Transforming Tackling

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Through our tackle mastery program, coaches access cutting-edge lessons, drills, and mentoring to become elite tackling teachers, driving development and injury prevention.

ATAVUS EMPOWERS COACHES TO ADVANCE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZE SAFETY WITH OUR DIGITAL TACKLING ACADEMY

We provide football coaches an online library of advanced coaching resources and certification to master proper technique and equip athletes with elite skills. By driving effective instruction and tackle mastery, we build trust and confidence that the next generation can chase their football dreams safely. Rather than bans, the path forward is better coaching and technology. Through elevated tackling education, Atavus enables coaches to lead a new era focused on athlete performance, safety, and potential.

IMPROVE TACKLE PERFORMANCE
INCREASE PLAYER SAFETY
GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE

Where The Digital Tackling Academy Can Help You

Promote player safety and reduce head collisions

With shoulder-led tackling, you take the head out of the tackle. It significantly reduces potential injuries. It lets you instill safe tackling techniques in your players at the grassroots level while making your players and the game safer.

Gain That Competitive Edge Over Your Rivals

With DTA, you get detailed tackle plans for practice that provide the best path to help players learn the ATAVUS tackle system on the field. Also included is an extensive online drill library with videos, sheets, and coaching tips to make your training sessions as effective and efficient as possible.

Create a More Dominant Defense

With help from ATAVUS’ DTA, your players will play a better defensive game with fewer missed tackles and yards after contact. On average, ATAVUS-trained programs have reduced points allowed per game by 8.7 points.

Level Up Your
Tackling Coaching

Through our tackle mastery program, coaches access cutting-edge lessons, drills, and mentoring to become elite tackling teachers, driving development and injury prevention.

TRUSTED BY THE BEST

Tacklytics partners

Organization Partnerships

KEY FEATURES

Increase Player Safety

Key Features

 “Focus on removing the head from the tackle and decrease helmet-to-helmet contact by 58%”

Win More

Key Features

“Improve defensive performance and decrease points allowed per game by 8.7 points”

Develop Effective Tacklers

Key Features

“Go beyond made/missed tackles and improve effectiveness. Tacklers are 16% more effective using shoulder-led tackling”

Gain A Competitive Edge

Key Features

Innovative reporting and simplify implementation with extensive drill library and tackle plans

Increase Player Safety

Key Features

“Focus on removing the head from the tackle and decrease helmet-to-helmet contact by 58%”

Win More

Key Features

“Improve defensive performance and decrease points allowed per game by 8.7 points”

Develop Effective Tacklers

Key Features

“Go beyond made/missed tackles and improve effectiveness. Tacklers are 16% more effective using shoulder-led tackling”

Gain A Competitive Edge

Key Features

Innovative reporting and simplify implementation with extensive drill library and tackle plans

Our leading, strong & innovative COACHES

Kerry Carter
Chief Executive Officer
Former NFL/CFL Running Back Running Back

Terrence Wheatley
VP of Partnership Development

Former NFL Defensive Back

Scott Lawyer
Director of Analytics & Football Manager
Former NCAA D-I Linebacker

Jacob Swilley
Director of Operations
Former NCAA D-III Running back

Scott Laigo
Director of Partnership Development – West Coast
Former NCAA D-I Football Coach

TESTIMONIALS

"Atavus helped me improve my tackling and as a complete LB. They helped me become more aware of which side I was more dominant on and showed me my average yards after contact."

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Shaq Thompson Carolina Panthers Linebacker

"Atavus is working hard to develop ways that allow coaches to teach their players the appropriate way to tackle. Players and coaches need to be educated on ways to tackle.

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Bobby Wagner Seattle Seahawks Linebacker

"I insist that all Lipscomb coaches are certified on the Atavus Tackling System. We’ve built their training into every practice and integrated

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Trent Dilfer UAB Head Coach
Former Head Coach
at Lipscomb Academy (TN)

“The data that Atavus provides is critical and versatile. In addition to its primary function as a safety and teaching tool, I use it as an evaluation tool, and it helps tell an important part of a player's tackling ability and production. It encompasses so much!”

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Scott Pioli NFL Analyst and
Former NFL Executive

“[Atavus] allows our defensive staff... to analyze where we're at game in and game out to tailor our tackling drills to what our needs are each game. Then [they] take a snapshot over the season and help us in spring... tailor where we are going to attack our defensive drills for those kids that we've got coming back.”

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Galen Zimmerman Head Coach at
Dripping Springs High School (TX)

Products & Pricing

Digital Tackling Academy

Included Resources

Learn the Atavus Tackle System introductory videos

A short video series introducing and explaining the core concepts behind Atavus’s shoulder-led tackling technique

Tackling Certification

Complete Atavus’s best-in-class tackling certification focused on supporting coaches to teach proper tackling technique and player a safer, more effective game of football.

Drill Library

Extensive drill library featuring over 40 technical, decision-making, and game-based drills tailored to team, position, and player needs

Drill Sheets & Videos

Drill sheets and videos for every drill to help you bring your learning to the practice field

Tackle Plans

Detailed tackle plans for practice that provide the best path to help players learn the Atavus Tackle System on the field.

Tackle Talks

Access to Atavus’s Tackle Talks webinar series that discusses coaching and tackling topics beyond the technique.

Starter

1 Video

X

6 Drills

6 Drills

X

1 Episodes

Free

Edge

3 Videos

40+ Drills

40+ Drills

3 Episodes

$89/year

Included Resources

Starter

Edge

Learn the Atavus Tackle System introductory videos

A short video series introducing and explaining the core concepts behind Atavus’s shoulder-led tackling technique

1 Video

3 Videos

Tackling Certification

Complete Atavus’s best-in-class tackling certification focused on supporting coaches to teach proper tackling technique and player a safer, more effective game of football.

Drill Library

Extensive drill library featuring over 40 technical, decision-making, and game-based drills tailored to team, position, and player needs

6 Drills

40+ Drills

Drill Sheets & Videos

Drill sheets and videos for every drill to help you bring your learning to the practice field

6 Drills

40+ Drills

Tackle Plans

Detailed tackle plans for practice that provide the best path to help players learn the Atavus Tackle System on the field.

Tackle Talks

Access to Atavus’s Tackle Talks webinar series that discusses coaching and tackling topics beyond the technique.

1 Episode

3 Episode

Certification

Program Assessment

Tacklytics

Certification

Program Assessment

Tacklytics

More Than a Certification

When completing the Atavus Tackling Certification, coaches also receive access to our Digital Tackling Academy. Our Digital Tackling Academy puts the Atavus Tackle System at your fingertips, enabling your team to play more effective and safer football. Coaches can get access to select videos, drills, and core concepts with the new solutions for individual coaches who want to bring shoulder-led tackling technique to their teams.

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