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Clinic Description
Youth football players who aspire to excel on the defensive or offensive line are welcome to participate in the post-Thanksgiving Lineman Skills Clinic.
There is no need to have ever played on the offensive or defensive line and nor is it required to have any playing experience whatsoever.
Excelling in these positions requires skill-work during the off-season due to the nature of the regular season only lasting a few months. This clinic is perfect to learn how to keep your skills sharp so when next Fall rolls around, you're more than ready!
The Clinic Focuses on;
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Developing an understanding for the basics for their position(s)
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Teaching & improving leverage, positioning, and footwork
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Foundational stances & techniques for offensive & defensive line
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Offensive blocking footwork & technique
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Defensive run stopping & pass rushing techniques
Meet the Batis Coaches
Coach Jeff Batis & his father, Coach Tom Batis, have been playing & coaching football for decades.
Coach Tom was a defensive lineman at Colgate University in the 1980s followed by a semi-professional career playing for the New York City Fire Department during the early 2000s. Followed by his playing career, he served on the coaching staff for the FDNY football team.
After his career with the FDNY, he went on to coach high school football at Pine Bush High School in the Hudson Valley, New York. Currently, one of his mentees is playing for the New Jersey Generals in the newly revived United States Football League.
In the midst of his coaching career, Coach Tom ran strength & conditioning training for football players getting them strong, explosive, confident and powerful.
Coach Tom is assisted by his son, Coach Jeff Batis. Coach Jeff was a highly recruited high school football player to several Division I, Division II, and Division III schools. Following his own football career he delved deeper into Coaching working with the Fordham Prep football team and eventually going to school for kinesiology so he could understand football training do a deeper level. Currently, Jeff is a practicing Coach & Chiropractor who helps athletes reduce injury risk & improve their on field skills.
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