Gameday Primers

September 20, 2025Welcome back to another Leech Letter. Primer sessions aren’t about replacing your pregame warm-up. They’re about filling the gaps. Think about a Friday night kickoff. Kids sit around all day in class. Take a nap during math. Scroll on their phone after school. By the time you ask them to flip the switch, their nervous system has been idling all day. Or think about a Friday PE block. You don’t want them running through a full offseason lift the day of a game, but you also don’t want them lounging for 45 minutes either. That’s where primers come in. They’re short. Sharp. Intentional. The goal is simple: wake the nervous system up without wearing it down. Here’s one format I love: Max Effort Overcoming ISO – Strain against something immovable. Could be Pin Pulls, Contact Prep ISOs work great with minimal equipment. Vertical Medball Throw – channel that power into something explosive! Personally I feel my best with MB Throws for Height, but any violent MB variation will do.

Rhythmic Elastic Plyos – Pattern some rhythm, stiffness, and elasticity. I used 2 + 1 lateral bounds in my video. Ankle jumps are simple and work great too. Mobility – I leave 1 good stretch in to slow the kids down, lower HR, and address some mobility needs before going into the next round. 3–4 rounds. Done right, the guys walk away better, more awake, more ready to go. But there’s room to put your own spin on it. Light and fast Olympic lifts, dynamic effort squats and benches, light resisted sprints, long jumps, other medball throws, you get the idea. The drills don’t matter as much as the intent. At the end of the day: downtime kills readiness. A good primer kills downtime. Don’t just fill space on Game Day. Script it with purpose. Prime your athletes to show up faster, sharper, and ready to dominate under the lights. Keep the Fire Burning, Leech