Guests: Coaches Blaine “Shorty” Bennett, Dori Bennett and Scott Laigo
Legendary Coach Blaine “Shorty” Bennett talks football with us as we cover a variety of topics with the 3-time state champion and coach of the year. Shorty has written multiple articles on the fundamentals of throwing the football, training the quarterback, and passing schemes. In addition, he has developed training videos on pass catching and proper route running techniques for receivers. The All-Northwest Football Camps have received national recognition from ESPN, the New England Sports Network, and the NFL Game Day programs.
In 1972, Shorty and Mac Bledsoe (Drew Bledsoe’s father) started the All-Northwest Football Camp, which specialized in the training of quarterbacks and receivers. Throughout the camp’s 34 years, scores of quarterbacks and receivers went on to play at the collegiate level and several others were drafted and played in the NFL. A few from the state of Washington include Clint Didier - Washington Redskins, Steve Pelluer - Dallas Cowboys, Lake Dawson – Kansas City Chiefs, and Drew Bledsoe -New England Patriots. Drew was the #1 pick in the 1993 NFL draft.
We travel down memory lane, share laughs, and ask questions that we think are pertinent to today’s topics regarding football and more. Also, Scott Laigo, president of Student-Athletes Advocates discusses what student-athletes are doing to get noticed by coaches and what are some of those tools.
It's a pleasure to have an opportunity to catch up with coach Shorty. We enjoyed doing the show we hope you enjoy viewing it. A reminder we have our NYSEA Radio YouTube page, and you can listen to us at Spotify, Audacy, Apple, iheart, and many other podcast platforms.
