In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Andy Ryland on the Show. Coach Ryland is the Senior Manager of Education and Training for USA Football.
"The Grappling Guy" as he is known, discusses how he and the team at USA Football program and progresses their tumbling, crawling, and grappling for their youth athletes. Other topics discussed are positions and leverages needed for proper and safe tackling, the role of the spine in rotation/anti-rotation, how to progress tackling efficiency (intensity, dosage, distraction, etc), and more.
Andy, it was a pleasure having you as a guest on our podcast! We cannot thank you enough for spending the time with us.
You can find more awesome information about Coach Ryland and his passionate work on IG and Twitter @USAfootballMT .
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