Football Resources and Tips

The following football and football-related resources and tips have been accumulated to inform our LPHS players, their parents, and football fans about what that football game is all about, a glossary of football terms, general football information of interest to parents and fans, training and tips for football players, some health information related to football including steroid abuse, and information about common injuries suffered while playing football.

New Resources and Tips will be added from time to time, so please check back to this page! If site visitors would like to recommend other resources that might be useful to other visitors, please cont webmaster@lphsfootball.com.

Glossary of Football Terminology

• Glossary - A to Z Terms for Football

Game Information

• Penalty Descriptions
• Football Signals Chart - High School and NCAA
• Officials - What They Do

Fan and Parent Information

• Bands At Football Games (poem)
• Communications With The Booth
• Football (poem)
• Football 101 - Primer for Parents and Fans
• Football 101 - Understanding the Basics
• Football Games (poem)
• Maps/Satellite Views to Potential Lake Park Football Opponents and Other High Schools [New]
• Mom and Football (poem)
• NFL Football Digest
• Player Position Descriptions
• That’s My Boy Down There (poem)
• The Importance of High School Football

Football Training and Tips

• Offensive Line Tips for Success
• Tips and Drills For Defensive Linemen - New
• Tips and Drills For Defensive Linemen II - New
• Practice Tips For Football Coaches
• Tips and Drills For Football Receivers
• Tips and Drills For Quarterbacks - Drop Back Passing
- New
• Tips and Drills For Running Backs

Health Issues and Steroid Use Information

• As Steroid Use Doubles…
• Controversy Grows About Steroid Use By High Schoolers
• Heatstroke and High School Players
• Hot Weather Football Tips
• Steroids - The Man Whose Arms Exploded
• Steroid Prevention Program Scores With High School Athletes
• Steroids - Dangerous Side Effects
• Steroids - Play Safe, Play Fair
• Steroids and Teens
• Steroids Report
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy – Steroids
• Three Curbs Will Be Instituted To Curb Steroid Use
• Water Versus Sports Drinks

Football Injuries Information

• Football Injuries – Overview
• Sprains and Strains
• Fractures
• Turf Toe
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Sprained Ankles
• ACL Injuries
• Meniscus Tears
• Hip Pointers
• Concussions
• Definition of a Concussion
- New
• Burners
• Spinal Cord Trauma