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Is Youth Football at Risk?
The Safety Dilemma and
Its Impact on the Sport's Future
ATAVUS’ Digital Tackling Academy streamlines football coaching, merging effective tackling training with safety priorities, offered through a concise online resource and certification system.
Youth Football: A New Focus on Safety
Ohio State University’s recent study highlights a critical viewpoint: 50% of parents question youth tackle football. This concern opens a vital avenue for coaches: to earn parental trust by prioritizing safe play. Coaches have the chance to transform this concern into confidence, ensuring children can safely follow their football dreams, with proper tackling techniques as a cornerstone.
IMPROVE TACKLE PERFORMANCE
INCREASE PLAYER SAFETY
GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE
Transform Your Coaching Approach with ATAVUS Digital Tackling Academy
Lead with Safety: The New Era of Tackling in Football
Adopt shoulder-led tackling and steer clear of head collisions, ensuring a safer environment for players to grow and excel.
Rise Above the Rest with DTA's Expert Training Tools
Leverage DTA’s detailed plans and rich online resources to train your team in the ATAVUS tackle system, ensuring peak performance on the field.
Elevate Your Team's Defense to New Heights
With ATAVUS’ DTA, transform your front seven into a formidable defense, reducing tackles missed and yards gained by opponents. Teams trained under ATAVUS typically see a reduction in points allowed, averaging a decrease of 8.7 points per game.
From Football Fans to Certified Coaching Professionals
ATAVUS’ Academy is the catalyst for transforming passionate volunteers into certified youth football coaches, providing comprehensive drill training, resources, and official certification.
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KEY FEATURES
Increase Player Safety
“Focus on removing the head from the tackle and decrease helmet-to-helmet contact by 58%”
Win More
“Improve defensive performance and decrease points allowed per game by 8.7 points”
Develop Effective Tacklers
“Go beyond made/missed tackles and improve effectiveness. Tacklers are 16% more effective using shoulder-led tackling”
Gain A Competitive Edge
Innovative reporting and simplify implementation with extensive drill library and tackle plans
Increase Player Safety
“Focus on removing the head from the tackle and decrease helmet-to-helmet contact by 58%”
Win More
“Improve defensive performance and decrease points allowed per game by 8.7 points”
Develop Effective Tacklers
“Go beyond made/missed tackles and improve effectiveness. Tacklers are 16% more effective using shoulder-led tackling”
Gain A Competitive Edge
Innovative reporting and simplify implementation with extensive drill library and tackle plans
Our leading, strong & creative COACHES
We provide all the advantages that can simplify all your financial and banking support without any further issues
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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."
Shaq Thompson
"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.
Bobby Wagner
"I insist that all Lipscomb coaches are certified on the Atavus Tackling System. We’ve built their training into every practice and integrated
Trent Dilfer
“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!”
Scott Pioli
“[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.”
Galen Zimmerman
Our leading, strong & innovative COACHES
Terrence Wheatley
VP of Partnership Development
Former NFL Defensive Back
Scott Laigo
Director of Partnership Development – West Coast
Former NCAA D-I Football Coach
Jacob Swilley
Director of Operations
Former NCAA D-III Running back
Scott Lawyer
Director of Analytics & Football Manager
Former NCAA D-I Linebacker
Kerry Carter
Chief Operating Officer
Former NFL/CFL Running Back Running Back
Terrence Wheatley
VP of Partnership Development
Former NFL Defensive Back
Scott Laigo
Director of Partnership Development – West Coast
Former NCAA D-I Football Coach
Jacob Swilley
Director of Operations
Former NCAA D-III Running back
Jacob Swilley
Director of Operations
Former NCAA D-III Running back
Kerry Carter
Chief Operating Officer
Former NFL/CFL Running Back Running Back
Product & Pricing
Access foundational training with ATAVUS Starter at no charge, or achieve safe tackling certification through ATAVUS Edge.
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 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.
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 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
Program Assessment
- Tackle assessment for 3 games
- Tacke plans for the spring/summer
- Access to the Digital Tackling Academy
- Atavus tackling certification
Tacklytics
- Team and player reports
- Progression-based tackle plans
- 88 Data points for every tackle
- Atavus tackle assessment tool
Program Assessment
- Tackle assessment for 3 games
- Tacke plans for the spring/summer
- Access to the Digital Tackling Academy
- Atavus tackling certification
Tacklytics
- Team and player reports
- Progression-based tackle plans
- 88 Data points for every tackle
- Atavus tackle assessment tool
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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