Brandon Tripp

Linemen who lack explosion are always guilty of frequent 1. False Starts 2. Blown Assignments 3. Holding Penalties. Why? Because they can't get out of their stance fast enough.

Lifting is important, but don't neglect hip flexibility. You can't out muscle what you can't catch.

Are there any schools in Missouri with Middle School strength coaches?

Bullying sucks and no kid should have to go through it. I don’t condone violence or think fighting is the answer in most cases.

That said, when we teach kids "don't fight back, just tell an adult,” we can unintentionally make these kids easy targets.

IMO: I think that it's appropriate for athletic departments to have age requirements for High School HEAD Coaches.

Knowledge of sport is absolutely a necessary prerequisite...but patience, overcoming adversity, emotional maturity, empathy, etc. are developed via time on earth.