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ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT.

February 20, 2015 at 10:10 PM · Football, Sports

ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT. This article in the Wall Street Journal by Kevin Clark (January 29) tells how Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, uses videos of animals at required team memetings to teach his players techniques they can apply in football games. A video of two kangaroos fighting can provide suggestions for how football players can use their hands in a game and how a “six inch punch” can be used to force a fumble. The routes a cheetah takes in chasing down a gazelle can provide lessons in taking proper tackling angles.