Here is the text of an Interview I did with the Single Wing Guard. The Sentinel is a fantastic resource for Single Wing coaches as it showcases High School teams around the nation that are running the Single Wing Offense.
With a barbell, this is impossible, unless you want to break your equipment. Plus, with the bag not only are your hams, quads, glutes, shoulders and low back shooting, so are the pecs, obliques and abs in supporting functions.
Do this before the start of your Junior year in high school if you can. This will help keep you from attempting to go to schools that you may not even qualify for, which will help you spend your time more sensibly throughout this procedure.
Yes, a knee brace can be an excellent aid to you, offered the physical centre back nature of your sport, but there is not just one knee brace for all football gamers. People make this mistake a lot, believing that they will purchase an all inclusive football positions knee brace.
Romanian Deadlifts are an excellent help exercise for lineman. All lineman need huge, strong, explosive hamstrings. RDL's build muscle and power in the glutes and hamstrings and also struck the lower back quite well.
The reality is that the hamstrings have a surprisingly high work capacity. Exercises like Deadlift variations, Squats, and even leg curls are required, as the hamstrings need to be worked in both of their functions (flexion and extension).
Coaches just have to keep and eye on the 2 winners and 2 losers each time to move them to new groups. I like to understand where the kids suit relation to each other along with who my fastest and slowest players are. This technique has actually been really helpful in identifying that without having to turn to timed 40s.