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Your team's ability to tackle is one of the most critical factors in football. Here are five tips that can help you immediately improve your tackling.

The importance of data analytics in football is becoming more and more important. They are affecting numerous aspects of the game including in-game decisions and play calling, player personnel choices, and more. And now, this is not only for the highest level of the game, we are seeing it begin to be implemented at all levels; pro, college, and high school.

Tackling is a fundamental yet complex skill. It's a high-speed, high-impact collision that requires players to be in an optimal position and execute their technique flawlessly, which can take years to master.

Atavus analysis tracks head contact, head positioning, and spine alignment on every tackle attempted. We believe that identifying these incidents is the beginning. We support behavior change that can be enacted by coaches in order to address this issue at the source and reduce overall incidents of head contact in tackling, period.

With safety being the largest concern in Football, Atavus looks to help address some of the areas of concern through our safe tackling programs.

We talk a lot about football and tackling, but we are always supportive of brands that are using their platform to empower youth to pursue any sport. We believe in the power of sports.

Atavus' ITA's are a comprehensive analysis of performance, safety, and execution of the technical elements involved in tackling.

Atavus' tackling analytics is not just about data. We look at every aspect of a play, from the pre-contact pursuit to the finishing elements of contact. We aggregate the data and look for impactful moments that offer actionable insights for coaches and athletes. The goal is to go beyond made vs. missed tackles and create a feedback mechanism that helps coaches communicate and athletes improve and develop tackling skills.