Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

It’s another week of In the NZone with Coach Noel Mazzone, and we discuss some of the big games from the last week and what we can learn from them as coaches. This week we discuss: -Ohio State vs. Oregon -Stretch Play -Same Side RPO -When to use same side RPO -Joe Moorhead play calling -Iowa vs. Iowa State -12% rule -Explosive play impact on a series -Planning for P10 and explosives -Stanford USC -Intellectual brutality of Stanford offense -Browns vs. Chiefs -Creativity of Andy Reid and Kevin Stefanski -Distributing the ball to playmakers -Using the run to set up shots -QB situational end of half/game execution -What separates good QB from great QB -Understanding why - player ownership -My schemes won’t win football games, my players will -Philip Rivers and the “Why” meeting -Having the what and why discussions everyday -A Quarterback vs. a play runner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hopefully your team is finding success in the Red Zone. It can make a huge difference in any game. The red zone requires some thoughts and adjustments on both sides of the ball. For the offense, vertical space is decreasing and causes them to adjust their route concepts. They look for formations and routes that help them get free of tight coverage. In the run game they look to add hats especially as a defense commits more to the run. The defense must adjust and stay out of situations where the offense is picking off defenders and getting a receiver wide open. The defense needs to be able to react quickly and commit to stopping the run. Both sides of the call must have a plan and execute if they want to win on this part of the field. Today we share adjustments for each side of the ball in the Red Zone. Offense: -QB run with Swing Screen -Swing Screen action adjustment vs OLB causing issues -Empty with multiple quicks/hots -Using Zone run/pass pro vs. pressure -Play action Defense: -Alignment to not

To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom - Socrates On this weekend episode we focus on knowing your own tendencies and what to do with that information. Self-scouting can be beneficial for any team at almost any level. Knowing your tendencies and what your opponent anticipates from you and your team can be used to your advantage. Understanding what you want to do with this information in terms of creating a game plan can help you this week or down the road later in the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares one of the key concepts stressed by Mike Shanahan at the QB Collective camp this past week: how to protect the team. Grabowski shares different ways in which coaches can help to protect the team during training camp and which situations coaches and players need think about. Show Notes: -QB Collective -Mike Shanahan’s talk about install -Meaning of “protect the team” -Ways to protect team in practice – not finishing easy hits in practice -Holding receivers in practice -Interior players and defining clear systems -Pass rush -Defensive linemen -Separating aggression into specific drills -Banned drills -Team run vs. inside Run Related Content: User-804678956 – Best-of-deliberate-practice-offensive-edition User-804678956 – Best-of-deliberate-practice-defensive-edition User-804678956 – From-coaching-in-the-nfl-to-training-quarterbacks-richmond-flowers-iii-ceofounder-qb-collective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon

Today's quickcast is a segment from the Texas High School Coaches Association Convention. In this segment head coach of the University of Texas Steve Sarkisian talks about mental toughness - bing "Texas Tough" and why he wants player in his program who are investing not sacrificing. These are some impactful reminders for ourselves and something we can share with our players as we progress through the season, The entire talk is available on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3yRNjfe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are fortunate to have long time offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone join us weekly this season to discuss games from the week and what we can learn from them. The week we get Coach Mazzone’s insight on : Offenses blending tempo -How to do it -Leverage or numbers -Minnesota use of personnel and formation -Adjusting splits on RPO -Manipulating leverage of secondary with alignment -Using clock and going slow then hitting with one word call -Putting more thought into using tempo -Creating “counters” to your tempo -2 and 3 man route combinations instead of 4-5 out -Keeping protection simple and protection in compressed formatiopn -Mike Leach and repetitions to create understanding and “answers to the test” -Handling drop 8 -A change from NFL trickle down to influence of college ball up to NFL -“12 Mighty Orphans” - equaling the field with tempo -How offenses have benefited from access to information -Nothing comes back the same Join us every week throughout the season for more with Coach Mazzone. Lear

Bill Walsh was one of the best ever in handling the “What Ifs” before they happened. Rather than reacting on the fly, Walsh and his staff had the answers planned and prepared for when something might cause them to have to adjust. With the last 18 months of a pandemic forcing us into plenty of what-if scenarios, coaches certainly have an understanding of how to approach contingency planning. That certainly does extend onto the field, and having those plans in place as well. On this episode we discuss contingency plans for: -Replacing an injured QB -Building packages for contingencies -Defensive personnel adjustment -Playing against the wildcat package -Getting the next punter, kicker, snapper, holder meaningful work -Special teams rare situations -Planning for contingencies as a staff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simple in-season analytics can identify your strengths and weaknesses. This is something that we started doing and proved to help us develop better game plans and practice plans and it can be done on offense, defense, and special teams. You can get as granular as you want, but even understanding some bigger picture numbers can shed light on areas of success and needs for improvement. We discuss a few examples and how to accomplish this on offense defense and special teams. -Inputting data -Use in game -Defining efficiency and explosiveness -Ideas for offense, defense, and special teams -How to get it done -Developing your "analytics" department in your school Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do We Win - Matt Campbell, Head Coach, Iowa State In this segment from the Iowa Football Coaches Association, Head Coach at Iowa State Matt Campbell shares the three things that allows the Cyclones to win. ISU does not beat ISU Complimentary football Find our courage He explains how these three things which they identified allow them to win football games. Secondly, he talks about how their values drive their culture. The entire talk is available on CoachTube here: https://bit.ly/2Vdlnoi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being able to put together an effective game plan starts with a sound understanding of how you think about field zones and down and distance as well as how you define and give purpose to the concepts you use. That is something that Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead does well. In this quickcast he breaks down the different areas of the red zone, gives a clear definition of what an RPO is to them, and talks about Occam's Razor theory and simplicity. What he shares today can help you game plan better throughout the season. His entire clinic talk which provides a library of RPO concepts in the red zone is available on CoachTube and is chaptered to get you right to the areas of the field and ideas you want to look at. It provides a great resource in and out of season. Get it here: https://bit.ly/2WIjUXu Save 50% with the code: CCPMoorhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekly in-season series, host Keith Grabowski and co-host Noel Mazzone will discuss games from the previous week and coaching methods, drills and strategies to help every team improve. This week they discuss: -the stretch play -jet motion -the duo play -nakeds -using meaningful motions and shifts to create numbers or leverage -how to install motion in uptempo offense -inside zone -naming and using motion in uptempo -using walk-thru, team takeoff and practice -building your game plan into individual drills -practice method: part-whole-part -scripting practice like it's a game -practice calling plays -get rz and 3rd calls in in every practice -calling plays off the call sheet all week -player input -how much on the call sheet/building the call sheet NZone on CoachTube: https://coachtube.com/users/noelmazzone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The focus is this week for our adjustments is define and refine. After another weekend of football, I have identified some adjustments every team can make to fine tune execution. Offense Let’s start with the offensive side of the ball. After watching a Friday night high school game, one team in particular struggled to get their passing game going and two issues became very clear. First they did not have an outlet for the quarterback. We will get into tendencies in a couple weeks, but the main issue is this team only looked to pass on 2nd and long or third down. The defense did a nice job with their coverage and the quarterback was left without an option and ended up forcing the ball into coverage often. The first thing I suggest if this is an issue is to install an operating system for your quarterback. Ideally this would have been done already, but it gives your quarterback and the coach the ability to see things and communicate as to where the ball should be going. Secondly, the routes should hav

One of the most important things you can do as a position coach after the game is to grade the film. It gives you tangible, quantifiable information on what your players did and what they need to work on. It also reflects on you as well. As the saying goes, “you are either coaching it or allowing it to happen.” This can be done in multiple ways from percentage grades to detailed explanations on each play of what is right or wrong. The single most important aspect of grading film is that when the process is finished each player has a clear idea of what they are doing well and what they need to work on, and you as a coach should be able to turn that into something actionable in the practice plan. Furthermore, that should extend into game planning. As a position coach being able to tell the coordinator, “We are doing this really well” or “We really need to focus on this in order to see it work on gameday” is important information when putting together the plays you will use against the next opponent. Ide

On today's episode, Keith shares a segment from a clinic which he moderated for the Louisiana Football Coaches Association. In this segment, Sean Payton, head coach fo the New Orleans Saints shares something which he calls "forecasting." He tells a story which Bill Parcells shared with him and then an example of himself putting "forecasting" into practice when he was an assistant for Parcells. As we head into a game week, how we communicate with our players becomes critically important when the game is on the line and there are some good takeaways from this quick episode. The entire talk is available on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/2WnrNRS Enter the code CCPSaints to save 50% All the talks from the LFCA Clinic including Nick Saban, Eric Bienemy, Jake Peetz, Daronte Jones and more are available here: https://bit.ly/3vfVNep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we share a segment of the Virtual Football Summit with Jim Hilvert, Head Football Coach at Baldwin Wallace University. Coach Hilvert shares his philosophy on how to organize pre game from wake-up to kick off including on field pre game routine. Coach then discusses how he likes to handle in-game adjustments including giving each staff member a responsibility and avoiding the common mistake of coaches not having duties and becoming a fan instead of watching for specifics. He closes with his plan for half time and how they make that 15 minutes most productive in order to have a good second half plan. Duties, Responsibilities and Preparing Your Staff as a Head Coach https://bit.ly/3jbmdLo Jim Hilvert - 1st Interview https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/jim-hilvert-final Jim Hilvert - Maintaining Focus in-season https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/jim-hilvert-baldwin-wallace-university-ohio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is from a session which Keith did on the Virtual Coaches Summit with Shawn Jezek. Coach Jezek is in his fourth season at Catholic High School of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In that time the team has been to 4 State Championship games with wins in 2017 & 2020. Coach Jezek has served as Linebackers Coach (4years) and Special Teams Coordinator. Before coaching at Catholic High School, Coach Jezek received a MBA and MA in Sport & Performance Psychology and has brought many these tools to his team and campus. Coach Jezek shares a philosophy which he calls "Next Play Speed." It is a process of helping players manage their emotional state in order for them to perform their pest in high stress situations. Coach Jezek covers: -Next Play Speed -Misnomers -In-Game Mandatory Stimuli -In-Game High Priority Processing -In-Game Low Priority Processing -Fighting Negativity Link to the 2 Course Bundle on Performance Psychology https://bit.ly/3gs4Wfb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice

Adjustment Series - Week 1 Add Stressors On Monday’s each week throughout the season, after a weekend of watching football, I will discuss adjustments on offense, defense, and special teams as well as discussion of adding wrinkles. We will also discuss how these changes can be implemented in practice. A few seasons ago I was talking with a coach on my podcast about in-season adjustments and he made a great point that any changes during the season should be “micro” adjustments. Those would be things like an adjustment versus a certain front on offense, a variation in alignment on defense, a refinement of technique, etc. “Macro” or big changes should be saved for the off season.Those would be like changing an offensive system or installing a completely new coverage. Those take a lot of time to install and get ready for game day. So our focus is on the “micro” changes in this series. Those are the things that can give you the edge you need to stay ahead of your competition. The focus today is on adding

As coaches we work so hard to be sure we have taken care of every detail. It is critical for the success of our team. However, too many times I’ve seen a sideline that is in chaos with players and coaches yelling at officials. This is something that we need to eliminate in order to ensure the health of our game. The NFHS website sites this statistic: “According to the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), registration of officials across the country is down about 30 percent this year. In Oregon, the number of football referees has dropped 34 percent compared to last year, and volleyball is down 45 percent. In a football officials association in California, nearly two-thirds of its members opted out of officiating this year.” The good news is that we have control of this and can be a positive influence on making the game day experience better for everyone, including the officials. In today's podcast Keith Grabowski shares the plan that he used to deal with official and establish a positive worki

On today's podcast from the Lauren's First and Goal Clinic, Mack Brown, Head Coach at North Carolina shares his philosophy on creating an edge on game day. He talks about knowing when a team is ready, making adjustments to get back on track, pre game talks, half time talks, and in-game responsibilities for coaches. The entire clinic can be found on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3vH4Hmn Use the code CCPMack to save 50% Related episodes: Mack Brown on the Foundation of Culture https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-foundation-mack-brown-head-coach-university-of-north-carolina Mack Brown on Helping Players Visualize Success: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/helping-players-visualize-success-mack-brown-head-coach-university-of-north-carolina Tips for a Successful Pre Game Speech https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coach-grabowskis-notebook-tips-for-a-successful-pregame-speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head Coach at Army West Point Jeff Monken is known for having tough, disciplined football teams. At the Lauren's First & Goal Clinic he delivered a talk on the 7 Commandments of Winning Football, and one of those was to eliminate missed assignments and foolish penalties. Part of being mentally tough is controlling what we have control of as players and coaches. From the coaching side we have to teach our players to be disciplined and know their assignments. As we continue to prepare for the season and move through the schedule we can't be too quick to blame our players; we are completely responsible for preparing them and holding both ourselves and them accountable. The entire talk "Army Football the Plan" is available here: https://bit.ly/3eLX5ca Enter the code: CCPTough to save 50% on this talk Related Podcasts: Jeff Monken - The Plan https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-plan-jeff-monken-head-coach-army-west-point John Loose - Safeties Coach Army: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/defendin