of the 40 was of great significance for linemen since the thought was that they rarely run 40 yards in a game. The 10 yard split was important for wide receivers as a measure of their burst off of the line of scrimmage. With this, a drill was born and almost 50 years later, it has become the center piece of info on a prospective high school, college or professional football player.

Recruiting Law: Don’t Be Late to the Party

Chad Wilson

Ever showed up to a party later than you wanted only to see people filing out of the house or hall or club? Remember the sinking feeling you had as people walked by smiling and laughing. Perhaps the dagger really got stuck in your heart when you saw someone you know and they say “man you missed it, where were you?”.

Perhaps you missed the party for the ages by moving too slowly for whatever reason. In time, you’ll get over it. Being late to the recruiting party can be a pain that lasts a lifetime.

How to calculate EER for a football player?

Chad Wilson

It is a fact that football players have the biggest global fan following. This is not only because of the performance they display in the field. The physique they have also makes a lot of difference. Keeping an eye on EER (Estimated Energy Requirement) is very important for professional athletes. What is EER? How can you calculate it correctly and without going through unnecessary trouble?

Standard EER definition

Irrespective of the profession we are related to, a certain set of tasks has to be performed on day to day basis. When you talk about footballers, they have an exhaustive workout schedule for every morning. This helps them in staying fit and delivering at the maximum level. EER is nothing but the minimum energy that an individual requires to perform basic day to day tasks. If he does not have the required energy, it would be hard for him to get up and complete the physical tasks.

Looking at the Possible AP Top 10

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The Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide lead the odds-boards to win the National Title again at the best sports betting sites.

We have to think that the Tigers and Tide get ranked No. 1 and No. 2.

The Georgia Bulldogs should get the No. 3 ranked spot. Some ballets put Ohio State No. 4 but I disagree. I think Michigan is a better team and now has the better coach. That said, Ohio State has a much easier schedule. However, the AP Polls should be based off of expected wins with relationship to the remaining schedule, it should be solely based on how powerful a team is. So, we put the Wolverines at the No. 4 spot.