Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

On Today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Host Keith Grabowski welcomes Ralph Isernia, Head Football Coach at RPI. In seven seasons at RPI, coach has managed to put together an impressive resume, including a .649 winning percentage as well as a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals and multiple ECAC Bowl Titles. Coach joined th podcast today to talk about his “MVP” Process and building a culture. Show Notes: 1:23 Coach’s Journey 3:45 Important lessons that Coach learned by being a younger coach 6:58 Leadership development over the last year 9:45 Developing a culture and building a brand 13:25 The MVP process 15:50 How coach would describe his offense 20:09 How his offense has helped him find different types of Quarterbacks 22:52 Foundational pieces to his offense 25:03 Winning Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Host Keith Grabowski on today’s edition of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast is the Offensive Line Coach at Florida International University. Rodriguez is currently entering his second season with FIU and has previously served in multiple roles at Miami as well as Fordham University. In addition to coaching, Rodriguez made it all the way to the NFL where he played for the Tennessee Titans. Coach has become a master at placing personnel in their correct roles as well as developing young talent. 1:07 Coach’s journey 3:48 Influence Coach Munchak had on Rodriguez 8:00 Find a way to make a system fit players and vice versa 14:28 How fitting players can help them maximize their skills 16:30 Coach’s MAP scheme 19:28 Which fronts were ideal for running MAP 20:35 Changing schemes based on his Quarterback 24:30 Advice to Coaches looking to move up and on 27:06 Winning Edge Register for the C.O.O.L. Clinic https://cool.coachesclinic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Baylor Safeties and Special Teams Coach, Matthew Powledge. Coach Powledge joined Baylor in 2020, where he led a successful campaign on special teams that landed returner Trestan Ebner on four different All-American teams. Coach joined the podcast today to walk about his Coaching Journey as well as go over different aspect of his special teams units. 1:05 Coach’s Journey 2:40 The lessons that stuck with Coach the most, “Be Where Your Feet Are” 4:55 Difference between having goals and aspirations compared to constantly looking ahead 7:15 How Coaching Special teams and larger groups has helped him as coach 9:20 Making sure you reach outside your unit 10:45 Setting up his Kick Off Return Units 12:40 Approach towards taking the fair catch and touchbacks 14:17 Different types of returns they run 16:00 How they allot practice time towards KOR 17:55 Drills for frontline guys on KOR 19:55 Which type of personnel Coach looks for different spots in KOR 22:08 Tech

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator at Middle Tennessee. Coach Dearmon is known for his extensive RPO game and tailoring his offense towards his personnel and scheme. Dearmon left Kansas University this offseason, where he had served as the offensive coordinator for the last year and a half. Prior to that, Dearmon was the Head Coach at Bethel University, where he led the team to their best season ever. Dearmon joins Grabowski today to talk about creating a common language amongst his staff and players. 1:23 Coach’s journey 2:51 Creating a common language 5:30 Importance of getting players AND coaches on the same page in terms of terminology 7:25 Teaching in parables 9:45 D-Gap fitter 12:30 The process of changing old terms 13:35 Gift Route 16:05 Vertical movement 18:08 Rocker 20:20 Preparing to make sure all the terminology is the same and establishing pillars 22:38 Coach’s manual 23:52 Advice for coaches going forward Learn

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by two members of the Alcorn State University offensive coaching staff. Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach, Elliott Wratten, and Wide Receivers Coach, Jason Phillips, have helped revolutionize the RPO game by developing their own system. Today, they talk about adding the choice concept to your RPO game. 1:09 Where the Choice concept fits in the Alcorn Offense 3:51 What the deep choice looks like 9:11 What the backside does and you how work the full field 11:56 Installing the choice concept 15:15 Putting keys on the field during practice 16:41 What the backs do in the scheme 18:20 Running this as opposed to 4 verts 20:15 Protection responsibilities 25:52 QB escape routes 27:50 Different adjustments when you go 3x1 and 2x1 30:55 Using RPO’s in the same formations as the choice concepts 33:55 Attacking hashes 35:02 Switches 37:57 Inside Choice 40:57 What adjustments they make to go to inside choice 45:35 Importance of understanding the next phas

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Host Keith Grabowski welcomes legendary Offensive Line Coach Bob Wylie to the show. Coach Wylie has coached at all levels of football starting all the way down at the Pop Warner Level. He got his college coaching career started as the Oline Coach at Brown in 1980. Since then he has had stops at multiple Division 1 college programs as well as stops with the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. Currently, Wylie is coaching the offensive line for the Ottawa Redblacks. This is the second episode of a 2 part conversation with Coach Wylie. During this episode he goes into great detail about his coaching style and how he builds relationships with his players. Show Notes 1:27 When did Coach learn to speak up as a young coach and how he cares about his players 11:36 Putting in 2 different game plans 15:18 How Coach Wylie teaches the game 22:42 How the C

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Host Keith Grabowski welcomes legendary Offensive Line Coach Bob Wylie to the show. Coach Wylie has coached at all levels of football starting all the way down at the Pop Warner level. He got his college coaching career started as the Offensive Line Coach at Brown in 1980. Since then he has had stops at multiple Division 1 college programs as well as stints with the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. Currently, Wylie is coaching the offensive line for the Ottawa Redblacks. This is the first episode of a 2 part conversation with Coach Wylie. During this episode he goes into great detail about his coaching background, philosophy and what he learned along the way. Show Notes: 0:33 How much Coach Wylie enjoys what he does 3:28 Why football appealed to Coach 8:00 How Coach went from a Pop Warner Coach to an NFL Coach 22:30 How not being afraid to

The Coach and Coordinator podcasts welcome back a longtime guest today as Matt Drinkall, TE’s Coach at Army, joins the podcast. Drinkall has been at Army since 2019 and prior to that was the Head Coach at Kansas-Wesleyan for five years. Drinkall joined Host Keith Grabowski today to talk about his plan for teaches his players in the classroom, on the practice field and in game. Show notes: 2:12 Structuring how you coach 6:10 Making assignments as simple as possible 10:45 Communicating in the classroom 13:00 Developing his TE room 15:48 Differentiating the classroom and the practice field 17:38 Getting your personality across in your coaching 18:26 New innovations and methods that Drinkall is using in the classroom 20:35 Most critical things that need to get accomplished on the practice field 23:50 What to do when a player isn’t understanding buzzwords 26:17 Creating Acute and Applicable buzzwords 29:20 In game Coaching Cues 33:40 Advice to Coaches who are getting flooded with information this offseason Lear

We continue our Research and Development series with a focus on the tight end position. Skill utilization and skill development are the two main functions of coaching. Our research and development series has put a focus on these components because the proper placement of personnel and a focus on the improvement of each player on your team provides huge benefits in building a positive culture. Today’s installment focuses on the tight end position. The Evolution of the Modern Tight End The tight end position has undergone a revolution from the more athletic tackle who wore a numbers in the 80’s and provided an extra gap and blocker in the run game to disappearing from many high school and college offenses in a 10 personnel era to coming back as one of the most dynamic hybrid positions on the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Cody Kennedy, newly minted Tight Ends Coach at Arkansas. Kennedy is in his first year with the Razorbacks with prior stops at Tulane, Georgia, West Georgia, North Carolina-Pembroke and West Alabama. In 2018, as an offensive line GA at Georgia, he helped the Bulldogs earn a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, which is given out to the best offensive line in the country. Kennedy joined the podcast today to talk about offensive line installation and how to coach a line in an up-tempo offense. *When this podcast was recorded Coach Kennedy was the Offensive Line Coach at Tulane Show Notes: 1:45 Coach’s journey 7:13 What the first meeting is like during camp and install 13:56 Coaching the culture of the offensive line 18:16 Training offensive line for tempo 26:59 Communication during walkthroughs 23:26 Finding extra time to work through practice and building fundamentals 29:10 Managing workloads during camp 30:58 Evaluating reps during

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski talks with Marian University defensive coordinator David Elson for the first edition of our “Training Camp” series. Prior to Marian, Elson served as the Ball State defense coordinator from 2017-19 and has had other stints as defensive coordinator at Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and New Mexico State. Elson joins the podcast today to talk about how he installs his defense during camp as well as adjustments he may need to make during those dogdays of August. *During the recording of this podcast, Coach was the Defensive Coordinator at Ball State Show Notes: 2:40 Coach’s Journey 6:22 Teaching his defense while having to adjust and add new players/parts 12:09 Making adjustments during camp based on what you see as a coach 19:19 Ideal time to install base defense in camp 24:16 Distribution of reps during camp 28:23 Making sure the staff stays sharp during camp 30:59 Balancing camp and family life 34:27 The Cardinal Way and recognizing it durin

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we continue our “Training Camp” series with guest Will Hall, Head Coach at Southern Miss. Hall is in his first season at Southern Miss and had prior stops at Tulane, Memphis, Louisiana-Lafayette, West Georgia,West Alabama and Arkansas-Monticello. At West Georgia, he was twice named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year and was the Super Region 2 Coach of the Year as well. Hall rebuilt the struggling West Georgia program into a powerhouse who spent 17 consecutive weeks nationally ranked and earned the program’s first No. 1 national ranking. Hall joins host Keith Grabowski on the podcast today to talk about the camp installation process for quarterbacks. *When this podcast was recorded, Coach Hall was the Offensive Coordinator at Tulane* Show Notes: 2:19 Coach’s journey 5:15 First thing coach installs for a QB 9:52 Recognizing “cloud or bail” 12:12 Installation process early in camp 15:26 Categories for install with QBs 19:19 Moving your head and processing 20:21 “P

For today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Louisiana Tech strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester joins coach Keith Grabowski to go over his role with the Bulldogs, in and outside of the weight room. Hester also addresses in-season strength training as well as incorporating “Fast Friday” and “No Sweat Thursday” into each teams’ weekly schedule from a scientific perspective. Hester has been in his role at LA Tech since 2013, while also formerly holding the position of National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center (Nashville, Tenn.) and having worked with athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, including Peyton Manning and Phillip Rivers. Show Notes: 1:16 Coach Hester’s out-of-weight-room involvement 4:20 Why old school conditioning is out of date 9:22 Use of technology versus eyes in practice 11:42 Why weight room numbers won’t necessarily reflect on-field play 14:57 Tips to prepare for conditioning during week one and beyond 17:11 In-season strength training 18:51 Proper footwear

On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Arkansas special teams coordinator Scott Fountain. During multiple stints as a special teams coordinator, Fountain has been known for his ability to develop excellent returners in both the punt return and kickoff return game. Fountain joins Coach and Coordinator today to talk about how he teaches different special teams positions during camp as well as how he chooses and develops return men. *When this podcast was recorded, Scott Fountain was Special Teams Coordinator at Georgia. Show Notes: 1:12 Distribution of Coaches 2:45 Finding guys to fit roles on special teams 5:52 Spending individual time on special teams and the teaching aspect 11:30 Using his staff 13:10 Camp evaluation process 17:33 Developing a return man 22:08 Simulating guys in returner’s face at practice 24:36 Preparing for all the different kinds of punts 28:11 Recognizing outstanding special teams play during camp and in season Connect with Coach: @CoachSFountain

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski continues his “Offense Research and Development Series” with a focus on the offensive tackle position. He discusses identifying skill sets and placing personnel in the best scheme for their body type and abilities. 2:25 Building next season’s playbook based on personnel 3:43 Looking at different offensive linemen skill sets and body types 4:33 Placing two different body types next to each other on the line 5:40 Looking at “Power” to a 3 technique 9:06 Setting up assignments to maximize skill sets/body types 10:03 Start with stance for OT - the two point stance 12:29 Placing a premium on development 13:24 Development of the hands/independent hands 15:06 Developing posture/using med balls 15:50 Utilizing the correct type of pass sets 16:48 John Strollo - “Fundamentals of Acceleration” 17:38 Drills for footwork in run game 19:17 Use your hips! 20:49 Identify skill sets and development plan for scheme Articles: Offensive Tackles http://coachandcoordinator.com/2021/01/of

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by John Reagan, Offensive Line Coach at Maryland. Coach has over 25 years of experience including stops at Penn, Kansas, Rice, Air Force, Temple and Akron. Coach his now known for getting the most out of his offensive linemen, but early in his career had experience coaching on the defensive side of the football as well. Coach came on the podcast today to talk about his experiences and how to build and offensive line. Show Notes: 0:55 Coach’s journey 3:35 How learning different sides of the ball helped Coach’s development 9:30 Reaching different learning styles and teaching things differently 14:22 Matching personnel with scheme 19:37 Building and scouting your “next” team 23:10 How Coach approaches learning and developing new aspects of his coaching 26:25 Staying on top of recruiting 29:41 What the keys were to Coach being able to stay at the higher levels of football throughout his career 32:48 Winning Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph

On today’s podcast, host Keith Graboowski is joined by AJ Cooper, Edge’s Coach at Washington State. Cooper has been in that role for one year with prior coaching experience at the University of Wyoming (6 years) and North Dakota State (8 years). As one of the only coach’s in the country with the actual title of “Edge’s,” Coach has become an expert on coaching that positional group. He joined the podcast today to talk about how he coach’s his position group both on the practice field and in the classroom. Show Notes 1:05 What the “Edges” are 2:05 Coach’s Journey 4:12 What he learned during his time at NDSU 5:45 Who were Coopers mentors and what they taught him 9:09 Thinking outside the box 12:00 What Cooper’s meeting rooms are like 16:05 Different teaching methods 18:44 Type of players Cooper looks for in his recruits 23:20 What Coach does in Indy drills that help players get better 27:35 Training his players to be effective in the run game 31:00 Teaching how to set the edge 34:30 Importance of the whole

On today's podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares part 1 of his series on offense research and development. The series focuses on matching personnel, philosophy, and schemes and packaging all of those together into a cohesive offensive package. Today's episode details the different skill sets of the interior offensive line (centers and guards) and how and why they fit well into different types of schemes. The articles with video that support this podcast can be found here: http://coachandcoordinator.com/2021/01/offense-rd-series-the-interior-offensive-line-part-1/ http://coachandcoordinator.com/2021/01/offense-rd-series-interior-offensive-line-part-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Host Keith Grabowski on today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, is Allen Rudolph, Offensive Line Coach at Ohio University. Coach joined Ohio in 2019 after spending the previous three years at Arkansas State where he was also the Offensive Line Coach. Rudolph is known for getting the most out of his offensive line units and takes pride in the culture he builds in his offensive line rooms. He came on the podcast today to speak about some techniques and coaching points that he uses to train his offensive linemen as well as share his story. Show Notes: 1:34 Coach’s Journey 5:17 Which mentors and lessons had the biggest impact on Coach 10:40 “The Rock” 14:20 How coaching Canadian Football changed his thinking as a coach 21:39 Value of training the eyes 28:30 Practice techniques to teach the eyes and building processes 33:25 Running GAP and Zone schemes 38:20 How Coach trains his players for Pass Protection 45:52 Training Independant hands 51:38 Advice Coach would give on how to be successful in thi

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski welcomes Tim Albin, Offensive Coordinator and Associate Head Coach. Albin has been at Ohio since 2005, when he came over after 4 seasons at Nebraska. Since taking over as offensive coordinator, Albin’s offensive have been wildly successful and have run a very diverse offense. Albin comes on the podcast to discuss the energy he has brought throughout his career as well as how he fits together his diverse offenses. Show notes: 1:04 Coach’s journey 3:17 Key lessons from Coach’s mentors 6:38 Key pillars that make up his coaching philosophy 13:00 How Coach’s energy and enthusiasm has varied over time 16:50 How Coach fits together his diverse offense 22:00 Coach’s courses on Coach Tube 32:15 Coaching for a loving not a living 35:58 Winning Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices