FIST FootballAcademy

OL/DL training co. in IL. @coachsaboFIST-Director of OL. Our product speaks for itself. Try us out! DM for info! 500+ OL/DL trained. 300+ in college.

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

Here’s the June Schedule drop! As always, please book online at https://t.co/k75MAeAmeI

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

Absolutely a dude

[Michael Lynch @Michael_Lynch70]

Full season highlights Ol Coffeyville
6’5
285
Redshirt freshman
Truly blessed to be apart of this team, even though we didn’t have the season we wanted the development was worth every moment. @RylandWidener99 @FISTFootball

[Michael Lynch @Michael_Lynch70]

Full season highlights Ol Coffeyville
6’5
285
Redshirt freshman
Truly blessed to be apart of this team, even though we didn’t have the season we wanted the development was worth every moment. @RylandWidener99 @FISTFootball

[Tommy Jackson ‘27 @TommyJacks73122]

Thank you @liamwhelan2001 for the gameday invite for @NIU_Football. Me and my family can’t wait to get down to Dekalb and watch the Huskies in action.
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[Jake McCastland @JakeMcCastland]

Thank you Geneva Football for the best Senior Season. I will never forget all the memories I’ve created this year. Week 12 highlights Senior Season
O sacks given up
9-2 on the season
Named DuKane All conference
DuKane conference championship
#2 in IHSA 6A playoffs
Roll Vikes ⚔️
@GenevaVikingsFB
@CoachGrady27 @JoeNinni @Col_Dad2 @FISTFootball @CoachSaboFIST @jrniklos
@AccelerationPro
@ColeSheeks @CoachBigPete
@DeepDishFB
@PrepRedzoneIL
@offsznbrand
@ChiPlayerWatch
@EDGYTIM

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

Solid tip, and notice the internal rotation of the elbow, engaging the lat at the start of the pull.

[Official Strength Debates @StrengthDebates]

Because I am obsessed with pull ups, I have mastered pull ups

This variation I’m using is the “Pendlay Row” version for pull ups where I purposely start with my feet and bodyweight on the ground

This move or cue I’m sharing is a game changer for improving pulling power and lat development

I’m 6’3” 280+ pounds for reference

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

Class act right here.

[Antioch Sequoits Football @SequoitFootball]

@dhpreps @SycoSpartans @SycamoreHS @barstoolsports @ACHS_Sequoits @Sequoits

[Antioch Sequoits Football @SequoitFootball]

@dhpreps @SycoSpartans @SycamoreHS @barstoolsports @ACHS_Sequoits @Sequoits

[Landon West @landonwestt]

Thank you @CoachJDittman58 for another personal note and continued support this season!
@MattBowen41 @MDohertyICCP @ICCPFootball @FISTFootball @CoachChris_Roll @EDGYTIM @scottybscout @PrepRedzoneIL @mwfbrecruiting

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

@CoachNiklos I don’t disagree! Basketball footwork is phenomenal and teaches AMAZING footwork and angles.

But there are those dudes that just LOVE to wrestle in the offseason, so that’s the advice I give

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

I tell dudes all the time, if you want to wrestle do it. But if football is your main sport and the one you love, don’t cut insane amounts of weight to wrestle. If you’re an OL and you want to wrestle heavy, do it. Wrestle at 285, even if you’re 250.

[Mike Niklos @CoachNiklos]

For the you shouldn’t specialize community, I completely agree…with one caveat: love the other sports your doing:

I loved my wrestling career & wouldn’t change it, but was told to wrestle to help football, stayed light to make weight. Track coaches told me to run to help football, stayed light to run fast. College coaches why they didn’t offer me, your too light…do what you love

[Mike Niklos @CoachNiklos]

Well since Twitter is Twittering for me lately

How about this:

🏈 players; don’t let a coach convince you to run track or wrestle if you don’t want to.

The transfer isn’t nearly what they are saying it is.

Life and sport get serious after high school, do things you love

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

Hard to argue when one of the schools in the west burbs is a blue ribbon school and has Microsoft backing them for tech classes and things like that. Parents want what’s best for their kids. If the school is solid academically and a powerhouse, why not?

The only part of the debate that’s “overt” is the fact that a public school can’t grab a kid from 30 miles away to have them play there.

When I coached OL at a public school I had 7 D1 athletes tell me they wanted to move in and play for me. All of them were 10-15 miles from the school, with the longest distance at 25 miles. All of them would have fallen under the “recruitment standards” for a private.

That’s why I say the mileage needs to be revised. Or… schools need to get together and push for open enrollment within a 30-mile radius. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Trost @TrustTrost]

@FISTFootball You nailed it. Very true on all.

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

@TrustTrost It’s a very nuanced debate. Personally, I think the 30-mile radius needs to be revised and limited to 15-20 miles, with no exceptions for the mile or two over.

Recruiting happens in public schools, too. It just flies under the radar.

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

This is absolutely the take to have. I coached public school ball for 16 years. We lost kids to private schools every year. It may be the religious aspect, it may be smaller class sizes, it may be the ability to have an aide attend classes (this is more for my kids that were SPED), or it may be that private schools invest more into athletics.

There are definitely drawbacks to private schools, too. Politics and donor money can play a role in coaching decisions (seen this play out twice already this year). There is more competition for positions because athletes choose to go there. There may be some favoritism in pushing recruiting for one player over another based off of a parents’ connections (dealing with this, as well).

But the public vs. private debate should really have ALL coaches looking inward and seeing what other programs offer vs. their own. My kid, when he’s old enough, will be playing at a public school. Why? Because I know the HC and what he brings to the table and what he does for the boys in his program.

[Trost @TrustTrost]

Thanks for the note.

Please do me a favor: Think about the questions I’m about to ask you.

First: A public school has students coming, a private school has to go get students within a 30-mile radius.

As a public school student myself, tell me why kids and families pick private schools over public and pay to go to high school AND pay property taxes for the local schools?

I haven’t even talked about morning, evening, weekend or summer travel back and forth, too.

Seriously, why would anyone pay that much more to not attend their local high school AND pay property taxes to the local school. And before any public-school whiner says they’re getting “money” to attend private schools, every public school student does, too, so please stop.

If a family feels that strongly to send their child and their money AND pay for the local district, too, don’t you think public schools should be looking internally vs. always blaming private schools?

My goal is to help all kids, families, schools and communities - not some, which is what some public-school people are trying to do in Illinois.

Every coach who loses student athletes and so-called “middle-school stars” should start asking themselves why and do a 360-degree review.

Ask the kids. Ask the families. Learn.

Stop blaming someone for not picking your brand for their child and their family.

#MoreThanJUSTGames

[Jeffery Simmons @GrindSimmons94]

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[Henry McKenna @henrycmckenna]

Everyone always says Gronk is smarter than you'd think.

Well, get a load of this story from his rookie minicamp.

[Cole Hoover @_CoachHoov]

Fun to win!

[Montini Football @MontiniFootball]

Congrats Broncos on a great year & thanks Sr’s for back to back State Titles! We fell short, even though we outgained them 408 to 372, & had 16 1st downs to 14, numbers aren’t always the story, a great Morris team & other factors were to much to overcome last night! #TeamFirst

[FIST FootballAcademy @FISTFootball]

@NFL_DovKleiman Pam has been battling health issues for a while now and is absolutely the most professional reporter out there.