helmet-free-tackle - Bobby Hosea's Train 'em Up Academy

A 501 (c) 3 NonProfit Corporation 

VISION 

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LEADERSHIP

COACH BOBBY HOSEA 

BIOGRAPHY 

A 2-year starting cornerback at UCLA in 1977-78, 

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senior year. He went on to play 5 years of Professional 

football: first with the Montreal Alouettes / 

Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football 

League & later with the Los Angeles Express 

/ Jacksonville Bulls of the United States 

Football League. 

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more than inspirational. 

A SAG member, Bobby Hosea is an accomplished actor of over 30 years who 

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Hosea began coaching Defensive Backs in 1982 at San Bernardino Valley College. He 

coached 17 seasons of Youth, High School and Junior College football. While coaching 

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Subsequently, Bobby invented Dip-N-rip-Sticks, 12-Step Tackle Training System. 

This revolutionary system is making the game safer. Visit www.DipNRipSticks.com & 

TrainEmUPAcademy.com. 

News features: April,2011, American Football Monthly Magazine;; December 26, 

2010, front page New York Times article, by Allen Schwarz;; February, 2010 Hosea 

tackling techniques highlighted in TIME Magazine;; October 2009 , mentioned at the 

Congressional Hearings on Football Related Brain Injuries as a real solution to lowering 

the risk of football related head injuries. 

In June 2011 a scientific study commissioned by LA84 Foundation conducted by ET- 

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IN THE BEGINNING 

In 1997, Coach Bobby Hosea was no different from any other parent, while 

coaching his sons first tackle football team, he was worried his son and 

teammates might suffer a serious head injury tackling incorrectly. 

As a result of that concern, Coach Bobby Hosea invented the Dip-N-Rip- 

Sticks WORDS TO PLAY BY 12-Step Tackle Training System to teach his 

young football players how to keep their head out of the tackle and avoid 

brain, neck or spinal cord injury. 

Coach Bobby Hosea is known as The World s Foremost Authority on injury 

preventive tackle training. His one of a kind tackle training system teaches 

players how to identify and avoid the physical mechanisms that lead to 

headfirst impact when attempting to tackle a ball carrier. 

Statistically, 75 percent of our youth football players will not go on to play at 

the high school level. The game of football inspires passion, confidence and 

discipline in our children. These are all qualities that are extremely valuable 

in their development, but improper training puts them all at risk of 

avoidable injury, and the price paid by our children and parents is much too 

high. 

For over a decade, Coach Bobby s revolutionary approach towards tackle 

training has measurably lowered the incidence of headfirst collisions on 

every level of football competition.

Bobby Hosea...no stranger to the game!

NCAA interception record set 

for single game- 1978 

UCLA’s record10 interceptions 

in 1 game still stands today!

THE COMMITMENT 

Train Em up Academy was created to dedicate its focus 

to developing safer training and practices for 

the American game of Football. 

In 2006, Coach Bobby Hosea founded 

Train Em Up Academy, Inc., a 501 (C) 3 Not-for-Profit Corporation 

to help spread his Safety Tackle Training System 

throughout the country. 

Our Mission at Train Em Up Academy, Inc. is to 

ENLIGHTEN football players and EDUCATE them on how to 

recognize and prevent unsafe tackling that leads 

directly to headfirst impact, the primary cause of 

catastrophic brain, neck and spinal cord injuries. 

Our purpose is to educate and train Tackle Football Players 

of all ages, Parents, Coaches, Trainers, Game Officials, 

Athletic Administrators and all essential football personnel, 

on how to readily identify and avoid the physical mechanisms 

that lead directly to helmet first collisions during live football competition. 

We EMPOWER players through our youth and 

adult safety training programs and offer the scientific research 

and development to create better training methods, systems, 

and equipment to insure a safer game of American Tackle Football. 

Our goal is to reduce catastrophic injuries such as concussions, 

and other brain and spine injury's that result from head first impacts 

and save the health and lives of our youth and Professional Players and as a result 

Save the Game.

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Prior to Coach Bobby s innovative system, 

Traditional Tackle Training technique 

caused players to hit with the head first 

risking severe injury

THE TEUA SOLUTION 

Coach Bobby Hosea s Revolutionary 

B.I.G. H.I.T.T.S. Tackle Training System 

KEEPS THE HEAD OUT OF THE GAME 

Thereby reducing the percentage of catastrophic injuries!

THE TEUA SCIENCE 

Coach Bobby Hosea, 

the world s foremost 

authority on injury 

preventative 

Tackling Training 

Systems, has 

scientifically proven 

to lower helmet first 

impact by 43% 

thereby reducing 

catastrophic 

head injuries 

that can occur 

during live 

football 

competition.

A 501 (c) 3 NonProfit Corporation

HELMET-FREE-TACKLE 

Tackling Safety & Performance Curriculum 

Presented by 

Coach Bobby Hosea 

HELMET-FIRST-IMPACT poses the greatest threat to the immediate and long term 

health and well being of every athlete that participates in the sport of tackle football. 

Topics for Interactive discussion: 

�� Why does 85% of all football related concussions occur during practice? 

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According to medical experts, HELMET-FIRST-IMPACT in the act of tackling is the primary 

cause for all catastrophic brain, neck and spinal cord injuries on every level of 

tackle football competition. 

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based HELMET-FREE-TACKLE training curriculum. Our presentation will include visual 

media, lectures, posters and interactive audience participation.* (*contingent on 

venue space). 

The HELMET-FREE-TACKLE Safety & Performance Curriculum certifies that every 

Coach, Player and all essential personnel have acquired the tools to IDENTIFY and 

AVOID, the physical mechanisms that lead to helmet-first-impact when a Defender attempts 

to tackle a Ball Carrier. 

Teamwork, discipline, physical fitness and self confidence are a few of the many valuable 

life lessons the game of Tackle Football offers Players. The HELMET-FREE- 

TACKLE curriculum allows Tackle Football Players of all ages to...Get Set for Life! 

Contact information: 

Bobby Hosea / Founder & President 

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Gridiron Technologies & Science, LLC 

1251 W. Sepulveda Blvd #123 Torrance, CA. 90502 

Bus Ph: 866.282.0466 

Cell Ph: 310.351.0891 

Email: coachbobby@trainemupacademy.org 

Web address: www.TrainEmUpAcademy.org


Tackling Safety & Performance Certification Camps 

Presented By 

Bobby Hosea 

Coach / Player - Tackle Safety & Performance Certification. 

[Total Session time - 6 hours] 

Part 1: In the Classroom - 2 hours 

Part 2: On the Field - 3 hours / Lunch-1 hour. 

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NOTE: �� 

to complete both the CLASSROOM and on the 

FIELD training prior to the Players. This establishes a better Player, Coach communication 

and speeds up Player learning while re-enforcing what the Coaches have learned. 

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Coaches Part 1. Coaches in the Classroom. [Total time - 2 hours]: 

��Coaches learn how to IDENTIFY the Bio-Mechanics that lead directly to hel 

met-first impact when Defenders attempt to tackle a Ball Carrier during live 

contact. 

��Coaches learn how to teach Players to AVOID the Bio-Mechanics that lead 

directly to helmet-first impact when Defenders attempt to tackle a Ball Carrier 

during live contact. 

��Coaches are made aware of DANGEROUS TACKLING TERMINOLOGY, 

TECHNIQUES and DRILLS that lead to helmet-first impact when Defenders 

attempt to tackle a Ball Carrier during live contact. 

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Free-Tackle training all season long. 

Coaches Part 2. Coaches on the Field. [Total Time 3 hours]: 

��Coaches learn and perform INSTILLATION drills that teach Players how to 

maintain the proper Defensive Body Posture (DBP) to make a fundamentally 

sound Helmet-Free-Tackle during live contact. 

��Coaches learn and perform a SERIES OF EXERCISES that increases Player 

agility and builds the leg strength required to make a fundamentally sound 

Helmet-Free-Tackle during live contact. 

��Coaches learn and perform a series of Bio-Mechanically focused TACKLING 

DRILLS that promotes a Helmet-Free-Tackle during live football competition. 

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lows fundamentally sound Helmet-Free-Tackle training all year round. 


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Tackling Safety & Performance Certification Camps 

Presented By 

Bobby Hosea 

Continued ( page 2 of 2) 

NOTE: During the Player training portion�� 

Coaches both in the CLASSROOM and on the FIELD. This establishes better Player, 

Coach communication and speeds up Player learning while re-enforcing what the 

Coaches have learned. 

Players Part 1. Players in the Classroom. [Total time 2 hours]: 

��Players learn how to IDENTIFY the Bio-Mechanics that lead directly to helmet 

-first impact when attempting to tackle a Ball Carrier during live contact. 

��Players learn how to AVOID the Bio-Mechanics that lead directly to helmetfirst 

impact when attempting to tackle a Ball Carrier during live contact. 

��Players are made aware of DANGEROUS TACKLING TERMINOLOGY and 

TACKLING DRILLS that lead to helmet-first impact when attempting to tackle 

a Ball Carrier during live contact. 

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Free-Tackle training all season long. 

Players Part 2. Players on the Field. [Total time 3 hours]: 

��Players learn and perform INSTILLATION drills that teach them how to maintain 

the proper Defensive Body Posture (DBP) to make a fundamentally 

sound Helmet-Free-Tackle during live contact. 

��Players learn and perform a SERIES OF EXERCISES that increases agility 

and builds the leg strength required to make a fundamentally sound Helmet- 

Free-Tackle during live contact. 

��Players learn and perform a series of Bio-Mechanically focused TACKLING 

DRILLS that AVOID helmet-first impact during live football competition. 

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fundamentally sound Helmet-Free-Tackle training all year round. 


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Teaching Young Players a Safer Way to Tackle 

Kevin Terrell for The New York Times 

Coach Bobby Hosea, a consultant for a youth football governing body, calls his program HITTS, which stands for High Intensity Training Tackling System. 

By ALAN SCHWARZ 

Published: December 25, 2010 

CARSON, Calif. — They walked through dawn’s thick fog to the 

practice turf — two dozen boys as old as 17 and as young as 9, giving 

up a Saturday morning to the coach in the Panama hat. 

“Dip ’n’ rip, baby! Dip ’n’ rip!” the 

coach said as players ducked under 

five-foot limbo sticks and exploded out 

the other side. 

“Head up! No! Head up!” 

“Not chest up, chest out! Yeah!” 

Bobby Hosea, a 55-year-old former 

defensive back and longtime actor, has a singular 

passion: teaching young football players how to protect 

their heads while tackling. He has watched too many end up 

in wheelchairs, even coffins. He sees N.F.L. defenders 

recklessly diving helmet-first and claiming it is too late to 

change. He hears youth coaches exhorting tacklers to “lay a 

hat on him,” a maneuver so neck-crushingly dangerous it 

could well be called Rushing Roulette. 

So Hosea runs camps that focus on one skill — tackling with 

your head up instead of down, and away from contact — 

and gives individual instruction to players in and around 

Los Angeles. As football careens through its dark cloud of 

head injuries, Hosea sees himself as saving more than the 

players’ ability to walk and think. He sees it as saving the 

sport, one youngster at a time. 

Pro Football 

Coach Bobby Hosea 

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Since 1997, Coach Bobby Hosea’s 

full-speed, game simulated tackle 

training system has proven to lower 

the incidence of helmet-�rst impact 

during live football competition. 

For more information visit: 

www.trainemupacademy.org 

866.282.0466

Coach Bobby Hosea’s 

pioneering tackling 

technique has protected 

football players from 

devastating head injuries 

since 1997. In June, 2011 

his “Hosea Method” was 

scienti�cally proven to 

lower the Helmet �rst 

impact by 43% 

Coach Bobby “has emerged as a 

passionate and authoritative voice in 

the movement to change the violent 

tackling culture in football. “ - 

American Football Magazine 

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In June, 2011 a scienti�c study 

commissioned by LA84 Foundation 

conducted by ETS (Exercise Testing 

Specialist) determined that the 

“Hosea Method” does indeed lower 

the Helmet �rst impact by 43% while 

increasing the overall tackling 

impact force by 4 G’s. A safer game – 

with more e�cient tackling! 

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“Coach Bobby sees it more than 

saving the player’s ability to walk and 

think…he sees it as saving the sport 

…one youngster at a time .”- 

Community/Public Inerest

ENDORSEMENTS 

January, 2011 

The National High School Coaches Association partner with Coach Bobby Hosea’s Train ‘Em 

Up Academy Inc., to develop the Nation’ s foremost comprehensive sports concussion 

program that proactively addresses the significant problems among youth in the USA. 

www.nhsca.com 

May 2009 

Xenith, makers of the X-1 football helmet, partnered with Coach Bobby Hosea’s Train ‘Em 

Up Academy with the goal of providing the educational and training resources needed to 

make football safer and help reduce the risk of head related injuries. Coach Bobby Hosea 

give players the skills needed to avoid injury and educate parents, coaches, athletic 

trainers, game officials and athletic administrators on recognizing and preventing dangerous 

and unsafe tackling techniques. Coach Bobby Hosea’s Train ‘Em Up Academy is one part 

of Xenith’s risk reduction strategy. For more information visit www.Xenith.com. 

January 12, 2011 

While most of the attention on concussions is focused on recognition and treatment after 

the occurrence, Coach Bobby Hosea and Brain-Pad are dedicated to reducing the risk of 

first or subsequent concussions from even happening. We feel our energy directed in 

prevention can reduce more successfully the rising epidemic. We endorse and 

recommend Coach Bobby Hosea’s B.I.G. H.I.T.T.S. Tackle Training Camps and teaching 

techniques. Please visit www.TrainEmupAcademy.org and www.DipNRipStics.com and 

http://www.brainpads.com/ 

July 2010, Carson, CA - .LA84 Foundation hires Coach Bobby Hosea and Train 'Em Up 

Academy as their safety consultant and will host the B.I.G. H.I.T.T.S. High Intensity 

Tackle Training Systems at the Home Depot Center for 200 youth football coaches. 

Bobby trained them in his system and presented mini-certifications to all participants. 

www.la84foundation.org 

November 30, Pasadena CA. - Independent scientific research performed by USC 

PhD. of Bio-mechanics gives evidence-based credibility to Coach Hosea s tackle 

progression as a means to increase safety on a football field. There is now scientific 

proof that Coach Hosea s tackle training system does take the head out of the 

collision when defenders attempt to make a tackle during live football competition. 

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MEDIA BLITZ 

December 26, 2011: New York, NY – New York Times front 

page article “Teaching Young Players a Safer Way to Tackle” Hosea runs camps that focus on one 

skill – tackling with your head up instead of down, and away from contact. As football careens through 

its dark cloud of head injuries, Hosea sees himself as saving more than the players’ ability to walk and 

think. He sees it as saving the sport, one youngster at time ” - By Alan Schwarz 

February 2010: New York, NY – TIME Magazine article quotes Mike Kulow, 

President of Murrieta, California Pop Warner Youth Football League saying, “Out of 400 kids, we had 

only one whip lash concussion all season long” after 400 of his players and coaches attended a single 

session of Coach Bobby Hosea’s High Intensity Tackle Training Camp. 

April, 2007- current: Clear Channel Radio Stations & Internet – continuously 

run Coach Bobby Hosea PSA’s on “Concussion Awareness for Football 

Players, Parents & Coaches worldwide”. 

January, 2011: Jay Thomas interviews Coach Bobby Hosea 

about his revolutionary “Injury preventative Tackle Training 

System”. 

January, 2011: Out of Minnesota, Public Radio Station interviews Coach Bobby 

Hosea on “Is It Possible to Train Children to Tackle Safely – and How is It Done?” 

2008 / ’09: Loose Canyon’s Radio Sports Talk Show Hosts, Steve Hartman, Vic 

The Brick Jacobs and Pat O’Brian interviewed Coach Bobby Hosea about the 

causes for the millions of football related concussions and what he has done since 

1997 to solve the problem. 

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Officers & Board of Directors: 

Carl Peterson 

Chairman 

Scott Hallenbeck* 

Executive Director 

Ray Anderson 

National Football League 

Jason Belser 

NFL Players Association 

Joe Browne 


Jon Butler 

Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. 

Tom Cove 

SGMA International 

Carl Francis 


Alexia Gallagher 


Bob Gardner 

Nat’l Federation of State H.S. Assns 

Roger Goodell* 


Merril Hoge 

NFL Alumni 

Mark Meana 

Fairfax County (Va.) Youth Football 

Brian Mitchell 

NFL Alumni 

DeMaurice Smith* 


Grant Teaff 

American Football Coaches Assn. 

Deborah A. Yow 

North Carolina State University 

*Ex-Officio Board Members 

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BOBBY HOSEA NAMED TO USA FOOTBALL’S 

FOOTBALL AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE 

Top minds in coaching, youth league operations, health and nutrition contribute to committee 

BOBBY HOSEA, a former defensive back at UCLA, the Canadian Football League and the USFL, has been named to USA 

Football’s Football and Wellness Committee, a group designed to further promote best practices for America’s youth and 

amateur football community. 

Hosea is known as a tackling technique specialist, working with NFL players when they were young, including 49ers safety 

Dashon Golson, Seahawks safety Roy Lewis and Chargers linebacker Antwan Applewhite. He is the founder and CEO of 

Train ’Em Up Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to instruct tackle football players of all ages. 

USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, assembled the committee of 26 experts spanning football coaching, player 

health and other areas to help shape its development resources and membership offerings to foster positive youth and 

amateur football experiences. The committee’s expertise will be shared through usafootball.com, USA Football Magazine and 

the more than 80 USA Football training events conducted across the country and attended by youth coaches, players and 

league commissioners. 

The Football and Wellness Committee also includes experts in the fields of equipment fitting, sports medicine, first aid, team 

sports insurance, neurology, orthopedics, exercise science, nutrition and athlete hydration. The committee roster represents 

the American Red Cross, the Andrews Institute, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, the National Center for Sport Safety and 

several leading universities. 

“Bringing these leaders and their diversity of expertise together through USA Football’s resources and programs is significant 

for the sport,” USA Football Executive Director SCOTT HALLENBECK said. “We’re proud to bring Coach Hosea’s knowledge 

and integrity to America’s grassroots football community.” 

USA Football’s Football and Wellness Committee: 

Name Expertise Location 

Tom Bainter Football expert, running backs Bothell (Wash.) High School 

Tom Bass Football advisor USA Football 

Marcus Boyles Football expert, receivers Wayne County (Miss.) High School 

Jody Brylinsky Coaching performance Professor of sport studies, 

Western Michigan University 

Ron Courson Sports medicine Director of sports medicine, 

University of Georgia 

Ted Crites First aid, CPR/AED, injury prevention Manager, American Red Cross national 

headquarters 

Jeremy Gold Football expert, defensive line Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School 

Dr. Ann Grandjean Medical and nutrition education University of Nebraska Medical Center 

Dr. Brad Hatfield Kinesiology Professor, University of Maryland 

Dr. Stan Herring Concussion awareness and management Neurologist, University of Washington

Kirk Heidelberg Football expert, offensive line Braunschweig (Germany) Lions 

Bobby Hosea Football expert, tackling fundamentals Train ’Em Up Academy 

Kent Johnston Football expert, physical skills Cleveland Browns 

Dr. David Joyner Medical expert, orthopedic physician Penn State University 

Dr. John Lehtinen Family medicine Peninsula Medical Center 

Dr. Larry Lemak Sports Medicine President, Lemak Sports Medicine 

George Maczuga Equipment Director of institutional marketing, Riddell 

Chris Merritt Football expert, defensive backs and special teams Miami Christopher Columbus High School 

Dr. Joel Morgenlander Neurology Director of adult neurology, 

Duke University Medical Center 

Dr. Lonnie Paulos Orthopedics Vice president, The Andrews Institute 

Mike Price Insurance President, Essix Insurance 

Dr. JohnEric Smith Hydration Principal scientist, 

Gatorade Sports Science Institute 

Steve Specht Football expert, linebackers Cincinnati St. Xavier High School 

Gary Swenson Football expert, quarterbacks West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley High School 

Kim Schwabenbauer Nutrition Corporate dietitian, Super Bakery 

Dr. Dave Yukelson Sport psychology Associate Professor of Exercise Science, Penn 

State University 

About USA Football 

USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, inspires participation, and ensures a positive experience for all youth, high 

school, and other amateur players. The independent non-profit hosts more than 80 football training events annually for coaches, 

players and youth football league commissioners. USA Football is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 

teams and the NFL Players Association and manages U.S. national teams for international competition. Endowed by the NFL and 

NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football distributes $1 million annually in equipment grants and offers 

youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Former NFL team executive Carl Peterson is USA Football’s chairman.

A 501 (c) 3 NonProfit Corporation 

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonial 

“If it wasn’t for him, I don’t know how many 

concussions I’d have.” 

#38 Dashon Goldson, starting FS, San Francisco 49ers 

Dashon Goldson was one of Hosea’s first campers, almost 15 years ago, 

when he was a fifth grader. “Bobby’s definitely the real deal — he’s a 

genius when it comes to this tackling stuff.” - Alan Schwarz - NY Times

“I don’t see the white lights anymore.” 

#43iEriciCapacchione, South Torrance High (Torrance CA). 

Fiveiyears ago, Eric said to his father, “Dad, is it normal to see white 

lights when I tackle?” Bill Capacchione, who played college football and 

now cannot twist his neck more than a few degrees, knew that those 

white lights were not good. They were probably concussions. Eric has 

gone to about 100 three-hour sessions of Coach Hosea’s Tackle Training 

Camps the past five years, and this season hisi193 tackles were second 

most in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. - Alan Schwarz - NY 

Times 

TESTIMONIALS

WHAT THE COACHES ARE 

SAYING:

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January 2, 2010 

Dear Coach Hosea, 

PO Box 836, Murrieta, CA 92564 951-304-2404 

http://www.mvpw.org 

Murrieta Valley Pop Warner 

As you may know I am currently a Firefighter/Police Officer with the City of LA. 

Over the past 25 years I have worked on many football head and neck injuries 

due to poor tackling. Now that I am the VP of Football for Murrieta Valley Pop 

Warner and Assistant Coach at Murrieta Valley High school, it was my priority 

to hire and train coaches that can teach the proper tackling fundamentals. 

Earlier this year I looked into your Dip-n-Rip tackling program and philosophy 

and decided that this training is what we needed for our youth football program 

in Murrieta. This past season I made it mandatory for all of my coaching staff, 

(85 Head and Assistants ) to complete your program and teach better tackling 

techniques. As a result, our Murrieta Valley Pop Warner organization had no 

head or spinal injuries and is considered one of the hardest hitting, best tackling 

programs in Palomar Conference. Furthermore, I brought your tackling concepts 

to the high school level with the same success. 

In conclusion, the results speak for themselves. Thank you for introducing better 

and safer tackling methods to our community youth football programs! 

I wish you continued success. 

Sincerely, 

Cliff Duckett 

VP of Football (2007, 2008 & 2009) 

Murrieta Valley Pop Warner 

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December 30, 2009 

Re: Recommendation for Bobby Hosea 

Train Em Up Academy/ Dip-N-Rip Tackle Training Systems 

To Whom It May Concern: 

The father of a fellow youth athlete introduced me to Bobby Hosea camps. After 

visiti website, I knew that at the very least, exposure to the concept of 

awareness of how t hit would be beneficial for my son Michael. Little did I know 

exactly how much both my son and I would learn from Bobby. 

My family has been involved with football for many years, my husband, brothers-in-law 

were all players and coaches, and all three of my sons have been active in football. 

Additionally, my youngest is involved in a number of different sports and has attended 

many different types of camps. From these past experiences, I can say one thing with 

absolute certainty I have never met anyone more committed to protecting players than 

Bobby Hosea. My son, already a strong player and good athlete, elevated his game, his 

confidence and his hitting ability while learning how to protect himself. 

My company, Radnet Management, Inc., is the largest network of diagnostic imaging 

facilities in the United States. We see, with unfortunate regularity the impact of brain 

injury in our offices all too often and are aware, sadly, that these injuries are often 

entirely preventable. 

Not only is kinesthetic principles sound, his method does not detract from the 

violence and aggression that football demands. Rather, he relentlessly educates players 

and parents into understanding that there is a correct, safer and still highly productive 

manner to tackle. Bobby does not mince words, does not sugarcoat the risks, and 

demands an exacting correctness from his camp participants with the goal at every drill 

being at the forefront of his objective to learn how to hit hard, but to keep the head and 

neck as safe from injury as possible, and recognize injury when it occurs. 

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passionate commitment to players is amazing to watch. I have attended every 

camp that my son has participated in and is moved each and every time I watch him with 

a player that is new or struggling with concepts. He is encouraging and demanding, and 

works with each player individually until they have the principles he teaches mastered. I 

have watched so many coaches over the years let weaker, less skilled players just pass 

through to the next drill either afraid of the time that it will take to teach them, or 

because the have the patience or fortitude to do what is right by the youngster. 

Bobby does not quit on his kids and his method and patience win out with success every 

single time. 

Bobby is a man driven by his commitment to what he has seen occur on the football field. 

It is clear that he loves football but he loves our players more. As I watch pop warner, 

high school, college and professional football I hear talk and hope that the tide may be 

turning to what Bobby has been preaching for sometime, but it is not turning fast enough. 

Men and boys, afraid of ridicule that they are weak, that will be pulled from a game, that 

they were tough e are sacrificing themselves every day. Coaches in their 

arrogance refuse to learn new techniques, are uneducated and are willing to sacrifice 

injured players for a win. I am as competitive a person as you could possibly find and 

will even agree that there are some hurts that you play through but brain injury is 

another story altogether. Period. The impact and the consequences, whether immediate or 

cumulative, of brain injury that occurs on the field is far too staggering to continue to 

ignore when it can be largely be prevented through education by players and coaches off 

the field. 

There is no reason for our sons to sacrifice hard hitting, ripping tackles but it CAN be 

done in a manner that minimizes the potential of injury. Coaches, and safety 

administrators from organizations of the youngest players to our most seasoned NFL 

experts need to take a serious look at what Bobby Hosea is teaching. What he has created 

is straightforward and amazing and I am deeply grateful that a man of such conviction 

continues to drive his message to the football community. 

Sincerely, 

Ruth Wilson 

Vice President and Director of Human Resources 

Radnet Management, Inc. 

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