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Developing a winning team
is the dream of all coaches and athletic departments around the United
States and the world. Whether it is collegiate football, Little League
or rugby, coaches throughout history have tried to find that winning
formula for developing a champion. "How will I inspire an individual to
become a part of a team?
How can I teach a player to give his heart and soul to his peers and
mold himself into the best that he or she can be?" Obviously, there are
many theories and methods employed by thousands of coaching staffs. The
TUG is a revolutionary invention that has been developed to help
coaches find the special magic that produces a champion. It takes a
basic technique that has been used for decades in football training and
turns it into a safe and effective way to develop teamwork as well as
individual strength.
As Zabel reflected back upon his football career, he recalled the drills that coaches inflicted upon him as player. At OU, stick wrestling was a common activity that Zabel can only describe as “brutal”. In the NFL, a similar drill was common, only utilizing a towel. These activities in and of themselves were not the challenge, instead it was the competitive spirit that was pulled from the players. While at Curry College, Zabel developed a tug of war drill for his players using old tires. As the offense and defense competed, he was able to see the energy, excitement, competition and strength conditioning that was produced from this single activity. As he observed the benefits that this activity provided, he began to imagine a coaching tool that could provide weight and foster competitiveness while also being a safer activity for ambitious athletes. The TUG, or “TUGGER”, was born to provide an outlet for safer, competitive training for football teams.
The TUG measures 9x30x36 and is made out of a rubber-like resin that is firm, yet flexible. Each device has two handles on opposite sides and has the capacity to hold up to 15 gallons of water, which creates a way to harness inertia. By putting 10 gallons of water in a 15 gallon container, there is room for movement, therefore creating inertia. The Tug creates a challenge that is unlike any traditional static weight. The Tug can be ordered in any of 8 different colors, Royal Blue, Light Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple, Maroon and Orange.
The Tug is currently being utilized by the following NCAA Division I football programs: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Texas, Florida, Baylor, Colorado, UCLA, Central Florida, La Salle, UMass, Colgate, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, West Texas A&M, Murray State, Western Illinois, Southern Mississippi and countless High Schools. The feedback from these coaching staffs has been extremely valuable, because other uses for the Tug are also being discovered. It can be used as a weight sled, or it can be flipped like a big tractor tire. Players can curl it, row it upright, press it, perform triceps work, and even use it as an anchor when doing sit ups or leg lifts.
Competitive Action Sports, LLC is an Oklahoma Based Company, headquartered in Edmond, OK.
Download the Steve Zabel Story by clicking here.
As Zabel reflected back upon his football career, he recalled the drills that coaches inflicted upon him as player. At OU, stick wrestling was a common activity that Zabel can only describe as “brutal”. In the NFL, a similar drill was common, only utilizing a towel. These activities in and of themselves were not the challenge, instead it was the competitive spirit that was pulled from the players. While at Curry College, Zabel developed a tug of war drill for his players using old tires. As the offense and defense competed, he was able to see the energy, excitement, competition and strength conditioning that was produced from this single activity. As he observed the benefits that this activity provided, he began to imagine a coaching tool that could provide weight and foster competitiveness while also being a safer activity for ambitious athletes. The TUG, or “TUGGER”, was born to provide an outlet for safer, competitive training for football teams.
The TUG measures 9x30x36 and is made out of a rubber-like resin that is firm, yet flexible. Each device has two handles on opposite sides and has the capacity to hold up to 15 gallons of water, which creates a way to harness inertia. By putting 10 gallons of water in a 15 gallon container, there is room for movement, therefore creating inertia. The Tug creates a challenge that is unlike any traditional static weight. The Tug can be ordered in any of 8 different colors, Royal Blue, Light Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple, Maroon and Orange.
The Tug is currently being utilized by the following NCAA Division I football programs: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Texas, Florida, Baylor, Colorado, UCLA, Central Florida, La Salle, UMass, Colgate, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, West Texas A&M, Murray State, Western Illinois, Southern Mississippi and countless High Schools. The feedback from these coaching staffs has been extremely valuable, because other uses for the Tug are also being discovered. It can be used as a weight sled, or it can be flipped like a big tractor tire. Players can curl it, row it upright, press it, perform triceps work, and even use it as an anchor when doing sit ups or leg lifts.
Competitive Action Sports, LLC is an Oklahoma Based Company, headquartered in Edmond, OK.
Download the Steve Zabel Story by clicking here.
