Steel City Academy of Rugby

There are opportunities within our local area for WPIAL Football Programs to have systematic change w/ safer tackling techniques. Ultimate goal is to ⬆️ player welfare & ⬇️ concussions. We want players to become safer tacklers & remove the head from contact. #ShoulderLeverage

Winter Indoor Sessions are COMING!Totally free w/ no obligation to join. Just stop by, have fun & give rugby a try. Great way 4 football players 2 gather transferable skills & not impede w/ weight training. Opportunity to play a sport w/ friends from other districts. #WinWin

Our organizational goal is to work along side football teams, coaches & players so that there is no disruption to weight training in the Spring, while working on conditioning & a variety of transferable skills on their off days. DM us to open the lines of communication. #WinWin

This is great way to introduce the fundamentals of shoulder leverage tackling to football players. We focus on the near hip, choppy steps to regain balance, attack the near hip, same foot/same shoulder, shoot the arms, and keep head to the backside. #ShoulderLeverageTackling

This PSA from the Concussion Legacy Foundation is going to create some controversy. I absolutely love the sport football, but there are way to many players across the board that are not keeping their heads in a safe place during the tackle.

So great to see @CoachUrbanMeyer talking about the evolution of rugby style tackling on @FOXSports yesterday. We would love to see more WPIAL Football Programs utilizing rugby style tackling to increase the safety of their young athletes. foxsports.com/college-footba…

Six Nations will begin on Sat., Feb 2nd & run for 5 weeks. All matches will be played each Saturday on @nbc or @NBCSports. Great opportunity to share this amazing sport w/ family & friends. Also could be a great recruiting tool to gather those friends on the fence about playing.

Now that is a solid shoulder leverage tackle put by @JJWatt on an offensive lineman. #SameFootSameShoulder #Cheek2Cheek

This was a great stat to see again during the college football playoffs. We are true believers in the multi-sport athlete. Transferrable skills are key between sports and will only make you a better all around athlete. #WorkTogether #PlayThemAll

If we all truly pushed multi-sport athletes, our schools & athletic programs would be better. Within that, all coaches being on board with a UNIFIED S&C PROGRAM- YEAR-ROUND, would have an everlasting impact on a total SCHOOL CULTURE. blogs.gopherperformance.com/2017/08/high-s…

Great to see a whole state of Texas get behind the benefits of rugby style tackling for HS football players safety. Local rugby stats don’t lie either for @NorthPittUnited [3 years - 27 matches w/ 2,300+ tackles & only 1 concussion] #WorkTogether #WinWin nytimes.com/2019/01/02/spo…

@_Andrew_Lopez @HHHTacklingAcad Such a great drill to focus on technique, footwork, strike zone and head placement. Our only concern with these tackles is that they are putting their head across the body [tackle tube].

Tackling drills for the safeties. #LSU

@ShalerFB We are looking to do film analysis on a local HS football program. Our goal is to provide free tackle analytics on player welfare/safety & individual/team tackling efficiency for the season. Utilize this data to drive your tackling instruction. #ShoulderLeverage

@petersirianni @coachjcowart @sflionssports Thoughts and prayers are with this player, his family, teammates and coaches.

New Castle and @sflionssports players and coaches come together after a New Castle player is stretchered off and taken by ambulance.

SteelersWire: "The Steelers should consider hiring their own rugby coach to help teach tackling techniques." buff.ly/2Mh8cNu

How could rugby support local HS Football Programs at the breakdown? #SameFootSameShoulder 👀⬆️ @ShalerFB @NHIndiansFB @northgateflames @AvonworthFB @nafootball_tfl @PRRamsFootball @DLLancersFB @MarsHSFootball @NCtrojansFB @SVRaiderFB

👀 New study reveals the best area to aim for when tackling❗️❗️❗️ stack.com/a/new-study-re…

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Seriously contemplating a Varsity Boys Western PA All Star 15’s Team for next season. Plan would be to travel out to the Midwest RCT in Indiana. The ARU Selects are heading out this June with local HS Girls. Would you #RepTheBurgh if we got this off the ground?

A rugby pitch in McCovey Cove. Awesome to see the support & exposure for the Rugby World Cup of 7’s being held in San Francisco this summer. twitter.com/attpark/status…