Football coach · Eau Claire, WICoach Tyrek
Private Football CoachCoach Tyrek
Trains in Hinckley & virtually
Works with all age groups
Pricing
Get to know Tyrek
All-Region Pro Football Player | DL, EDGE & LB Skills Coach
I’m a professional arena football player and former NCAA defensive end with 133 career tackles, 31 tackles for loss, and 19 sacks. I earned 2× First Team All-Conference honors, D3football.com Second Team All-Region, and Hansen Ratings Second Team All-Region recognition. In my final college season, I ranked Top 25 nationally in Division III with 9 sacks, while adding 17 TFLs and 3 forced fumbles. I specialize in developing DL, EDGE, and LB athletes through pass-rush technique, hand usage, footwork, explosiveness, block destruction, and football IQ. My goal is to help each athlete become a more confident, technically sound, and dominant football player.
How I can help you improve
I specialize in developing defensive linemen, EDGE rushers, and linebackers. We can work on pass-rush technique, hand usage, get-off, block destruction, tackling fundamentals, footwork, change of direction, explosiveness, and position-specific conditioning. I also teach athletes the “why” behind techniques so they develop their football IQ and learn how to apply what we practice in real game situations.
A typical training session
Every workout is built around the athlete’s position, experience level, strengths, and areas that need improvement. We’ll start with a dynamic warm-up and movement work before progressing into position-specific drills. Sessions can include stance and starts, footwork, hand fighting, pass-rush moves and counters, block destruction, reaction drills, tackling technique, agility, explosiveness, and conditioning. My goal is quality repetitions with coaching and corrections throughout the entire session—not just running athletes through drills.
Career & accomplishments
I played NCAA Division III football as a defensive end, finishing my college career with 133 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, and 19 sacks. I was a 2× First Team All-Conference selection, D3football.com Second Team All-Region selection, and Hansen Ratings Second Team All-Region selection. During my final collegiate season, I recorded 9 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, and 3 forced fumbles, finishing among the Top 25 nationally in Division III in sacks. After college, I continued my playing career at the professional arena football level, gaining additional experience playing multiple defensive roles.
Best coach I ever had
The best coaches I’ve had were the ones who held me accountable while also taking the time to explain why we were doing something. They pushed me beyond what I thought I could do, paid attention to the small details, and built relationships with their players. That shaped my own coaching philosophy: challenge athletes, teach them the details, build their confidence, and hold them to a high standard.
What athletes & parents should know
I understand that every athlete develops at a different pace, so I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to training. I’m patient, competitive, and detail-oriented, and I’ll challenge athletes while making sure they understand what they’re learning and why. My goal is to create a positive environment where athletes can make mistakes, learn, build confidence, and improve. Parents can expect communication, professionalism, and training that is tailored to their athlete’s individual goals. Most importantly, I want every athlete I work with to leave each session better than when they arrived.
Training locations
25% off your 1st lesson
$50
$38
Then $160/mo for 4 lessons, starting 48 hours after your 1st lesson. Cancel anytime.
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