Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Nick Sheridan reunited with Husky head coach Kalen DeBoer on the 2022 staff as Washington's tight ends coach.   Sheridan, who was offensive coordinator at Indiana the previous two seasons, worked as tight ends coach under DeBoer at Indiana in 2019, when DeBoer was in charge of the Hoosiers' offense. A former walk-on quarterback, who eventually earned a scholarship, at Michigan (2006-2010), Sheridan began his college coaching career at Western Kentucky, first as a GA in 2011, then as quarterbacks coach the following year.   After stops at South Florida and Tennessee, he was hired as quarterbacks coach at Indiana in 2017, when he was named one of the top-30 coaches under the age of 30 by 247Sports.com. In 2019, with DeBoer as offensive coordinator, Sheridan coached the tight ends. On today's podcast which is a segment from the IHSFCA Clinic, Coach Sheridan share his process of putting together an offense. Shownotes: - What you do matters - how you do it matters more -Create the vision - what do you want to see on tape -Sell the vision -Create belief so the players bring it to life -Expectations for staff and players -High standards dictate the way you operate -No excuses - Production vs. Performance -Pygmalion effect - your beliefs impact your actions -Have a strength coach mentality - get everyone as good as you can -Importance of a common language -critically think about the words you use when trying to teach the game -Base Fundamentals -Communication is critical -Simple is better -Commit to what you want to get good at -Scheme selection -Become an expert at what you do -Be unique and tough to defend -Adversity and prosperity - go back to the process Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-developing-tight-ends-with-nick-sheridan-tight-ends-coach-indiana-university The entire presentation on CoachTube: https://coachtube.com/course/football/offensive-organization-qb-play/16253800?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

On today's episode we focus on innovations in coaching that allow for coaches on both the college and high school side to provide verifiable data and measurables through technology and AI as well as being able to analyze and better determine the fit of a prospect in a program. On both the high school and college side, technology exists to help you better understand the talent in your pipeline. While at AFCA, Keith walked around and took a look at some of the most innovative products in the market. He identified a dozen that help make a coach more efficient, enhance player development, and ultimately add to the win column. We sat down with representatives from Catapult, Reel Analytics, and War Room to discuss the technology they developed. Please note that none of these companies paid to be on the podcast. This was purely Keith's research and time spent with them to learn more about what they do. Some of these you may have heard of, and some are brand new to the market, but all are innovative in their approach to helping you as a coach. All of them were asked four questions as you will hear: 
 1. How does this make me more efficient as a coach
? 2. How does this help me develop my players
? 3. How does this help us win
? 4. What's the feature that coaches like the most? The objective is that you get a feel for these companies and what they can do for you as a coach as well as your players to help create a better game. Shownotes: Catapult: Catapult has several products to provide coaches and programs solutions to build a better team. In this segment, former college coach and current Director of Scouting for the Carolinas, JP Gunter discusses their Thunder Cloud Recruit Service as well as the Catapult technology behind it. https://www.catapultsports.com/sports/american-football Twitter: @CatapultSports @CoachJPGunter Reel Anayltics: Reel Analytics is Verified In_Game athleticism data powered by AI. We were joined by Cory Yates, Co-Founder and CEO of Reel Analytics. Reel Analytics' proprietary IGA Score is a measure of in-game athleticism derived from position-specific athleticism metrics extracted by their tracking technology. To train their scoring model, they measured the in-game athleticism of over 15,000 college and NFL players for current and historical context. Each metric is weighted, contextualized by percentile rankings, and scored. NFL scouts, NFL agents, and major college football programs integrate the IGA Score to add objectivity into their player evaluation process. Download a free sample report from their website. https://reel-analytics.net/ Twitter: @RAanalytics @CoryRAanalytics War Room: We spent time with Moose Bingham, a former kicker for BYU and former college coach. He developed a solution that handles all aspects of developing a program as well as integrates with other software you may use. WARROOM Is the all in one software that helps to take your team to the next level. After being used by Major D1 Universities for almost a decade they are bringing our product to the High School ranks and allowing coaches to do what they love and spend more time with the players and game plans.  The software includes unique features for recruiting like the trip planner and Recon which scrapes information from the internet as well as social media and through algorithms develops a player profile to better understand that player's character and make-up. https://www.collegewarroom.com/ https://www.prepwarroom.com/ Twitter: @WarRoom_1 coachandcoordinator.com/ Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski

JP Nerbun J.P. Nerbun is the founder of TOC Culture System, a mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. He's worked with numerous football teams in helping them install a culture system. Today he shares insight into some of the best practices in implementing a culture system, repeating buy-in, building relationships, doing accountability and discipline in a productive way, and player development plans. -Background -Book -Systems approach -What drives the system -Change starts with the coach working on himself/herself -Establish, support and enforce the culture -Culture is measured in two ways -Decentralize command -Establish connections and standards -Goal is to have high character, intrisincally motivated individuals -Tips on establishing and strengthening relationships with players -Mike Abrashoff -Listen first and speak last -Empathic listening and intentional one on ones -Leadership council with 1-4 ratio -Delegating to the units -Connecting team beyond position groups -Check-ins and conversations -Motivational interviewing -Put the player in the driver seat for their development -Developing engagement and buy-in =Non-negotiables -The standard review -The player development plan -The one-pager -Google Doc -Implementation intentions -Best practices in dealing with discipline -Fear-based approach doesn't achieve long-term - Too much permissiveness - empathy without accountability -Consequence as alternative to punishment -Practice is a “get to” not a “got to” -Firm and demanding without being demeaning -Logical consequences -Competitive cauldron -Time spent with New England Patriots - Their intentionality -The Buffalo Bills - leadership council -The Winning Edge - Related: It's Your Ship - Leadership Lessons with Mike Abrashoff episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/its-your-ship-leadership-lessons-from-mike-abrashoff-former-commander-of-the-uss-benfold Coachtube Courses: Playing Time Systems, Competitive Cauldron, Captain's Council https://coachtube.com/users/thriveonchallenge?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 https://www.tocculture.com Twitter: @jpnerbun

On today's episode which is the first of four in a series that we will share over the next two weeks, we focus on Coaching Innovations that help you teach your players in the classroom. While at AFCA, Keith walked around and took a look at some of the most innovative products in the market. He identified a dozen that help make a coach more efficient, enhance player development, and ultimately add to the win column. Please note that none of these companies paid to be on the podcast. This was purely Keith's research and time spent with them to learn more about what they do. Some of these you may have heard of, and some are brand new to the market, but all are innovative in their approach to helping you as a coach. All of them were asked four questions as you will hear: 1. How does this make me more efficient as a coach 2. How does this help me develop my players 3. How does this help us win 4. What's the feature that coaches like the most The objective is that you get a feel for these companies and what they can do for you as a coach as well as your players to help create a better game. Shownotes: Pro Quick Draw - they create a more integrated workflow for the coach. PJ Katz, the Offensive Coordinator for Brookwood High School in Georgia, shares the benefits of Pro Quick Draw in this segment. https://www.proquickdraw.com/ Twitter @PQDSystem Go Army Edge Brent Osbourne of Go Army Edge shares how the platform has evolved and what you can do with it for your position and units. https://www.goarmyedge.com/ Twitter: @GoArmyEdge Just Play Sports is a platform that integrates many aspects of a coach's workflow to create a teaching platform that enhances player learning. Co-founder Austin Barone joins us to share the features of Just Play. https://justplaysolutions.com/football/ Twitter: @justplayfb Optimum Grading Developed during the pandemic by then University of Illinois director of analytics and football technology Kingsley Osei. His innovative platform grew out of his understanding of the game and creating a better solution for grading that brings so much more to the player development side of grading. Here's our conversation with Kingsley. https://optimumgrading.com/ Twitter: @OGrading https://coachandcoordinator.com/ Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski

On today's podcast, we discuss building a brand and identity for your units within the bigger umbrella of culture within a program. John Weaver is the Receivers Coach, Head Track Coach, and Director of Athletic Advancement at Madison Ridgeland Academy (MRA) in Mississippi. Coach has won State Championships in both football & track. He has created some excellent courses on CoachTube. He is Co-Host of the Culture Classroom Podcast with John Torrey, a former NFL, and College coach and currently running back and head wrestling coach and author of "More than the Game" Shownotes: -Having a strong brand starts with the culture -Culture can't be replicated -Culture is about taking care of people -The word “intentional” is overused and underutilized -You can't fake it. It has to be who you are -Coaching is not a copy-past function -When getting a great idea - how can I make it fit my coaching? -John Madden -Build on the things that stick -If you find an idea you like, explore it and find more like it -Start small -Know your how and your why -Culture isn't soft -HTHL high truth and high love -The head coach sets the culture but you own a piece of it -Put your unique fingerprint on it -The subculture builds identity in a part of the bigger culture -You are the head coach of your position group -Branding is your style of how you are living the culture -Bronco Mendenhall -Dealing with internal conflict inside the culture -your identity has to be exclusive -Identity cannot become a counterculture -Every year that team has a unique way of presenting itself within the culture -“ARB” - The Air Raid Brigade - developing a group identity -Core values - LED -There are times for tough love and yelling -You have to meet the standards -Coaching points on creating identity and branding -Purple cows -Evolution is essential for any kind of strength in your program -When you find something that works, it's easier to find what's next -Find advice and perspective from those outside your organization -Bum Phillips - “Bitching isn't coaching” -Four years for forty years -When you get into coaching, it's not about you anymore -Randy Jackson - “The easiest part is putting the whistle around your neck” -Your identity comes from who you are, not what you do -The experience you create for someone is your culture -Your coaching should be done in a way that doesn't become white noise -It's ok to listen -You don't always have to have the last word https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-classroom/id1449070037 Related: Angus Reid - Thank You, Coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/thank-you-coach-angus-reid-1 Follow Coach on Twitter @mistertorrey Follow Coach on Twitter @CoachWeaverMRA

Kratik Malhotra is the director of sports science and analytics for the Texas A&M football team. He has a diverse background in artificial intelligence, sports analytics and sports science. Malhotra has been an integral part of Jimbo Fisher's staff since 2013, leading Florida State's sports science testing, research and implementation. After moving to the United States and graduating with a master's in sport management from Florida State in 2012, Malhotra worked with the NFL and NBA combine programs at IMG Academy and consulted a number of NFL, NBA and MLS teams during his stint with STATSports Technolgies. He sat down with at the Catapult Sports Coaches Lounge to share insight into what data has to offer coaches to improve their approach to how they develop athletes. Shownotes: -His start in football -Getting to Florida state with Jimbo Fischer and a National Championship -Player load and fatigue -Building a team with data -Developing scheme by better understanding what you have via data -Coaches using data to their advantage -Working together and getting on the same page -What coaches look for -Developing substitution plans -Dalvin Cook -Trust that this will help me be successful Related Episodes: Using Technology and Data to Better Develop Your Athletes Speed - Bill Parisi, Parisi Speed School https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/using-technology-and-data-to-better-develop-your-athletes-speed-bill-parisi-parisi-speed-school Actionable Data For Winning And Developing Athletes - Jamie Hepner, Dir. Sports Science, Catapult https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/actionable-data-for-winning-and-developing-athletes-jamie-hepner-dir-sports-science-catapult Learn how Catapult Sports can help you enhance your coaching: catapultsports.com

Bill Parisi, Parisi Speed School We sat down with Speed Expert Bill Parisi at the Catapult Coaches Lounge at AFCA. Bill Parisi has served as a consultant and/or featured lecturer for several sports-related organizations, including the NFL, USA Football, Nike, Reebok, and numerous sports industry associations such as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Council on Exercise (ACE), and International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). In addition to speaking, writing, and consulting, Parisi has been featured on Fox Sports, ESPN, The Today Show, CNBC, ESPN the Magazine, Sporting News, The New York Times, U.S.A. Today, CBI, Men's Health and Running magazine. Shownotes: -Sports science behind speed development -Understanding volume -Acceleration - Force/Velocity profiles -Understanding deficiencies for development -Individualizing plans -“Mailboxing” the athletes -Cheetahs and Rhinos -Understanding how players fatigue -Advancement in understanding fascia and connective tissue -Takeaways from the data -Don Bosco HS practices and modification -HS athletes reaching 20mph in game -Building a practice -The numbers don't lie - who is working hard? -Evaluation equals motivation -Catapult motivates players to work harder -Catapult in recruiting -Getting reliable, trusted data -The eye in the sky doesn't lie -Recommendations to get started with the technology -Determining how many reps a player have in-game -Use 3-4 data points to get started Catapult One: one.catapultsports.com Parisi Speed School https://www.parisischool.com/ Related Speed Development Episodes: Tony Holler - Creating Apex Predators https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/creating-apex-predators-tony-holler-feed-the-cats-113021-657-am Feed the Cats - Get Your Team Fast and Explosive https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/feed-the-cats-tony-holler Dr. Speed - Ken Clark: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/dr-ken-clark-strength-and-conditioning-coach?in=user-804678956/sets/high-performance-sports Resources for Football Speed Development: https://coachtube.com/courses/football/speed-agility?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

We spent each week of the season with Steve Hauser, former special teams coach with Iowa State and Oklahoma State and the creator of the popular TeachTapes on Twitter. We sat down with him at the Catapult Coaches Lounge at AFCA to catch up and discuss learning the game and what we bring back from conventions and clinics to our players in order to create a better experience for them. -Never know where you will be a year from now -Bowl games - and how they are affected -Opportunities through change -Technology has changed things for the better -The experience you create for a player -How technology fine tunes your coaching -Clinics and conventions - what are you bringing back for your players -Examples to share with players through Twitter -Same but different -Chiefs “snow globe” -Using Catapult data -Dialing intensity up and down in drills -Opportunity for tech like Catapult One at HS level -It's full-time care for players -Understanding what is happening with players -Working smart -Connection between strength staff and coaches Catapult Sports: one.catapultsports.com TeachTapes Series: https://coachandcoordinator.com/teach-tapes-series-2022/

John Pennington enters his seventh year as the Head Coach at West Virginia State University in 2023. Pennington was named head coach in the Spring of 2017 and promptly proceeded to lead the program to its first winning season in a decade. Today we talk about recruiting in the portal, how the focus has changed, tools to help find the right student-athletes for your program, building culture in a constantly changing roster, and NIL. Shownotes: -Small College recruiting -Finding ways to be efficient -Changes - the transfer portal -Catapult Recruit -How changes have affected the focus -Bringing new players into the system -How portal affects culture -Focus on developing players and building relationships -Best features of the technology -Developing as a coach -Being intentional in development as a coach -Keeping things simple -Dealing with losses -Process of Simplifying - Reverse engineer -NIL in Division II -Be Sports https://www.besportsgroup.com/ -NIL as an education opportunity Related Episodes: John Pennington - Small Wins = Big Gains https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/small-wins-equal-big-gains-john-pennington-head-coach-at-west-virginia-state-university John Pennington - Six Keys for Red Zone Success https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/six-keys-for-red-zone-success-john-pennington-head-coach-west-virginia-state John Pennington's RPO Course: https://coachtube.com/course/football/john-pennington-rpo-offense/11751906?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Catapult Sports Thunder Cloud Recruiting Service: https://www.catapultsports.com/solutions/xos/recruiting

Jordan Hogan We sat down with Jordan Hogan at the Coach's Lounge at the Catapult Sports booth at AFCA to discuss what he's done since we last talked at the NYSHSFCA Clinic in 2019 while he was the receivers coach at Cornell. During the pandemic, which was a shutdown of the Ivy League season, Coach Hogan was able to attain the Bill Bidwill Coaching Fellowship, a program started by the Arizona Cardinals in 2015 to help increase diversity in the coaching ranks and provide more opportunity for experience on the NFL level. Recently named to FootballScoop's Minority Watch List, Hogan worked with the offensive staff and served as an assistant in the quarterback room during his time with the Cardinals. He helped with the creation of install tapes, game breakdowns, play drawings, and assisted with game and practice data input among other duties.  Prior to his time in the NFL, Hogan spent three seasons at nearby Cornell. During his time with the Big Red, Hogan served as the wide receivers coach where he developed several record-setting players at that position.  Along with his role with the Arizona Cardinals, Hogan has served in similar NFL capacities in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Baltimore Ravens in 2019, Indianapolis Colts in 2017, and the Buffalo Bills in 2016.  Hogan has had previous wide receiver coaching stops at Division II Stonehill College (2017) and Division III Buffalo State College (2013-2017). He also served as the wide receivers coach for the US National Team development game in Canton, Ohio, in 2016.  A standout wide receiver at Brockport, Hogan at the time of graduation ranked fifth in school history in career receiving yards (1,546) and eighth in catches (108). He earned All-League honors as a junior and was a preseason All-American as a senior captain. Shownotes: -Coach Hogan over the last three years -What he learned with the Cardinals and is applying now in his own room -QB/WR timing -Networking as a young coach NYSHSFCA Clinic Info: nyshsfca.org Coach Hogan's Course - “Simple WR Drills for Indy”: https://coachtube.com/course/football/jordan-hogan-simple-drills-for-wr-indy/11737836?ambassador=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Coach Hogan's first episode on Coach and Coordinator - “Win Your Now”: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/win-your-now-jordan-hogan-wide-receiver-coach-at-cornell-university-ny

Jamie Hepner - Director of Applied Sport Science - Football Performance at Catapult We sit down with Jamie Hepner, Director of Applied Sport Science - Football Performance at Catapult to discuss technology analytics and data that helps win games and develop our athletes. Translate data into actionable. -Jamie Hepner's background -The gap closing between on field coaches and sports science -Progression for a team starting with analytics -“Interesting data is for fans. Actionable data is for coaches.” -Ask questions of the data -Physically peaking for the first game -Camp usually is a regression of intensity -How much is too much? There is no magic number -How position coaches are using data -Broad guidelines with understanding of risks -Reinforcing non-maximal effort can have an effect on maximal output -You can compromise intensity or compromise how you do it -Competitive advantage is in quality not quantity -Team periods - what do I want to be? -A marathon runner doesn't run a marathon every day to prepare for the race -Considering intensity and rest -Special Teams consideration - what does it cost me? -Standardizing data for recruiting -Understanding the type of athletes I need for my offense or defense -Find an opponent's weakness and exploit it -Doing more with well engineered practices - Learn more about Catapult Sports: https://one.catapultsports.com/us/ Twitter: @catapultsports

Cody Alexander AFCA We caught up with Cody Alexander at AFCA and sat down with hit at the Catapult booth to recap what we saw in 2022 as well as what he expects to trend in 2023. Cody Alexander is the creator of MatchQuarters & the author of five books on defense. A former Texas HS Football Coach & FBS Defensive GA, Coach A. has a vast amount of experience at all levels of football. Before returning to the high school ranks, Coach A. was the Defensive Graduate Assistant at Baylor University under current North Texas Defensive Coordinator, Phil Bennett. During Coach's tenure at Baylor, he assisted with the development of the corners. In addition, he was placed in charge of opponent breakdowns while overseeing and assisting with defensive recruiting, discovering All-Big 12 LB Eddie Lackey. While at Baylor, Coach A. was on staff for three bowl appearances (Fiesta, Holiday, & Alamo) and a Big XII Championship (2013). High School Trends: -Move to the 3-3-5 -Wing-T and Power type concepts -Pin & Pull -Getting bigger O personnel on the field -The Odd Stack -Using “Spread” defense to defend bigger personnel -Bigger Sam linebackers -Slice/Inverted Sky to boundary -Less emphasis on Pressures more on Coverage -Benefits 7 on 7 College Trends: -Uptick on 5-man pressures -More internal pressures to collapse pocket -Zone-it and Match-it sides -Internal pressures vs. protection help -Early down pressures structures that are good vs. run -BOSS front/overloads NFL Trends: -Coverage rotations -5-man pressures - hugging the back -Will we see more pistol? -Nickel with the passing strengths -Advantages of back in sidecar Tools and technology for coaches: -Emphasis on analytics -Win rate data -Creating objective look at what you are doing real-time -Understanding efficiencies -Analytics for practice planning Related: Cody Alexander - Trends at all Levels in 2022 https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/defensive-trends-at-all-levels-in-2022-cody-alexander-match-quarters Match Quarters and Hybrid Defenders:
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We sat down with the creator of Hog FB Chat Anthony Shiffman to talk about how the chat came about, learning and developing as a coach, the networking, the pin-and-pull scheme, and developing relationships with your players. This episode was recorded at AFCA with special thanks to Catapult for giving us a space to sit down and talk with coaches. Shownotes: -Journey into coaching -How Hog FB Chat Developed -Learning through the Hog FB Chat -Building relationships -Creating a unit identity -The Pin and Pull -Play to personnel -Why it's become part of the wide zone team's run game -Techniques for Pin and Pull -Professional development advice -Don't be intimidated by logos -Build relationships to build your career -Bob Wylie and Jim McNally -How technology advances the game -It's always about the player -Hog FB Chat in 2023 -Winning edge - relationships Twitter: @CoachShiffman Related: Chris Fischer Texas HS FB Chat on Coach and Coordinator: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/texas-high-school-football-chat-chris-fischer Catapult Sports on Coach and Coordinator: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-optimal-performance-during-preseason-wdj-callender-yusef-shakir-and-ryan-horton catapultsports.com About Coach Shiffman: Shiffman served as the OL coach at Elmhurst after spending three seasons at Lake Forest College. He coached the offensive line for the Foresters and also served as Run-Game Coordinator in 2021. Lake Forest posted an impressive 20-4 overall record in the three years Shiffman served as an assistant. The Foresters captured a Midwest Conference Championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship during the 2021 campaign. Lake Forest averaged 41.5 points per game while rushing for an average of 180 yards per game and scoring 32 total rushing touchdowns. Shiffman also made coaching stops at Rossview High School in Tennessee (2015-17), and Roanoke Rapids High School in North Carolina (2014-15) and he began his coaching career at Springfield High School (2007-13). He served as the offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at all three stops while also serving as the Run Game Coordinator at Rossview. 
Shiffman played collegiate football at Illinois College where he was a three-year letter-winner. He earned his master's degree from Greenville College.

Jeremy Hawkins is the Defensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator for Eastern Kentucky. He sat down with us at the Catapult booth at AFCA to share some tips for networking at conventions, clinics, and conferences. Shownotes: -Be casual and comfortable -Build genuine relationships -Be yourself -Make relationships real -It's about establishing trust -It's like recruiting -Prepare yourself - know about the person you want to talk to - Learn more about Catapult's solution-based products: catapultsports.com Related: Game Plan For Your Next Job Series (14 episodes): https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/game-plan-for-your-next-job Jeremy Hawkins - Professional Development and Career Enhancement https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/professional-development-and-career-advancement-jeremy-hawkins-defensive-line-coach-eastern-kentucky Jeremy Hawkins - Good Eyes and Fanatical Effort https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/defensive-line-good-eyes-adn-fanatical-effort-jeremy-hawkins-defensive-line-coach-eku Defensive Line Fundamentals & Techniques - Jeremy Hawkins https://coachtube.com/course/football/jeremy-hawkins-defensive-line-play/13566130?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Coach Hawkins runs a Twitter space for defensive line coaches as well and you can follow him on twitter @CoachJHawkins

Darrin Chiaverini, UCLA Analyst/WR Coach, stopped by to talk with us at the Catapult booth at the AFCA Convention. After being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1999 and spending time in the NFL, Chiaverini began his career as a coach. Now in his 16th year has spent time at the junior college and Power 5 level. Today he shares his thoughts on developing coaching progressions to get the plays from the chalk to the playing field as well as his thoughts on developing in the coaching profession. Shownotes: -Transition from player to coach -Teaching progression -Evaluation and reflection -Making the most out of tough years -Coach development advice -Interacting with other coaches to learn -Learning from your failures Twitter @CoachChev6 one.catapultsports.com

If culture is the substance of your program, then branding is the style. Today we share insight from 6 coaches plus a branding expert on why branding is important to your program, unit, or position group and how to successfully create branding that represents who you are as a collective. Shownotes: Rob Pomazak, head coach at st Charles north in IL. In this segment, he talks about how he gets the message out about his program and why it's an important part of what he does as a head coach. When we spoke with Kareem Reid in this segment from USA Football's National Conference, he was the head coach at West Lake High School in Atlanta, Ga. He is now a quality control and defensive line coach for the Florida Gators. In this segment, he relates how in the programs he took over it was very important to establish a brand in order to create excitement, recruit his hallways, and get the student body excited. he shares his approach to branding his team and some of the specifics that he recommends. The covid shutdown was good for Marco Regalado. He was able to create his own brand on TikTok impersonating different types of coaches. What became entertainment for us during a tough time led to an opportunity for coach Regalado as he became director of recruiting at Washington state and then Rice. He now has the title of Executive Director of Player Personnel & Recruiting Innovation. In this segment, he talks bout what he learned about the power of social media in creating a brand. Joe Matheson, offensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls joins us to talk about their Top Gun Offense which was #2 in NCAA Division 3 in total yards in 2021 at 544.3 yards per game. He talks about how used his education in marketing to create a brand that his offensive unit took pride in. Matt Guerrieri is an analyst at Ohio State and previously the co-coordinator at Duke. In this segment, he talks about the brand and identity created for the blue devil defense and how they used the branding in what they did. John Weaver is the receivers coach at Madison ridge land academy in Mississippi. They just won their 4th straight state championship in Mississippi. They will be joining us on the podcast in the near future, but here is a preview of why he branded his receivers group and what it does for them. We finish with Matthew Glick an expert in branding and the CEO of Gipper, a fast-growing platform used around the country by high school and college programs. He talks about consistency in branding and why it is important. Episodes: Rob Pomazak: Kareem Reid: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/your-call-building-branding-a-program-coach-joseph-shakur-kareem-reid Marco Regalado: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/branding-your-program-with-tiktok-marco-regalado-lb-coach-stc-psja-memorial-hs-tx Joe Matheson: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/top-gun-offense-joe-matheson-offensive-coordinator-uw-river-falls-11322-825-am Matt Guerrieri: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/setting-up-your-meetings-for-effective-learning-matt-guerrieri-co-dcsafeties-duke-university Matthew Glick: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/tell-your-programs-story-through-a-branded-social-media-experience-matthew-glick-ceo-gipper Presentations: Rob Pomazak: https://coachtube.com/users/robpomazak?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Matt Guerrieri: https://coachtube.com/course/football/creating-culture-and-teaching-methods/11755892?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Marco Regalado: https://coachtube.com/course/football/recruiting-high-school-players-today/16743078?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 John Weaver: https://coachtube.com/users/pilot?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 https://coachtube.com/course/football/building-unit-identity/15892174?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Today's episode is a segment from the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School with Sonny Dykes, Head Coach, TCU. At the time of the presentation, Coach Dykes was with SMU. Coach Dykes shares the process he uses when putting together an offense. His process is entirely player driven and behind with evaluating the type of talent and skill sets that they have on their roster. Shownotes: -Starts with Offensive Line -OL sets the culture -Building around Big OL -Building around smaller athletic OL -Receivers - small and quick or big and physical -The running back -Quarterback ability -Running QB gives another step in the diversity of your offense -Do you have FB or TE? -Rob Gronkowski -Air Raid most TE friendly offense -Defenses can get creative when defending only 5 gaps -Defenses aren't ready to hold up against 12 personnel -Always find a way to get the best players on the field -Critical situations - players not plays -The game is about fundamentals -Great players make great plays Related episode - Doug Meacham https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/air-raid-and-offensive-evolution-doug-meacham-inside-receiverste-coach-tcu Tribute to Mike Leach: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/a-tribute-to-coach-mike-leach Hal Mumme Air Raid: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/hal-mumme-air-raid-offense-certification This talk was a segment from this presentation (passing concepts included): https://coachtube.com/course/football/sonny-dykes-how-to-put-together-an-offense/6725505?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 3-3-5 Defense Bundle: https://coachtube.com/bundles/3-3-5-defense?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Robert Pomazak, Head Coach at St. Charles North High School (IL) is our guest on today's podcast. We discuss his approach in creating a program by design, and he reflects on his first decade as a head coach and what he has learned. His reflection has plenty of takeaways that any coach can learn from. 1. You don't know what you don't know. 2. The last 10% of leadership is up to the leader. 3. The many hats of the head coach. 4. Your persistence must be greater than any resistance 5. You are your program, and your program is you; As you evolve, your program must evolve. 6. Head coaching is 365/24/7 7. Mental conditioning is just as important as physical conditioning. 8. People over players always 9. It will be hard. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. 10. I am proud of myself Defensive Coordinator Professional Development Series: https://coachtube.com/bundles/2023-planning-organizing-improving-your-defense?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Coach Pomazak's Courses: https://coachtube.com/users/robpomazak?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 The Power of Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-power-of-reflection Episodes with Coach Pomazak: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/remote-learning-the-four-quadrant-plan-robert-pomazak-head-coach-at-st-charles-north-hs-ill-1 https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/adjusting-and-adapting-the-season-during-covid19-rob-pomazak-hc-st-charles-north-hs https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/program-by-design-robert Home Team Series: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/home-team?si=4244119a3ca34b5885e262457bc0bc9d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

On today's podcast, we share insight on building culture from our clinics and interviews with 7 coaches. I want to start by sharing a definition from Brian Kight who has appeared on this podcast often. Culture is the Belief and Behaviors that create the outcome. It's the experience that can be felt by everyone involved. With that in mind, we focused on what these coaches share specifically in that regard. Culture is a buzzword used not only in sports but at any place you have a team of people working together today. It seems that there are many intangible aspects of it, but as you will hear, the culture you create can be seen in the actions of the people in your organization both on and off the field. There is no single way to do it, but the outcome definitely can be seen and evaluated for its effectiveness and success, and that goes beyond the wins and championships. We start with one of the best to ever do it, the head coach of Alabama, Nick Saban. It's a process and he shares the keys to it in this Q&A I did with him for the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic. Hall of Fame Coach and retired Kansas Head Coach Bill Snyder built a strong culture for the Wildcats, but it was one in which he had to change the experience completely for his players. He shares what it was like at the beginning and how they changed it. Sean Lewis, now the offensive coordinator for Coach Prime at Colorado created a culture at Kents State that he called Flash Fast which was built behind a mindset that he referred to as Be the Alpha. In this segment from the Southern California Football Coaches Association Clinic Coach Lewis defines the culture, talks about how the behavior that becomes habits build culture, and finally touches on the Be the Alpha mindset. Lazarus Morgan was the defensive coordinator for some very successful small college programs and now is tasked with resetting a culture at Buffalo state. He explains his approach to building a new culture in a program. Ralph Isernia, head coach at RPI notes in this segment that culture shows up on game film. It is about turning belief into team chemistry and he does that with what he calls the MVP process. He shares his insight in this segment of our interview. I had the opportunity to sit down with Carlos Lynn who took over the program at Cedar Hill after current Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire moved on to the college level. For him, the small details are the behaviors his players need to develop and he calls them vital things. They are everything to him in creating a full-service program. We finish with a clip from Jason Negro, head Coach of John Bosco in California. A perennial contender for a national championship. His program has won it twice. He talks about how they create a competitive culture that can be applied to any program. I appreciate all the insight that all of our guests share in our interviews and clinics. There are definitely takeaways from what they do that can be implemented in any team, unit, or position group, and hopefully, you leave with at least one idea that can help you this upcoming season. Enjoy the process. Be sure to check out all we are doing on coachandcoordinator.com. We have plenty of new interviews and clines heading your way in the new year. Subscribe to our newsletter coachandcoordinator.com for weekly recaps and updates.

Thank you to all of othe incredible guests that we've had on this podcast and in our clinics over these last six years, and especially thank you to you the listener. We appreciate you showing up and listening on a regular basis to learn from our guests and grow as a coach so that together we can unlock the full potential of this great game. The eight coaches here are truly elite. They are the 10% coach - that part of any bell curve occupied by those who do it right with a standard of excellence above all others. From a statistical point of view, this group has a winning percentage of .818 and a cumulative record of 3,032 wins 663 losses and 10 ties, and together they've won 78 state championships to date. They have all won over 300 games and one is just 8 wins away from 500. Listening through each interview, their stories and outlooks on life and coaching are amazing and certainly an example to follow. Their passion for the game is unquestionable. We share insight from each of these coaches today, and you will hear that there is not a secret formula to what they have done to produce consistent excellence and results. They are deeply convicted and disciplined about their approach and that along with the faith and belief they have in their players and communities put them in a category all their own Shownotes: -Rick Jones ended his high school career with a record of 317-74, a .811 winning percentage which included 9 state championships. He is now the special assistant to Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz. -Webb City HS (MO) Head Coach John Roderique retired after winning his 13th state championship in 2022. He recorded a record of 315-34, a .903 winning percentage. -Randy Allen, the head coach of Highland Park HS in Texas has a record of 424-92-6 an .818 winning percentage with 4 state championships. -Cleveland St. Ignatius Head Coach Chuck Kyle wrapped up the final season of his career. He won an Ohio record 11 state championships while achieving a record of 353 wins, 90 losses, and 1 tie, a .797 winning percentage. He won 3 national championships as well. -Herb Brogan took over the program at Lumen Christi HS in Michigan in the midst of a tragedy for their community in which his head coach and close friend was murdered. His record is currently 395-94 with his 10th state championship coming in 2022. -Ken Leonard retired following the 2022 season and his 6th state championship in Illinois at Sacred Heart Griffin. His record was 419-81, a .838 winning percentage. -Bob Hyland is 8 wins shy of 500 at St. Mary in Wisconsin. His record is 492 wins - 113 losses and 2 ties, an .812 winning percentage. He's won 17 state championships. -8x state champion from Alabama UMS Wright Head Coach Terry Curtis has a career record of 317 wins and 85 losses, a .789 winning percentage. That's a ton of great advice from 8 incredible coaches who provide a tremendous example of what this game can be and how to create consistent success.

From the archives. Update: Coach Spencer is now the head coach at North Central College and completed his first season in 2022 with a 15-0 record and a Division 3 National Championship. They also led the nation in Total Offense (541.5 ypg)and Scoring Offense (52.4 ppg). Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski talks to Brad Spencer, offensive coordinator at North Central College in Illinois. North Central was an offensive power house at the Division III level this past season. Spencer's offense was ranked No. 1 in third down and red zone efficiency, top three in completion percentage and top 10 in total offense and scoring. Grabowski and Coach Spencer discuss the culture of North Central's offensive unit and Coach Spencer shares what he believes attributed to their success this past season. 01:45 Performing at high level 03:28 What made Coach Spencer want to be a football coach 06:07 Mistake as a young coach 09:02 Culture of the offense 12:38 Keys to success on third down 19:52 Third down charts and execution 24:28 Coach Spencer's approach in the red zone 29:00 Attitude in the red zone 30:58 Completion percentage success 35:00 Coach Spencer's triangle and spacing concepts 38:40 Concerns for the game 45:18 winning edge Related Content: northcentralcardinals.com/coaches.aspx…ath=football

Tempo offense has been in the mainstream of football thinking for about a quarter of a century now when guys like Randy Walker and Rich Rodriguez made it popular, but it still is, in many ways an underutilized and under-coached aspect of an offensive attack. Today's "best of" episode shares the ideas of 11 coaches on maximizing the advantages of tempo by how it is structured, the plays run with it, how it's game planned, the mechanics of playing fast and how it even can become engrained in culture. -Hawaii offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker - tempo as a stressor to the defense -Kansas Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki - Using tempo to create multiplicity, game planning tempo, paying attention to what plays work most efficiently with a fast pace -New Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator Phil Longo points out that you can move as fast as the officials, so understanding what their pace is can allow you to build your procedures and call plays that can be executed within that 12 or so seconds that it takes for the ball to be put into play. -Texas passing game coordinator and receivers coach Brennan Marion views tempo as a part of their attack which wears a defense down and forces them to play a fifth quarter in terms of the amount of reps. -USFL New Orleans Breakers OC Noel Mazzone was at the forefront of tempo and continues to utilize it but he points out how he teaches it and the types of plays he likes -Incarnate Word University assistant Keith Barefield ran the statistically fastest offense in football while he was the offensive coordinator at Quincy and it helped them turn an offense around and break records. In this segment, he explains how tempo should be coached as well as the mechanics of running the fastest offense. -Tennessee OL Glen Elarbee was part of one of the most explosive offenses in the country in 2022. #1 in Total Offense 538.1 #1 in scoring 47.3. He explains why he loves tempo for the offensive line and provides the details on coaching the mechanics of tempo with the offensive line in this segment from Lauren's First and Goal. -Arkansas OL Coach Cody Kennedy believes that training for tempo has to start in the meeting room and be carried over to walk through in getting linemen to think and make their calls. -McMurry University Head Coach Jordan Neal joined us when he was the coordinator of the #1 offense in D3 in 2016 averaging over 600 yards per game. He explains his 10-10-100 and perfect play drills which teach his players to line up and play fast as well as get into shape to play at a fast pace. -Tempo is not reserved for no huddle only. Army TE Coach Matt Drinkall joined us on the podcast in 2017 when he was the head coach at Kansas Wesleyan which had one of the most potent offenses in NAIA. He discusses how tempo can be utilized from a huddle to stress a defense. -We finish up with the Head Coach of Klein Cane HS in Texas James Clancy. He started the program at this new high school in 2017 and immediately made being uptempo a part of their culture. It's something they live in everything they do. He also explains how they coach tempo in practice. This has allowed them to have success on the field. Episode links and clinics at coachandcoordinator.com

The game lost an incredible coach this week. Coach Mike Leach's passing has affected so many in the coaching profession. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Leach family, the Mississippi State football family, and to all those who feel the loss of a great man, Coach Mike Leach. Coach Leach's passing has affected so many of us even those who actually never met him because he used the stage the game of football gave him to impact others. It goes without saying that he was a one-of-a-kind individual. There's so much to learn from his approach to life and coaching the game. It's easy to see the impact that a coach has. Coach Leach's impact is on the grandest scale. He touched so many lives. He helped so many people. The game and the world are better for him having played his part. Thank you, Coach Leach. You will be missed.

On today's "best of" episode, we share simple ideas from five coaches on how to build a strong player-coach relationship. These methods can be incorporated at any level and require only the focus and work of the coach to build the bonds that lead to individual, unit and team success. Shownotes: -Introduction of a coaches manual -Ola Adams, assistant DB coach, Denver Broncos - taking a walk -Bill Durkin, OL coach, Coastal Carolina - CPR time -Bob Wylie, OL Coach, XFL Vipers - Creating an environment for relationships -Terry Joseph, passing game coordinator, DB coach, Texas - communication and the message -Brian Polian, special teams coordinator, LSU - relationships are a two-way street Entire episodes: 15 Coaching Points for the Player-Coach Relationship 3 Down Creepers, Press Man and Walking to Build Relationships - Ola Adams https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/3-down-creepers-press-man-and-walking-to-build-relationships-ola-adams-dc-villanova-university Coach Player Relationship and Coaching the Oline- Bill Durkin https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coach-player-relationship-and-coaching-the-oline-bill-durkin-ol-coach-coastal-carolina Coaching that Builds Relationships - Bob Wylie https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/brotherhood-in-coaching-part-2-bob-wylie-offensive-line-coach-ottawa-redblacks The Player Coach Relationship - Terry Joseph https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-player-coach-relationship-terry-joseph-defensive-passing-game-coordinator-and-secondary-texas Coaching Generation Z - https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coaching-generation-z-brian-polian-special-teams-coordinator-notre-dame

On today's “best of Coach and Coordinator” episode Keith share the insight of 10 coaches on teaching the game. Teaching and learning are something he continues to study because he feels it is such an important part of our profession and it is what makes all of our schemes and diagrams come to life or as Coach Bob Wylie has reminded us plenty of times on the podcast - as the great Paul Brown used to say - it's about getting it from the chalkboard to the grass. Shownotes: -Joe Paterno's philosophy -Temple Defensive Coordinator DJ Eliot and the race against time -Cleveland Browns Passing Game Coordinator and DB Coach Jeff Howard on seeing it from the player perspective -USFL Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel on creating a backward design -USFL Pittsburgh Maulers Offensive Coordinator John Tomlinson on Visual Repetitiveness -Miami Hurricanes Offensive Line Coach Alex Mirabal - It starts with a lesson plan -Legendary NFL Special Teams Coach Mike Westhoff - talk to them in a manner in which you see them becoming -Montreal Alouettes Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Reinebold - Efficiency with Language - Marshall Offensive Line Coach Eddy Morrissey - Get them to feel the technique -Ohio State Senior Analyst Matt Guerrieri - Check for understanding - Legendary NFL Offensive Line Coach - Collaborative written test to promote learning and communication

On today's podcast, Tennessee Martin Offensive Line Coach Matt Jones joins Keith to discuss the different components that go into creating consistent performance from year-to-year. Coach Jones has had nine all-conference performers over the last two years and he attributes it to an environment of player-led learning that he has created. He explains his methods for coaching consistent performers. Shownotes: -Creating momentum fro the previous season -Why your player need to take advantage of time off to improve football IQ
-Prescribing teach tapes -Methods for building football IQ -Using small segments of time -Asking questions to get them thinking -Learning from players t the higher level -The Socratic method -Player ownership of the calls -Educated freedom -Ownership in learning and solving problems -Asking questions vs. telling them what to do -Putting ego aside to get a job done -Be goal oriented but understand the process to get it done -Joe Thomas - best coaches don't force a player to be a cookie cutter out-out -Your player can teach you as much as you teach them -Feel your technique -The Climb Sled -Eyes closed in pass rush drill -The accountability of the coach to develop -Learning from other position coaches to better understand the game -Economy of language -Football school for OL to learn the defense -When you know that you are hitting the mark as a coach

At this time of year we like to put together some best of episodes where we take segments from episodes in our library and put them together in an episode thematically which shares multiple perspective, insight and thought on a specific topic. We have some of those headed your way, but as I was reviewing this particular episode from three years ago, I couldn't stop listening, because the conversation was timeless and applies across coaching. I really enjoyed going back through this one and there were so many points made that I took notes on again. The title may have drawn you into thinking that this is about an uptempo style of play, and in many ways it is. We talk about the balance between simplicity and having all the answers, but more importantly, we dig into teaching your players to play fast within whatever offense or style of play you are running. So here's my conversation with 12x state champion and an excellent student of the game especially as it relates to teaching it, offensive coordinator at St. Xavier High School, Andrew Coverdale. Shownotes: -Playing fast -Finding the answer -Working on concepts -Procedures to playing fast -Accomplishing the objective -Streamlining for players -The winning edge You can follow Coach Coverdale on Twitter here: @AndrewCoverdale Related: Andrew Coverdale - Insight on being a Coordinator https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/12x-state-champion-gives-insight-into-being-a-coordinator-andrew-coverdale-st-xavier-oh Other episodes from Coach Coverdale: Practice Tips: bit.ly/3qO3GaL How to Play Fast: bit.ly/3qya6KG Coach Coverdale Boundary Passing Concepts: https://bit.ly/3BgBZNO

Alex Golesh is the new head coach at South Florida. In 2022 he was the offensive coordinator of the University of Tennessee leading the offense to a #1 ranking in total offense with 538.1 yards per game and scoring offense with 47.3 points per game. He has taken his career from student assistant at Ohio State all the way to becoming an FBS head coach, and when you listen to this episode you hear the philosophy, hard work, and dedication he has put behind developing himself and the players and teams he has been involved with. If you are looking for a blue print on how to rise in the coaching profession, the insight given by Coach Golesh is invaluable. This was recorded in the first days of the podcast in December of 2016 while Coach Golsesh was the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach for Iowa State. -Coach Golesh's first meeting at South Florida -Why he became a coach -Influence -Lesson learned early on -Growing into the role of recruiting coordinator -Influences in recruiting -Keys to successful recruiting -It all comes down to relationships -The importance of recruiting in building culture -Using the Tight End -finding and developing the Tight End -Stressing the defense with the Tight End -Favorite concepts to stress the defense -Teaching the offense -Plying fast requires being great at fundamentals -Mistake made early in career and what he learned -Great piece of advice from Jim Tressel -Advice to a coach looking to make it win the profession -A book he's learned from Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach -Learning from how Matt Campbell put together staff -Creating balance in life Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/how-we-win-matt-campbell-head-coach-iowa-state https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/what-we-learned-from-the-pandemic-matt-campbell-head-coach-iowa-state

On this season wrap-up episode of TeachTapes, Keith & Steve look back at key moments and themes from the season and discuss why the understanding we can gain from learning from our season as well as others is important for the future success of ourselves in developing our players, units, and teams. Show Notes: -Days are long, years are short - John Harbaugh -Situational masters - reason things happen and reasons to learn from it -Explosives - be ready for your moment -”love of the game” route - Sean McVay/Eric Yarborough -Mike McDaniel play action fakes -Payton Manning RB/QB play action -Explosive are 1 of 11 in all aspects -Operational penalties -Ball security -Walk the field - understanding strategy within context -Mike Gundy - Why are we doing this -It all comes back to the “why” -All things matter -How does this fit for my team? -You have to use your experience to define what you want your future to be -Exit meetings -Professional development -Window to assess and develop is critical - requires focus -Where does this go next? -TeachTapes & Coach and Coordinator at AFCA -The TeachTapes Spring Ball Series teachtapes.org Twitter: @TeachTapes

Craig Domann, NFL Agent joins us to discuss the prom mindset and how it is important at every level, as well as how it works into recruiting, and many aspects of coaching. Show notes: -The drive to understand the pro mindset -Extracting and reverse engineering through interviews -Work to be your best version of you -Busts in the NFL - why so many -Projections and potential on physical -Expectations and entitlement -Identity story and channels -Intentions _Goal to get a schools or play ball -Recruiting and understanding intentions -Pro Mindset Math -How does he become combat ready? -Visualize -Be in the moment -North Star story

On this week's episode we share some ideas on fixing issues before the become a big play, techniques on zero coverage, and how gap alignment affects things overall. Show notes: -Fixing issues before it's a big play -In game coaching -Tackling in space -Coaching the hitch tackle -Eye discipline in man -Training your eyes -The oldest coaching point in man coverage -Corners in zero coverage -Gap alignment -Be zone aligned

Keith and Steve finish their walk of the field in the Scoring Zone discussing each area and the strategy, schemes and techniques that help the offense and defense achieve their objectives

Beat Burnout and Enhance Your Performance as a Coach Dr. Erik Korem joins us again with some eye-opening data as well as simple, practical ways we can enhance our performance as coaches while remaining physically and mentally healthy in a demanding profession. -Stress Fallacies -Build capacity to adapt t more stress -Stress is the gateway to growth -Mental and physical stress is one input -The price to be paid for stress 5- Pillars to build more capacity -One behavior that everyone should engage in -Effects of lack of sleep' -Sunlight -50 times less effective through window- must go outside -Sit on porch - cold exposure in am same effect as cold bath -Imbue sunlight - outside -20 minutes per day can be 5 min at a time -Do it frequently throughout the day -Do it for 2 weeks Sleep -Restore and regenerate -The brain's detoxification system -7-9 hours -3 key behaviors Caffeine -Caffeine 4 cups of coffee per day -Can improve longevity -Delay it Not 1st thing in the morning it spikes cortisol -Then 2 hours -Not after 6 hours before bed time Mental Fitness -Be consciously present and process info without bias -Attention is the currency of performance -Myth that best in the world do not feel pressure -Cyclist Shift attention to feet in clips -Rumination Mindfulness -Learn to control your attention -Train mindfulness -8 week study - 8 weeks of mindfulness 30% reduction in anxiety -Helps you adapt to stress -5-10 min 4-6 times per week -10 min per day can radically improve ability to adapt to stress and executive functioning -Attention is the currency of performance -Rumination Exercise -Exercise training improves general stress resilience -Toughening effect to stress -2 types everyone needs to do -Aerobic -Resistance training -Stats -Moderate 150-300 minutes week -Reduce all cause mortality by 25% -Walking won't get it done -75-150 min of vigorous -Moderate above 60% max heart rate -Vigorous hit 20 seconds rest 40-60 -1::2 ratio vigorous vs moderate -Doesn't have to be compound -Upper/lower strengthening -45 min 2x per week min -Aerobic with resistance reduces all cause mortality by over 30% Nutrition -Anti-inflammatory diet -Repair tissues and lower systemic inflammation which causes disease -Effective means of Reduce depression -Impacts testosterone significantly -Outside of grocery store -Rainbow every day -Nuts and seeds -Recommends ti Everyone high quality fish oil -Brain health and improvements in mood -Multi colored Vegan -Key issue getting adequate protein -Key amino acid - leucine -Supplement with leucine -Maintain or build muscle -Protein powder Community -Kill your clone -Assume a new identity Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/avoid-the-first-game-conundrum-erik-korem-former-director-of-sports-performance-houston-banners https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/prcatice-scripting-to-get-ready-for-week-1-erik-korem-former-director-of-performance-houston-texans https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/erik-korem-director-of-sports-science-houston-texans

On this episode of the Defense with DC, Keith and Dan discuss the importance of rivalries to our game as well as explore ideas on how to approach a game like this on defense and specifically take a look at OSU-Michigan defenses. Detailed show notes to follow.

In this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Brian Kight joins the show to discuss all things culture. Kight, the CEO of DailyDiscipline.com, discusses why culture is so much more than posters on the wall and why coaches need to have a plan for establishing culture—the same way they have a plan for installing offenses and defenses. SHOW NOTES • 2:00 Who is coaching the coaches? • 3:38 Why business is the inverse of sports • 5:48 Why culture is more than just posters on the wall • 7:41 The three things that comprise culture • 11:03 "Core Values" and why they're harder to install than any offense • 13:10 Culture does not exist to make people feel good • 15:15 Need for a system for culture • 19:20 Coach quiz • 25:21 Getting started with building a culture system • 29:49 Why assistant coaches are critical to culture • 32:53 Not everyone will buy into your culture—and why that's OK • 36:38 No BCD: Blame, complain, defend • 40:40 The importance of responses (E + R = O) • 46:05 Establishing a performance pathway • 51:16 Resources for HS coaches

On this week's episode of TeachTapes we continue our walk down the field and discuss open field 3rd down with all of the variations, thinking about strategy and technique from both sides of the ball.

On this week's episode of Defense with DC we put the focus on the three safety defense, taking a look specifically at TCU's play against Texas. We also give this week's option tips with ND against Navy as the examples. Shownotes: -Homer Smith on evolution of the game -The 3-safety defense in its early days -New Mexico "Lobo" with Brian Urlacher -Offense always has the pen last - patterns of change in football -Today's pass concepts negate a great rush -The guy who can make it right in the 3-Safety Defense -Flawed thought on thinking you can run against it -Run fits - dead key the guard -LB friendly -Why plays with pullers are not great answers -Run right at it -Texas use of unbalanced -Back end - TCU coverages -Why ISU created this structure -ND vs. Navy Option Tips -Caution in using multiple fronts -Using safeties vs. corners -Don't create vertical seams Save 25 % on Dan Carrel's course to analyze your defense after the season. "Make Sense of Your Self Scout": bit.ly/3UeqjC8

After an illustrious 26-year head coaching career, Thom McDaniels is still impacting the next generation of football players and coaches. Some may mostly know him as the father of Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Josh McDaniels and Houston Texans passing game coordinator/quarterback coach Ben McDaniels. But Thom McDaniels himself truly has had a Hall of Fame career. He earned the USA Today and Nike National Coach of the Year award in 1997. In that same season, Coach McDaniels led Canton (Ohio) McKinley to a state title and a national championship. Today Coach McDaniels joins us to discuss how we learned the game in the past can be applied today. Twitter: @TheCOOLClinic @thomas_tmcdwgh @CoachKGrabowski Related: Thom McDaniels - Why HS Football Matters https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/why-high-school-football-works-thom-mcdaniels-ohio-hs-hall-of-fam-coach Thom McDaniels - How to be a head coach Mushroom Society Series: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/mushroom-society C.O.O.L. Clinic Speakers Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-c-o-o-l-clinic-speakers C.O.O.L. Clinic Channel on Coachtube: http://bit.ly/3Ee0T0W

On today's episode of the OC Office Hour Series, Keith shares Homer Smith's strategies for play calling. He wrote these in his book "Handbook for Coaching the Football Passing Attack" in 1970 but they are as applicable as ever today. Coach Smith ideas provide food for thought in how you approach calling plays and can provide some clarity in using the game plan you work all week long to prepare. Related: Be Your Own Futurist - The Game Continues to Change, Reflecting on Homer Smith's Thoughts https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/be-your-own-futurist-the-game-continues-to-change-reflecting-on-homer-smiths-thoughts-61022-857-am How to Train as a Play Caller - George Allen https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/how-to-train-as-a-play-caller-from-how-to-train-a-quarterback-by-george-allen-hall-of-fame-coach-122421-1211-pm OC Office Hour Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-oc-office-hour-series

The GoArmy Edge app can revolutionize the way you practice. On today's Coach and Coordinator podcast, our host Keith Grabowski details how the app can be used for every position on the football field. 1:22 Usefulness of the Go Army Edge app 3:10 Offensive line 5:23 Quarterback 7:07 Receiver 7:40 Running back 9:48 Defensive backs 10:06 Linebackers 11:01 Defensive line 11:41 Special Teams 12:40 Simple use of the technology Related Content User-804678956 – The-edge-weed-1-prepare-to-adapt-and-adjust User-804678956 – Keith-grabowski-and-andy-ryland-discuss-the-goarmy-edge-app User-804678956 – Dynamic-presentations-and-virtual-reality-for-more-effective-coaching User-804678956 – Air-raid-analytics-and-virtual-reality

On this week's episode of Defense with DC, we discuss half-time adjustments, take a look at how Georgia defended Tennessee's high-powered offense, and discuss our weekly tips to defend the option. Shownotes: -Halftime adjustments format -Stealing time -Address problems with things that were practiced -Example- closing the middle of the field with fire zones -Example - open side run -No new coverages -Get the formational hit chart -Decision to make calls from the box or from the field - who best communicates with the players -Peel back the game plan -Creating formational blitzes -Having blitzes to attack certain things -Georgia coverage vs. Tennessee - taking away space -4is knocking the tackles back setting these from the inside out -Georgia's man coverage -Hash divider rules -Option tips -Tight 9 to spill the G-Lead play -4is siting on horn blocks as a QB player - what does it open for the offense -Everything you do with your line and linebackers is being watched -Defending the zone dive play -Recognizing the difference between a midline path and a zone dive path Save 25 % on Dan Carrel's course to analyze your defense after the season. "Make Sense of Your Self Scout": bit.ly/3UeqjC8

On this week's episode of TeachTapes, Keith and co-host Steve Hauser continue to walk the field this time taking a look at all of the open field second down situations, tendencies that develop and the skills and techniques that can be developed to increase success on this down. Shownotes: -The most forgotten down -Styles make fights -The Big12 for examples -Difference in halves for 2nd down -Baylor on 2nd down -Rod Marinelli standards -Carry out fakes to get information backside -Your identity shows up on 2nd down -Complements and dressing up 2nd down -Matt Ryan boot drill -Shane Day drill -Goal line reps -Flood drill -Quick game - when the eyes are going to pop -Tight ends -Getting angles back -Dynamic use of the running back -2nd and extra long (11+) -Shallow screen and stick draw -Ryan Walters - How did they get to 2nd and 10? -Patterns or tendencies won 2nd and 10 -2nd and on track plus consideration for time and score differential -2nd and short “waste down” -The importance of receiver blocking Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/2nd-down-the-most-forgotten-down-ryan-walters-dc-illinois-from-the-ihsfca-virtual-clinic Ryan Walters, DC Illinois, presentation on 2nd Down - The Most Forgotten Down: https://bit.ly/3zUaBo8

On this week's installment of the Mushroom Society Series, Keith and co-hots Bob Wylie are joined by Dante Scarnecchia to discuss aspects of what was an incredibly successful career. His 34 tenure with the New England Patriots was the longest in the NFL. He was a part of 10 of the organization's 11 Super Bowl appearances. Coach Scarnecchia was a part of five Super Bowl Championships. In this episode the coaches discuss the keys to a successful career, working in an elite organization, and more. Shownotes: -The decision to become a football coach happened early -How coaching defensive backs helped development as a coach -Taking the defensive quality control job for Bill Parcells -Key to longevity in the profession -Advice to young coaches always looking for the next job -Staying physically fit -Keeping great players from leveling off -Takeaways from working in an elite organization -Advice to having a successful working relationship with Bill Belichick (or any strong head coach) -Most effective way to make adjustments between series -Developing a great relationship with your offensive coordinator Coach Scarnecchia's COOL Clinic Talk: https://bit.ly/3fHh6DH

On this week's episode of Defense with DC, Dan Carrel, USFL Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator takes a look at the Missouri defense against South Carolina and Temple defense vs. Navy to point out ideas and concepts we can learn from. Shownotes: -Coaching up early game calls -Staying ahead of the game -Thinking about how else they can run their plays -Adjustment to motion -Motion may tie into gap schemes -Spinning to motion in Nickel -Adjusting to motion in Base -Make it simple for your guys but complex for them -Variations of Cover 3 -Finding places where it is advantageous to be different -Making the Game Plan as simple as possible -Defending bunch -Teaching run fits as crack replace -Playing bunch release routes - box concept -Defending the double out Option tips: -Guy who is your tackler - how fast can he trigger -Changing up to cloud to keep safety out -Playing a shade to steal a gap Save 25 % on Dan Carrel's course to analyze your defense after the season. "Make Sense of Your Self Scout": https://bit.ly/3UeqjC8

Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast. Keith and Brian Kight discuss the challenges of adversity in today's podcast. Show notes :55 Opportunity and adversity :3:25 Adversity is different for everyone 7:52 Coaching staff will face different types of adversity 10:23 Processing and training for adversity 13:40 Formula for success: E+R=O 15:05 Examples of adversity training 17:32 Putting pressure on variable moments 22:12 Skills needed to overcome adversity 24:35 Detach from the event of adversity 27:19 Maintaining a healthy perspective

Today's Coach and Coordinator podcast features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. He's served as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. Today's focus will be on how to implement and defend trick plays in a game. Show notes 1:32 How trick plays give you an edge in a game 3:15 Communicating special plays to your team 7:05 Shea's tips for practicing trick plays 11:20 Creating a trick play with the right personnel 14:18 When to call the play 19:14 Using a special play after a turnover 21:35 How to defend special plays 26:55 Discipline defense and overtime periods 27:39 Favorite trick plays Related Episodes: Planning, Practicing, and Calling Trick Plays https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/planning-practicing-and-calling-trick-plays Building Character, Half-Time Adjustments, Trick Plays https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/building-character-in-season-halftime-adjustments-trick-plays-mike-rowe-former-hc-rocori-hs-mn RPOs, Constraints, Trick Plays, Qb Progressions: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/trends-day-14-constraints-rpos-tricks-and-qb-progressions Trick Play Resources: https://bit.ly/3TTeH7J

On this week's installment of the TeachTapes Series, Keith and Stev discuss open field first and ten and how game plans, practice plans, individual periods and play calling are built around this situation. Teach Tapes First Down -The opportunities of first and ten -Beginning to write the narrative and set things up -Alabama ans Mississippi State -Ole Miss and LSU -Using Tempo on first down -Tempo to eliminate DL get off -First down vs. known passing situations -How do you keep a defense on its heels? -Using Tempo and Counters to Tempo on first down -Feeling confidence in a drive and as a play caller -Lane Kiffin trick with tempo -Complements to base plays -Maximizing yardage on first down -Five yard intent and running towards the ticks -George Kittle clip - finishing along the sideline -Ginats and Rams drill -Its what happens when the lines on the diagram run out -Eagles defensive drill off of fast screens -Speed beats power, angles beats speed, and over the top beats angles -Manny Diaz - most TFLs are roll tackles -Vince DiGaetano - one arm tear -The productive missed tackle -Circuits are designed for first down -It's running and tackling -Chad O'Shea and receivers' issues with ball carriage -Game plan to practice plan to individual plan Twitter: @TeachTapes @CoachKGrabowski Vince DiGaetano resources: https://bit.ly/3NdCc8U Manny Diaz Tackling Clinic: https://bit.ly/3DBjq8h Video of Keith's example of tempo: https://bit.ly/3W68mr6

On today's episode, Keith discusses complementary football with the coordinators of the USFL Michigan Panthers, Dan Carrel, and Eric Marty. Each share their perspective on what playing team football means and how they can work together to help the other. Shownotes: -What is team football? -Allocation of risk -Responsibility to the team and the game plan -Having a perspective from being the head coach -Getting buy-in from both coordinators -How the Michigan Panthers handle playing complementary football -Situations O/D need to work on together the most -Communicating what we need to do to win at the end of a game -Working together in practice to get the looks you need -How being a multiple offense helps the defense prepare -Creating continuity through terminology -Setting it up so everyone is getting what they need out of drills -The value of good vs. good in practice -Calling your own O/D in the scout team -Turning scout team into quality reps vs. looking at a card -Getting the two sides together to discuss what they see from the opponent as it affects the other side -What the defense can do to play complementary football -What the offense can do to play complementary football Eric Marty's Offensive System: https://bit.ly/3gIzJY2

Jeff Mullen joins Keith today on our weekly in-season series The OC Office Hour to discuss creating explosive runs and passes. Coach Mullen is the former OC at West Virginia University and UNC-Charlotte. He served as RB the OT and TE coach at Ohio University from 1995-2000. From there he moved on to Wake Forest as OT & TE and the QB coach. At WVU he served as QB coach and OC and did the same at UNC-Charlotte. Mullen has had success at every stop in his career. Show notes: -Mike Earys study -27 first downs -Coach Mullen's definition -Creating explosive runs -Best runs and formations with tempo -Numbers runs -Sweeps and reverses -Orbit sweep -QB as Runner -Power Read -Pin and Pull RPO -Tagging the boundary X -Importance of Fly and orbit -The reverse -Defining efficient plays -Blocking the reverse -Explosive passes -Thoughts on RPO -Play Action must look like run for 3 steps -Bob Wylie - Run Action must sound like run -Selling the run -Offensive line in play action -Run action as an answer -Creating Look alike plays -Game planning off of 4 core runs -Jab-jab-left hook -Play calling anticipation -Strategy for openers -Scripting openers OC Office Hour Week 0 with Jeff Mullen: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/oc-office-hour-with-jeff-mullen Big O System: https://coachtube.com/jeffmullen

From Season 2 of the Leadership Journey Show This week in the Leadership Journey series, Keith Grabowski and Brian Kight talk about the variation of effort and commitment in a team. They discuss how coaches get the effort desired from their players. Throughout the course of a season, coaches gain an idea of who is giving maximum effort and who is committed as well as those who are not. Keith and Brian discuss what that looks like and ways to respond to it. Also, how to get the effort and commitment from these players without it being overbearing to them. Show notes: 02:10 Looking at effort and commitment levels from players 03:25 Feeling like you care more than the players 04:23 The different types of players 05:40 Compliant or defiant 07:27 You always want more from the players 09:05 Let go of players wanting it like you do 11:17 Be a great observer without judging 13:00 Can't use command and control 14:33 The gap between coaches and players 15:00 Applying standards by decision 16:00 Structure and freedom 17:05 Educated freedom 20:25 Brian's coach conversation 22:24 Most people must learn to work like a champion 22:49 Don't view structure as control but as guidance 24:33 It's a live dynamic 25:38 Flipping the switch 26:25 You must observe 29:05 The why scale 30:12 Being skillful with discipline

On this week's Mushroom Society Series installment, retired NFL and college coach Steve Szabo joins us to discuss his development as a coach, developing in the profession, and we get his perspective on preparing and playing against the offense, in particular, the offensive line. Shownotes: -From the Naval Academy to Viet Nam to coaching -Learning the game -Insight gained from Earl Bruce, Tom Coughlin, Bill Belichick, and Lloyd Carr -Finding the strengths and weaknesses of an opposing offensive line -Difficult formations -False keys -Advice to have a successful career Related: Cool Clinic Playlist (includes all Mushroom Society episodes): Thom McDaniels - Why High School Football Works https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/why-high-school-football-works-thom-mcdaniels-ohio-hs-hall-of-fam-coach Thom McDaniels - how to become a head coach: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/how-to-become-a-head-coach-ohio-hall-of-fame-head-coach-thom-mcdaniels