Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

Jim Meyer is today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast. Meyer currently retired from coaching after serving as the defensive coordinator at Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, Ohio). He sits down with Keith to discuss why it’s critical that coaches stick to a schedule, why head coaches need to be respectful of their assistants’ time and how he contains the perimeter with his blader and razor concept. He also dishes on his most famous football pupil—LeBron James, who Meyer coached on the gridiron during his freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio). Show notes 1:08 Coaching at every level of football 2:51 Why it's critical that head coach starts on time (not early) and ends on time (not late) 5:05 "No new plays go in after 10 p.m." 8:20 There are people behind the Xs and Os 12:15 Your opponent is working, too--and you need to do more 14:15 The art of coaching is understanding what your kids can and cannot do 17:23 Shutting down the outside perimeter game with the blad

On today's podcast, 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 yard in 2021 at 544.3 yards per game. He discusses how they utilized the pandemic to take care of their players and create a brand behind what they do. Shownotes: -Start in coaching -Working for Jerry Kill -Leading people to meaningful results -Transition to being an OC -What can you be great at? -The Top Gun Offense -Branding the offense -Aligning the staff to go fast -Coaching the mechanics of playing fast -As much of what you don't do as it is what you do -Creating a game like environment in practice -It's about what you emphasize -Balance of the personnel and how you attack within the system -Every run has an attachment -Not striving for balance - run/pass -Receiver blocking in an RPO offense -Drills and techniques for receiver blocking -Millenial Oklahoma drill -Being great upfront opens up explosive opportunities -App

Today's guest is Colin Bruton, head football coach and offensive coordinator at Lakeland University. In 2021, Lakeland had one of the top producing offenses in the country in NCAA Division III. Total offense they produced 523.4 yards per game (#4) and 45.1 points per game (#10). Coach Bruton talks about making the transition from defensive coordinator to offensive coordinator as well as what makes their 10 personnel uptempo offense successful: Shownotes: -Start in coaching -Evolution as a coach -Start in coaching the back end of defense -How he expects his young coaches to develop years 1-3 -Mentor - Mike Emendorfer - learning how relationship make a difference -Kevin Daugherty -Moving from DC to OC -Promoting from within -Controlling the game O vs D -Leveraging knowledge develop on defense as the OC -Things that give defenses trouble -Speed option -Make all skill players a threat -Operating at the fastest tempo -Toughest concepts to defend at tempo -Psychological effect of how many series are played -Play

Having trained more than 60 Division 1 quarterbacks in the past several years, quarterback coach Will Hewlett has quickly become one of the country’s most sought after experts on the position. Hewlett is known for his focus on elite-level passing mechanics, helping quarterbacks improve speed of release, accuracy, and performance under pressure. “Traditionally, the quarterback has been one of the most under- coached positions on the team,” says Hewlett. “Playing QB can be both frustrating and rewarding. I love seeing the progression from a youth camper into an elite position player – physically and mentally.” Parents and coaches alike have seen the progress Coach Hewlett can bring about in a young QB – often referred to as the “difference maker”. Hewlett is constantly traveling throughout the country working with quarterback prospects from coast to coast. Hewlett says, “I love working with developing talents all over the country. To meet with a young player’s coaches, see the programs and even watch the pr

On this installment of the "Game Plan for your Next Job" series, Keith is joined again by Frostburg Head Softball Coach and CEO of CoachingPortfolio.com Bill Vasko. The discussion centers around how the portfolio has become an important tool in the job search process and how to maximize the technology of today to show who you are, your branding, and how you can bring value to a program. Related: Game Plan for Your Next Job Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/game-plan-for-your-next-job Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most programs, January is the start of the off-season.The gains made in the next six months are critical and must happen in order to have success in the fall. Keeping players focused and moving toward their goals and the team’s goals sometimes is a challenge when the season is so far off. Having a system to provide feedback and recognize the accomplishments of players as they develop themselves helps motivate and create excitement while working through the winter months. Today Keith Grabowski shares four examples from both the high school and college level of how the staffs he worked on accomplished this and tailored to off season to meet the team's needs and objectives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast, Keith Grabowski share his thoughts on how coaches can receive and provide value from each other. The offseason is in full swing now and it is the opportunity to learn and develop as a coach. Keith addresses some myths in the coach education market as well as the best ways to share knowledge and receive value for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 with Rick Jones, now the Senior Assistant to Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz at the University of Missouri. Today's episode focuses on something exteremely important to how Coach Jones developed his career - learning. He explains his approach and how he helped his staff develop as well. At the time of the recording, Coach Jones was the head coach at Greenwood High School in Arkansas. In his 31 seasons as a head coach, Jones’ recorded a record of 317-74 with nine state championships and five runners-up. including his record at Greenwood of 185-26 with eight state championships and three runners-up. His multiple achievements and awards include being named 18 times "Coach of the Year," "2012 National Coach of the Year," 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma High School Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, to name a few. But he'll tell you his greatest accomplishment is building up and empowering others, especially young men, to be successful in life. Shownotes: -Grading finish/defi

This is an episode from the early days of the podcast with Rick Jones, now the Senior Assistant to Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz at the University of Missouri. At the time of the recording, Coach Jones was the head coach at Greenwood High School in Arkansas. In his 31 seasons as a head coach, Jones’ recorded a record of 317-74 with nine state championships and five runners-up. including his record at Greenwood of 185-26 with eight state championships and three runners-up. His multiple achievements and awards include being named 18 times "Coach of the Year," "2012 National Coach of the Year," 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma High School Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, to name a few. But he'll tell you his greatest accomplishment is building up and empowering others, especially young men, to be successful in life. In part 1 of our interview, Coach Jones discussed why he coaches, his approach to coaching, and his philosophy of building a culture. Learn more about your ad choice

Brett Bartholomew teams up with Joe Eisenmann and Keith Grabowski in today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast. Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, Bartholomew Strength. In the podcast, he discusses his book Conscious Coaching, the importance of fundamentals, and shares ways to improve simple drills. Show notes =Bartholomew discusses his new book -Building trust within a team - How to communicate with “tough” kids -The importance of fundamentals -Improving on simple drills -Combating “copy and paste” coaching -Duties as a HS Strength coach Twitter @coach_brettb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) offensive coordinator Andrew Coverdale sits down with Keith in this episode of USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator podcast. Coverdale dishes on how he defines toughness, why offensive coordinators need to understand the philosophy—and not just the schemes—behind opposing defenses and why “culture vs. scheme” is a false dichotomy. Coverdale also shares the key offensive concepts that paved the way for Trinity’s 15-0, state title-winning season in 2016. SHOW NOTES •Most important advice Coverdale has ever received •What made him want to be a football coach •First coaching job •Keys to development •The philosophy of Coverdale’s offense •How to build 'collective consciousness' in a program •Defining toughness •How to be a teacher •Keys to maximizing the walkthrough •How to keep more players engaged in walkthroughs •The key concept Coverdale leaned on during his team’s 15-0 season in 2016 •Beginning the process of game planning, and why understanding the philosophy of a defense is c

Jake Barro, head coach of Arizona state champion Casa Grande High School joins the podcast to talk about how they develop the individual and then the program. Coach Barro is the 2021 Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year. Coach talks about how he evolved to this process of development as well as their wide zone play which gets their offense going. Shownotes: -Family experience -Showing them who you are -It's a process -Understanding who each individual is -Being vulnerable -Who are you? -meetings -Who are we - our standards -Evolution to focus on individual first -Why and why me? -Have to get to know individual -Building a champions in Covid era -Building around the wide zone play -It is about execution and repetition -Building drills off what will happen RB vision -Creating consistency with a play -The need for a starting point play -Diagnose the defense with the starting point play -The game is played within context -Situational football and practice -Reinvent yourself each year - constantly ev

In this podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares and discusses the late George Allen's book, How to Train a Quarterback. Grabowski points out that the book was really designed to train a play caller, which in 1960, when the book was published, was the quarterback. A very detailed coach, Allen laid out a plan taking into account every aspect of the game which a play caller needs to be aware of and utilize when calling plays. Grabowski also shares Allen's drills for mentally preparing the play caller which applies today and can be used to enhance the mental process and understanding of both the play caller and his quarterbacks. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/best-of-quarterback-development?in=user-804678956/sets/best-of-coach-and-coordinator&si=7f50182fec5c4c1eb15a1b7ab447ab09&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casey Jacobsen, the co-defensive coordinator at Morningside College (Sioux City, Iowa), joins Coach and Coordinator podcast. He’s been at Morningside for over 18 years, starting as an offensive line assistant, then transitioning to special teams coordinator before becoming the co-defensive coordinator. Jacobsen sits down with Keith to discuss the “Wolf Pack Pyramid,” maintaining tempo with the scout team and the importance of attention detail. :22 Why he became a football coach 1:02 Transitioning from an offensive line coach to a defensive coordinator 2:17 3 biggest influences on his coaching philosophy 4:14 How consistency has contributed to success 5:07 The “Wolf Pack Pyramid” and how it encompasses the team culture 7:02 Morningside’s defensive philosophy 8:25 Paying attention to the details 12:37 How to get fast tempo out of the scout team 16:34 Getting too “fired up” at players 17:29 Book recommendation 19:12 Learning unbalanced formations from the NFL 21:19 Doing the small jobs right 21:46 B

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's defensive coordinator Jeff Dittman talks about what he's learned and changed after a 600 day layoff from football and implemented in 2021 to help RPI to a championship and berth in the NCAA playoffs. Resources: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-jeff-pittman-defensive-coordinator-at-rpi-ny https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/mvp-process-ralph-isernia-hc-rpi State Association MegaTicket: http://coachandcoordinator.com/2021/12/its-clinic-season/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Scott Abell the head coach at Davidson College discusses what he's learned from the past season. The Davidson Wildcats won back-to-back Liberty League Championships as well as leading the FCS in Rushing Offense and 3rd Down Conversions in 2021. Coach discusses: -Dealing with a quarterback change -Process for determining what fits best with a new QB -Starting with a different base play and building off of it -Establishing answers - you need answers before you have to use them -Reps and practice needs to get the offense ready -Mapping out the install -How explosive plays are created -3rd down conversions - philosophy and execution -1 hour and 50 minute practice breakdown -Challenges to building a team in a COVID era -Turn obstacles into opportunity Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/college-leaders-scott-abell-head-coach-davidson-fcs-1-offense-in-2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Kyle has ben the head coach at his alma mater St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio since 1983, owning an overall record of 290-67-1 (.812) and a mark of 61-12 (.836) in Ohio state playoffs. He has led the St. Ignatius Wildcats to a state-record 11 Division I State Titles: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2011. Kyle's Wildcats have also won National Championships in 1989, 1993, 1995. Kyle was named the head coach of the United States' first junior national football team in 2009, Team USA. The team competed in the International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship, June 27-July 5, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The event was a first and is slated to be held once every four years. Kyle lead the 2009 Team USA to an undefeated season. Kyle was himself once a running back at St. Ignatius in the late 1960s. He also played football at John Carroll University, where he injured his shoulder. In 1973 he began teaching at St. Ignatius. He continues there today, not o

Today’s episode of Coach & Coordinator podcast features legendary high school football coach Chuck Kyle. He’s coached at his alma mater, Cleveland St. Ignatius High School, for 39 years, compiling 369 wins, along with 11 state championships and three national titles. He also works with the Cleveland Browns as their youth football advisor. 2022 will be Coach Kyle's 40th and final season as he announced his retirement plans on December 13, 2021. An English teach at the high school, Coach Kyle uses the analogy that "every season is a book" in this episode as he joins Keith to talk about how to properly evaluate the season. We wish Coach Kyle the best of luck and well wishes as he prepares for his final season. Show notes -How a football season is like a book -Why you should remember to focus on what went well when analyzing the season -Remember the human element in the game -The importance of analyzing what you did as a staff that helped a kid get better -How to convince a player why playing a certain posit

For the past 10 years, we’ve heard and seen the word “culture” being thrown about arbitrarily. In conversations with coaches, in reports we’ve published, in clinic talks we’ve attended, in the posters and t-shirts we see in programs and in sports “culture” books we’ve read… Athletes and coaches praise it when things go well and cite it as the primary catalyst for things going wrong. It is the most hackneyed phrase in sports, yet no one doubts that it is the most powerful factor when it comes to building a football program. There were things we already knew about building culture. We knew it was the bloodline of any program and it had to be all-inclusive in order to be effective. We also knew that it had to continually be re-evaluated and re-aligned based on changing dynamics like environment and personnel. Coaches can never allow a culture to grow stagnant.  Most importantly, we knew that the healthiest form of culture is one that is completely player-driven, where players are empowered with ownership in cr

In part 2 of this podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares thoughts on how the game is becoming a thinking man's game and uses an interview from Bill Walsh to point out important philosophies and tactics that helped Coach Walsh bring his teams to the top. Evaluating Players in Training Camp: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/evaluating-players-in-training-camp-9-college-coaches-share-their-insight Ideas for Actionable Film Grading: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/ideas-for-actionable-film-grading The Edge Week 2 -Evaluating players, units, team and scheme throughout the season https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-edge-week-2-evaluating-players-units-team-and-scheme-throughout-the-season Deliberate Practice Series: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/deliberate-practice-season-2 https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/deliberate-practice Enter the Sweepstakes: glazierclinics.com/win Link to the Article in Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/1993/01/to-build-a-winning-team-an-int