Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

We just finished the 2nd annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic. It was another amazing experience with over 125 college, CFL, and NFL coaches donating their time and football knowledge to help Lauren’s foundation for pediatric brain tumor research and cancer services. If you missed it, the good news is that both single and staff passes are available giving you either 30 days or one year with the premium ticket to access this incredible football knowledge. I love the spirit of helping others that is a huge part of the clinic and was excited to receive calls and texts from the speakers thanking us for allowing them to be a part of it. On behalf of Lauren’s First and Goal and the Loose family I want to thank all who participated, both speakers and attendees for supporting this cause. Today’s episode is a peek into the clinic with NC State head coach Dave Doeren who talks about his mission as a coach and how his team uses the idea of “one more” to improve everyday. Please consider purchasing it both for the

oday’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Wallie Kuchinski, defensive coordinator at the University of St. Thomas, an NCAA Division III school in St. Paul, Minnesota. This past season, St. Thomas led Division III football in multiple categories, including total defense, third-down defense and rushing defense. On today’s episode, Kuchinski and host Keith Grabowski talk about game planning and coaching tackling fundamentals. Show Notes 1:13 Kuchinski’s background in coaching 5:50 Key lessons Kuchinski has learned through his career 8:00 Building culture 10:40 Teaching in the meeting rooms 15:10 Helping players understand the playbook 20:45 Coaching technique 22:30 Stressing tackling fundamentals 27:50 Situational football 32:45 The winning edge lfgf2022.coachesclinic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast is a part one with Joe Thomas from last year’s C.O.O.L. Clinic - the premier clinic for offensive line coaches. I had the opportunity to meet Bob Wylie at Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic in 2021. From there he appeared on my podcast and we made plans for the C.O.O.L. Clinic to be delivered virtually during the pandemic. In this first half of the talk between Joe Thomas and Bob Wylie, they discuss various aspects of pass protection. A future Hall of Famer, Thomas gives insight that is useful for any coach and offensive lineman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast is a part one with Joe Thomas from last year’s C.O.O.L. Clinic - the premier clinic for offensive line coaches. I had the opportunity to meet Bob Wylie at Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic in 2021. From there he appeared on my podcast and we made plans for the C.O.O.L. Clinic to be delivered virtually during the pandemic. In this first half of the talk between Joe Thomas and Bob Wylie, they discuss various aspects of pass protection. A future Hall of Famer, Thomas gives insight that is useful for any coach and offensive lineman. Here’s the questions Joe Thomas answers: -You’ve seen a number of young OL come and go throughout your time, what attributes do you see in young players that make you realize they have a chance to be successful in the league? -What are separates the great coaches from the others? -What’s the best advice you’ve been given & what advice do you give to younger players? -What ways to you have to help the OT’s in loud stadiums and on silent counts? -What silent count op

Today's clinic is from a talk by Jim Collins, head coach at Wittenberg University from the inaugural Lauren's First and Goal Clinic. In this podcast he talks about his process in determining how much offense they need for every situation they will face as well as how that works into a game plan and what will be carried each week. Entire clinic talk: https://bit.ly/3IjHrkn Register for Lauren's First and Goal 2022: https://lfgf2022.coachesclinic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are always pressed for time as coaches, so getting the most out of all of the time we have available is of utmost importance. On today's podcast four coaches share how they maximize meeting time. Retired New England Patriots Offensive Line Coach Dante Scarnecchia, Assumption College Defensive Coordinator Buddy Blevins, SMU Receivers Coach Rob Likens and Georgia Southern Receivers Coach Isaiah Walker share what they believe are the keys, strategies, and methods for running a successful position meeting room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast Keith Grabowski shares a unique way in which he organized his position manual which incorporated the culture of the program especially in terms on one of its main pillars of servant leadership. The example he gives is with his quarterback manual and how it is organized around a single theme. Shownotes: -The inspiration for creating the manual this way -Focusing on pillars of the culture -Theming the manual around "servant leadership" -The QB as a servant leader -Serving the Center -Serving the Offensive Line -Serving the Running Back -Serving the Receivers -Serving the Team Link to the article and examples: https://coachgrabowski.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/servant-leadership-from-the-qb-position/ Interview with John Snell: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/learn-this-offseason-by-holding-a-coaches-summit-john-snell-baldwin-wallace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Power's story is one that many coaches want to write. After a career playing at the Division 3 level and Wisconsin-Platteville and Hanover College then in Europe and the Arena League, Coach Powerr began his coaching career at Benton Central High School in Oxford, Ind., for two seasons. From there his climb through the college ranks began. He coached at Wartburg College, then became defensive coordinator at Marian University where he was named the 2015 NAIA Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com and the Mid-States Football Association Assistant Coach of the Year the same season. Power then coached at Central Washington (2016-17 Defensive Coordinator)which is when he joined us on the podcast for this interview. He moved on to Texas A&M Commerce for a season and then to Stephen F. Austin. He orchestrated Top 10 defenses at every stop along the way as he eventually moved up to the FCS level. Sonnie Cumbie who has hired him at LaTech had this to say about Coach Power, “I know first-hand the

This episode is from the launch of the podcast at the end of 2016. Scott Peters is now the assistantships offensive line coach under Bill Callahan for the Cleveland Browns. Together they developed the #1 rated run blocking and pass blocking offensive line as rated by Pro Football Focus for the 2020 season. This show is one that presents solutions to the major threat facing our game. Peters provides specific answers in how we can save the game at every level, and it starts with a thorough examination of the “why” behind the way the game is taught. The information he provides in this episode will open your eyes and spur thinking on how every single coach is responsible for contributing to creating a strong future for the game of football. Former Arizona Cardinals player Scott Peters is on a quest developing a nonprofit business that makes football safer for professional and young athletes more successful in blocking and defeating blocks with his innovative hand combat and leverage concepts. Scott’s new techniq

This episode is from the launch of the podcast at the end of 2016. Scott Peters is now the assistantships offensive line coach under Bill Callahan for the Cleveland Browns. Together they developed the #1 rated run blocking and pass blocking offensive line as rated by Pro Football Focus for the 2020 season. This show is one that presents solutions to the major threat facing our game. Peters provides specific answers in how we can save the game at every level, and it starts with a thorough examination of the “why” behind the way the game is taught. The information he provides in this episode will open your eyes and spur thinking on how every single coach is responsible for contributing to creating a strong future for the game of football. Former Arizona Cardinals player Scott Peters is on a quest developing a nonprofit business that makes football safer for professional and young athletes more successful in blocking and defeating blocks with his innovative hand combat and leverage concepts. Scott’s new techn

Aristotle Thompson On today’s podcast from 2021 Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, running backs coach at Cal Aristotle Thompson shares how he creates the culture in his position room. Aristotle Thompson is in his second season as the running backs coach at Cal in 2021 after spending the previous 11 campaigns in the same role at Cal Poly. Thompson and Cal head coach Justin Wilcox worked together previously at Boise State, first in 2001 when Thompson was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Broncos and Wilcox was a graduate assistant in his first season in the coaching profession. The two teamed up again during the 2007 and 2008 seasons with Thompson the assistant director of football operations and Wilcox the defensive coordinator. The Broncos were 30-7 during their three seasons together in Boise and played in bowl games each of the final two years. Thompson was a four-year letterwinner as a running back at Boise State (1997-2000), helping the Broncos to their first two Football Bowl Subdivis

On today's episode Keith shares his thoughts on the power of reflection and how being a reflective coach allows you to grow and develop professionally throughout your career. “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.” - John Dewey Shownotes: -What is the importance of reflection? -What is a reflective coach? -Benefits of reflection -Ideas for reflection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast Darius Safford, Defensive Back Coach at Kennesaw State, joins us to discuss growing in the profession, building transformational relationships, and keys to defensive backs play. Show Notes: -Falling in love with coaching -Bringing your best everyday -An approach to build transformational relationships -4 Core of Defensive Build -Keys to Press Man -Route recognition -Keeping hands out -Being a great teacher -Becoming a successful coach: genuine, transparent, challenging -The winning edge: Be yourself Twitter: @CoachSafford Coach Safford's Clinic on Press Quarters and Trap Coverage: https://bit.ly/3rwvL7X Related: Will Hall, HC Southern Miss - Qb Training https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/qb-installation-with-will-hall-head-coach-southern-miss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Archives (2017): Today’s guest on this NCAA Leaders edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast is John Steger, Defensive Coordinator at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Steger helped lead Minnesota-Duluth to finish No. 1 in NCAA Division II in fumble recoveries and No. 2 in turnover margin and third-down and red zone defense. On today’s podcast, Steger talks about developing yourself as a coach and his defensive strategies. Show Notes 1:20 Steger talks about his coaching background 2:30 Important things to remember when developing yourself as a coach 4:55 How the evolution of the game has affected coaching 6:45 Culture of the coaching staff 8:45 Know your system better than your opponent 10:45 Developing a culture within your unit 13:30 Understanding how kids learn best 18:30 Steger talks about his defense 20:40 Key strategy for stopping today’s dynamic offenses 24:35 Number of calls Steger brings into a game 28:10 Emphasizing turnovers in practice 34:25 The winning edge Learn more about your

On today's podcast Keith Grabowski discusses ideas for developing senior leadership in your program. He gives examples from his experiences at the college and high school level. Shownotes: -Phases through off season -Leadership ladder -Standards for leaders/captains -Requirements for completing program -Connecting to teammates -Evaluation of leadership in program -Captain interviews -Ideas for developing vocal leadership -Connecting to other program stakeholders -Example captain interview questions Related episodes: "The Leadership Ladder": https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/quickcast-the-leadership-ladder Mike Kuchar - "Player Driven Leadership Program" https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/player-driven-culture-mike-kuchar-xo-labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays' episode, Lazarus Morgan joins us to discuss how he helped develop the #5 defense in NCAA D3 in 2021 at SUNY Cortland. Coach Morgan also talks about his plan to lead his new program where he has become the head coach at Buffalo State University. Shownotes: -Start in coaching -It’s about developing people and relationships -Being patient for the right opportunity -Be yourself -Reset the culture -The players hold each other accountable on championship teams -It takes time -How the pandemic allowed the defense to come together -Unique aspects of SUNY Cortland defense -Zone blitzing -Game planning the zone blitz - what type of quarterback are we playing? -Practicing the pressure skills -Teaching the “Steal” technique -Teaching tackling with limitations -Live, thud and buzz practice tempos -Productive missed tackles -Advice to advance through the profession -Don’t lose sight of the fundamentals -Winning edge - play for each other Connect with Coach Morgan: @FB_Coach_Morgan NYSHSFCA Clinic/Mega

This episode features a section of new offensive coordinator at the University of Hawaii Ian Shoemaker. Coach Shoemaker has made a journey through small college football with his previous stop at the Eastern Washington University were he led one of the top offenses in the FCS. Coach Shoemaker was at the forefront of the uptempo and RPO trend and still utilizes those in his offenses today. In addition to the stressors like Tempo and RPO, Shoemaker layers in other stressors like formation into the boundary, stacks and bunches, compressions, and unbalanced. In this episode from his clinic talk at the Virtual Football Summit, he shared those ideas. Link to Coach Shoemaker's clinics: https://bit.ly/34nMq4e Previous episodes with Coach Shoemaker: Positional Flexibility and Using Drones: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/positional-flexibility-and-use-of-drones-ian-shoemaker-oc-eastern-washington?si=8225cbb1373947b6adee898ba27ecdf4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Pace, Tem

In this podcast we share coaching points from Kyle Flood, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach at the University of Texas. These were from the Lauren's First and Goal Clinic and the COOL Clinic. Those clinics will be in March and May respectively. Shownotes: -Three coaching points for each position -What makes an effective blocker? -Inside Zone or Duo? -Coaching the OL on RPO and considerations for the future -Coaching points for insert zone frontside and backside nyshsfca2022.coachesclinic.com Kyle Flood Clinic Bundle: https://bit.ly/3rVsga1 Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/nyshsfca-kyle-flood-university-of-alabama-offensive-line-coach?si=900ab8bf64d24b5697a5dee30696aeb9&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/winning-on-the-line-of-scrimmage-kyle-flood-ol-coach-alabama?si=49dc4431d56744f5bfdce9dfcae8cef1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Pete Shinnick, head coach at the University of West Florida. 2016 was the first season for the West Florida football program and the Argonauts compiled a 5-6 record, marking the most wins by a first year NCAA Division II program in over a decade. The following year, Shinnick led West Florida to play in the D-II National Championship. Shinnick has been awarded the 2017 AFCA Coach of the Year, the 2017 D2Football.com National Coach of the Year, and the AFCA Region 2 Coach of the year. On today’s episode, Shinnick and host Keith Grabowski talk about what he looks for in a player and creating unity among players and the coaching staff. Show Notes -Starting a football program -Shinnick’s background -Lessons Shinnick has learned throughout his career -Teaching players off the field -Flipped coaching -What Shinnick seeks in players -Pillars of West Florida’s culture -Creating unity among coaches and players -Translating culture to the field -Offense at W

This is one of our most listened-to episodes from the first years of the podcast. The QB Collective's influence both in quarterback development and coaching education continues to grow, and you see its influence all over the game today. This episode tells the story of the QB Collective's beginning and the vision of Richmond Flowers III to grow something that positively impacts the game and the people who are a part of it. From the Archives: Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast guest is Richmond Flowers III, CEO and founder of QB Collective, which trains high school, college and NFL quarterbacks. Flowers coached four seasons as an offensive assistant for the Washington Redskins under head coach Mike Shanahan, a QB Collective staff member. Flowers – a wide receiver during his playing days – was drafted in 2001 by the Jacksonville Jaguars and spent three combined seasons on the Dallas Cowboys and Redskins practice squads. Flowers also played in NFL Europe, the Canadian Football League and Arena Football Le