Justin Wren, Rafael Lovato Jr. and special guest Rayden Overbay at Bellator 233
Justin Wren, Rafael Lovato Jr. and special guest Rayden Overbay at Bellator 233
Justin Wren, Rafael Lovato Jr. and special guest Rayden Overbay at Bellator 233
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Justin Wren, Rafael Lovato Jr. and special guest Rayden Overbay at Bellator 233
Justin Wren, Rafael Lovato Jr. and special guest Rayden Overbay at Bellator 233
After returning to practice Tuesday, Broncos quarterback Drew Lock joked that he had almost forgotten how to put on a helmet.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock injured his thumb in a preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 19 and was placed on injured reserve. He hadn’t practiced for nearly three months before finally returning to the field on Tuesday.
After completing his first practice of the regular season, Lock jokingly tweeted that he had almost forgotten how to put on his helmet.
Almost forgot how to put this thing on….đ but boy did it feel good to be back out there! #BRONCOSCOUNTRY pic.twitter.com/qdoqoXPjCu
— Drew Lock (@DrewLock23) November 13, 2019
Broncos fans seemed to appreciate Lock’s sense of humor and voiced their support for the QB to get playing time as soon as possible.
— Jessie (@salazarallday) November 13, 2019
#BroncosCountry canât wait till you start.
— art (@archurops) November 13, 2019
THEY NEED TO START YOU ASAP !!!! #LOCKSEASON !
— Juvondy Gordon (@Vonndonn_18) November 13, 2019
Letâs Go!! I canât wait till they put you out there to start, I have a feeling your gonna be our QB1 đŻđŻ
— Neff5280 (@MHP_DJ_NEFF) November 13, 2019
Drew lock lock down qb1 spot
— Bryan Horaist (@BHoraist) November 13, 2019
Lock is still on injured reserve so he is not yet eligible to play. Denver has three weeks to decide if he will be activated to the 53-man roster or spend the rest of the season on reserve.
When starting quarterback Joe Flacco went down with a neck injury two weeks ago, Brandon Allen was named the new starter. Allen will start again against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and Allen will likely start against the Buffalo Bills in Week 13.
Lock might have to wait until December to get a chance to start.
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Any coach who’s looking to brush up their social media skills should look at these tips and tricks from NCSA.
Nelson Gord is a former collegiate and professional ballplayer, successful high school head coach and the founder of the largest travel baseball club in Illinois. Nelson is just one of many former college and professional athletes and coaches who are part of the Next College Student Athlete team. Their experience, along with NCSAâs history of digital innovation and long-standing relationship with the college coaching community, helped create NCSA Team Edition, the free recruiting platform for club and high school coaches and their teams.
Social media can be a tremendous tool for growing the reach and influence of your team or organization, but it also must be utilized properly in order to really help. Thatâs why NCSA Team Edition (our recruiting platform built for high school and club coaches) recently hosted a social media education webinar that covered many tips and issues that coaches and athletes may not be familiar with. It is a highly recommended watch for any coach whoâs looking to brush up their social media skills. In this article, youâll find just a few of the takeaways from this webinar.
Athletes and parents: You can also apply much of this information to your own social media presence, especially the section about dos and donâts.Â
Click here to watch the full social media education webinar.
When your team and athletes are doing well and others see that, itâs a great boost for your brand and reputation. Thatâs why when athletes have an impressive game, cap off a solid season, win an award, etc., you should share that achievement, whether itâs on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. This can also extend to academic achievements, college commitments, service projects and other related activities. Make sure to use hashtags and tag other teams in your region to help expand your reach.
Outside of celebrating achievements, social media presents plenty of opportunities to market your athletes and help them get noticed throughout the college recruiting process. You can announce the arrival of new athletes when they join your team or create introduction or highlight videos that show off your athletes. If that seems a bit too time-intensive, keep an eye out for any tweets or posts that athletes and families share. You can share and retweet those to show support and also add content to your page.
Few things make your team look better on social media than alumni getting recruited and playing for a college program. Thatâs why you should keep following your former athletes and sharing what theyâre doing at the next level. This is especially effective when sharing posts about your alumni that have been posted by their college team or university accounts. To get the best possible reach, youâll ideally want to follow every single college program in your sportâor at least the ones that recruit in your region.
Twitter is the main social media platform used by college coaches and programs when it comes to communicating with potential recruits. To effectively stand out, youâll want your teamâs Twitter handle to actually be representative of your team. So, if your baseball team is the Washington Stars, you may want to name it @StarsBaseball. Youâll also want to make sure the bio is informative and includes any accolades that your team has recently won. Having a recognizable name and informative bio will help your account get more traction.
As you already know, your athletes donât always make the best decisions. When it comes to social media, once you post something online, itâs out there forever. Help educate them about proper social media usage with these tips:
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Even top clubs still lean on social media after theyâve become household names. After the seminar, we asked some of our top NCSA Team Edition partner clubs about their approach to social media.
Coach Ryan Silver of West Coast Eliteâthe largest youth travel basketball organization on the West Coastâshared that âSocial media is very important for highlighting our playersâ accomplishments on and off the court. We believe that off-the-court accomplishmentsâcommunity service, strong academic resumeâare just as important as an athlete with a 40-inch vertical being recruited by the top college programs in the country. The foundation of our program is built around the 40-year plan: setting yourself up for life after basketball. Social media allows us to help each athlete who is a part of our program by highlighting their accomplishments.â
Vince Muscat, Club Director of Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy, shared that âSocial media is an important way for us to communicate and market to our customers and their families. We use social media to help promote the individual athletes as well as the team’s accomplishments. We utilize social media to market upcoming programs, lessons, training, tournament schedules and to highlight our alumni as they continue their collegiate careers.â
When utilized correctly, social media can be a tremendous tool for you and your team. Do you need help expanding your social media reach? Have any topics which youâd like to see covered in this column? Reach out to NCSA Team Edition directly at teamedition@ncsasports.com and weâll let you know how we can help.
Former Broncos running back Terrell Davis wouldn’t let his son play for a youth football team named the “Raiders.”
The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders have been divisional rivals dating ball the way back to their AFL days in 1960. Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis played in 10 of those rivalry games during his career and helped Denver dominate the series 8-2.
Davis gained 1,054 yards from scrimmage and scored 8 touchdowns in those contests against Oakland and he still feels part of the rivalry to this day. Davis dislikes the Raiders so much that he removed his son from a youth football team named after them, according to NFL Network’s Lindsay Rhodes.
How deep do these @nfl rivalries run? @Terrell_Davis had his 8 yr old son removed from a youth football team, and placed on a different one, because the original teamâs name was… the Raiders.
— Lindsay Rhodes (@lindsay_rhodes) November 9, 2019
Broncos fans on Twitter approved of the ex-RB’s decision.
TD is a great man.
— Hank Bartee (@HankBartee) November 9, 2019
I love @Terrell_Davis!! That man is all bronco. pic.twitter.com/7xQP6Ipp6t
— B đđťââď¸đđ𧥠(@denbron77) November 9, 2019
— Jason (@jelam1) November 9, 2019
Oh this makes me SO happy!!!!! Can I love TD any more?! đ
— Dan Jedrzejek (@danotwoface) November 9, 2019
— Tracy Alvarez (@tmalva03) November 9, 2019
Davis ranks No. 1 in franchise history with 7,607 rushing yards and 60 rushing touchdowns. He also totaled 1,280 receiving yards and caught five touchdown passes before his career was cut short by injury.
Davis was a key member of the Broncos teams that won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998, rushing for 1,049 yards and 11 touchdowns in seven playoff games. He was named the NFL’s MVP in 1998 and named the MVP of Super Bowl XXXII following a 31-21 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
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