Full Ride Sports Training

2011 Full Ride Football Camp Hosted by Kahlil Bell

2011-09-02T13:59:00.001-05:00

Relocation of Practice Sat 7/23

2011-07-22T14:59:00.004-05:00

Thanks for your patience and understanding regarding the rain yesterday. I would first like to apologize for the few situations where we lost track of a few boys for a moment during all the chaos of rain and thunder. We should have been clearer on the directions to the boys and will make sure that does not happen again.

To protect the time/investment/effort that all parties have made to the success of the camp, we are making the move to the Lake Barrington Fieldhouse for our last session, tomorrow Sat 7/23. This will be done at no additional cost to you. With a 50% percent chance of rain again, we believe this will give us the best chance of success for the training of your boys.

We appreciate your flexibility in getting the boys to this other location 30 minutes away from our area, but will make sure it is worth it. You never know what Bear will show up tomorrow?!?

In addition, to a safer, cooler, and a more conducive practice field, we will be extending the session from 9 am until 2pm to provide the value of the intended camp.

Your son should bring tomorrow his Full Ride shirt, shorts, and cleats again. Arriving at 8:45 would be appreciated. In addition, having a packed lunch for him or bring some $ for the onsite cafe. We will break them for 30-45 minutes for lunch. Water bottles will not be needed.

Here is a a link of the other campers and parents contact info if that will help in car pooling to the practice:

Car Pool

Any other questions, please do not hesitate to call.

Official FR 2011 Camp T-shirt

2011-07-01T10:30:00.000-05:00

Still time to register for the 2011 Kahlil Bell Full Ride Football camp.

Chicagoland's premier non-contact youth football camp focusing

on speed, agility, and fundamentals.

www.fullridefootballcamp.com

Otis Wilson

2011-06-08T16:17:00.000-05:00

Scheduled to coach at the 2011 Khalil Bell Football Camp is one of the finest linebackers ever to play the game! Otis Wilson of the 85 Super Bowl Champions!

Please learn more about Otis Wilson and his foundation here:

http://otiswilsonfoundation.org/

Save the Dates 7/21-23 Football Camp

2011-05-05T15:40:00.000-05:00

Schedule for 7 on 7 games

2011-04-02T14:49:00.000-05:00

Schedule for 7 on 7 games

http://www.allamerican7on7.com/schedule-rules-etc/

Got Milk?

2011-03-15T20:41:00.001-05:00

Great Blog Post from VerticalJumping.com

TRAINING BENEFITS OF MILK

Bovine (cow) milk has well known health benefits but how well do the components of milk relate to recovery from sports training and competition? Well there are many benefits actually, some of the main ones are listed below.

Milk has concentration of carbohydrates (in the form of lactose) similar to commercially available sports drinks.
Milk contains casein and whey proteins at a ratio of 3:1 which slows digestion and absorption increasing blood concentration of amino acids (Protein).
Whey protein contains branched chain amino acids, important for the muscle metabolism and muscle growth.
Milk contains high concentrations of electrolytes, which may facilitate rehydration after exercise.
Milk is low fat when the low fat products are selected often with just 1-2% fat.
Muscle growth requires that protein (the main component of muscles) is created faster than it is broken down. This process requires stimulation (resistance training) and an increase in protein consumption to aid muscle growth.
Protein and carbohydrate intake improves the bodys adaptation to resistance training.
Research indicates that milk consumption increases protein metabolism after resistance training.
Bovine milk as opposed to soymilk may be more beneficial: soymilk proteins are absorbed faster resulting in more protein leaving the body.
Bovine milk maintains slightly elevated blood protein levels for a longer period of time, due to its slow absorption rate, resulting in more effective muscle use.
Studies show milk consumption results in increased muscle mass gain from resistance training when compared with a commercially available sports drink.
Milk consumption results in a decrease in fat mass in the same studies.

These claims are similar to those made by expensive commercially available sports drinks and protein drinks.

CONCLUSION

There is strong evidence that milk is as effective or more effective as a sports recovery drink than water or commercially available sports drinks. Milk has vitamins and minerals not found in commercially available sports drinks and it s considerably cheaper than the protein drinks promoted in the sports drink market. Milk is safe and effective as a recovery drink for lactose tolerant people.

NOTE

There are a lot of scientists who feel that drinking milk is actually quite bad for you. I personally did a 30 day no dairy diet to see if I felt any different and my own experience was that I noticed no change in how I felt, levels of inflammation, sleep patterns, etc either before, during or after the experiment. Others however swear they experience amazing benefits after removing dairy from their diets.

I am of the opinion that every day millions of people around the world drink cows milk, and have done for centuries. Modern farming practices may have changed the quality of the cows milk we drink now so I would recommend buying the best quality organic milk you can.

REFERENCES

Roy, B. D. (2008). Milk: The new sports drink? A review. Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition. 5 (15), 1550-2783

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Theo Pickles holds a Master of Applies Science (Sports Coaching), and a Bachelor of Human Movement Science. He has worked with high level athletes both in Australia and around the world. He currently lives in Antwerp and works with the Netherlands Olympic Committee as a strength and conditioning coach.

To read more of Theo's work you can visit his website: www.australiansportsconditioning.com

USA Swimming - Age Group Training

2011-02-15T17:27:00.000-06:00

A very well written article that can be applied to ALL parent's in EVERY sport.

11-13 YEAR OLD SWIMMERS (AGE GROUP III PRACTICE GROUP)
Things they love and appreciate:

When my parents encourage and support me even after a swim that I did not drop time.
When my parents tell me to not worry about my event, just go out and have fun.
How my parents prepare for my meets: Drive me there, take time off to go to meet, bring healthy food.
When my parents accept that even though I added time, I still tried my best.
When my parents don’t put pressure on me.
I like when my parents aren’t among the many parents screaming really loud at the children.
When I race he tells me to swim my own race and doesn’t tell me what he thinks I need to do.
I like how my parents encourage me to do well and encourage my swimming.
I like it when my parents tell me they are proud of me.
I like when my parents tell me I love you no matter what happens.

Things they don’t like:

I don’t like it when other parents and my parents compare me to the other swimmers.
I hate when parents yell at their kids for adding.
I hate when my parents take things away from me when I add time at a meet.
I don’t like it when my parents make me cry about my swims.
I hate when my parents get mad when I add time.
I dislike when my parents think I didn’t try my best.
I dislike how my parents tell me things that I did wrong.
I hate when my parents try to fix my stroke technique and try to tell me how to swim.
I don’t like when my parents yell “go” too loud and make others look.
I don’t like when my parents always think I should drop time in every event.
I don’t like when parents don’t congratulate their kids, only tells them something they did bad.
I don’t like when my parents give suggestions repeatedly and they are not what my coach wants me to do.

See more of the article at the link below...

USA Swimming - Age Group Training

10 Ways To Jump Higher in 2011

2011-01-17T12:18:00.000-06:00

10 Ways To Jump Higher in 2011

The BEST Of 2010 Hoopmixtape; Top Dunks Of The Year!

2011-01-11T13:38:00.000-06:00

7 vs 7

2010-12-31T14:56:00.000-06:00

Football Feeder Program

Full Ride Sports Training, LLC. is proud to partner with the football programs of Prospect HS, Hersey HS, Arlington Cowboys, and Mt. Prospect Lions.

Our intent is to give a select group of 48 of our area youth football players additional football and speed training as well as competitive games using the knowledge and oversight of our high school systems.

This feeder program is open to current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as of this 2010-2011 school year.

We will have 2 North Divisions to represent future Hersey and BG football players and 2 South Divisions to represent Prospect and RM football players. St. Viator players are welcomed as well.

Practices will be held on Sunday Evenings from mid-Jan. thru March for a total of 8-10 practices. They will alternate between Prospect and Hersey high schools. Each practice will have 30 minutes of speed training taught by Don Beebe's House of Speed. The next hour will be position specific skill training and then learning the plays of the HS system that will be used during the season.

The competitive season begins Early April-May for a total of 8-10 games. Games are organized by All-American 7 vs 7 and held one night a week, most often Monday or Tuesday Evenings at the Lake Barrington Fieldhouse. No practices will be held once season starts.

There are also Spring & Summer middle school tourneys in which we might also participate based on interest.

This is for the committed athlete only and making 80-90 percent of the games/practices would be expected. In addition, the cost for all of the training and the entry into the league including uniforms will be $360.00. $200.00 deposit, balance payable at season start.

Scholarships are available as needed.

To nominate your son, please visit the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/FR7vs72011

Call us with any questions or concerns.

Les O'Hara
224-241-2127

info@fullridesportstraining.com

College FB playoffs

2010-12-20T13:55:00.002-06:00

Starting the Process – College Football Playoffs http://ping.fm/QPany

The Truth About "Quick Feet" and Agility Ladder Drills

2010-11-19T15:31:00.000-06:00

The Truth About "Quick Feet" and Agility Ladder Drills Eric Cressey

Pre-Workout Protein Optimizes Muscle Recovery

2010-10-29T13:07:00.000-05:00

Just a quick reminder for all you football players, off for the season, time to BUILD muscle!
Must reading...
Pre-Workout Protein Optimizes Muscle Recovery | STACK Blog

Warren Academy - A model for Full Ride

2010-10-12T14:04:00.000-05:00

Home - Warren Academy

Very interesting site. It's like the old saying, when you have thought of a great idea, someone has already thought about it. Combining world class coaches and former players with athletes who want to achive greatness.

Let's make Full Ride happen in 2011!

Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall

2010-08-24T13:36:00.000-05:00

Football Lovers....Enjoy!

Rendering

2010-08-20T15:30:00.001-05:00

Trying to Keep the dream alive. Just got a few renderings from Bill Bailey, our friend and architect. If you want to help us pull this facility off for the NW suburban athletes, let's do lunch!

Les

VIDEO: Full Ride Football Camp 2010

2010-07-23T16:47:00.000-05:00

Sports Training and Coaching Credentials ;-)

2010-07-14T16:30:00.007-05:00

VIDEO: Univ. of Michigan S & C Coach, Mike Barwis

2010-07-06T12:42:00.000-05:00

If you are interested in what Div. 1 strength and conditioning programs are all about, invest 10 minutes into this video and see how many of those components you have implemented into your training program.

Mike Barwis University of Michigan

INTERVIEW: Chris Hare, Head Football Coach, Maine West H.S.

2010-07-01T14:12:00.001-05:00

Coach Hare's brother, Andy, was one of our assistant coaches back in the day when I played for the Gophers. By chance, we hooked up, and he has been mentoring me in coaching football for the last 3 years.

His resume includes helping Maine South, as an assistant, appear 5 times in the state championship game, winning 2 of them. He then headed to Maine West to tackle the challenge of making them into a powerhouse team. Here are some outtakes from our last meeting together...learning the triple option!

On the recruiting game:

Coach Hare The reality as you well know is that only 2% of high school athletes will make it to Div. 1 schools. So the competition to play at the D2 and D3 levels is even becoming harder. We were fortunate to have 6-7 players last year that will be playing at the next level. But these D2 and D3 schools are demanding athletes with speed (at MW we work on speed, plyo, and agilities 2x a week each), close to a 3.0 GPA, and 22 ACT's.

On how to get to the next level:

CH First, alot of kids do not even know how to run. If you do not teach them before high school, it is very hard to change. Recruiters like multi-sport athletes. I personally hate the premise of "specialization". You only have one chance to play high school sports, so go out and enjoy many sports. It is much better to learn how to achieve under pressure, like a game on the line free throw, than to be in the weight room training for your one sport. It's huge to have athletes doing a little of each sport during the year.

On the characteristics kids have that make it to college in sports?

CH Coaches want dedication. Willing to put in time when not asked. Working on skills and individual drills on their own. Self-motivated! They go out and play, throw, catch, hit, shoot. Our youth have so many options today that competes with that notion of just playing for fun. They study the game & watch film. And one of my favorites, they ellicit feedback! Not nearly enough athletes come to the coach and ask how to become better.

On his thoughts of the Full Ride Sports Training concept:

CH I believe your target audience should be the young athletes ages 7 thru middle school. This is where your biggest impact to their athletic development can be. There are plenty of poor youth coaches out there, so if you can establish your presence as a well qualified, accomplished, degreed, etc. training outfit that can well prepare them before they make it to me in high school, you have a winning idea.

I would focus on pre-testing the athletes, video, classroom seminars and talks on nutrition, sport specific advanced concepts, mental imagery, etc. Lastly, don't compete with the local high school head coach and his program. Look to compliment with their oversite and knowledge.

On the chances of us both having winning seasons with the triple option.

CH It is a unique offense that allows you to compete with a less talented team. It also forces your opponent to plan for you as they can never have enough practice time to adequately prepare their players for what they will experience on game day. It does take alot of work to install, so keep it simple and good luck!

Girls National Junior Classic

2010-06-25T15:57:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago, my college teammate and his beautiful family came down from Minnesota to watch their daughter, Dominique Thompson compete in a high profile volleyball tourney at the Great Lake Center (quite a facility!) in Aurora, IL.

As we watched her team and specifically her dominate the competition, I asked him what he believes it takes to make it to the next level:

"70% of it is hereditary such as height, athletic ability, etc, and then I would say 30% is the little things like the coaching they receive, the hard work & discipline they bring, and the family support they are surrounded with."

Dominique is headed to Univ. of Wisconsin next year on a volleyball Full-Ride!

Why Pain Does Not Lead To Gain

2010-06-13T16:06:00.000-05:00

Just bumped into this blog post. One of the best I have read this year. For you coaches and parents who yearn for the best for their kids...

By: Garret Kramer of Inner-Sports

A Message for Young Athletes and Their Parents
Why Pain Does Not Lead To Gain

2 Hour Basketball Mini Clinic

2010-06-11T07:53:00.002-05:00

Through a partnership with Edge Sports Intenational, Full Ride is excited to announce a one day 2 hour mini clinic focusing on basketball skills and controlled scrimmages.

Teaching is Ernie Ford, trainer of current and future college and professional players. One of those stars is Damian Johnson, from the University of Minnesota who will be there coaching as well!

Ernie is a skilled camp presenter and teacher and will put our athletes thru a well run basketball clinic.

Friday June 18th, from 6-8 pm, we will be taking over Pioneer gym. If you are a going into your freshman or sophomore year next fall, come on out and get a run.

Register open to first 20 players: http://tiny.cc/FRBBCLINIC2010

INTERVIEW: Lloyd Lee, former player and coach in the NFL

2010-06-07T16:40:00.000-05:00

Came across Lloyd from a mutual connection in LinkedIn.com. LinkedIn has been a great business and relationship tool for me over the years. Getting a quality audience with a former NFL player and coach is a great example of it's power.

After starting 4 years as safety for Dartmouth, Lloyd played for the San Diego Chargers. From there he went to Tampa Bay as a Pro Scout, and then on to Da Bears where he worked up from assistant coach to Linebacker's Coach. In addition, he has trained high school and college players that were preparing for the combine. Here are some excerpts of our conversation:

On what he would have his own kids work on if they wanted to make it to the next level:

LL Obviously speed work, staying sharp in their specific position skill work, explosive work like box jumping, and most importantly flexibility.

On why he thought flexibility was one of the most important components of sports training:

LL From my martial arts training at an early age, to the reinforced learning from the Bears strength and conditioning program, flexibility helps in so many ways in areas of injury prevention, strength training, and speed performance that it should not be taken for granted.

On some other important aspects of developing the athlete:

LL Good core strength is important. Having a good variety of weight training, and being taught fundamental form running techniques. You would be surprised at how many kids just don't know how to run.

On what he has seen as a difference between those high school athletes that go on to next level:

LL I have seen these athletes surround themselves with other serious athletes. This pushes them to higher performance. They seek out and employ expert and certified coaches that have worked with other elite athletes and know what is needed to get an athlete ready for a season and recruiting. They focus on a sport or 2 year round and specialize. Finally, they do not rely solely on their high school coaches to give them the next level training and help to get them recruited.

On what helped him get to the next level:

LL My 4.5 forty speed helped, Intelligence on the field helps, but mainly my production on the field.

What he meant by "Production on the Field".

LL Big plays mainly, but also tackles and interceptions.

His opinion of the market for Full Ride in NW Suburbs:

LL If there is not this type of facility, like you said, in a radius covering 15 high schools, there should be a market for this kind of sports training. Contacting AAU coaches, athletic directors, and head coaches of high school sports in the area will be important for success. Also, adding access to nutritionists, tutors, etc. to help parents help their kids would be a great added benefit.

For more info on Lloyd Lee, see his bio on LinkedIn of course...www.linkedin.com/in/lloydslee
For you football campers, we are hoping Lloyd's schedule will have him coaching there in July.