Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012

I was listing to "Through My Eyes" and Tim Tebow was describing some of the things that Coach Marotti put him through at Florida when he came in the spring after his high school senior fall. Here is a presentation of  Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012. 

WE WILL GET WHAT WE EMPHASIZE 

• Work Toughness/Discipline

• Maximizing Genetic Potential: Improving

• EFFORT and DISCIPLINE: To Work on Hard Things

• Winning

WE ARE WHAT WE TOLERATE 

K.I.S.S. Principle

• Make it Easy
• Simple Things
• Use Common Sense
• Make them GO HARD
• Compete
• Progress
• If it Looks bad, IT IS
• Make FUN
• Have ENERGY GIVERS around the Program 

IT IS NOW WHAT YOU DO
BUT RATHER HOW YOU DO IT 

PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING 

Incorporate a comprehensive strength/conditioning program. Based on a precise, periodic year round plan of training. Ultimate goal is to train to be the best football player possible.  All training phases are based on the progressive overload principal.

Specific Program Goals

• Improve as a Football Player
• Maximize physical potential and physical/mental readiness
• Increase physical capacity
• Speed/Power/Strength/Flexibility/Conditioning/Body Comp   
• Help minimize injuries, decrease rehab time
• Develop confidence and unity
• Develop mental toughness and work toughness 

Action Required

• Organized, Disciplined, Precise Plan
• Create Intense Competitive Environment
• Develop Overall Toughness
• Demand Discipline. Accountability
• Sports Specific
• Coach Extremely Hard
• High "JUICE" Meter  
• Enthusiasm breeds Energy
• Energy breeds Effort
• Effort breeds Excellence

Weigh Room / Strength

Focus on ground based. multi-joint movements

Make program hard with proper progression

Use different rep/sets/exercise

4 Day Program/ 3 Day Program

Highly competitive

Begin movement and plyometric progression 

Conditioning / Speed

2-3 days per week

Focus on Mechanics

Focus on football speed (ACCELERATION/starts/agilities) 

General to Specific conditioning, energy system, interval training

Highly competitive speed and agility program 

Nutrition

• Provide recovery drinks post exercise, Nutritional beverages for weight gain and weight maintenance
• Education / Provide information
• Pre practice / lift Fueling Stations
• Breakfast Club: pinpoint High need athletes (wt gain, fat loss, wt loss, incoming freshmen) 
• Monday-Friday 6:00-7:30 am
• mandatory training table 5:000-7:00 Monday-Thursday
• 1-2 Nutritionist present
• Body composition bod pod/skin calipers
• Goal to build lean muscle mass 

Based on ATTITUDE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RELENTLESS EFFORT, TOUGHNESS and PERFORMANCE

Highly Competitive