2008 Helmet Collection for Noc-Sae Inspection

 Helmet collection will take place Saturday Jan 26 @ Noon – Coach “JT” Tinsdale will collect all helmets along with the $30. fee to clean, disinfect, paint, and stripe your helmets.  All helmets – all levels without fail. You will not be allowed to practice without a properly noc-sae inspected and painted helmet. NO EXCEPTIONS!! Coach JT will not collect your helmet without the fee. NO EXCUSES!! This year, we come to work, and win, both on and off the gridiron.  

THAT MEANS YOU!!  

East Coast Football League All Star Game finally set!!

The ECFL All Star Game will take place Saturday, January 26th @ Roy Wilkins Park  – kickoff will be at 1pm. Players are to meet at Evander Childs HS @ 9:30 AM for Jersey distribution and launch to Roy Wilkins. Among the starters for the East- Tyronne Igie @ Tailback , Brandon Sullivan @ Slot Receiver, and Arnold De La Cruz @ Offensive Tackle, while Jordan McPherson and Dexter Bello will start on defense at Linebacker and Defensive End respectively.

Sign Up Now for 2008 – Application form available!!!

The Rebels are receiving a lot of interest already for the 2008 Fall football season.  Our sign up application is now available on this site. Please go to the Rebel forms catagory above and download our new two page form, which is now inclusive of registration, waiver, and medical forms. Follow the instructions on the form and return it during one of our practice dates EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING @ 6PM for the Pee Wees and Intros – 7 pm for the Jr.Pros.  Saturdays for the Pee Wees and Intros @ 11am – 1pm for the Jr.Pros – Sundays for the Jr. Pros @ 11AM (time will change if there is a Bandit football game) Registration and uniform fees are due at the time of registration.   Once you complete the registration form, the league forms will be given for parental signature at the time of program registration. Veterans will receive fee reductions if they are instrumental in recruiting players to the program. Rookies are also eligible for fee reductions if registration is completed early. See the Registration team for fee breakdown and payment schedules. The Rebels will field the following divisions in 2008 -

Pee Wees – 12 and Under – Weight Limit to be determined.

Jr. Varsity - 16 and Under – Unlimited Weight

Varsity - 19 and Under – Unlimited Weight

Training Goals – Week 3

 Rebel Training Goals – Week  III     

Now, that you have read the preliminaries –(you did read weeks one & two, right? If not do it now!) the time has come to begin training. Make sure you see your doctor before you begin this or any training regiment. We are not responsible for injuries received by following this program. Make sure you have at least two training partners and you continually watch and correct one another. Just as on the field, it is not the amount of weight you lift, but the technique applied as you become stronger and faster. This segment will only detail objectives, and what we are seeking in 2008. Remember, you  must continue to maintain good grades while incorporating this or any other training. You only improve through discipline and training.

 

(THE TRAINING DESCRIBED HERE ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE PLAYERS THAT ARE OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE)

 

The Gridiron Elite off season training should have the following objectives:

 

1)      Reduce the susceptibility to injuries

2)      Increase strength, power, and speed

3)      Increase endurance

4)      Increase flexibility

5)      Increase confidence    

 Evaluations

These exercises will be used to evaluate athletes and measure performance in the areas of strength, power, and endurance:

 

Vertical Jump

Measuring the displacement of standing height vs jumping height – evaluating the power of the lower body region.

 

Bench Press  

Rookies – should be able to max at least 180 lbs.

Veteran Players – Linemen and Linebackers – max at 250 lbs

                              Skill Players- max at 200 lbs

 Parallel Squats

Rookies – 250 lbs

Veteran  Players – Linemen and Linebackers – max at 300

                               Skill Players  - max at 275

 

Two Mile Run and 110 x 10 Sprint Strides

All athletes should be able to complete a two mile run, then with a 10 minute cool down, perform 10 -110 yard strides with a sixty second recovery after each stride. Strides must be completed in 30 seconds.

 

Abdominal Crunches   

100 crunches with one rest for 10 seconds

 

Since we are now in the off season – your routine should be high volume and intensity. Include skipping rope, and playing full court basketball, and rope speed training (follow the route we normally run during the season  - Ikie Shuffle – Ali Shuffle – 1 and 2 ft drills, etc.)

 

Also – determine your one rep maximum for the aforementioned exercises – this will help to determine the amount of weight you will actually use to obtain muscle failure, safely.  We will give you percentages of your RM (repetition maximum) to use. You may adjust your percentages of  the RM depending on your performance. For example – if you are benching 300 lbs as your RM, during training you will rep a percentage of your RM – light range being 65% 8 to 12 reps,  medium range being 75% @ 5 to 8 reps, and heavy range being 90% at 1 to5 reps.

 

Finally, and probably the most important skill set in off season training – BREATHING!!! During resistance training, you will be tempted to hold your breath. This increases pressure in your abdominal area, stops blood flow to vital organs, and can suddenly raise or lower your blood pressure. All of which are bad. Make sure to breathe in when lowering the resistance, and breathe out when raising the resistance.

 

Next week – the off season routine – lower and upper body exercises. Have a great week.

 

REMEMBER – REBEL POWER IS DOMINNANT AND REBEL PRIDE IS FOREVER!!!

         

BRONX REBELS MISSION STATEMENT

We are dedicated to providing education and mentorship to the youth of our community both on and off the gridiron. Academic and athletic success will become tradition, while we establish the values, mores, and morals of our future leaders.  

Training Tips – Week 2

RUN, RUN RUN

If you know anything about Rebel football, and the vaunted Rebel Wing-T,  you know the Rebels are a run first, run second, run third, and possibly pass fourth program. We have been successful because of our running game, but moreso because our athletes are in better shape than other programs. If you wish to compete on a high level within our program, you must create a regimen of exercise and eating healthy in the off season, and continue into the playing season. Running is a big part of that regimen. See your doctor before starting your off season training. Create a routine of running and exercise, incorporate running at least three days per week in your local parks on soft surfaces (i.e. – new running tracks). Include prints in your routines. Next week – we begin specific exercises and training tips per position.

See you next week…             

All Star Practice Changed for weekend of Jan 11th

Practice has been changed from 120th Street and Park Ave, to Pelham Bay Park, Practice time is 10:30 AM 

2007 ECFL All Star Star List Revised

The All Star list has been revised  – the following players have been named to the final roster:

Arnold De La Cruz – Offensive Linemen #77

John Moore – Defensive Tackle  #52

Dext er Bello – Defensive End – #6

Jordan McPherson – Defensive End - #46

Neville Bryant – Linebacker – # 45

Brandon Sullivan – Receiver # 1

Kaliph Daley – Defensive Back – #7

Tyronne Igie – Running Back – #3

Duray Gardner – Receiver – #44

Khalil Lewis – Defensive Back – #15

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!

ALL STAR PRACTICE CHANGES

Attention all Rebel Jr Pro All-Stars – The practice for this weekend has been moved to 120th Street and Park Avenue – the practice field of the NYC Gators- Practice will begin @11am – This will be a full contact practice, so bring your gear. Coach Pryor and Coach Baxter will meet all of you at the site, and do not forget your Jersey fee of $25.00 – no fee – you will be cut from the team.         

2008 Training Goals – Week One

WHAT WILL BE YOUR TRAINING GOALS FOR 2008??

Every week, there will be a training tip relating to academics, speed, strength,  conditioning and endurance.

This weeks tip relates to personal vision. How do you see yourself, in your mind’s eye.  Henry David Thoreau stated ” I know of no more encouaging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to evelate  his life by conscious endeavor.”   If this past season you made excuses about not completing homework assignments, not coming to practice, being late for work, or you were very critical of others, not making plays, and giving excuses for lack of execution, then you were not effective for your teammates, or yourself.  Take the time to make small commitments to yourself and keep them for 30 days. Be proactive and become part of the solution, not the problem.  Be responsible for your own effectiveness. By changing this habit, you will change your life, and possibly obtain the rewards you seek.  This is how a CHAMPION begins his journey. Become a Rebel Champion.

See you next week!! Have a Happy New Year.        

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