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North Park University (IL)
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10 years
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Qualified Private Coach
James Z.
Football
SILVER
Former division II college linebacker & semi-pro all around player focused on skills and fundamental training, extra specialized skill in long snapping. View all coaching experience
This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.
Training Locations
- Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL
- Drauden Point Middle School, 1911 Drauden Road, Plainfield, IL
Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Wide Receiver, Running Back, Punter, Defensive Back, Tight End, Offensive Line, Linebacker, Defensive Line
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Throwing, Route Running, Tackling, Special Teams, Pass Defense, Jamming, Hand Placement, Footwork, Cutting, Catching, Blocking
Credentials
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North Park University (IL)
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10 years
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Qualified Private Coach
Services
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Wide Receiver, Running Back, Punter, Defensive Back, Tight End, Offensive Line, Linebacker, Defensive Line
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Throwing, Route Running, Tackling, Special Teams, Pass Defense, Jamming, Hand Placement, Footwork, Cutting, Catching, Blocking
More About Coach James
2009 Defensive Coordinator Joliet Raiders
2010 Joliet Raiders Head coach (SLW)
2011 Joliet Raiders Head Coach (SLW)
2011 Leyden Lions (Semi-Pro) Asst. Coach
2012 Joliet Raiders Head Coach (LW)
2013 TriCity Wolverines Defensive Coordinator (LW)
2014 TriCity Wolverines Asst. Coach (JV)
2014 St. Laurance High School Asst. Coach (Freshman)
2014 St. Laurence High School O and D line
2015 TriCity Wolverines Defensive Coordinator (JV &Varsity)
2016 TriCity Wolverines Varsity Head Coach
2017 Providence Catholic Asst. Coach (Freshman)
2017 Providence Catholic Linebackers Coach (Freshmen)
2017 Providence Catholic Long snapper coach (Freshmen)
1998 North Park University
2000 MSFL All League 1st Team (Chicago Mavericks -OL)
2003 All League with the Cook County Jaguars
2003 AFA All American OL
2004 TriState (TSFL) Defense All Star (2nd team)
2004 TSFL Champions 15-0 season
2007 Leyden Lions All Around Player of the Year TE/OL/DL
2008 MSFL AllStar Team (OG)
I focus on fundamentals of all around football, simple things like footwork and then focus on specific positions dependent on what the client is looking to be trained in. I run various general football drills, specific technique positional drills, and game time simulation drills. All drills are focused on improving each individual athlete based on assessment of their abilities. Specialized in positions of linebacker, defensive/offensive line, long snapper.
Defensive/Offensive Line Training
Stance-Start
First Step
Importance of Hand Usage
Defending the run
-Hands, Eyes, Reaction
-Defeating Double Teams, Reach Blocks, etc
Pass Rush
-Pursuit angles
-Rush Lanes
-Primary, Counter Moves
-Press coverage
-Back pedaling
-Alignment
-Zone coverage
All sessions are based on the strength, weakness and needs of the individual client or team.
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Client Reviews
Christopher (CoachUp client)
On top of his game goes beyond what was expected
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