DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
Our goal is to develop athletes to reach their potential. Our athletes learn skills, increase their football IQ, and train with top players from NY. We offer year round semi-private training sessions as well as virtual film sessions in season. We also record sessions and make footage available to athletes for personal use.
Physical Skills
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Footwork
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Breaks & Transitions
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Ball Skills
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Coverage
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Tackling (non-contact)
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Route Running
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Blocking
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Block Shedding
​Combine Focus
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40 Yard Dash
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15-yard Shuttle
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Broad jump
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Vertical jump
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Lifting
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Speed work/track
Mental (Football IQ)
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4 key points in the route
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Field General (understanding everyone's coverage responsibility)
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Pre-snap positioning (alignment)
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Post-snap positioning (get to the spot)
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Leverage & Reading releases
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Spacing
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Understanding down & distance
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How to analyze film like a pro (instead of a viewer)
Recruiting
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Highlight film assistance
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College Selection
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Coach Interviews
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How our training sessions work:
Our personal training program is tailored to each player and meets them at their skill level. We'll customize our approach to ensure you learn new techniques that will help you improve across the board. Our sessions offer the opportunity to train in small sessions with top talent from other schools in the area.
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ABOUT US
Win every play before gameday
Football Island was created to take athletes to the next level by arming athletes with the skills and football IQ required to dominate. We offer year round semi-private training sessions, some of which offer 1on1s (dbs vs wrs). We film sessions and make footage available to athletes. In season, we offer virtual game film analysis sessions in addition to on field training.
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Football Island offers student athletes advice as they go through the recruiting process and can serve as a reference for college recruiters. We understand how important it is for athletes to demonstrate (1) athleticism, (2) refined skills and (3) playmaking ability to increase playing time and get to the next level.
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Developing athletes into elite football players is what we are here to do. Take the first step towards mastering your craft by investing in yourself today!
TONY JONES
Coach & Founder
Tony played safety for Wagner College's Division 1 football program and was a member of Wagner's first ever NEC division title in 2012. Tony earned playing time as early as his freshman season, while ultimately graduating with a double major in finance and accounting and a 3.73 GPA. Tony ran a 4.40 40-yard dash his freshman year and ran the 100 meter dash in the National Junior Olympics in 2006.
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Tony played high school football for Kellenberg Memorial HS (9,10) and Baldwin HS (11,12). He was recruited by Harvard, UPenn, Tulane, Wagner, LIU and various other schools. Tony ultimately decided to attend Penn State University and try out as a walk on before transferring to Wagner College.
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In addition to Football Island, Tony also founded Island Speed Academy which focuses on speed and agility for athletes of all ages/genders and across all sports.
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