The Inside Shoulder
The Inside Shoulder
Podcast Description
New podcast from the coaching team at Tackle University. The Inside Shoulder dissects everything contact and collision sports. including rugby league, rugby union and American football for coaches, players, administrators and fans alike. We invite the finest minds in contact sports to share their wisdom, ideas and philosophies in unfiltered conversation.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on a variety of topics within contact sports, including coaching strategies, athlete training, and cultural aspects of sports. Specific episodes discuss themes like contact techniques, team identity, supplements for athletes, and the role of defense in sports performance, with examples such as the discussion on '4 Levels of Contact' and 'Aggressive Defence Dominates in Contact Sports'.
New podcast from the coaching team at Tackle University. The Inside Shoulder podcast is here to unashamedly celebrate and dissect the most physical sports on the planet, including rugby league, union and American football.
We invite the finest minds working & playing in the toughest sports to share their wisdom, ideas and beliefs on success on the field and in all walks of life in unfiltered conversation.
Michael Gragg is Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Harding University Bisons Football program, a D2 team with multiple undefeated seasons in recent memory.
Michael tells the Inside Shoulder podcast about the culture and recruitment behind the Bisons' formidable record, about his own transition from playing to the coaching staff within the same team, as well as touching on performance from the weight room, to speed and the kind of combative work needed to prepare athletes for contact.
The Harding Bisons football program is a Division II member of the Great American Conference, located in Searcy, Arkansas. The Bisons football coaching staff is made up entirely of ex-Bisons players, including the Head Coach. The Bisons were NCAA Division II national champions in 2023 after a perfect season.
Michael can be found on Instagram at @mdgragg50 and on X/Twitter at @MichaelGragg – go follow!
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