Best Eleven of 2023, #11: Effective Networking and Training RB Vision, Amanda Ruller, RB Coach, Central Washington

As we wind down 2023 and ramp up the offseason, we are sharing our “Best 11” interviews from the past year. This one is with Amanda Ruller, who is currently the running backs coach for Central Washington.

In this episode, Amanda Ruller shared a different perspective on networking in this profession, finding a way to the top, and then digging into ideas and drills for training running backs.

Her unique background in strength and conditioning, data and analytics, and sports media, as well as her experience as an elite multi-sport athlete, is something she leverages to advance in the profession.

There are plenty of takeaways from this episode, including insight and advice to become known to the people who can help elevate you, as well as ideas for creating purposeful drills.

Show Notes:

• Finding a way into the coaching profession
• Her start in strength and conditioning
• Creating something to give
• Marketing yourself
• Sports broadcasting as an avenue to build relationships
• Spending camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship with Seattle Seahawks
• Persistence
• Find what you are passionate about and go and do it
• Data, analytics, and the NFL Combine
• Doing work for free to get noticed
• Putting together drills that are purposeful
• Training vision in the running backs
• Create the standard to create the results
• Speed cuts
• Pressure step
• Be used to the movement but not the rhythm
• Jump cuts
• Working with the Seahawks
• Physio ball to create different timing in drills

Follow Amanda Ruller on Twitter @AMANDAbolic.

Watch Coach Ruller's Speed Training Presentation from Lauren's First and Goal.

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