This off-season, Jimi Desoto and Matt Cross were chosen to represent Philly and fly out to Reykjavik, Iceland. With a burning love for the game of American football, the frigid lands hoped to learn from the most American of all, the Philadelphia Liberty. After several requests being submitted, the team finally caved in when Reykjavik was chosen as the lucky host city of the First Annual World Football Championship.
With this factor in mind, the team wanted to teach those in Reykjavik the importance of a strong defensive performance and fluid connection between players. Thus, Cross and Jimi, who always have each other’s back’s, taught a series of three workshops focused on these abilities. The first, Hard-Hitting and Aiming for the Ball,” where the two taught the proper methods of tackling and how to best force the ball out. The second was “On-Field Communication Efficiency,” where Jimi, as Captain of the Philly defense for 4 straight seasons, taught how to quickly relate information as you read the defense and keep everyone on the same page. Another main part of this workshop was how to react to errors on the field and rally the team after a bad play or series.
The last workshop was “How practicing wrestling can make you a better football player, with live demonstration by Matt Cross and his assistant Jimi Desoto.” The most important training of their short stay in Reykjavik, Cross lead a wrestling practice, and explained how the two sports correlate, and what you can take from wrestling and implement to football, such as additional tackling tips and mental preparation tactics.
With this factor in mind, the team wanted to teach those in Reykjavik the importance of a strong defensive performance and fluid connection between players. Thus, Cross and Jimi, who always have each other’s back’s, taught a series of three workshops focused on these abilities. The first, Hard-Hitting and Aiming for the Ball,” where the two taught the proper methods of tackling and how to best force the ball out. The second was “On-Field Communication Efficiency,” where Jimi, as Captain of the Philly defense for 4 straight seasons, taught how to quickly relate information as you read the defense and keep everyone on the same page. Another main part of this workshop was how to react to errors on the field and rally the team after a bad play or series.
The last workshop was “How practicing wrestling can make you a better football player, with live demonstration by Matt Cross and his assistant Jimi Desoto.” The most important training of their short stay in Reykjavik, Cross lead a wrestling practice, and explained how the two sports correlate, and what you can take from wrestling and implement to football, such as additional tackling tips and mental preparation tactics.