Jess Loepp

Cut the Face: Better Pursuit, Better Tackling

The smart coach knows the importance of limiting big hits in practice to preserve player health, but they still need to prepare their teams for the game’s physical demands. To address this, as a collective, we’ve gone to “thud” and “tag” in practice to limit those hits that take a toll over the course of…

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Perfect Effort, Physicality, and Cut the Face Tackling – Jess Loepp, Defensive Coordinator, UTSA

In this episode of Coach and Coordinator presented by Vertical Raise, Jess Loepp, the defensive coordinator at UTSA, discusses the importance of aligning with head coach Jeff Traylor’s philosophy of emphasizing perfect effort and physicality on defense. Coach Loepp emphasizes simplifying the game plan to allow players to perform with speed and confidence. He explains…

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