New England Quarterback Development
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"There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an athlete reap the benefits of hard work and sacrifice. The formula we have built at M2 is one of innovation and success, and one that will continue to evolve year after year."
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Owner Michael McCarthyMike McCarthy is a former 4 year starting Quarterback and all-time Total Yards and Touchdown leader for Bridgewater State University. In his 41 games as signal caller he amassed 7,478 yards and 83 touchdowns. Following his collegiate career, he signed 2 professional football contracts, playing for the Geneva Seahawks of the European Football League and the New Hampshire Brigade of the CAN-AM Indoor Football League. Following his playing career, he began developing Quarterbacks of all ages and accepted the role of Quarterbacks coach for Bridgewater State University. Since 2015, Mike has groomed and mentored over 100 QB's in the New England Area. In January of 2018 he launched "M2 QB Academy" out of Massachusetts, focusing on developing all aspects of the Quarterback position. Career Highlights
"I'm passionate about helping young athletes reach their maximum potential, and mentoring those future leaders while guiding them through the intricacies of the Quarterback position" - Mike McCarthy Check us out on Instagram for daily updates and training tips |
News & Updates
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1st Annual Mass QB Showdown Camp RecapOur 1st annual Mass QB Showdown camp was held this past weekend on June 8th and 9th, 2019. It was an amazing weekend working with so many talented student athletes. We had 50 QB's from all over New England come together to develop and compete. Each QB was graded on QB IQ, accuracy, footwork, drops, progressions, & different types of throws throughout the entire camp.
For our High School division the camp MVP was Brett Pullman, a 2020 QB from Holy Name in Worcester, MA. Brett put together a strong performance on Day 1 finishing at #3 and was even stronger on Day 2 to secure the #1 spot. Brett impressed our coaches with his efficient high release, and ability to change the tempo on his throws to place balls in the right spot at the right time. Brett had a high QB IQ and was extremely coachable, making big adjustments on Day 2. Our runner up for the High School division was Zach Lavergne, 2021 QB from Bishop Hendricken, RI. Zach also had an almost perfect day 2, climbing the rankings from #5 after day 1. Zach is coming off an ACL injury from last season and showed no signs of weakness in his movements. Zach's strengths included arm strength and accuracy, Zach used great tempo in his drops and his timing was spot on. Zach displayed a strong understanding of proper concept progressions and where to go with the football during our 1/2 field periods. Our Youth Camp was just as successful. We had our 1st ever tie for 1st place at the end of Day 2. It came down to a tiebreaker 1/2 field challenge in order to determine a winner. Our camp MVP was Tim Bengtson, a 2023 QB from Sandwhich. Tim was unranked after Day 1 but made huge adjustments day 2 and really shined in 1v1's, and 1/2 field competitions. Tim had an undefeated season and was a Superbowl Champion for Sandwich last fall. Our Runner up was Kyle Conroy from North Attleboro. Kyle was ranked #1 after day 1, putting together a near perfect score. Kyle battled through some elbow pain on day 2 to hang on the runner up spot. The camp was put on by Mike McCarthy, M2 Academy founder. The coaching staff included current Merrimack College (Division I FCS) Coaches Joe Clancy and Luke Bakanowski, Former UConn Coaches Mike G. McCarthy and Eric McCarthy, Former BSU Coach Cam Moitoza, Current HS Head Coach at Plymouth North Chris Whidden, Former Pro and All American WR Matt Green, Current College QB's Stevie D'emilia (Bridgewater State), Cam Furtado (WNEU), and Curt Cann (MMA), Current BSU WR Billy Watts, Current Mass Pirates Mardy Gilyard (4th round draft pick in the NFL, St. Louis Rams), and Devonn Brown (1st Team all-NAL). College Scouts were in attendance from Merrimack College, Stonehill College, UMass Dartmouth, Bridgewater State University, Mass Maritime Academy, and WNEU. High School Camp MVP: Brett Pullman, Holy Name, C/O 2020 High School Camp Showguns: 1. Brett Pullman, Holy Name MA, C/O 2020 2. Zach Lavergne, Bishop Hendricken RI, C/O 2021 3. Clayton Rahaman, Stoughton MA, C/O 2020 4. Christian Dunn, Marshfield MA, C/O 2020 5. Donovan Carr, North Kingstown RI, C/O 2021 6. Aidan Brooks, Roxbury Latin MA, C/O 2022 7. Hugues Picard, Quebec City Canada, C/O 2022 8. Nick Hidalgo, Waltham MA, C/O 2021 9. Matt Festa, Duxbury MA, C/O 2023 10. Will Lederman, Natick MA, C/O 2021 Youth Camp MVP: Tim Bengtson, Sandwich C/O 2023 Youth Camp Showguns: 1. Tim Bengtson, Sandwich, C/O 2023 2. Kyle Conroy, North Attleboro, C/O 2023 3. Tevin Mayzck, Worcester, C/O 2023 4. Finn Carley, Duxbury, C/O 2024 5. Jackson Huntington, Attleboro, C/O 2024 Article published on June 12th, 2019. |
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Sign up now for our Off Season Training programOur outdoor training has begun! We are running sessions at Plymouth North High School, Bridgewater State University, Norton Middle School, and in Wellesley, MA. Our sessions run from 60-90 minutes long and the off season is broken down into 3 phases. We run small group training's which consists of 6 QB's or less to ensure maximized reps. These sessions are competitive and developmental, and all skill levels are welcome.
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M2 QB Stevie D'Emilia name MASCAC Player of the Week and sets single season records in New England Bowl WinBridgewater State University junior quarterback Stefano D’Emilia has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) GEICO Football Offensive Player of the Week. D’Emilia completed 19-of 26 pass attempts (73.1%) for 232 yards and three touchdowns in the Bears’ 34-19 New England Bowl win over Salve Regina University.
In 11 games this season, D’Emilia completed 174 of 290 pass attempts for 2,046 yards and 17 touchdowns with just seven interceptions and a QB efficiency rating of 133.78. He has also rushed for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the 8-3 Bears. D’Emilia set the Bears’ single-season record for completion percentage (60.0%) in 2018 and became just the fifth quarterback in BSU football history to throw for 2,000 yards in a season.D'Emilia led the MASCAC in completion percentage in 2018 and ranked second in completions, third in pass efficiency rating, and fourth in both passing yards and touchdowns. Novermber 17th, 2018 |
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M2 QB Tyler McGovern named CCC Offensive Player of the weekSophomore quarterback Tyler McGovern(Attleboro, Mass.) passed for 422 yards and three touchdowns in Salve Regina's 47-34 victory over Endicott to give the Gulls their only CCC Football loss. McGovern completed 29-of-44 (65.9 percent) passing attempts and compiled an efficiency rating of 169. November 11th, 2018
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M2 QB Dan Higgins Signs Professional Contract with Top European TeamFormer 1st Team All-MASCAC and record breaking Quarterback Dan Higgins inked his first professional contract with The Copenhagen Towers of Denmark on Monday. Danny has been with M2 since the beginning and is one of the more talented, hard working Quarterbacks around. He has been in contact with teams throughout Europe since last spring, and was finally able to land the right deal. The Copenhagen Towers are currently the # 10 top ranked team in all of Europe. Danny looks to take over as their starting Quarterback for the 2019 season which kicks off this April.
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M2 QB Academy 2018 Off-Season Training Video RecapThe 1st off season for M2 QB academy was a great success! Since launching on Febuary 2nd, 2018, over 50 Youth, High School, and College QB's have joined the M2 team. Main training locations include Bridgewater, Hanover, Norton, Wellesley, Foxborough, and Plymouth Massachusetts. We wish all the athletes and QB's that worked with us the best of luck this season! Tune up sessions will take place on Sunday AM, and Monday-Wednesday Afternoons. Check out part 1 of our recap series video. September 16th, 2018
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M2 QB Brendan Smith leads come from behind victory vs. Husson CollegeWestern New England Quarterback Brendan Smith throws a Touchdown Pass with 3:13 left in 4th Quarter to put the Golden Bears ahead by 3. Brendan currently has an 87.5% completion percentage through the first three games of the season. September 15th, 2018
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M2 QB Jake Kelleher is Named CCC Player of the WeekSalve Regina University Quarterback Jake Kelleher was recently named offensive player of the week for the Commonwealth Coast Conference. Jake racked up 250 yards of Total Offense and Three Touchdowns in a 4th Quarter comeback vs. Worcester State University. September 2nd, 2018
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Meet the M2 Team
Types of Training
Our Academy offers many different avenues of instruction. The most popular is our competitive, small group training. Our small group training is capped at 6 Quarterbacks per session, and matches athletes of similar age and ability. Our group and individual training sessions focus on the physical, mental and emotional aspect of the Quarterback position. We implement innovative drills that transfer directly to game play. All drills will test your ability to execute and challenge you mentally as well as physically. We also offer online training sessions through skype and facetime.
Our training season is split up into Four phases: Phase 1 starts with a mechanical analysis, breakdown and study of technical errors, strengths and weaknesses in gameplay, etc. We will set long term and short term goals for the year in phase 1. We will also evaluate your strength and conditioning plan as well as nutrition and set/tweak if needed. This phase is used to correct any errors with technique, footwork etc. Phase 2 begins to implement moving parts (receivers, reaction drills, moving targets, moving platforms, pocket movement etc.) as well as continue to build on phase 1 goals. Phase 3 begins the implementation of your offensive system, complex reads, defensive recognition and coverages. At this time we will bring in defensive backs as well. QB's will work a lot of timing routes, 1v1's, 7v7, defensive recognition as well as an overview of phases 1 & 2. Phase 4 is our in-season tune up phase. This phase is created to tweak and correct any bad habits that may occur during the season. Even the highest level QB's will have a breakdown of mechanics in season if not trained properly. Once the season is over, all of our QB's will start back on Phase 1, with new goals and a new evaluation.
Our training season is split up into Four phases: Phase 1 starts with a mechanical analysis, breakdown and study of technical errors, strengths and weaknesses in gameplay, etc. We will set long term and short term goals for the year in phase 1. We will also evaluate your strength and conditioning plan as well as nutrition and set/tweak if needed. This phase is used to correct any errors with technique, footwork etc. Phase 2 begins to implement moving parts (receivers, reaction drills, moving targets, moving platforms, pocket movement etc.) as well as continue to build on phase 1 goals. Phase 3 begins the implementation of your offensive system, complex reads, defensive recognition and coverages. At this time we will bring in defensive backs as well. QB's will work a lot of timing routes, 1v1's, 7v7, defensive recognition as well as an overview of phases 1 & 2. Phase 4 is our in-season tune up phase. This phase is created to tweak and correct any bad habits that may occur during the season. Even the highest level QB's will have a breakdown of mechanics in season if not trained properly. Once the season is over, all of our QB's will start back on Phase 1, with new goals and a new evaluation.
Small Group Training
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Private 1 on 1 Sessions
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Online Coaching
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Player & Coach Quotes
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Proven Success, Proven Results
Split screen corrections and improvements from M2 Clients, the left screen is Day 1 Evaluations, the right screen is during or after Phase 1 training
1 month comparisonZach Lavergne of Bishop Hendricken vastly improved his footwork, alignment, shelf level, base, rotation, and follow through mechanics in his 1st month of training this off season! Zach is a sophomore Varsity QB for BH and has been with us all year.
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Day 1 to Day 2 comparisonAidan Brooks of Roxbury Latin made big time improvements to his throwing mechanics, dramatically increasing his rotational force and ground force production in just 1 session! Aidan is now the playing Varsity as a Freshman for RL
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1 year transformationCam Furtado of Attleboro made huge improvements before his senior campaign, it resulted in Cam being elected to the Massachusetts Shriners All Star Game, a hock-5 QB and honorable mention MVP. Cam then committed to Western New England University to play Quarterback in 2018
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McCarthy’s Playing Highlights
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Mike McCarthy inks his second professional contractFormer Bridgewater State University Quarterback has signed a professional football contract with the New Hampshire Brigade, an Arena League football team. This is McCarthy's second professional contract. After setting high school and college records, he went on to play professionally in Europe, with the Seahawks of Geneva. There he led the league in scoring, passing, and rushing yards, according to a press release. He was scouted to play for the arena league (CAN-AM IFL) based on that performance. March 30th, 2017
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McCarthy finds success in SwitzerlandFormer Bridgewater State University quarterback Mike McCarthy is undefeated in his first two professional starts in Europe. Mike is the starting quarterback for the Geneva Seahawks. He began his season with 43-16 and 48-6 victories. During Mike McCarthy’s impressive start, he has thrown for four touchdowns and run for three. He was contacted by European teams this past winter after impressing representatives with his athleticism at the All-American Bowl in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In February he made the decision to sign with the Geneva Seahawks out of Switzerland. April 2nd, 2015
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Mike McCarthy sets all-time passing mark at BSU, and is 1st ever 3-time Harrington trophy winnerSenior quarterback Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) amassed 402 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns to earn his third straight Lee Harrington Most Valuable Player Trophy in leading Bridgewater State to a 45-20 victory over Massachusetts Maritime in the 35th Annual Cranberry Bowl Presented By Ocean Spray Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium. McCarthy completed 20-of-30 pass attempts for 273 yards to set the Bears' career passing yards mark of 4,672, breaking the previous record of 4,628 held by Dan Maurer from 1996-99. November 16th, 2013
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