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The hot name in scouting circles these days is Pittsburgh Panthers cornerback Darrelle Revis. As he prepares to crisscross the nation and meet with teams around the league, here's the inside scoop on why Revis is zipping up draft boards.
He reported running a 4.62 40 yard dash. On his Pro day at the University of Pittsburgh, Darrelle Revis ran a jaw dropping 4.3 on most watches and the rest is history. He was drafted in the first round by the Steelers.
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Saturday, June 2
Fightforthefans.com interviews Coach Mo
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Hitting Top Speed
Written by Rocky Sites
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Tenths of seconds can literally decide whether a player is the top overall pick or a second rounder in the NFL draft. Outside of size, speed is the key ingredient an NFL team looks for when deciding who they are going to draft. Some players go into the draft with one knock being their speed. What do they do about this? Most players go to speed coaches, but these guys dont get the credit they truly deserve and NASFA has sat down with the best in the business, Coach Mo Streety.
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Wednesday, April 18
Draft Riser: Darrelle Revis (Scout.com article) Click here for the story | | | Driven: Revis reported with a 4.5, ran a 4.3 on Pro Day! | |
The hot name in scouting circles these days is Pittsburgh Panthers cornerback Darrelle Revis. As he prepares to crisscross the nation and meet with teams around the league, here's the inside scoop on why Revis is zipping up draft boards.
He reported running a 4.62 40 yard dash. On his Pro day at the University of Pittsburgh, Darrelle Revis ran a jaw dropping 4.3 on most watches and the rest is history. He was drafted in the first round by the Steelers.
Click on the photo and check out what Scout.com has to say about Reavis!!!
Speed Coach is "the best" at what he does
By Odeen Domingo
Arizona Republic
The basics of what you need to know about Mo Streety, better known as Coach Mo, was in his white SUV.
Near the passenger seat sat a Bible, which speaks of his deep faith.
Stacked in backseat where a few Arizona Cardinals book bags, gifts for some of his many inner-city kids to whom he has donated his time.
On the floor of the passenger side was a stopwatch, an instrument that has become as essential as footwear for the nationally known speed and track coach.
And, of course, there was his cellphone, which was ringing again. Like it always seems to, oh, every two minutes or so.
Streety strayed his his eyes away from the road and glanced at the buzzing phone.
"It's Simeon Rice" Streety, said.
But he didn't bother to pick it up and talk to the boisterous Tampa Bay Bucs All-Pro defensive end, who was one of the best athletes to ever attend his speed camp. Streety uses facilities at Phoenix Christian and Apollo high schools.
Explained Streety, "I don't want to hear him remind me of how great he is."
Oh, but on the contrary, it was Rice who spoke volumes of Streety during a nationally televised interview. Rice, a former Cardinals player, gave credit to Streety for his speed and performance on the field, calling Streety "the best at what he does."
And what Streety does isn't just making athletes run faster. Streety's speed camps, which cater to every age and skill level, focus on explosion, change of direction and quickening reaction times to enhance real game-time performance. Youth and prep teams accross the nation have bought Streety in for weeklong or weekend camps.
Streety's reputation has grown since his humble beginning in 1990 when he worked with two local prep running backs who wanted to do some extra training. Both backs became state class sprinters and All-America football players.
His success career coaching sprinters and jumpers at Moon Valley, Desert Vista and Phoenix Christian high schools also helped his status. Then in 1999, former Cardinals player and all-pro defensive back Aeneas Williams began working with Streety.
Now, his speed camps have notable alumni such as Rice, Williams, Tony Womack, Terrell Suggs, and Lofa Tatupu. He has also has NFL prospects the past four years who have impressed scouts at the NFL combine.
Physical therapist Brett Fisher, has called Streety's teaching techniques "A-maze-ing." Twice.
"It's unbelievable. Through his hard work, his athletes have had the fastest 40 yard dash times," Fischer said. "The previous year, JJ Arrington put on 11 pounds and still ran the fastest 40 time at the combine (for all the running backs). Manny Lawson ran the fastest time in the history of the NFL combine time for defensive ends (4.43).
The Hill: Training with the Buccaneer's Simeon Rice
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Check out this article
as Simeon Rice and Coach
Mo talk about "The Hill"
in a recent syndicated
article by Roger Mills
of the St. Petersburg
Times
It is dusk in the Southwest and still the temperature is well above 80 degrees. Rice gobbles down a bottle of Gatorade, slips in a Sade CD and begins the 15-minute drive to his final destination of the day, an upscale neighborhood on the southwestern tip of the city.
It is an area known as The Foothills, for its proximity to the Ahwatukee Mountains and its scattering of rolling hills. And here, just as the sun runs out of fuel, Rice summons secret reserves of energy.
He'll need them all, because before him stands the day's most daunting challenge, a water tower outcrop about 500 meters high and about 600 meters long. To Phoenix's elite athletes who dare to face it, it is known simply as The Hill.
"The Hill is for the fourth quarter," Rice said. "It's when everyone else is quitting . . . and I'm not."
Former sprinter Maurice Streety, now a local track coach who once oversaw updrade training for enlisted personnel and computer based instruction for Air Force pilots, keeps a watchful eye on his prized pupil. Streety, who has run with the likes of Carl Lewis, trains a number of professional athletes who live in or around Phoenix. His client base includes Cardinals Mike Bankston, Rams cornerback Aeneas Williams, Diamondbacks infielder Tony Womack and Nets forward Richard Jefferson. He also trains the finest in NFL Pro Draft prospects.
"Nobody is quite like Simeon," Streety said. "Even the guys I thought were in his class need more recovery time. There are very few people who have that ability to fight off lactic acid buildup. It's all about being ready for the last two minutes of the game or being ready to respond, any time, anywhere, any place. He doesn't beg to quit, he wants more."
Stepping under a railing designed to keep out teenagers and their cars, Rice and Streety stand at the bottom of the steep hill and make notice of the markings on the road. Painted there by Streety a year before, the five markers signify a series of intervals 75 to 100 meters apart, all the way to the top.
Up a near 40-degree incline, the goal is to run a 600-meter sprint, then a 500 meter, then 400 meter and so on, up to the top. The drill is called the ladder.
"I've had them all up here," Streety said. "And Simeon is the only one to do the double-ladder. That's back-to-back ladders. No one else (has done it). The only guy who comes close to him is Aeneas, but he didn't do it. . . . Of course, once he reads this, he'll be on The Hill the next day."
Rice said The Hill's steep incline forces him to learn how to run forward, with his head down and his body letting gravity offer help. It increases speed when tired, something essential when chasing quarterbacks late in the game.
"It's giving him remarkable endurance," Streety said. "He's one of the few athletes, that looks to perfect a certain phase of his game every week. He trains all day. He can't be still. Only about three percent of professional athletes are like this."
|  | | NFL receiver Shaun McDonald ran a 4.2 40 with Coach Mo, he ran 4.6 prior to that | |
By DevilsDigest.com
Posted Mar 1, 2006
These days Dale Robinson is participating in the NFL combine as he starts his journey towards playing on Sundays. Time will tell how high the co Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year will be drafted, but one thing is for sure he would have been trained by one of the best in the business. Coach Mo, who also trained former Sun Devils and current NFL players Shaun McDonald and Terrell Suggs, talked to Devils Digest about his program and Robinsons training regimen in specific.
We really work on track and field technique, said Coach Mo. ASU and (strength and conditioning) Coach House have a great weight training program. So when players come out of the school and into their draft, their bodies are almost ready for the NFL. I work with the players on their 40 (yard) time, shuttle times, cone drills and things like that. They are all football players and they know how to do it. My job is just to make them do it faster. Coach Mo added that he employs the same techniques that were used by sprinters like Marion Jones and Maurice Greene. Former and current NFL players such as Aeneas Williams and Simeon Rice have used the program, as well as MLB player Tony Womack.
The old sports saying you cant teach speed still applies in Coach Mos program, but theres nothing that states that you cant get faster through the proper training. A faster player in a more lethal one, he claimed. Thats the mentally I had after I got out of the military (13 years in the Air Force). Getting someone to be well-trained you can use different approaches. Shaun McDonald was a track and field guy in high school and after playing football for a few years I had to get back that track and filed rhythm in him. With Terrell Suggs, I harnessed his strength to train him not to run so recklessly and run more like a track guy. But Im not trying to turn football players into track athletes, but I want them to have the track mentality. No scout wants to see a player run pretty like a track guy, they want to see them run like a football player and run aggressively.
Coach Mo has known Dale Robinson from his days at Glendale Community College, and that friendship led the linebacker to put his trust in the coach and use his program for the pre-draft preparations. In Robinsons case, the correct approach was vital since he wasnt 100% healthy at seasons end. I had to let his body get in running shape again and get rid of all the bumps and bruises, but at the same time start using my sprint technique, Coach Mo stated. He reminds me of (wide receiver) Roddy White who ended up with the Atlanta Falcons last year very raw and aggressive and not a track type of guy. Once he bought into the technique, without taking away from his tough New York mentality (smile) he was OK. When youre a linebacker, youre running and analyzing the offense at the same time, so your running style will probably not be pretty. Now hes running more efficient.
Coach Mos program utilizes the hilly terrains around Phoenix, as well as the more conventional tracks for the running exercises. Thus, home cooking allowed Robinson to excel in the program and should also help him in the vital Pro Day coming up on ASUs campus. Scouts tell me all the time that they put more value in the Pro Day than they do the combine, claimed Coach Mo. They want to see how well you do at home. That worked very well for Shaun and Terrell because they did do better in their Pro Day than the combine, and I think that will be the case with Dale too. And come the end of April, Robinson should be another success story for a program that has benefited so many players trying to realize their professional
Monday, April 23
Talent Alert: Football Coach Sees Balance at Spring Game Saturday
4 year speed camper Donald Askew makes immediate impression at spring practice.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Both sides of the football made strides this spring, and both sides have room for improvement once the preseason arrives in August.
That was Head Coach Rodney Allisons take on the squad after Saturdays spring football game at Finley Stadium.
I thought we were pretty balanced today, and I think we will be pretty good when the season rolls around, Allison said. It was a good, solid day on both ends.
In the controlled, 55-play scrimmage which pitted the offense against the defense, neither side dominated throughout and both sides gave fans and the coaching staff something to look forward to next season.
The offense scored three touchdowns and kicked two field goals while the defense recorded two interceptions and stopped the offense on several third-down opportunities.
Junior college transfer Donald Askew got things going for the offense in the early going, jetting around the right side for a 65-yard touchdown run. Sophomore back Erroll Wynn also reached the end zone on a nifty run, scoring from 24 yards out near the end of the scrimmage.
The duo combined to rush for 167 yards with Wynn gaining 95 yards on 18 carries and Askew running five times for 72 yards.
Travis Brown gets to show stuff |  | | The Bills' Travis Brown was 11 of 14 for 119 yards in a relief role. | |
Travis Brown, one of our original speed campers (class of '93) gets a chance to see significant time in a game vs New England. Travis trained with Coach Mo his junior & senior year at Moon Valley high school, where he played defensive back and quarterback.
QB Brown gets to show his stuff
By ALLEN WILSON
News Sports Reporter
12/28/2003
FOXBORO, Mass. - Quarterback Travis Brown got his first extended playing time of the season for the Buffalo Bills. He hopes it was not the last.
Brown looked impressive at times Saturday, completing 11 of 14 passes for 119 yards after replacing Drew Bledsoe early in the fourth quarter. Brown managed to drive the Bills from their 2-yard line to New England's 1. But he threw an interception in the end zone, preserving the Patriots' shutout in a 31-0 win.
Still, Brown was glad to finally get another chance to show the Bills what he could do.
"I wish I would have shown them more on that last pass," Brown said. "But it was good to finally get some playing time."
Brown has been a third-stringer for three seasons with the Bills, but has been the No. 2 quarterback the last two weeks because Alex Van Pelt has a sprained right wrist. The last time Brown played this much was in the 2001 finale at Miami when he came in for an injured Van Pelt the last three quarters.
"I'm in a difficult situation here because there's only one quarterback that can play," said Brown. "In order for me to go in there, a good situation isn't happening for the team. Am I happy to get in there? Under the circumstances, it was tough but I was pleased that I was able to go out and have a little bit of success and move the team a little bit. But it's not an easy situation."
That doesn't mean Brown doesn't want to return to the Bills. But with Bledsoe here and the likelihood of the team drafting a quarterback next spring, Brown may have to look elsewhere if he wants a chance to compete for more than a backup spot.
"The clock is ticking," said Brown, a restricted free agent this offseason. "Four years in the league you're making too much money to be a third guy. Do I think I can compete for a starting job? I don't know. I haven't had that opportunity. Do I want to play? Absolutely. You don't come to this level without wanting to play. We'll see how it goes. But I'm not getting any younger, that's for sure."
Saturday, April 14
Training with Coach Mo: Womack Does 'Pitch' For Reading at Apollo
Womack Does 'Pitch' For Reading at Apollo
Arizona Diamondbacks star Tony Womack did physical training at Apollo High School's baseball field for the past few weeks. Tony was pleased to 'work out' with students and coaches at the school and conducted interviews with journalism students from around the district.
Womack obliged Apollo administration by giving a 'pitch' to students on the importance of good reading habits to one's later years. His conditioning coach is former Moon Valley coach Maurice "Mo" Streety.
Student Body President Cassity Tomao interviewed Tony Womack to learn what he had to tell the students about reading. He quoted, "we don't have our priorities straight," because they know all of the words to music videos but struggle when it comes to school work. Womack also mentioned that he has a Tony Womack cover-to-cover reading program where he emphasizes for kids that it is not how much you read, but just to read and make sure you understand it
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Pro Bowl Selects Aeneas & Simeon, Suggs Rookie of the Year
Two of the hardest workers and toughest competetors of Coach Mo Speed Campers, Simeon Rice (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE) and Aeneas Williams (St. Louis Rams, DB) were again, named to the NFL's Pro bowl. Terrell Suggs (Ravens), who joined us in the spring, was named defensive rookie of the year.
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