Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

Jason is a great example of that…he’s a great teacher. He’s working multiple schemes. He was a head coach…it was probably one of the best interviews I’ve had in 5 years.” - -Tennessee Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel on hiring Jason Houghtaling as the new offensive line coach. On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski speaks with Jason Houghtaling (Hoss), who was the head coach at Wagner at the time of this recording. He had prior stops as Wagner’s offensive Coordinator, Cornell’s offensive coordinator, Hudson Valley Community College Head Coach, and began his coaching career at Milford Academy (NY). Coach Hoss joined the podcast today to talk about his transition to head coach at Wagner and how he builds his program, coaching the offensive line, and more. Show Notes: Where the name Coach Hoss comes from When Hoss knew he wanted to be a coach How much his o-line mentality played into his coaching Transitioning from an assistant to Head Coach at the same school What they

On today's podcast, we sit down with Michael Toerper, head coach of Ithaca College. He discusses his start in coaching, influences, his pillars of coaching - attitude, prepartation, and teaching, and his passion for special teams. He also shares his keys to being able to have a successful year one as a head coach. This was recorded at the New York State High School Football Association Clinic at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, New York. Coach Toerper completed his first season as a head coach at Ithaca College. He was named as the 11th head coach of the Ithaca College football program on February 18, 2022. In his first season as head coach in 2022, Toerper guided the Bombers to one of their most historic seasons in program history. The Bombers finished 12-1 and reached the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals. IC secured its first undefeated regular season since 1986 and claimed its first outright Liberty League title with a 31-28 win over Union. The regular season was capped off with a 34-17 win over Cortland in

Joe Davis is now the Head Coach for Western Illinois. This episode is a segment for his clinic talk at Lauren’s First and Goal.  The clinic benefits so many families who need help while their child is treated for cancer, and it also benefits pediatric brain tumor research. Show Notes: -Everyone runs the same stuff for the most part -How can we do it better by focusing on details -Common language -Sinking towards mediocrity -Mission statement for your room - OEP -Sets a standard for the room and competition -Operations -Cadence and manipulate the snap count -Efficiency -Shooting for perfection and settling for excellence -Production -DSR Drive Success Rate -Getting a young QB started
-Qb coach needs to organize mind and sets the tempo -QB Manual -Meeting plans -Great note-taking instead of playbooks -Footwork is the clock -Organized cut-ups -The on field plan -If you want to be a great thrower you have to throw -Drills are based on two things pocket movement and ball location -Miss outside and live for anoth

Nick Sheridan reunited with Husky head coach Kalen DeBoer on the 2022 staff as Washington's tight ends coach.  When DeBoer moved on to Alabama, Sheridan followed and became the Offensive Coordinator for the 2024 season. 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 shares his process of putting together an off

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 approac

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. Show Notes: -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

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 the

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"  Show Notes: -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 -

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. Show Notes: -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 dat

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. Show Notes: -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 pla

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 in 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.   Show Notes: -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 b

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. Show Notes: -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 Pen

We sat down with Jordan Hogan at the Coach’s Lounge in 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-se

Jamie Hepner is the Director of Applied Sport Science and Football Performance at Catapult. We sit down with Jamie to discuss technology, analytics, and data that help win games and develop our athletes. Translate data into action.  Show Notes: -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

We caught up with Cody Alexander at AFCA and sat down with him 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 and the author of five books on defense. A former Texas HS Football Coach, and 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, and 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

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. Show Notes: -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-cha

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. Show Notes: -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 Defe

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. Show Notes: -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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Show Notes: -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 shutdo

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. Show Notes: -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 Episod