✅ easiest fix in dominating a tackle✅
ITS MY JOB to identify leaks of force.
One of the most common leaks of force is the parallel nature of the collar bone to the ground when contact is made.
The spine is in its strongest form when it’s straight like an arrow, A TURN AT THE SHOULDERS, means a leak of force throughout the chain.
Teaching my athletes to keep their shoulders square when they make contact is one of the easiest fixes in tackle tech.
In my collision training program we focus on LEAKS, and how to plug them. Technique is one thing, but structural leaks are another.
@bobbyokereke became a student of this design, giving himself the ability to instant feedback after every hit.
The student became the teacher at the end of my two weeks with him in Los Angeles.
Very very excited to see how he translates it into the @nfl
If u want personalised coaching from me, hit the link in my bio. Im taking 50 collision athletes on board on May 18.
Video analysis, leak identification and collision intelligence.
Link in bio
#coach #collisions #power #NFL
✅How to tackle BELOW ✅ - see below
(From defender’s perspective)
- Approaching your ball runner from the left (their right side)
⭕️PLANT - your lead foot (right foot) in line with their closest foot (his/her right foot)
⭕️PICKyour pocket (rib, chest, hip)
⭕️PIN BEHIND BULLET - get your bum directly behind your head and shoulders
⭕️SHOOT - and increase ur speed so u stay safe without ur attacker changing shape or direction.
⭕️ EYES UP EARS IN - keep ur eyes looking up and beyond your target, and once you connect, keep your ears in “listen to their jersey” to keep your neck safe.
NEVER STOP MOVING AND DONT MEET MASS HEAD ON. Manipulate it with angles!
Goodluck ❤️
#Tackle #coach #collision #waktek
❓ WHO’s NEXT❓
- tag them!- Collision Intelligence System. USA. Let’s work.
Protocol:
❓- Is it structural?
❓- Is it technique?
❓- Is it timing?
❓- Is it pre activation?
❓- is it intent?
❓- Is it muscle patterns?
❓- Is it neural pathways?
❓- Where is force leaking?
❓- Gym fix?
❓- Field fix?
❓- Mentality change?
🤦♂️imagine RETIRING only to find out you could’ve been better..
⭕️my specialty is studying the BEST and finding out what they need to add to become ICONIC.
✅It ain’t simple… but it’s all learnable..
What you see is a collision, what the athlete feels is exposure to an unpredictable environment, mastered only by those who dial in every detail. And even then, it’s still a gamble.
The trick to a ✅career of huge hits and a ✅healthy brain, is knowing every detail, practicing it over and over so that when the battle begins, ur ability to adjust in chaos is sharper than ever before.
You see hits, but we work like robots to ensure every one of them is effective.
Big season ahead for this guy. Biggest improvement in one athlete I’ve ever experienced, and the bloke could already fold well ✊
#collision #coach #tackle #technique
✅ MANIPULATE MASS-NOT MEET IT 🤝
🔥SANTO SHUFFLE 🔥
One of my favourite tackle prep drills.
LADDER:
Runner picks the square, TACKLER, adjusts the feet.
Focus on getting close QUICK, then drumroll the feet. Step into square, same foot same shoulder.
TARGET FORCE, upwards! We are here to manipulate mass, NOT MEET IT…
These zones are for @nfl players, rugby is below nipple line… BUT THE RULES REMAIN THE SAME… follow the SHIN SPINE ANGLE… it’s a structural cheat code.
Film and look for leaks of force..
Tag me and I’ll help ✊🤝✅❤️
Enjoy 🫡
#tackle #coach #waktek #contact
The 3B’s of a DOMINANT collisions
1- BOW TIE
2- BELT BUCKLE
3- BOOTS
Exactly where they would be. You make sure all 3 B’s line up, and your a JAVELIN launching at a TARGET!
Simple patterns used to align the body’s frame so that you can create less load on the muscles and more reliance on your FRAMEWORK.
I call it the “PIN BEHIND THE BULLET” , you need the bum behind the shoulders for the EXPLOSION to happen.
Too often a “shy away” turn of the head is the trigger to completely unlock this system.
EYES UP, LISTEN TO THE BODY OF YOUR OPPONENT, keep everything aligned, and like the ARROW FROM A QUIVER, the force will run true through your body and into your attacker.
Wherever the boots go, the bow tie and belt buckle follow.
Goodluck!
#coach #motivation #collision #tackle
✅TACKLE DOMINANCE TIP✅
The athlete who accelerates with the most intent last, DOMINATES.
It’s not just an aspect of winning the collision, it’s a SAFETY MEASURE.
To accelerate once you have picked your “pocket” with ur eyes up, mitigates the risk of a late change and concussion and neck trauma.
Even when your out of shape or have misjudged your approach, patterning the final explosion is the key to always executing a dominant tackle.
Bobby’s technique has completely upgraded in these last 2 weeks. That one hurt.
Congrats ✊
Stay safe ❤️
Ps how good are these @santostudios shorts 😤😤
#coach #tackle #dominate #defense
✅ TACKLING DRILL ✅
(I HAVEN’T HAD TIME TO POST. )
Simple drill.
(“The pin drop”)
Ladder, only 3 options,
1, 2, 3
I (the pad holder) call the number, BOBBY, the tackler, has to manage his feet and place his lead foot in the square I call before contact.
Great drill manage shape, feet and understand that power comes from the last violent action (or the last act of acceleration)
10 reps
Switch sides. this is a snippet of Bobby going through one of each. I’m scared of what’s coming with this bloke.
Bobby got to put the pieces together today, and now I’m picking them up.
Patterns make players.
✊😤
Ps check out these shorts!! 🔥🔥🔥 from @santostudios yeh the bear ✊
#coach #tackle #collision #mindset
The New York Giants' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee and tackles leader for 2025 @bobbyokereke 🇳🇬 was released by the team and is a free agent.
Starting his career with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019, where do you think he will end up next? 🔍
#NFLFreeAgency
