Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

Today we kick off our new in-season format for the podcast with a focus on the beginning of camp. Camp is that time of the year when players and coaches come together, united by their shared passion for the game and goals for their season. There is a palpable sense of anticipation and excitement. But what sets camp apart for some teams is the focus on activities that transcend the typical drills and plays we study and prepare all year long. The activities that our three guests talk about today are designed to reveal the unique personalities of the players and coaches by creating opportunities to perform and compete outside the realm of football. Beyond the X’s and O’s, the activities they share set the foundation that goes to the heart of team-building, trust-building, and personal growth. Today’s Coaches: Randy Jackson: Long-time Texas high school head coach, who just finished a stint as the offensive coordinator of the Potsdam Royals in Germany Grant Caserta: Linebackers coach for the two-time defending

As NFL training camps kick off this week, we revisit a segment from the 2023 COOL Clinic with Carmen Bricillo, offensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Coach Bricillo has climbed the ranks, getting his start at the high school level in Indiana, then working his way up through small college into the FBS, and eventually the NFL. In this segment, Bricillo shares the benefits of using a fullback in the offense, as well as an overview of three schemes: the lead draw, sprint boss, and toss crack. If you currently don’t use a fullback or if you coach defense, you will want to listen as well, as the fullback is making his way back into the game across all levels. Show Notes: Coach Wylie’s Insight Carmen Bricillo Intro Benefits of the Fullback Characteristics of the Fullback Lead Draw Sprint Boss Toss Crack Winning Edge Follow Carmen Bricillo on Twitter @Coach_Bricillo. Watch Coach Bricillo’s Entire COOL Clinic Presentation: Various Base Run Game Schemes Utilizing the Fullback Thank you for supporti

To close out our “Accelerate Everything” series for 2023, guest host Dub Maddox sits down with two individuals he has worked with closely to develop training packages for his quarterbacks, which he now shares with all coaches and athletes on R4FootballSystems.com. Dr. Dutch Franz is the creator of REPS VR and CEO of TierOne Consulting. Joe Ashfield, a previous guest on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, has FBS experience, including at Rice and Stanford, and now coaches in Europe. Ashfield is also the co-founder and vice president of football operations at REPS VR. In this episode, the trio talks about how VR training can accelerate learning and proper decision-making, not only for the quarterback but also for all positions. Show Notes: Decision-Making Under Pressure and VR Sticking Points with QBs in Decision-Making Under Pressure The Creation of REPS VR After Action Review Go Pro Filmed vs. Animated VR Seeing from the “Shooters View” and Its Ability to Impact Decisions Compressing a College Career of Re

In this segment from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Dante Bartee, now a defensive analyst at the University of Oregon, shares what he learned from his first year as a college defensive coordinator at Ottawa University. Coach Bartee’s passion for football and innate ability to decipher and teach complex strategies sets him apart as a great young thinker on the game. This episode applies to all of us as we continue to grow as communicators and in developing our relationships with our players. Show Notes: Start with Personnel Use High School Tape to Understand the Player and What He Can Grow Into Build What the Player Needs, Not What You Want Being Player-Focused Does Not Mean You Are a Player’s Coach Talk to Players One on One to Communicate Where You Are Coming From Find Methodologies to Communicate Positive and Negative Confrontation Positive Confrontation: Evaluate and Attack the Problem Negative Confrontation: Attack the Player Message and Tone Are Equally Important Follow Dante

Davis Webb is the quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos, stepping away from playing immediately when given the opportunity to work with Sean Payton. He played college football at Texas Tech and California, being coached by Kliff Kingsbury and Jake Spavital. In 2017, he was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the NFL Draft. Webb also played for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. In this episode of our “Accelerate Everything” series, guest host Dub Maddox interviews Coach Webb to discuss his influences in both college and the NFL, as well as how he learned the game and what he will apply moving forward as a coach. Show Notes: Favorite Coaching Methods Learned from His Coaches Kliff Kingsbury Jake Spavital Kingsbury’s Menu of Plays Freedom to Check at the Line Favorite Air Raid Concept – 95 Four Verticals – Air Raid “6” Learning the Option Route The Mesh Concept Impact of Eli Manning Process for Watching Film Keys to Game Plan Install for Knowledge Transfer Things That Genera

Clear and concise communication is critical for today’s game day operations. And to acquire the systems that provide that communication, coaches spend tens of thousands of dollars of their budgets…until today. Patrick Daberkow is the head coach at NAIA Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. In this episode, Coach Daberkow tells his story about creating The Headset App, which allows coaches an incredibly affordable way to have the entire staff on the headset on all the channels it needs. The Headset App has allowed Concordia to become much better on offense, while freeing up the budget to spend on more coaches on staff rather than just on technology only used on game day. Show Notes: Working with Budgets Solving a Problem Enhancing Communication Helped Set School Records Improving to a Top-10 Offense Communicating with Players on the Sideline Through a Bluetooth Speaker Communications Beyond Offense/Defense on Game Day Practice Applications for Headset Technology Affordable Solutions Winning Edge

In this week’s clinic segment from Lauren’s First and Goal, Toledo Co-OC/QB Coach Robert Weiner shares insight into quarterback play as it relates to movement in the pocket. In the world of thousands of cool-looking drills on video and social media, Coach Weiner boils it down to essential movements to be taught, encompassing everything that a quarterback has to do in the pocket. While the drills are simple, the movement patterns take time to develop. Coach Weiner explains the two umbrellas of QB movement – slides and spacing – as well as the four movements he has identified through study. He believes it is all a mathematical equation of if-then statements. While his perspective is through the lens of a QB coach, the approach to skill development is something all position coaches can learn from. Show Notes: Importance of Clinics and Camps like Lauren’s First and Goal Movement Goals Buy One More Second Return to Platform Position Calm and Chaos Awkward Throw Rules Balance Self-Preservation vs. Making a

In his 31 seasons as a high school head coach, Rick Jones accumulated a record of 317-74. He is an 18-time Coach of the Year honoree. He was named the 2012 National Federation of High Schools National Football Coach of the Year, the 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and was inducted into the Oklahoma High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013, as well as the Harding University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. In February 2020, Coach Jones joined the Mizzou staff as special assistant to the head coach. He is a lifelong learner and has a passion for helping coaches grow and develop. In this episode, guest host Dub Maddox, a former assistant coach for Rick Jones, digs into the way Coach Jones hires coaches and develops staff, as well as gives insight into building a successful career as a coach. Show Notes: Teaching Coaches How to Coach End-of-the-Year Exit Meetings Coaching Titles and Fast Track May Cause You to Miss the Mark Work for the Best Head Coach You Possibly Can Hir

Longtime listeners of this podcast know that our host Keith Grabowski has always been interested in the use of technology to make our jobs more efficient and effective. In this episode, AJ Antonescu, offensive line coach at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, joins Coach Grabowski to discuss the tools and workflows deployed by the Cavaliers to improve their self-scout and game planning, as well as the new technology platform they use to make it simple and accurate. Self-scouting is an undervalued and underperformed function of a post-game review. It tells us a lot about our team, gives us insight into how an opponent views us, and allows us to put together a better plan for practice, carry it into the game plan, and in some states, into game-day decision making. AJ Antonescu is entering his second season at Lake Travis, a six-time Texas state champion. The program is currently led by head coach Hank Carter. Since Coach Carter took over as head coach in 2010, the Cavaliers have won three state championsh

Throughout the offseason, we have been sharing an audio-friendly segment of a clinic presentation. Today, we listen back to an informative segment from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, in which Rhode Island linebackers coach Chris Lorenti gives an overview of their game-planning process and the important questions they ask themselves when defending the run game. As we get closer and closer to the season, now is a good time to review your game planning schedule and the division of work to be done amongst your staff, especially if you have new staff members or assignments. In his full presentation, Coach Lorenti goes into how the game plan then translates into practice and the different drills they may use to fit the run and tackle. As always, all Lauren’s First and Goal presentations support the efforts to fund pediatric brain tumor research and cancer services. Show Notes: How Much Zone Scheme vs. How Much Gap Scheme? Spill or Lever? Odd or Even Spacing? Move into or Chase Zone? Penetrators or Chase? Wh

On today’s episode, guest host Dub Maddox digs into coaching the quarterback from the QB perspective with John Wolford, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wolford shares his tips for accelerating the QB thought process, how the best coaches he has worked with set quarterbacks up for success, and his hacks for learning complex play calls. The episode is full of takeaways for the coach and quarterback alike. Show Notes: Coaches That Accelerated the Ability to Play QB Techniques and Tactics Learned By Going Against the Rams’ #1 Defense Every Day Fangio Defenses in the NFL Looking for Tells to Know Where to Go with the Ball Having a Wide View: Strategies to See the Bigger Picture What McVay and O’Connell Did to Help Accelerate Reads Favorite Concepts for Attacking Tampa 2 McVay as a Play Caller and Communication in the Helmet Thoughts on Nomenclature and Length of Play Call Can Calls Protecting the Edge on Naked Keeper Can Keeper Process for Distilling Long Calls Under Pressure Using Voice M

On today’s episode of the Passing Lab, guest host Josh Herring speaks with Tyler Jones, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. Coach Herring and Coach Walton discuss sprint-out passing, how the curl concept is a natural throw and rhythm for quarterbacks, wide bunch sets, and getting back-up quarterbacks more reps. Show Notes: Influences Efficient Sprint-Out Concepts Teaching the Curl  Window One and Window Two Curl Assignments: Not Traditional “Hank” Receiver Splits on Curl Concepts Why Curl Is QB-Friendly Receiver Technique Protecting the Base Curl Concept Philosophy of Designing a Passing Game Mark Richt’s “Reverse Hank” Concept Shallow as a Built-In Hot Wide Bunch Sets Getting Multiple Quarterbacks Reps Follow Tyler Jones on Twitter @CoachTylerJones. Listen to the Entire Passing Lab Series Watch Coach Herring’s Crossers Courses: Volume 1 Volume 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Keith Grabowski shares ideas for awarding helmet decals to your players. Ideas from some of the best college programs around the country like Ohio State, Georgia, and Florida State are detailed in this episode. Show notes: Thoughts on symbols Systems for awarding decals Stripe removed Florida State tomahawk Georgia bones Ohio State Buckeye leafs Offense Defense Special Teams Final thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we have been doing on Mondays throughout this offseason, today, we share a clinic segment with important points applicable to both sides of the ball and all positions to help improve your coaching and thought processes. In this episode, a segment from this year’s COOL Clinic, Tennessee Offensive Line Coach Glen Elarbee explains how the Vols are successful in the run game, the context within what they do, and why it works for them. Clarity on all these points allows them to run one of the top offenses in the country year after year, built behind explosiveness, an incredibly fast tempo, and extremely wide receiver splits. Coach Elarbee’s entire talk details plenty of drill work and game film to illustrate how the Vols get it done. Watch the Entire Presentation: Why Inside Footwork with Tempo and Spreading the Field Show Notes: Josh Heupel and the Staff Why Inside Zone Footwork Mission to Get Vertical Four Types of Blocks Hammer Footwork Big Bite Footwork Shuffle Footwork Pulls Winning Edge View

We titled this series “Accelerate Everything” because our guest host Dub Maddox gets his guests to strip things down to the essential ideas that lead to faster, successful execution. In this episode, Coach Maddox gives us an incredible perspective on accelerating execution from Dante Bartee, who Maddox calls the “Good Will Hunting” of defensive football. The insights and recommendations from Coach Bartee, an analyst at the University of Oregon, will help your attack and play calling, as well as give you the upper hand on game day. Get your pencil and notebook out for this one. Show Notes: B-Gap Is the Fulcrum of the Run Box Squeezing vs. Widening the B-Gap Fill and Fold Techniques with Backers Pulling Back the Curtain on Good Defensive Coordinators on 3rd Down What’s the Break? Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Exotics Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Loaded Fronts Going Tempo after 2nd Down Undressing the Defense Back Out to Empty Free Release the Back Packaging Plays for a 3rd Do

Colin Thomas is the head coach, offensive coordinator, and QB coach at Liberty High School in Arizona. He won a state championship as the offensive coordinator prior to becoming the head coach of the program. On this episode of the Passing Lab Series, Josh Herring and Coach Thomas discuss one-word calls, the “Naked Wheel” concept, ideas for empty, and researching the game. Show Notes: Influences in the Passing Game One-Word Drop Back Calls Ease of Learning for Players Something to Call Late in the Game with Confidence Naked Wheel Wheel Route Technique Changing to a Post-Seam Mesh with Dagger Releases Settle in Voids Bunch Helping Releases Process for Using Empty Offseason Research Process Winning Edge Follow Colin Thomas on Twitter @coachthomasfb. Watch Coach Herring’s Crossers Course: Complete Crossing Routes - Low Crossers - Volume 1 Listen to the Entire Passing Lab Series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode from our archives, I talk about the 3rd Down plan that we utilized when I was at Baldwin Wallace University. This was years in the making and I credited some of my direct resources at the end of the episode, but it also was the synthesis of a ton of clinics, videos, and books that contributed to this thought process for third down. I thought this would be a good one positioned right behind Ola Adams's defensive third-down process which we shared yesterday. I did put together a course on coordinating an offense on CoachTube which incorporates all of our situational thinking and planning methods as well as plenty of tools to help you develop your offense. You can find that in a link in the show notes which includes a 50% off code for our listeners. Coaches Notebook Show Notes: This week in Coach Grabowski’s notebook, Keith lets us into his idea of effectively managing 3rd down, and highlighting downs and distances with different plays available to cater to those situations. He talks about the

Ola Adams is the defensive analyst and analytics coordinator for Penn State. Prior to Penn State, Coach Adams served as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos. He was the defensive coordinator for Villanova before his jump to the NFL. In this segment from his talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, which he titled “Organized Chaos”, Coach Adams discusses his third down philosophy and strategy. He gives his approach to this critical down, sharing insight both on what he likes to do, as well as highlighting what offenses like to do in each third down category. Coach Adams takes a very organized approach to third down because he knows his defense’s success is critical to the success of the team in winning the game. Show Notes:  Ola Adams 3rd Down Philosophy Play Calling Philosophy Breaking Down 3rd Down Efficiency on 1st Down Winning as Affected by 3rd Down Understanding Who Their Best Players Are Evaluating Their Offensive Line Understanding What Is Required in the Situation Fi

On today’s podcast from the archives, host Keith Grabowski opens his notebook to talk about how to structure your offense around a starting point play. Keith offers advice on how to develop your starting point play based on your coaching style and personnel. Additionally, Keith shares how to develop plays off your starting point and make adjustments. Show notes: Series football and developing a starting point for offense Looking at your system in the offseason and breaking it down Incorporating your identity and personnel Structuring formations Terminology Motioning players Using different personnel groups Structuring the starting point play Knowing how to make your starting point play work vs. any defense Building off what you think the defense will do Making adjustments Practice structure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is from our archives with Mike Fox the defensive coordinator at Suny Brockport following their 2017 season. Coach Fox joined the Brockport football coaching staff for the 2016 season as the Defensive Coordinator. Since his arrival on campus, the Brockport defense has catapulted into one of the top units in all of Division III football, culminating in a National Defensive Coordinator of the Year honor for Fox following the 2018 season.  Brockport’s blitz-heavy defensive scheme installed by Fox led their league in rushing defense for four straight years (2016-2019) and they have also led the conference in scoring defense in for three straight seasons (2017-2019).  Under Coach Fox, the Brockport defense has led the nation in several categories, including leading all levels of college football in rushing yards against for two consecutive seasons (2018, 2019). His blitz-heavy defensive scheme has helped Brockport to earn national acclaim among collegiate coaches across the country and the Brockport de