Thanks_Tom RR Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Urban Meyer's a few years back made a comment about how he looks for multi-sport athletes to recruit to Ohio State. The Chip Kelly/Scott Frost offense seems to gravitate toward inclusion of track athletes at skill positions. Put on your coaching/recruiting cap and answer me this, when you look at the skill positions (i.e., QB, RB, WR) on the offense, success in what other sport translates the best to ability on the football field? What are the stats or measurables from that sport that translates? 1 Quote Link to comment
Husker from Kansas Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I really like sprinters/hurdlers in this offense because they get up to speed in a flash and usually have great top end speed. We don't need guys to make a lot of moves because they are going to get the ball in space, we need guys who once they get the ball, they get up the field in a hurry. Quote Link to comment
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BigRedBuster Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Basketball. It includes quickness, explosiveness, hand eye coordination, quick thinking and good footwork. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 The second sport carryover skill might be different for different positions. I'd want RBs and WRs who are good sprinters. But for the QB I'd say basketball would be okay. Or even golf. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, NUance said: The second sport carryover skill might be different for different positions. I'd want RBs and WRs who are good sprinters. But for the QB I'd say basketball would be okay. Or even golf. Agree with you in that it depends on the position. RB's, WR's, DB's - sprinters and jumpers in track, soccer and basketball players (for footwork and quickness) OL/DL - wrestling and basketball QB - basketball and baseball (especially up the middle positions) LB's/TE's - basketball, jumpers, sprinters 1 Quote Link to comment
Caliborn72 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: Basketball. It includes quickness, explosiveness, hand eye coordination, quick thinking and good footwork. Good point, basketball didn’t even come to my mind until you mentioned this. I’d also add that good basketball players learn head, hip, and footwork fakes that a lot of receivers could make use of. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said: Agree with you in that it depends on the position. RB's, WR's, DB's - sprinters and jumpers in track, soccer and basketball players (for footwork and quickness) OL/DL - wrestling and basketball QB - basketball and baseball (especially up the middle positions) LB's/TE's - basketball, jumpers, sprinters Here's a couple others: (tongue in cheek. lol) punter -- baseball Head Coach -- high hurdles/shot put 2 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, NUance said: Here's a couple others: (tongue in cheek. lol) punter -- baseball Head Coach -- high hurdles/shot put Those are great!!! My son's best sport is baseball, but he also likes to kick and punt the football (he won an area Punt Pass and Kick competition a couple years ago). I have told him about Darin Erstad's career at NU. Quote Link to comment
bleedNUred Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Went with track, just because that's what I did in the off season when I played in high school and it helped make me faster. Quote Link to comment
Hans Gruber Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Honestly, I don't really care which sport as long as they are playing something else. Wrestling, basketball, track, baseball, or whatever is fine with me. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'd prefer wrestling as it requires leverage and brute strength. 1 Quote Link to comment
Making Chimichangas Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I think soccer is an excellent cross-over sport because you need not only stamina and speed, but also quick cutting, change of direction, and fast footwork--soccer brings all those to the forefront. 1 Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Tie between Track, wrestling or lacrosse. I think you develop a special kind of mental toughness in individual sports that you don't necessarily get with team ones. I can only speak for wrestling but you need some serious stones to go out there and physically dominate another human being. As for lacrosse, you need to be pretty athletic and kinda crazy to let people whack you with sticks and that ball is no joke! Quote Link to comment
sho Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, Making Chimichangas said: I think soccer is an excellent cross-over sport because you need not only stamina and speed, but also quick cutting, change of direction, and fast footwork--soccer brings all those to the forefront. As a former soccer player, I agree...and look how much it helped Reggie Baul. Quote Link to comment
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