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[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

High Schools that are willing to travel to Tipton, IA…

We are looking to host a 7on7 and are in need of a few more teams. Contact Taul Noard at [email protected] for more information.

Cost: Free

Sunday, July 12 - Need 1 team
Sunday, July 19 - Possibly need 3 teams

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

🏈Common mistakes football players make in the offseason‼️

🍟Dirty bulking and gaining bad weight by eating junk food, fast food, and sugar leads to fat gain rather than muscle, reducing speed and conditioning.

❌Poor sleep routine impairs muscle growth and recovery, limiting the benefits of hard training.

🏋️Failing to establish a consistent, long-term training plan from January through August hampers progress. 

👀Treating spring practice highlights or lowlights as definitive evidence of a player's ability for the fall season. Spring ball should be for, development and evaluating, not just "playing around".

💥Excessive contact can cause injury before the real season begins. Not focusing enough on understanding the playbook and knowing the role leading to tactical errors. Relying on "Old School” outdated methods rather than modern athletic development. 

🍉Neglecting quality nutrition calories limits recovery and training gains. Not taking the time to let the body heal, which leads to injury and fatigue.

🤯Players often forget to train neck muscles, which are crucial for reducing the force transferred to the head during collisions.

😤Many treat football as purely anaerobic, neglecting endurance, which helps players recover between plays and sustain performance.

🥵Setting new max records in the weight room does not always translate to on-field performance or durability.

😱High-intensity interval training (short bursts) is more effective than long-form cardio, as football is largely a game of 3-5 second bursts.

🫡Rushing into complex movements like Power Cleans without mastering the mechanics can lead to injury and improper development. 

💊Using random supplements that are not third-party tested and contain heavy metals often proprietary blends.

💦Inadequate hydration, drinking energy drinks instead of eating real food, balanced meals and drinking water.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

Youth sports is on life support.

If you think it’s fine, you’re not paying attention.

Kids age 10-12 are playing way too many tournaments and travel ball. Parents treat it like the World Series. They need less travel, more rest, fueling, and actual development. They’re 12 YO.

The data backs it up:
❌70% of kids drop out of organized sports by age 13.
❌Professionalization (year-round single-sport focus, heavy travel/tournaments) drives overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout.
❌Nearly 1 in 10 youth athletes experience burnout; up to 35% deal with overtraining.
❌Early specialization before 12-13 raises injury and burnout risks significantly.

Multi-sport kids who rest and play for fun stick around longer and develop better.

Let them be kids. Prioritize recovery, fun, and long-term health over trophies. The best athletes often sample multiple sports early and specialize later.

Who else sees this?

[Brenton Cates @brentcates20]

If 95% of your teammates are showing growth and development, and you’re not… don’t come complain to me.

You won’t like that conversation.

You get what you put into the weight room every single day. You can’t hide from the process. You can’t cheat the weight room.

Eventually, it will expose you!

[Coach G @JodyGlubka]

Tipton Summer Strength and Speed schedule

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

The most toxic person in a program isn't the complainer. It's the talented player with a mediocre work ethic that everyone else starts to emulate.

[Rob Oviatt @RobOviatt1]

The weight room is biased. It only rewards those who work. And it will see right through anyone not willing to do it. It’s a truth teller. You can’t fool it. It will let you know exactly where things stand.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

If you want to gain muscle, improve power, strength, and performance avoid making these mistakes as a baseball player! https://t.co/pZnAPsQeKy

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Good luck to our wrestlers traveling to Manchester today, get it done guys! #BusinessTrip

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Keep working Braydon, LETS GO!

[Tipton Community School District @TiptonTigersCSD]

After a great start yesterday, Braydon is swimming in 2 finals today along with 2 relays! Follow along with Braydon through live results or watching at this link: https://t.co/kc6KAf8yTp
Swimming begins at 12:30. GOOD LUCK BRAYDON!

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Good luck Braydon, we’re all rooting for you!

[Tipton Community School District @TiptonTigersCSD]

The state swim meet begins tonight in Iowa City. Braydon will swim the prelims for the 50 free and 100 free today. Good Luck Braydon! You can watch, find results and more here: https://t.co/kc6KAf8yTp

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Good Luck Braydon!

[Tipton Community School District @TiptonTigersCSD]

Wishing Braydon Calonder good luck today as he competes with City High at the district swim meet. Swimming begins at 12:00pm at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center. Good Luck Braydon!

[Hawkeye Football @HawkeyeFootball]

The clock reset. The work didn't 📈

[Tony Shiffman @CoachShiffman]

Officials in HS football checking to see if the players pants are covering their knees

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Congratulations to Jacob Langley for being named a 2025 IFCA 2nd Team All-State Linebacker! #GoTigers

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

Congratulations to Gavin Sorgenfrey and Braydon Calonder for being named to the 2025 IFCA Academic All-State team #GoTigers

[Tipton Tigers Football (IA) @TiptonFootball]

THIS right here… can’t “like” this enough…

[Minnesota Football Player Development @MNFBDEV]

HAPPY GAMEDAY!!!!

@Frank_Bierman
@TiptonFootball

[KCRG Sports @KCRG_Sports]

“It’s super surreal. Credit goes out to both of us because coming from JUCO isn’t easy. I know we both worked our butts off."

https://t.co/wZlOGWVZMp