Resources
Coaching the reps you can finally measure.
Practical guides on catch rate, drops, and receiver accountability — grounded in how the JUGS machine actually gets used.
Buying Guide
Choosing a Catch-Tracking System for Your Program
Thinking about measuring the JUGS machine? Here's what to look for in a catch-tracking system — accuracy, low operator burden, useful analytics, data ownership, and a clean setup.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Coaching
How to Evaluate Wide Receivers in Practice
Evaluating receivers shouldn't come down to who looked good today. Here's a framework that blends the eye test with objective, trackable practice data.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Analytics
Football Analytics for Position Coaches: A Practical Starting Point
Analytics doesn't have to mean a data team and a spreadsheet you'll never open. Here's a grounded way for position coaches to start with numbers that change decisions.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Equipment
Wide Receiver Training Equipment: What Actually Moves the Needle
From JUGS machines to gloves and reaction tools — a practical look at receiver training equipment, and why the measurement layer is the piece most programs are missing.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Product
What a Receiver Analytics Dashboard Brings to the Table
From a morning squad summary to game-readiness scores and practice-to-game correlation — here's what a receiver analytics dashboard actually puts in front of a coaching staff, and what it doesn't.
Jun 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Analytics
Game Readiness for Receivers: Turning Practice Data into a Saturday Read
What does it mean for a receiver to be 'ready'? Here's a transparent way to turn catch rate, volume, trend, and attendance into a single read you can actually explain.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Coaching
Drops Are a Coaching Problem You Can Measure
Drops are usually treated as bad luck or effort. Measured properly — when they happen, after what, and whether a player rebounds — they become a coachable pattern.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Benchmarks
What's a Good Catch Rate for a Wide Receiver?
There's no single magic number — a good catch rate depends on drill type, distance, and context. Here's how to set benchmarks that actually mean something for your room.
Jun 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Guides
How to Track Catch Rate on a JUGS Machine
Most programs run the JUGS machine every day and record nothing. Here's how to turn those reps into a catch-rate number you can actually coach with.
Jun 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Coaching
How to Reduce Drops in Practice: A Data-Driven Approach
You can't fix what you can't see. Here's a practical loop for reducing drops — measure the pattern, target the cause, and check whether the intervention is actually working.
Jun 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Analytics
Does JUGS Machine Practice Translate to Game Catches?
The honest answer: sometimes, and it varies by player. Here's how to actually measure the practice-to-game relationship instead of assuming it.
Jun 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Culture
How to Build a Receiver Leaderboard Players Actually Chase
A leaderboard can drive voluntary reps — or it can collect dust. Here's what makes a receiver catch-rate leaderboard motivating, fair, and worth putting on the wall.
May 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Drills
7 JUGS Machine Drills for Better Hands (and How to Measure Them)
A rundown of high-value JUGS machine drills for receivers — rapid-fire hands, over-the-shoulder, high-point, contested — plus how to track catch rate by drill so the work shows up in the data.
May 22, 2026 · 6 min read
See it on your machine.
A short walkthrough on a real session — leaderboard, dashboard, and the data behind both.