The Next Tom Brady

Question
QUESTION: Dear Coach Louis,
I am 15 yrs. old going to be in the 9th grade i live in Oviedo Florida a suburb of Orlando. People say i am built like a QB i am 5'4 and 120 lbs. i can only throw the football 35 yards and i want to be able to throw the football farther and i also want to be able to read the deffense a lot better than what i do . Can you help me become the next Tom Brady?

ANSWER: Dear Robbie Gallagher:
I Cannot help you become the next Tom Brady? However, I can help you become the first Robbie Gallagher.

DO NOT DO THIS WORK OUT IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING OUT REGULARLY.THIS WORK OUT WILL CAUSE YOUR MUSCLES TO CRAMP UP FOR A MONTH IF YOUR BODY IS NOT READY FOR IT. I AM NOT KIDDING.

You need to get your PARENTS, your COACH, and your DOCTOR involved.

1. GET YOUR PARENTS PERMISSION AND ASK FOR THEIR ADVICE. THEY CAN BE OF GREAT HELP TO YOU.

2. TALK TO YOUR COACH HE IS THERE TO HELP YOU. HE WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED. HE CAN GET YOU STARTED ON THE RIGHT PROGRAM.

3. BEFORE YOU START ANY PROGRAM MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR PARENTS PERMISSION AND YOUR DOCTORS OKAY. REMEMBER ONLY A DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU IF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE STARTING IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU. IT IS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN TO BE SORRY!!!!!!!!!!  

You might want to give this work out a try.
Try doing Hundreds it is a muscle blaster to the max. The way to do hundreds is to lift 1/4 of what you normally would lift for 100-reps.

For example if you normally lift 200 pounds on the bench press you would cut that amount to 50 pound more or less. Your goal would be to bench press 50-pounds 100-times. Your first few reps will seem easy but before you get to a total of 100-reps your muscles will give out. Rest for only a minute or so and then continue from where you left off.

Lets say that you were only able to do 25-reps before your muscles gave out, then you would need another 75-reps to finish your workout.

You want to have a total of 100-reps.You do not want to count sets you only want to count reps. Do as many sets as it takes to reach a total of 100-reps.

You can only do hundreds on two major body groups at a time and never on the same day. Try this workout.

Do your chest workout on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only. On Tuesday and Thursday workout you back. Rest on Saturday and Sunday.

Do one exercise of 100-reps a day (only) and you are done with that muscle group for the day. NO MORE! You DO NOT WANT TO OVER DO IT.

This is a major wake up call for your chest, back, or what ever muscles you want to work on. You can do the same type of work out for your other body parts. For example, try working out your biceps and triceps together or quadriceps and calves. Do not do all these work outs in one day because it is too much for the body to recover from. You will need plenty of rest to go along with your workouts. Remember that your body needs to rest in order to build muscles. Your muscles grow when you give then time to recover.

Short (45-minute) naps during the day are great to help the body grow. Drink lots of water, get lots of sleep, and do not over do it. Remember your body needs time to recover from the workouts. And this is also the time, during which, your body grows.

If you have any questions on how to do your work out just let me know. I will be more than happy to help you in any way I can.

How do you read the coverage?

Being able to read a defense is not hard. All you have to do is, do your homework. A quarterback must know what type of coverage his opponent is going to run against him. How many zones? What type of man coverage? What type of blitz?

To do this, you must watch game films and ask yourself, what does your opponent like to run on first down?, second down?, third down?, do they play run on the first two downs?..... And so on?br>
Corner backs are the quarterback's best friends, when it comes to giving the most tips to the coverage. Here are a few simple reads for the quarterback; Study the corner back, look to see if he his eyeing the receiver or quarterback.

If he is eyeing the receiver he is in some type of man coverage.

If he is eyeing the quarterback he is in zone coverage.

If he is line-up outside the receiver he is in zone coverage.

If he is line-up inside the receiver he is in man coverage.

If he is line-up in a low focus position he is in man
coverage.

If he is standing tall he is in zone coverage.

IF HE IS LINE-UP INSIDE AND LOOKING INTO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE HE IS COMING ON SOME KIND OF STUNT. Make sure you have someone pick him up or he is going to hand you, your head.

One of the best books on the market today, which covers reading the defense, is:

"Winning Football with the Air Option Passing Game"
By Homer Rice & Steve Moore.

A lot of the tips about reading the corner-backs come from this book.

Your friend, coach Louis



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QUESTION: Dear Coach Louis
Thank you for answering me i also want to be able to throw the ball better and to be able to take off when i am beign rushed can you help me out with a work out?

Answer
Dear Robbie Gallagher:
The 100-rep work out will help you throw the ball as far as you want. You will be surprised as strong you get. This next work out will make you quicker so that you can get away from the pass rush.

REMEMBER ONLY A DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU IF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE STARTING IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU. You need to get your PARENTS, your COACH, and your DOCTOR involved.

1. GET YOUR PARENTS PERMISSION AND ASK FOR THEIR ADVICE. THEY CAN BE OF GREAT HELP TO YOU.

2. TALK TO YOUR COACH HE IS THERE TO HELP YOU. HE WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED. HE CAN GET YOU STARTED ON THE RIGHT PROGRAM.

3. BEFORE YOU START ANY PROGRAM MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR PARENTS PERMISSION AND YOUR DOCTORS OKAY.

REMEMBER ONLY A DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU IF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE STARTING IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU. IT IS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN TO BE SORRY!!!!!!!!!!

You want to be quicker than everybody else. Try basketball it is a great sport and it will help you get into football shape. It will teach you how to run back, forth, and side to side without thinking about it. Basketball will also help your coordination, quickness, conditioning, and improve your foot work. This type of workout is especially good if you want to play half-back, defensive end, and or defensive back.

You also might want to add handball to your workout schedule. Just like in basketball, handball forces you to run back, forth, and side to side without having to think about it. You just react to the ball much like in football. Handball can be of great help, to a football player, for all the same reasons as basketball.

Try playing these two sports, on regular bases, and you will get into fantastic football shape. You will also improve your coordination and reaction time. If you do not want to play basketball or handball try some running.

You want to be fresh in the fourth quarter when everybody else is exhausted. Start by running a 1/2 lap around the football field everyday. Be sure to sprint the last 100-yards of your run. This way you work on your wind sprints and long distance running at the same time.

After a week or so, when you feel up to it, add a half a lap to your workout. Keep adding a half a lap, every week or so, until you reach 3 or four miles per workout. Only workout once a day, you do not want to over do it. You want to build your body up not use it up. Be sure to drink lots of water, you will need it. And do not do all three work outs together. Just pick one and do it.

By the time you start football camp, you will be in the best shape of your life. TAKE IT SLOW. Do not push too hard and make sure that you get checked by a Doctor first.


Your friend, Coach Louis