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Fred Hicks III, Tampa, FL Football Coach

Fred Hicks III

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Defensive Line/Offensive line/ Linebacker/Running Back/Defensive Backs Coach. Defensive Coach at Armwood High School View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Brandon Broncos Youth Football Inc, 3104 S Kings Ave, Brandon, FL
  2. Wesley Chapel District Park, 7727 Boyette Road, Wesley Chapel, FL
  3. FishHawk Sports Complex, 16120 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia, FL

Coach is willing to travel up to 50 miles

  • East Carolina University (NC)

  • 9 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Defensive Back, Running Back, Linebacker, Offensive Line, Defensive Line

  • Catching, Jamming, Pass Defense, Tackling, Hand Placement, Footwork, Cutting, Blocking

Credentials

  • East Carolina University (NC)

  • 9 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Defensive Back, Running Back, Linebacker, Offensive Line, Defensive Line

  • Catching, Jamming, Pass Defense, Tackling, Hand Placement, Footwork, Cutting, Blocking

More About Coach Fred

Hi, my name is Fred Hicks III. I'm the Defensive Coordinator at Armwood High School. I have personal experience as a defensive lineman, offensive lineman and linebacker. I have experience in various defensive and offensive schemes and techniques. I'm also skilled in strength and conditioning. I'm a high energy person and love the game of football. I demand a lot but only because I want an athlete to be well rounded and a relentless player.

EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science in Health Education: East Carolina University, December 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tampa Bay Tech High School
January 2017-January 2019
Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker Coach/S&C Coach

Assist players with strength and speed training
Develop skill specific drills for position
Prepare weekly film breakdown on current opponent
Organize weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Improve knowledge of players on other offensive schemes by film breakdown
Develop a weight gaining program
Created an award system for players weekly during the season
Weekly Cramp Prevention Program

Albemarle High School July 2015 – January 2016
JV Def. Coordinator/Off. Line/ Varsity Ass. Line Coach

Develop skill specific drills for position
Prepare weekly film breakdown on current opponent
Organize weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Improve knowledge of players on other offensive schemes by film breakdown

Monticello High School February 2014-January 2015
Defensive Line Coach and Centers Coach
Assist players with strength and speed training
Develop skill specific drills for position
Prepare weekly film breakdown on current opponent
Organize weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Improve knowledge of players on other offensive schemes by film breakdown

Armwood High School January 2013-Dec. 2014
Defensive Line and Strength Coach
Assist players with strength and speed training
Develop skill specific drills for position
Prepare weekly film breakdown on current opponent
Organize weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Improve knowledge of players on other offensive schemes by film breakdown

Tampa Bay Tech High School May 2012- November 2012
Defensive Line Coach
Assist players with strength and speed training
Develop skill specific drills for position
Prepare weekly film breakdown on current opponent
Organize weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Improve knowledge of players on other offensive schemes by film breakdown

Tampa King High School August 2011-October 2011
Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Assist players with drills and techniques
Prepared weekly game plan and scouting reports of opponents
Prepared weekly film study of opponents

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

East Carolina University

Defensive Line

2004: Earned spot on the active roster at the close of fall camp and ended up playing in nine games off the bench as a true rookie ... Provided unit with stellar depth in games against Cincinnati, Louisville, Tulane, Southern Miss, Army, Houston, USF, Memphis and N.C. State ... Totaled eight tackles, three of which came as solo hits ... Also credited with one tackle for lost yardage (-1 vs. Memphis at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium) ... Established a personal-best with three tackles at Southern Miss ... Other multi-stop performance came at Houston
2005: Remained in a backup role for the Pirates' defense after starting the first two games (Duke, Wake Forest) ... Credited with 15 tackles (eight solo), a pair of forced fumbles (WVU, Memphis), a fumble recovery (WVU) and a batted pass (Southern Miss).
Offensive Line
2006: Redshirted to assist in development process and enhance strength work at center position.
2007: Started five of nine games played at center ... Missed the final four games after having season ending ankle surgery (UAB) ... Recorded 15 knockdown blocks in 316 plays ... Member of a line that produced five individual 100-yard ground and three 100-yard receiving games. Blocked for current Tennessee Titan Chris Johnson who ran 1,423 yards 17 td's and caught 37 passes for 528 yards 6 td's.
2008: Started four of nine games played at center … Missed first four games of the season due to ankle injury from the previous season. Helped offense register at least 350 yards of total offense in six games, including a season-best 475 against UTEP. Also additional ECU season-highs against UTEP - 231 rushing yards and 53 points. Provided pass blocking protection for a season-high 296 air yards vs. Kentucky in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Wichita Wild (IFL) Indoor Football League
2009: Blocked for 1,000 yd. rusher Darius Fudge and 1,000 yd. receiver Clint Solomon. Helped team to United Conference Championship
2010: Blocked for 1,000 yd. receiver Clint Solomon and helped team to United Conference Championship
2011: Played one game due to back injury

Dynamic warm-up - 10 minutes
Demonstrationing drills - 2 minutes
Performing position drills - 15-20 minutes
Short conditioning period - 8 minutes
Cool down and stretching - 5 minutes

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Client Reviews

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Coach Fred is excellent at working with my son. He was able to quickly access his areas of opportunity and is working with him on improving it. My son enjoys the lessons which is half the battle.

Coach Fred was great with my son and we cannot wait for the next session.

Coach Fred is awesome very patient with my son he encourages him and gives him better guidance in his formation on the field

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Very good with kids. He was very patient and understanding with my son. Has a lot of knowledge and he’s able to break different scenarios down to the kids

Coach Hicks is very knowledgeable about the game. He’s patient with my son and he does a great job explaining why they are doing each drill and how to translate the skills learned in each drill in game action.

Highly recommend Coach Fred. He has experience and knows to present it during training through approach, strategy/techniques and execution. Extremely respectful and very passionate about sports, his role and responsibilities. Overall, he has the best interest of you and your athlete.
We discussed overarching goals, and expectations for my son's training. We set date and time and met weekly. He was very flexible with our schedule. I have nothing but positive things to say about his professionalism. I look forward to learning more about how to support my son and his journey to join the ranks among professional athletes.

Great coach!

He’s awesome, he really knows what he is doing and he just wants the best for kids.

Coach Fred is a fantastic coach. Very knowledgeable, professional, and ready to work with an athlete at any level!

Coach Fred is a great coach! My kids are getting better.

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Awesome coach

Coach Hicks is the real deal!!! He loves coaching and in just two sessions, I can see the inspiration he has brought out in my grandson! He is positive and it’s about the kids, having fun, being positive, and respect! Thanks, Coach!!

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Great with my son and teaching him the important nuances of the game

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He is on time and passionate about the sport. The one thing I like the most as a parent is he teaches the importance of good grades, attitude, and respect.

Coach Fred is very knowledgeable of the sport and a wonderful coach. Today was Bryce’s first practice, and all he kept saying on the way home was that he had fun and couldn’t wait for his next lesson.

Great first training session with Coach Hicks. He was very positive and provided motivation. My son is looking forward to continuing to work with Coach Hicks.

Coach Fred understood our concerns and was very attentive to what he saw in my son! I am definitely scheduling again…this was helpful for him but also excited him so much that he instantly came to the car and asked when he was gonna go practice with Coach Fred again. Looking forward to seeing all the progress my baby will make with his help!

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Coach Hicks is a very knowledgeable coach/trainer. I can already see instant impact and progression just after one session. Will be scheduling more session with him.

Coach Fred was great at explaining the techniques to my son. In just one session we have already seen improvement in performance and stance.

Great session with the coach!!! Looking forward to the next one.

Amazing coach. Currently working with my son and I must say I’m am very please.

Coach Hicks is wonderful. He has a lot of spirit and knowledge. He’s very motivational and we can’t wait to keep working with in the future.

Coach Fred is an incredible coach and motivator. My son left his first session feeling the good pain. Coach Fred made him work and it will result in future rewards. I highly recommend Coach Fred for anyone looking to get the best out of their child.

Coach Fred was amazing with my 8 year old. He provided a great breakdown of the drills so that he was able to fully understand. I highly recommend using him. I will continue using his knowledge to develop my son.

Coach Hicks is very knowledgeable in football and knits what to focus on to be a successful athlete. Very impressed with his skills, ethics and teaching strategies. Highly recommend him!!

Great time.. great knowledge

Coach Fred did a great job analyzing my son to determine what areas he needed to work on. Sessions went well, with evaluation conversations to go over plays and improvement opportunities for upcoming games. We would definitely recommend coach Fred.

Fred has him working harder then he ever has he has learned something new every day

Great session with Coach Fred. I highly recommend him.

Coach Fred is awesome!! My son can’t wait for his next session

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We were very pleased With the session. Coach Fred made sure that my son started to feel comfortable which has been one of his biggest obstacles. I already saw Improvement and it was just the first day. We look forward to more practice sessions.

Coach Hicks is a true expert at coaching linemen - talks to them as both a coach and a player, and in just the first session he identified opportunities that improved our son’s performance immediately. He also did the most important thing any coach ever has for him - showed confidence in him and gave him back some in himself! We’re so grateful to be working with him.

On time, knowledgeable, explained techniques well. Good coach.

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Great coach, great with kids! Thank you for your patience with Tyler

Great Coach very respectable and knowledgeable, my son is excited for his next session. Very committed in his coaching ethics.

Coach Fred was great!

My son looks forward to increase his skill level and coach Fred has helped him build some confidence on the field!

Coach Fred was very friendly and knowledgeable. He was able to pinpoint quickly what my son needed and we can tell a difference even after just the first session.

GREAT COACH! VERY ENTHUSIASTIC!!!

Great coach. Very knowledgeable. Has made a huge difference with my son.

Coach Fred is very knowledgable and determined to produce results. After the first session I see an inprovement. I would recommend Coach Fred to any lineman.

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