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COACH QUOTES
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John McKissick
Head Coach
Summerville High School
(500+ wins, the most wins in the history of football, 10 state championships)
"I've been coaching football for a long, long time,
and I have to say it's about time someone designed
a pad in the hitting position. The S-Pad makes plain
sense. A lot of variables go into winning or losing
football games, and obviously the quality of blocking
on both sides of the ball is paramount. Our players
get a more realistic feel for contact with the S-pad,
and they strive to play under the shoulder pads
of their opponents. There is no easy way a kid can
cheat this pad. I'm impressed and would recommend
the S-Advantage sleds to any program wanting to
improve their line play."
Craig Cansler
Offensive Line Coach
Euless Trinity High School
5A State Champ '05
"We have a Crowther S-Advantage Sled with Hit-Tech Leverage Mechanism. This sled plays a big and important part in our individual period. Our offensive linemen get ample reps on the sled working both hand and shoulder drills. The S-pad forces players into the proper blow delivery position with low hips and finishing the block. We work all of our zone steps on the sled. I can honestly say to you, if you're looking for a new sled, the S-Advantage is the right choice."
Brian Huckabay
Head Coach
Paul Pewitt High School
"At Paul Pewitt High School we have built a reputation as a team that can rack up big yards on the ground. WE ARE GOING TO RUN THE BALL! In that regard, I guess you could say we are old fashioned. Therefore, we need our offensive linemen to be hard-nosed kids who will come off the ball and change the line of scrimmage. We have always been big on using blocking sleds to accomplish this. EVERY Tuesday we have a team sled session at the end of practice. However, early in the 2004 season we were not happy with our line play and remembered seeing the S-Advantage sled at the summer coaches' convention. We got the sled in early September and saw immediate results. As our kids got better at driving the S-Advantage, our running game improved. We ended up winning the district championship and making the quarterfinal round. All of our starting interior linemen were selected first or second team all-district. After 10 games in the 2005 season we were undefeated and averaging 436 rushing yards per game. The S-Advantage sled is truly an advantage!"
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S-Pads imitate the body lean and angles of attacking
opponents... |
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THE ADVANTAGE:
Fire out and rock
your opponents out of their stances. Destroy
their momentum. Players can accomplish these
goals by working with an S-Advantage sled.
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LOW MAN WINS:
The S-Pads force bent
knees and coiled stances. As you know, the
laws of physics dictate that the low man wins.
It's hard to hit the S-Pad high. Some coaches
think the S-Pad is like having a chute attached
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THE PERFECT FIT:
Bent knees, flat
back, tight hands and choppy feet (or if you prefer,
a near perfect shoulder - forearm fit). Just a few
things that describe the S-Pad or what the S-Pad
is designed to do.
The S-Pad is designed in the shape of an actual
player, a player in the contact position, moving,
not static, not upright. It provides a realistic
target: head, torso, shoulders, waist, and knees.
Angled like an actual charging player. The S-Pads
make plain sense. |
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MODULAR: 1 SLED = 2 SLEDS:
S-Advantage sleds
are modular. You can purchase a 7 man sled and change
it into a 5 and 2 man sled, or 4 and 3 man sled
(or any combination). So, if your offense or defense
changes, you can change the sled. Shown: 7 Man S-Advantage
with Hit-Tech Leverage Mechanism |
Shown: 7 Man S-Advantage
with Hit-Tech Leverage Mechanism |
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RUN THROUGH FRAME:
Your players can run through
the frame of the sled. This is possible because
there's only one connector link between each pad,
and the link is just above the ground. The sled
also provides wide 56" center-to-center pad spacing.
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PASS PRO & LINEBACKER DRILLS:
Work Pass Pro drills or
defensive punch techniques on the S-Pads. The curved
S-Pads will force players to bend their knees. For
big results a big S-Advantage Sled is the right
choice. Even players tell us you can't cheat the
S-Pads. |
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GOAL LINE SITUATIONS:
Because the S-Pads extend
close to the ground, you can work crab blocks and
goal line situations. Each pad is removable for
storage. To remove, you unzip the pad and unlock
the Velcro straps. The S-Pads are the only pads
we know of with a two-part protective cover. |
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HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION:
Work traps, pulls, downblocks
or virtually any combination on the S-Sleds. We
believe in heavy steel construction. It's certainly
not the least expensive way, but it's the best way.
To maintain a power base, your players need a heavy
sled that resists. Each person is in essence driving
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Coach Quote: Frank Garcia, Retired NFL Lineman -
10 Year Veteran
O-Line Coach Charlotte Catholic: 2AA State Champs
'04, 3AA State Champs '05, 3AA State Runner-Up '06
"The 5 man sled
has been an integral part in the development of
our young men. We run a wing-T offense that is based
on a quick hitting attack style O-Line play. We
start every individual drill by hitting the S-Advantage
Sled. At every level of play from high school to
the pros, I have always used a sled to help develop
technique. The S-Sled simulates the most realistic
block faced in game situations. There is no doubt
that without the S-Sled we would not be as successful
as we are today." |
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A SLED FOR ALL TECHNIQUES,
DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE:
The S-Advantage Sleds are
built and designed for virtually every position.
They are equally as effective for DLs as OLs, for
RBs and LBs, and for DBs and TEs. You can practice
and improve all of your blocking techniques. The
sled works for hands, punch, forearm, shoulder,
rip, and swim. No other sled has that many options.
An S-Advantage sled is like four sleds in one. |
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TIGHT HANDS
OR SHOULDER BLOCK:
No matter what the technique,
the S-Pads are an ideal fit for defensive and offensive
linemen. When using the hands, they have to make
a tight fit. They can strike with their thumbs up
or in joint alignment. See the optional Hit-Tech
Mechanism on the next page for locking out. For
shoulder-forearm blocking the pads also make an
ideal fit. The players get a realistic feel for
driving their opponents out of their stances. |
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OPTIONAL DUAL ARM S-PADS:
The Optional Dual
Arm S-Pads take sled effectiveness to the
next level. These pads are the most effective
pads to train inside hand placement. Each
rep with the Dual Arm Pads is more game-like
as it requires more concentration and skill
from the players because of the difficulty
in achieving the proper fit.
Hands too high or too wide simply get blocked
by the arms, making it more difficult to drive
or punch the sled. The Dual Arm S-Pads can
frustrate players until they get better.
The benefits of the pad for rip and swim techniques
are great. The arms are made of dense foam
so they will move when hit, but not too easily.
Being low is an absolute prerequisite to hitting
this pad, a player can't stand up and get
a proper fit underneath the arm pits.
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Repeat: cannot stand up! And, not to be forgotten in this
mix of benefits is the fact that the Dual Arm S-Pads make
an awesome target for forearm - shoulder blocking. Again,
they give a game-like feel not seen before in a pad. Price
in table on bottom right of next page (Purchase new with
the sled, or if you already own an S-Sled, the covers
can be purchased separately). |
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OPTIONAL HIT-TECH LEVERAGE
MECHANISM: THE BEST IN LEVERAGE BLOCKING:
Hit on the rise.
You can order your sled with or without the
Hit-Tech Leverage option:
The Hit-Tech (the yellow-circled breadbox-looking
mechanism shown at right) option allows each
player to leverage his pad from a starting
position to an upright position, where the
chest of the pad is nearly perpendicular to
the ground. The pad leverages (rises) on a
realistic angle (particularly important for
OLs and DLs to punch out, and not just up).
It doesn't leverage straight up or straight
back but rises like a player coming out of
his stance.
The Hit-Tech helps teach violent hands or
shoulder skills. As you leverage the pad,
it becomes more difficult to raise, and you
encounter more resistance than just the weight
of the pad. The force required to leverage
the pad is 189 lbs. per inch (plus the 90
lb. weight of the pad plate). This encourages
players to bring their hips through their
block. The pad doesn't superficially unlock
at a certain point and become lighter. Thus,
there's resistance to the players at all angles.
This is particularly important for DLs to
gain the strength to lock their elbows out
against a strong opponent. The higher the
player leverages the pad, the more it resists.
Each player leverages his own pad. Nothing
particularly new here, except it's a lot easier
on the Crowther Hit-Tech system to "see" each
player's effort because of the wide pad spacing
and shape of the pad.
The most overlooked benefit of the Hit-Tech
system is its simplicity. There are no latches
to break and no roller bearings or gas shocks
to replace. It's professionally engineered.
It consists of a 10" zinc coated coil spring,
a metal spring plate, a metal box, and bolts.
Simple. Good. Durable. 95% of all S-Advantage
Sleds are ordered with the Hit-Tech Option.
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ATTACK
SLED OPTION:
Attack the line of
scrimmage. The Attack Sled is essentially
a two man sled that includes the Hit-Tech
Leverage mechanism, a coaching platform, and
a ball snapping mechanism built into the sled.
DLs can key actual ball movement. Use the
Attack Sled for enhancing powerful separation
skills from OLs. |
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RIDE
THE SLED OPTION:
Ride the Sled by purchasing
the coach's pad (an S-Pad with handles sewn
in back) and the non-skid tape (placed on
the pontoon). |
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Colors |
| Black |
Navy |
Royal |
Purple |
Maroon |
Red |
Orange |
Yellow |
Green |
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(3, 4, & 6 Man Sleds available.
Please call for pricing.)
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Man S-Advantage Sleds |
Model# |
For
Player Sizes |
Weight |
Length |
Price
with Regular
S-Pads |
Price
With Dual Arm S-Pads |
| Junior
Model Regular |
2ADVJR |
75-115
lb. Players |
220 |
4' |
$959
($527 x 2) |
N/A |
| JV
Model Regular |
2ADVJV |
95-160
lb. Players |
352 |
4' |
$1450
($797 x 2) |
$1650
($907 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model Regular |
2ADVV |
160-275
lb. Players |
452 |
5'-3" |
$1590
($874 x 2) |
$1790
($984 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model With Hit-Tech |
2ADVH |
160-275
lb. Players |
452 |
5'-3" |
$1878
($1032 x 2) |
$2078
($1142 x 2) |
| Collegiate
Model With Hit-Tech |
2ADVHC |
200-350
lb. Players |
552 |
5'-3" |
$1970
($1083 x 2) |
$2170
($1193 x 2) |
| Attack
Sled Model |
2ADVHA |
200-350
lb. Players |
575 |
5'-3" |
$2100
($1155 x 2) |
$2350
($1292 x 2) |
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Man S-Advantage Sleds |
Model# |
For
Player Sizes |
Weight |
Length |
Price
with Regular
S-Pads |
Price
With Dual Arm S-Pads |
| Junior
Model Regular |
5ADVJR |
75-115
lb. Players |
550 |
16' |
$2599
($1429 x 2) |
N/A |
| JV
Model Regular |
5ADVJV |
95-160
lb. Players |
952 |
16' |
$3625
($1993 x 2) |
$4125
($2268 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model Regular |
5ADVV |
160-275
lb. Players |
1202 |
19'-3" |
$3975
($2186 x 2) |
$4475
($2461 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model With Hit-Tech |
5ADVH |
160-275
lb. Players |
1202 |
19'-3" |
$4695
($2582 x 2) |
$5195
($2857 x 2) |
| Collegiate
Model With Hit-Tech |
5ADVHC |
200-350
lb. Players |
1452 |
19'-3" |
$4925
($2708 x 2) |
$5425
($2983 x 2) |
| Ride
the Sled Model |
5ADVRS |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$135 |
$235 |
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Man S-Advantage Sleds |
Model# |
For
Player Sizes |
Weight |
Length |
Price
with Regular
S-Pads |
Price
With Dual Arm S-Pads |
| Junior
Model Regular |
7ADVJR |
75-115
lb. Players |
770 |
24' |
$3470
($1908 x 2) |
N/A |
| JV
Model Regular |
7ADVJV |
95-160
lb. Players |
1352 |
24' |
$4995
($2747 x 2) |
$5695
($3132 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model Regular |
7ADVV |
160-275
lb. Players |
1702 |
28'-5" |
$5565
($3060 x 2) |
$6265
($3445 x 2) |
| Varsity
Model With Hit-Tech |
7ADVH |
160-275
lb. Players |
1702 |
28'-5" |
$6495
($3572 x 2) |
$7195
($3957 x 2) |
| Collegiate
Model With Hit-Tech |
7ADVHC |
200-350
lb. Players |
2052 |
28'-5" |
$6895
($3792 x 2) |
$7595
($4177 x 2) |
| Ride
the Sled Model |
7ADVRS |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$135 |
$235 |
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