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How To Go Fast! Tips On Going Up Tempo Feat. Coach Cameron Cox

How to Go Fast! Tips on Going Up Tempo Featuring Coach Cameron Cox Recently I posted 5 Reasons to Go No Huddle  which talks about Why you should go no huddle, but not giving any thought to How to go no huddle.  The thing is, I'm not an expert in running a no huddle attack, all of my knowledge is second hand from the wonderful coaches on Twitter.  Speaking of Twitter, I tapped into the knowledge of someone with a lot more experience in going no huddle: Coach Cameron Cox ( @CoachCamCox ) Coach Cox has been a coach for 9 years, the past 3 of those he has served as the Offensive Coordinator of Refugio HS in Texas.  In the 6 seasons Coach Cox has been at Refugio HS their team has goon 78-12, made 4 state title game appearances and one state championship at the Texas 2A level.   I asked Coach Cox if he had some tips for going Up Tempo: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/314196511484838173/ "We don't huddle very much, but we aren't up tempo.  We have been

Why Do We Coach? Can Neuroscience Give Us An Answer?

Why Do We Coach? Can Neuroscience Give Us An Answer? by Coach Sheffer https://www.redbubble.com/people/johnphillips/works/30894551-no-brain-no-gain-funny-t-shirt?p=poster Neuroscience was my favorite class in Grad School, perhaps because of the fact that the Prof for the class was awesome.  It was there that I learned about chemicals in the brain called Endorphins.  In layman's terms, Endorphins are Neurotransmitters/Hormones that the brain creates each having a different function.  Certain Endorphins, like Dopamine, are associated with feeling good.  Dopamine is known as the "reward" Endorphin released when you do an enjoyable activity.  It's also responsible for drug/alcohol addiction, but let's keep this positive. https://www.slideshare.net/LorettaBreuning/happy-brain-chemicals-dopamine-serotonin-oxytocin-and-endorphin There is a great YouTube video by WheezyWaiter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL_VK7An48k    where he tries to