Generation Nexxt Preimere Issue

OUR MISSION: Generation Nexxt is committed to

recognizing and celebrating the triumph of

youth, family and community. We strive to

identify, encourage and promote the

academic and athletic achievements of our

youth while working toward the betterment

of their future. Through our media assets,

we will honor families and their respective

communities who support the dreams and

aspirations of our youth and we will do so

always with character, compassion and

integrity guiding us every step of the way.

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Editor Notes

What is GenerationNexxt? It is the young running back who breaks several tacklesfor a game winning touchdown, the coach pouring years of experience and wisdominto each malleable and eager player, it is the enthusiastic parent on the sidelineproudly cheering and supporting their child’s dream, it’s the committed team ofcheerleaders demonstrating their athleticism in every cheer, tumble, and stunt.Generation Nexxt is the recognition of athletic and academic achievement, thecelebration of youth and family and the triumph of community. Generation Nexxt isSouth Florida Youth Sport.

Our mission is to cover our youth as well as the families and communities thatsupport them. Although South Florida is hailed as one of the premier states forproducing high school, college and professional athletes, Generation Nexxt isfocused on covering the complete player: a player that embodies the prowess todominate on the field, the discipline and commitment to excel in the classroom andmost of all the character to represent their family, their community and South Floridawith integrity and honor. A star has many points, we will strive to shine our editorialspotlight on those who reflect all these points.

Most of all, this is your publication. It is created, designed and written for you andit will be about you. We’ve made it easy to share your stories, pictures and evenyour videos. Beyond this publication, we are designing a fully interactive websitethat will have addition articles, insights, pictures and game highlight not availableanywhere else. We have partnered with the best in the industry to produce a weeklytelevision program, a radio program and are working on an exciting new applicationfor the iPhone that will allow you to easily find the latest stats and scores. You putyour best into every game so we believe you deserve the best coverage.

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Aside from being extraordinarytalents, professional athletesTiger Woods, Emmitt Smith, Lance

Armstrong and Jerry Rice all share acommon belief: chiropractic care helps youmaintain your competitive edge. In fact, earlierthis year Jerry Rice, a three-time Super Bowlchampion and future Hall of Famer, became theofficial spokesperson for the Foundation ofChiropractic Progress. The California based non-profit organization, whose mission is to increaseawareness about the benefits of chiropractic, says thatas the official spokesperson, Rice will share his positiveexperiences with chiropractic care and how it helped himto become the most durable and feared wide receiver inthe history of football. So exactly what is chiropractic careand why are so many prominent athletes endorsing itsbenefits?

Chiropractic is a healthcare that focuses on correctingspinal malfunctions that cause interference to the spinalcord and nerves that exist between the bones of thespine. The chiropractic philosophy is based on theprinciple that the human body has an innate power tomaintain its own health; therefore, chiropractors use a natural,drugless, non-surgical approach and rely on the body's inherentrecuperative abilities. Chiropractic care is used most often to treatdisorders associated with back pain, neck pain, joint pain of the armsor legs, and headaches. The most common therapeutic procedureperformed by doctors of chiropractic is known as “spinal manipulation,”also called “chiropractic adjustment.” The purpose of manipulation is torestore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints thathave become restricted in their movement-otherwise known as asubluxation. Chiropractic adjustments promote full range joint motion;stretch overly tight muscles; work underused muscles; and reduce stressfrom overused tissues. An athlete who can move fully, with balance, and incontrol can perform at his or her best.

Chiropractic care for child athletesIf chiropractic care is important for the optimal health of an adult athletethen it is equally if not more important for that of a child athlete saysChiropractic Physician and licensed Physical Therapist, Dr. Fidel GoldsonJr., who runs Goldson Spine Rehabilitation Center in Pembroke Pines,Florida. “The chiropractic community has a saying, ‘as the twig is bent so

MEDICAL TIPS

Using Chiropractic Care toStay Ahead of Your Game.

by Thiema Goldson

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grows the tree.’ In other words, if a child has an untreated subluxation earlyin life, it is only going to become worse and hinder their ability later on,” hesaid.

The Goldson Spine Rehab Center treats several young adult athletesthroughout the year. Some have gone on to play sports at the college leveland many still continue with their chiropractic treatments.“Whenever I come home, I make sure I come to see ‘Doc’,”says 19-year old student athlete Frantz Jonassaint(referring to Dr. Goldson). Jonassaint, who is aRunning Back for Bridgewater College in Bridgewater,Virginia, says that chiropractic care has been a part ofhis life since he started playing football in middleschool. “I’ve been getting adjustments since I wasthirteen and it helps me when I’m on the field becausewhen you play at the college level the competition isway more intense,” he said. “I’ve definitely had to takesome hard hits but the good thing is I know what it feels liketo be in complete balance, so it’s easier to feel when I’m offbalance or if something just isn’t right. That’s why one of the firstthings I do when I get to Florida is come to Goldson Spine.”Jonassaint admits that he has to beprepared to receive more than anadjustment from Dr. Goldsonwhen he visits. “‘Doc’ is veryknowledgeable about a lot of thingsespecially when it comes to health,”he said. “He talks to me about theimportance of proper nutrition, corestrengthening, preventing injuries and mygrades, we can’t forget those,” he laughs.“Then he puts me through a rigorous workout

routine. It’s cool though, I know he pushes mebecause he cares and he really knows this stuff soI do my best to follow his advice and listen toeverything he has to say.”Dr. Goldson explains that children who participatein sports have extremely high physical demands

placed on their growing bodies and that parents need to be fully educatedon certain facts. “I make it a point to sit down with parents and have an indepth conversation with them on the importance of chiropractic interventionfor these kids. I always like to remind them that children go through a periodof rapid growth and if during this time they experience trauma-usually froma hit or a fall- spinal misalignments can easily occur. If these misalignmentsgo untreated, during a rapid growth phase, it can lead to more seriousproblems later in life,” he explained.

“You know, it doesn’t matter if you’re raising the next superstar athleteor if your child likes to play a sport simply for recreational pleasure.Spinal health is important. Our spine is one of the most importantstructures in our bodies and when you look at someone like JerryRice, who is arguably the best running back of all time, raving aboutthe benefits of chiropractic care and how it helped him be the best,

why wouldn’t you want to expose your child to the same benefits?Think about it, your child may be a good

athlete right now, even with thehindrance of a joint dysfunction, but

imagine the possibilitieswithout that hindrance.

He or she could begreat!”

it doesn’t matter ifyou’re raising the nextsuperstar athlete or if

your child likes to play asport simply for

recreational pleasure.Spinal health is

important.

MEDICAL TIPS


SCHOOL PROSPECTS

TO WATCH

TOP 50 HIGH

Florida has established a reputation for producing some of thefinest football talent in the country. Whether it isprofessional, collegiate, or high school, rosters are full of

Floridians. Scouts from all over the country have made Florida, aprime scouting destination for talent.You’d be hard pressed to finda NFL roster without at least one Floridian. Combine that with thefact that state schools are seemingly always in the nationalrankings. Lets take things even further, the last 2 high schoolnational champions, the reigning NCAA champions, and the PopWarner champions all hail from the “sunshine state”. No disrespectto the other parts of the country, but no other state is doing like thatright now.

Having taken all these facts under consideration, we here atGeneration Nexxt decided it was time to step our game up, andpresent the next generation of greats. You like the wordplay there,Generation Nexxt, next generation of greats, thought you would.Back to the subject at hand, we’re looking for the top 50 prospectscoming out of youth football this year. It’s no accident that weproduce the caliber of players year in, and year out. Those of youwho follow the game, know what I’m talking about. It starts earlydown here, and some of these kids shows flashes before they evenreachtheir teens.

None other than Larry Blustein will be compiling the rankings. He’scovered sports for the last 32 years, and earned a reputation as oneof the premier talent evaluators in the nation. Coaches, we’re goingto give you some input in the process as well. For those of you whohave players who’ll be eligible to play in high school next year,please email us with information on two or three of your topprospects. Please take academics into consideration as well. We’veall met players throughout the years, who had all the talent in theworld, but didn’t take school seriously. Without grades you’ll neversee the field in high school.

Please email the players information to, [email protected]:[email protected]. Include positions played, years inorganized football, and most importantly their gpa. This is going tobe a tremendous experience for everyone involved. The players,their families, and last but not least, the coaches will find this to bevery exciting. Generation Nexxt looks forward to tracking theprogress of these young men, this upcoming season.

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Do youhave

what ittake tomake

the top50?


On the way back from Tampa after competing in the two-day University ofSouth Florida Sling & Shoot 7-on-7 event, a group of Hollywood Hills playersand their head coach crossed the state along the rim of Lake Okeechobee:

rainy, rural and dark. What happened at just about 8:30 certainly changed many livesforever.

Disappointed and tired from the long weekend, Scott Barnwell drove Alvin Arnold,Clarence Murphy, Jared Maldonado and Anthony Yerou -- southbound on U.S.Highway 27 when he saw a man frantically trying to wave down help on the otherside of the highway through the pouring rain. Over the course of the next hour, theywent from athletes to heroes.

"We're driving and I could see a truck overturned in the canal," Barnwell said. "Theboys didn't hesitate; they asked me to turn around and go back."

While waiting for a spot to make a U-turn with his van, Barnwell, a former policeofficer in Miami-Dade County, put together a game plan that would be moreimportant than any gridiron contest.When Barnwell pulled his car up beside the embankment and saw a baby carriage,he quickly jumped in the murky waters in search of the 2-year-old granddaughter ofJames and Juanita Carrillo Bryan.

The SUV had apparently hit standing water, slid off the highway and flipped into thecanal. The players ripped the SUV's door off the hinges as the water, which wasabout four feet high, continued to rise. The child was trapped in a car seat, whichBarnwell freed her from and pulled her to safety along with two LaBelle residents andand a husband and wife from Winter Haven. James Bryan's rescue quickly followed.

"Everything was a blur for the most part," said Murphy, a defensive lineman, whoreceived scholarship offers from Maryland and Wisconsin to name a few majorcolleges. "We were full of adrenaline, and we pulled that door until it came off.""After we pulled the guy out he kept screaming 'My wife is under water!'" Maldonadosaid.

Juanita Carrillo Bryan was completely unconscious, submerged and strapped into aseat belt.With the help of another motorist, they freed the 53-year-old. The players had to lift

her from the water and up a steep embankment to get to her shore. Maldonado thenstarted to administer CPR, something he learned as a freshman.

"She didn't have a heartbeat, she was pale, and I was just in shock by seeing whatI thought was a dead body," Maldonado said. "But I came to my senses and startedthe process."I never thought I would use CPR -- at least not like this."

During the second set of 30 chest compressions, Maldonado said he saw Bryantwitch, and on the third set she was spitting up water and mud. Paramedics arrivedsoon after and Bryan was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

Unfortunately, her injuries eventually proved to be fatal, as Bryan passed awayTuesday.

The players were informed by family members at the Moore Haven funeral thatBryan was actually alert and had the chance to see her family. The Moore HavenElementary School guidance counselor, who had just purchased a home in FlaglerBeach, lost her life to the bacteria that was ingested from the water in the canal.

"When I heard [Tuesday] morning that she died, I was so upset," Maldonado said."Coach reminded me that I gave her another chance and I did everything I could."

The incident strengthened the bond between the four teammates and their coach.While this rescue had nothing to do with football, it had everything to do with whatthey learned about each other while playing and practicing together.

"We have great kids and we have great parents," Barnwell said. "These young menshowed that the discipline and teamwork and preparation that you learn can be usedin any situation in life."

Barnwell, as tough and hard-nosed as they come, could barely hide his emotions.

"I just can't say enough about these kids."

Larry Blustein is a freelance writer for the Miami Herald and evaluator forwww.elitescoutingservices.com . He also co-hosts the Miami Dolphins High SchoolGridiron Show every Thursday night on WQAM (560 AM) from 9-10.

BEYOND FOOTBALL

By Larry Blustein


Cheerleading:A Respectable Sport If someone asked, “Is cheerleading a

sport?” the answers may vary. Butask any cheerleader and their replywould be a resounding “Yes!”

According to the Women’s SportsFoundation, the following criteriahave to be met for cheerleading tobe considered a sport:

A physical activity which involvespropelling a mass through space orovercoming the resistance of amass.

A contest or competition against orwith an opponent.

Is governed by rules which explicitlydefine the time, space and purposeof the contest and the conditionsunder which a winner is declared.

The acknowledged primary purposeof the competition is a comparison ofthe relative skills of the participants.

All four of these can be checkedwhen talking about cheerleading.This is obvious as cheerleadersprepare for a game.

Jennifer Lumber, a cheerleadingcoach for six year and now theCheerleading Commissioner atPembroke Pines Optimist, says:“cheerleaders do a lot of physical

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By Petal Aladin

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CHANTS & CHEERS

training; some is done before practice to warmup, it consists of stretching and upper bodyworkouts. These workouts will help them asthey lift their peers during stunts.” Thestrength training many girls go through tolearn the elements of gymnastics andtumbling definitely has an impact in the sport.

Cheerleading consists of more than calling outnifty chants from the sidelines to the crowd.Teams of five or more girls practice forroutines where one member is thrown in theair over seven feet high, while doing a flip thatengages every core muscle in body. Adifferent routine may involve holding a girl highin the air; with nothing but the strength of theirtraining to keep her lifted high like a beacon ofhope, for all to see.

After all the training these girls do, whydispute the validity of Cheerleading as asport? Kristy Warren, Assistant

Cheerleading Director for the 110lbs teamin Pembroke Pines Optimist says, “Onething I would say is that Cheerleadersdon’t get the respect that footballplayers get as athletes.”“Cheerleading is just asphysically demanding;cheerleaders run, stretch, and

although they may not do drillslike football players, they do lots

of lifting, and teamwork is justas important as it is infootball.” “In a team of fouror five, if someone is notpulling their weight, the stunt willnot work.” “Timing in the techniquehas to be on in order for the team to lifta team member in the air.” “If the team

does not work together, the stunt will notwork. And if the girl being lifted or throwndoes not know the counts or isn’t payingattention, she may get injured or injuresomeone else.” “But they can pick up amember that is heavier if they worktogether. The elements of teamworkand training make cheerleading asmuch of a sport as football.”

Cheerleaders are the heralding sirens ofencouragement; chanting cheers to keepfootball and basketball teams hyped abouttheir chance of winning the game.Cheerleaders are the gate keepers of ateam’s morale; they keep the crowd focusedon their team’s success.

On any given weekend across the country, inparticular in South Florida, over 75,000cheerleaders can be found tumbling, dancing,stunning and cheering their team through agame.

Cheerleaders cheer in the sun, on the fieldand in the rain. When the game starts, so dotheir cheers for the team. Cheerleading is theonly sport by which participants, through astrong effort and desire, are used to seeothers win. It is the epitome ofsportsmanship which makes cheerleading arespectable sport.


LEAGUE PROFILE

The South Florida Youth Football League((SSFFYYFFLL)) is a non profit organization that servesDade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Wehave 32 member clubs with over 6,000 footballplayers.

The only purpose for which this league isformed is to benefit children. We do so in thefollowing ways:

• Promote and maintain physical exercise,physical fitness, and moral well being ofchildren.

• Engage, assist, encourage, participate, and

teach American Football.

• To further sportsmanship and honor amongchildren in a competitive atmosphere.

• Promote and oversee amateur games, contestssports and athletics while elevating thestandards and competitive level of amateurathletics.

• Foster and encourage community pridethrough local amateur athletics.

Instill wholesome values in youngsters andyoung adults.

Enact and establish rules and regulationsgoverning such games, contest, competitionsand exhibitions classifying those participatingtherein, determining and defining awards andprizes for winning contests, defining andawarding tokens and insignia of championshipsand determining and defining breaches andinfractions of its rules and regulations, andimposing penalties therefore in accordance withthe law.

Exercise disciplinary authority so far as is lawfulover all persons engaged in such games,competitions, and exhibitions to the end thatamateur games and contest may be subject toclean, dignified competition.

Assist in combating juvenile delinquency byproviding and promoting the physical andemotional well being of young athletes.All other ways as are necessary in order toaccomplish our only purpose

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FEATURED PLAYER

By Travis Thomas

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FEATURED PLAYER

Built like a punishing fullback, yet gifted with the speed of a tailback,Mike Epstein is leading the Pembroke Pines Optimist Bengals on atear through the AYFL. Mike, who just turned 11 before the start of

the season plays on the 110lb. squad. Last season on the 90 lb. team, coachedby David Epstein, Mike was a major contributor. His outstanding plays aren’tjust limited to the running back position. In a preseason game against the DavieBroncos he had a 70 yard kickoff return. Defensively he amassed 11 tackles, 6of which were unassisted.

Despite the individual statistics he accumulates, Mike is very team oriented. Sofar this season the Bengals are 2-0, with victories against West Pines andCooper City. They have their sights set on repeating as league champions.With

a team of great students, who also happen to beoutstanding football that could be a realpossibility. Their coaches stress academics firstand foremost. Coach Epstein says, he impartslessons in the players that they can use for the restof their lives.

Respect, citizenship, and character are discussedon a regular basis with the team. The Bengals evenpractice the correct way to stand during thenational anthem. With a father who has balancedcoaching, in addition to operating 1st Continental

Mortgage Corporation for 26 years, it’s no wonderMike can prioritize the way he does. Football takes a

backseat to academics, in his life. He maintains a 4.0 gradepoint average. This accomplishment earned him a place on

the principal’s honor roll. He’ll be a 6th grader this year atFalcon Cove middle school. He has two siblings Danny and

Melanie, who are also outstanding studentathletes at Cypress Bay high school.

With a solid foundation at home, andsupportive teammates Mike should continueto excel. This upcoming season is shaping tobe a very exciting one for Bengal fans, asthey watch Mike, and his teammates chasethe title. Athletic prowess, and high academic

standards have allowed this young man tostand out. I’d like to congratulate the Epstein family, and the Pembroke PinesBengals on an excellent job. Please join me in congratuating Mike Epstein onbeing, “Rated G”.

This upcoming season is shaping to be a very exciting one forBengal fans, as they watch Mike, and his teammates chase thetitle.


At the start of any given week during the football season, Sam SpenceJr. and his wife, Crystal, have to check the schedule to see what Fridayand Saturday will bring.

Like most parents, the Spences let their children dictate where and when theweekends will be spent, and when youhappen to have a son playing juniorcollege football in California, another at the University of Miami and stillanother at Scott Lake Park in Northeast Miami-Dade County, schedules are

very important.Welcome to the world of the Spence family. It has pretty much been the sameroutine the past 12 years, since Sam Jr. started coaching his sons at BunchPark, North Dade and at fabled Miami Northwestern High.

“It’s a labor of love,” said Sam Jr. “We are a football family and love supportingone another.”

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Sam Spence Jr.has guided his threesons from youth football to college

For Sam Spence Jr., football has always been his life. He played youth football,grew up in Liberty City and attended Northwestern, where he teamed withstandouts Melvin Bratton and Tommy Streeter, Sr. The 1982 graduate joined theAir Force, received his degree from Rollins College in Winter Park (near Orlando)and returned to start a family and keep the same tradition going that he was usedto as a youngster.

Through the years, he made it a point to be there not only supporting his children,but also coaching and teaching them as well.

While he began with his eldest son, Sam III,a linebacker at Northwestern, he also madeit a point never to miss middle son, Sean, agifted football talent, play a down at the youthlevel as well as high school, where he hadhis son for a few weeks when he coachedjunior varsity.

Sean Spence has always been the one thateveryone singled out as being a cut above.Way before he started as a ninth grader andperformed in more varsity games than

anyone in the history of school, he wascreating havoc as a linebacker at Bunch Parkas a 60-pound, 6-year-old, and then ontoNorth Dade, where he was looked at as oneof the best youth football players in SouthFlorida.

“You could just tell from the first time Seanput on pads, he was going to be something special,” Sam Jr. recalled. “He had atalent that you could see from the beginning.”

Always pitted against older and bigger players, Sean Spence established himselfas one of the smarter athletes on the field. He had tremendous recall for what theopposition was going to do, and for the most part, was like having another coachon the field.

When he arrived at Northwestern, there was little question where he would play,but spending just a few weeks with his dad at the junior varsity level, then headcoach Roland Smith wasted little time in not only bringing the gifted linebacker upto varsity, but also inserting him into the starting lineup immediately.

“I had been around a lot of football players in my life, but none made thatimmediate impact like Sean did,” Smith said. “He flew all over the field, makingplays sideline to sideline.”

At a time when many were looking for that 6-3, 230-pounder, Spence was morethan turning heads at just 6-0 and weighing 190 pounds. Many recruiting serviceswho had never watched him play a down continued to proclaim him as a safetyprospect, but by the time he had played in his 56th game for the nationalchampionship against Orlando Boone, nobody doubted what the he was capableof doing.

“I laughed when I read the comments made by the fan websites,” said CharlesFishbein of Elite Scouting Services. “I had watched him since he first stepped footon the field at Northwestern as a ninth grader and I was being told by people whohad never seen him live that he was too small and not big enough to be an eliteplayer.”

All Spence did in his first season in Coral Gables was lead the Hurricanes intackles and was named ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year, which backed upwhat everyone had talked about.

While Sean had carved out his own niche at the University of Miami, Sam III wasputting himself into the mix some 2,600 miles away at Palomar CommunityCollege, where he showcased talents that put him on the same field with hisbrother Sean, who was two years younger.“I had the chance to coach Sam III at the youth level and in high school as well,”

Sam Jr. pointed out. “He is still a very good player who istrying to get back in the flow of the sport.”

As good as Sean and Sam III were growing up, manywho follow youth football are now singing the praises ofthe youngest of the Spence family. Shemake Spence isa 13-year-old linebacker who happens to be in the eighthgrade at Norland Middle School. Like his brother Sean,many are already talking how impressive he has beenover the past few years.

Shemake Spence is competing for the 135-pound team this year at Scott Lake, which ishome to some of the top youth footballplayers of the past and present,including current University of Miamihead coach Randy Shannon.

In recruiting circles, this Class of 2014standout is already on the map andheaded to Northwestern in a year, andlike his brother, is projected to be

at the varsity level - right away.

The younger Spence is one of those players whocan hit, run and understands the game from aperspective that very few can - especially at theage of 13.

“I think Shemake is very special,” his father says,trying not to heap too much praise on the youthfootball standout. “Like Sean, he plays this game at adifferent level. He is at least one or two plays ahead ofthe rest.”

As the football season is a few months away, theSpence family is once again making plans wherethey will be each weekend. After supportingtheir daughter, Shannon, a track standout, whowill be a junior at Northwestern this fall, theattention is back on the boys - and nobody hasa better grasp on them than Sam Jr. andCrystal!

Larry Blustein is a freelance writer for theMiami Herald. He also co-hosts the MiamiDolphins High School Gridiron Showevery Thursday night on WQAM (560AM) from 7-8 and evaluates talent forElite Scouting Services.

“It’s a labor oflove,”said Sam Jr.

“We are a football family

and lovesupporting

one another.”


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COACHES CALL

The following play is designed to trap the defensive tackle– it is a simple play to teach in youth football.It combines unbalanced offensive line, misdirection andtrap play.

The diagram above shows unbalance line – this happenswhen placing more players on one side than the other.

Misdirection will occur when the running back is on displayon the right side of the quarterback – the quarter back willopen to his right but will hand-off to his left. 44 is the trapping player on this play – most likely a fullback.

Important key elements for executing this play:Offensive line players must be taught the fundamentals ofblocking the outside shoulders, by teaching left or right hardstep 45 degree angles, while still keeping low gravityposition. Hand position is very important for drivingpurposes. One hand should be positioned on the mid-chestwith thumb up and the other on the shoulder with thumbpointing down while driving. This will offer a strongedriving position.

The guard on this play must trust on the trapping fullbackthat he will pick up his man; therefore, must charge hard onthe linebacker outside shoulder, who is committed to themisdirection of the quarterback opening to his right side.Defensive tackle is free to rush-in; this is where the trapoccurs. 44 charges hard on the outside shoulder, wiping thedefensive tackle out of the play.

Offensive tackle must bite hard, 45 degree angle and push outdefensive end. Keeping low gravity position is veryimportant to push out defensive end player.

The tailback’s very first step is to the 2 hole, not the 3 hole.This causes the middle linebacker to read 2 hole. Second stepis hard left to the 3 hole. If center, guard, tackle and 44 havedone their job, the tailback will find the open lane to gothrough.

In this formation, multiple plays can be designed: 43 dives;pitch outs; quarterback keepers; pop passes, even runningback flair out passes. Blocking schemes can be adjusteddepending on defense running on 53s; 44s or even off-shoulder gap control defense.

I started coaching at North

Dade in 1983 as a Pee Wee

coach. Seven years later, I

moved to Miramar Optimist

to coach the 140 lbs Team.

I’ve coached Pee Wees, 90

lbs, 100 lbs. 110 lbs Team

and 14 & 15 year old kids.

During the years I coached

the older kids, the weight

division changed from 140 to

now the 165 lbs team.

Throughout my coaching

career, I’ve won two Super

Bowls and reached countless

3rd, 2nd and 1st round

playoffs. I’ve attended

Football Clinics presented by

the University of Miami and

Florida State University with

different high schools. These

Clinics helped me gain

further knowledge of the

game.

by David Arroyo

David Arroyo


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A PARK NEAR YOU


25TEAMS

TOWATCH

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If your team is not listed, please do not take offense. The current listing is complied solelyon projections for the upcoming season. However, beginning the week of September 5th,2009, rankings will be based on specific ranking criteria. Generation Nexxt’s criteria forrankings will include the teams’ won-loss record, strength of schedule, points scored andpoints allowed. We will strictly adhere to this ranking criteria to avoid any and all bias. Anyteam that earns it will make the list. The Generation Nexxt Team would like to wisheveryone a great season!

SCOTT LAKE VIKINGS 135 LB SFYFL

DORAL BRONCOS 140 LB MXYFL

RICHMOND GIANTS MDGT GMPW

RICHMOND GIANTS JR. MDGT

PALMETTO RAIDERS PEEWEE GMPW

PALMETTO RAIDERS JR. PEEWEE

FT. LAUD HURRICANES 135 LB SFYFL

FT. LAUD HURRICANES 110 LB

FT. LAUD HURRICANES 165 LB SFYFL

BUNCHE PK COWBOYS 165 LB

NORTHSIDE PANTHERS 120 LB SFYFL

NW BROWARD RAIDERS 120 LB

PASADENA LAKES PANTHERS PEEWEE

PASADENA LAKES 120 LB AYFL

PEMBROKE PINES OPTIMIST 110 LB

PEMBROKE PINES OPTIMIST 135 LB

NORTH MIAMI BCH SUN DEVILS 105 LB

NORTH MIAMI BCH 175 LB MXYFL

PLANTATION WILDCATS 135 LB AYFL

GWEN CHERRY BULLS MDGT GMPW

LAUDERHILL LIONS 100 LB SFYFL

G GLADES PANTHERS 115 LB MXYFL

COCONUT CREEK UNLMT AYFL

FL CITY RAZORBACKS PEEWEE GMPW

LIBERTY CITY WARRIORS GMPWMIGHTY MITES


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