Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

Today’s guest on Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Travis Johansen, who is entering his second season as defensive coordinator at University of South Dakota. Previously, Johansen served as the defensive coordinator at Grand View since 2013.  The Vikings were 61-11 in his six seasons with five conference championships, six NAIA playoff appearances and won 2013 national title following a 14-0 campaign. Grand View finished in the top 15 of the national rankings all six seasons including four top 10 rankings. Johansen was a finalist for Heart of America Assistant Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons prior to coming to USD, and was a national coordinator of the year finalist in 2015. He was even featured in a Sports Illustrated article, “The Search to Save NFL Defenses,” this past November. Grand View ranked as one of the top NAIA defenses throughout Johansen’s tenure and produced seven defensive All-Americans. Coach Johansen joined the podcast today to talk about transition into a new program. He prov

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by recurring guest Dub Maddox, new offensive coordinator at Oklahoma powerhouse Union High School in Tulsa, Okla.  Coach Maddox is not only a decorated coach but also an author with his works, Adapt or Die, From Headset to Helmet and What is Open. The creator of the R4 System shares his thoughts on space, time and talent and how he quantifies those at each position. On a bigger picture, Grabowski and Maddox discuss how the concept fits into building a culture within a team. Show Notes: 2:21 How Maddox has utilized the extra time during the off season 5:15 How the constraints of space, time, and talent drive everything in football 9:20 Protocols for ever position 11:13 Weapons for defense and receiver tools to defeat them 12:53 Example of how it works for inside receivers 17:02 Rhythm blocks for linemen 18:42 Read blocks at the second level 19:57 Rush family of run blocks 22:49 Calibrating the run game with R4 26:00 How correctly unde

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we listen to a returning guest, Coach Kenny Simpson, about how he balances family and football. Coach Simpson is the head coach at Southside High School in Arkansas and he also is the author of the novel, "Find A Way." Tune in and learn about Coach Simpson's journey and his insight into the coaching landscape. Show Notes: 4:11 Stars of your home team 6:34 Coach Simpson's family 11:09 Making career choices 16:24 Dealing with negative press 19:29 Moving recommendations 22:07 Family involvement in your program 25:13 Assistant coaches and their families 26:49 Being present at home 28:11 Maximizing game-planning time 30:30 Cruise clinic 35:09 Lessons for other coaches 37:17 Valuing your players 38:57 Writing "Find Your Way" 41:06 Legacy as a coach You can follow Coach Simpson on Twitter here: @Fbcoachsimpson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the Offensive Coordinator at St. Xavier High School, Coach Andrew Coverdale. Coverdale was Trinity’s offensive coordinator from 1999-2002 and from 2006-18. He also spent three seasons (2003-05) as the head coach at Castle (Indiana). Learn how Coach Coverdale runs his offense and how he teaches the concepts of playing an uptempo style of ball to his players on this episode. Show Notes: 2:30 Playing fast 13:36 Finding the answer 19:51 Working on concepts 22:11 Procedures to playing fast 34:03 Accomplishing the objective 36:55 Streamlining for players 39:21 The winning edge You can follow Coach Coverdale on Twitter here: @AndrewCoverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the new head coach at Notre Dame College (Ohio), Mickey Mental. After spending 11 seasons previously on staff, Coach Mental has worked his way up the coaching ladder to the head coach position. Coach Mental began his career in 2009 as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to Recruiting Coordinator in 2013, before being named the Offensive Coordinator prior to the 2015 season, and he then became the Assistant Head Coach in 2016. Now Coach Mental is in the head coach and he gives insight into his experiences and his offense during this episode. Show Notes: 2:42 Dream of being a coach 8:17 Training regimen 9:33 Climbing the ladder 11:08 First play-call 12:00 Coaching team to success 12:58 Enjoying the process 14:03 Excelling in recruiting 15:31 Building the program 16:43 Process for developing an offense 18:01 Favorite RPO 19:36 Transition to head coach 20:51 Coach Mental's program 23:00 A rewarding process 24:39 The Winning Edge 25:19 Recruiting areas You

On today’s podcast, AJ Smith, Houston Roughnecks WR Coach, joins host Keith Grabowski to talk about new technology in film storage and use. Coach explains his system including the ins and outs of how to effectively use the technology.  Show Notes: 1:42 XFL rules and potential for return 4:38 Run and Shoot offense and what Coach has learned from June Jones 6:13 Some of the offensive adjustments they used in the XFL 10:14 Culture of passing in the run and shoot 13:37 Coach’s highest % route 16:40 Shallow Screen 19:00 VAR Systems 24:48 Advances in film storage 30:10 Coach showing and explaining his film storage system 37:20 The breakthrough coach has made with his controller  41:20 How his film doesn’t have any lag 42:42 One of coach’s new plays they rolled out this year 44:22 Nebraska play 50:58 QB Reads 53:04 Curl and Go 58:07 Connect with coach Twitter: @CoachKGrabowsk @AustinJamesXFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in Sam Schwartzstein, the XFL's Director of Football Operations, Innovation, and Strategy. Schwartzstein played college football at Stanford from 2008 to 2014, including playing in the Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl. Tune into this episode to learn how the XFL used analytics, fan appeal, and safety guidelines to help construct rules to make the XFL a new brand of football. Show Notes: 2:47 Pathway to XFL 5:08 Taking a different approach 8:00 Blitz formula 10:14 Other successful concepts 14:03 Future of kickoffs 17:36 Onside kicks 19:52 4th downs 24:45 Shortening the game 30:44 Meaningless plays 33:07 Learning from the XFL 35:19 Giant beer-snake 37:22 Favorite XFL rule change You can follow Sam on Twitter @schwartzsteins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator podcast, we feature part of USA Football’s “Inside the Program” series. Coach Steve Specht has been the head coach at St. Xavier High School (Ohio) since 2004. During his tenure Coach Specht has led the Bombers to three state championships, and he also was named NFL High School Coach of the Year as well. Hear how Coach Specht approaches game planning with his program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we continue our interview with Nick Davis, the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Tune in and hear how Coach Davis devises his defensive scheme, and how he installs the various coverages and fronts he utilizes. Learn how to discover your team's best coverages for various situations during practice. Show Notes: 3:14 Concept overview 4:56 Being flexible 6:43 Word association 8:29 Beginning teaching method 12:13 Disguise aspect 15:58 Disguise coverages 18:49 Gap reads 21:13 Coverage structure 23:45 Man-match coverage 27:39 Play-calling on the field 30:12 Diverse defensive concepts 32:15 Installing concepts 39:43 Practice structure 41:16 In game adjustments 43:36 Converting to the system 46:04 System development 51:02 Technology as learning tool 52:01 Audio playbook 56:30 Mobile learning You can follow Coach Davis on Twitter @Spread_Defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary college football coach Bill Snyder joins host Keith Grabowski on the podcast today. Coach Snyder spent over 50 years roaming the sideline in some capacity, but he is most known for his time as the Head Coach at Kansas State, where he had two different tenures spanning 30 years. During his time at Kansas State, Coach Snyder won Big Eight Conference Coach of the year three times and Big 12 Coach of the Year four times. Additionally, he boasted an overall record of 215-117-1 and won nine bowl games. He was inducted into the Kansas State Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Coach Snyder joins us today for a special Q&A with questions provided by coaches from across the country.  Show Notes: 1:01 What inspired Snyder to want to Coach 2:43 What stuck with Coach that he learned from his mentors 6:14 What kind of things Coach preached that became his culture 11:05 How Coach recruited kids that fit his culture 15:48 Importance of researching recruits through social media and ot

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, Coach Chris Gizzi, onto the show. Coach Gizzi spent his five previous seasons on the Packers strength staff as a conditioning assistant. Prior to that, he worked on the University of North Carolina's staff as well. An undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1998, Coach Gizzi played linebacker at the Air Force Academy. In 2019, Gizzi was inducted into the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame. Coach Gizzi finished his NFL career in 2001 with the Green Bay Packers.  On today's episode Coach Gizzi breaks down his career path and how to train the whole person for both physical and mental hurdles. Show Notes: 3:27 First game after 9/11 5:28 Playing Career 9:06 Importance of a father figure 11:12 Factoring in wrestling 12:57 Multi-Sport athletes 15:14 Getting into strength and conditioning 18:20 Team Culture 22:12 Training the whole person 25:45 Locking in when you hit the field 28:06 Coach La

On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Kent State Safeties Coach, Will Windham. Coach Windham is a master in relationship building and goes over how he develops and grows relationships with both players and coaches.  Show Notes: 1:28 Coach’s Journey 6:44 Coach’s relationships with Coaches he worked under during his journey and how they’ve affected him 11:24 Coach’s book and how it helped him get a job at Georgia 16:08 What approach Windham takes to analyzing his immense amount of data 20:55 How Coach has been adjusting to teaching during the quarantine 25:26 What Coach has learned during quarantine that he will carry forward with him when regular schedule resumes  28:39 How Coach builds relationships with his players 36:24 Be The Alpha 39:18 Winning Edge 40:40 Coach’s recruiting areas 41:32 Connect with Coach Twitter: @CoachWindham @CoachKGrabowski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome Army West Point's assistant head coach and linebackers coach, John Loose, onto the show. Coach Loose was promoted to assistant head coach after serving as the team's defensive coordinator in 2019. He will coach the outside linebackers in 2020 in addition to his assistant head coach duties. During this episode, learn how to prepare terminology for your team, different zone blitz packages, and more.  Show Notes: 2:42 Lauren's First and Goal Camp 4:52 Packaging the zone blitz 6:51 Most effective methods 8:45 Memorization  13:08 Fitting your terminology 16:06 Confusion with word association 17:10 Calling the coverage first 18:10 Players knowing their packages 20:56 Multiple blitz packages 22:58 Simplicity 27:15 2 Under, 4 Deep 31:26 Recruiting areas You can follow Coach Loose on Twitter @CoachJohnLoose. LEARN MORE about Lauren's First and Goal at LFGF.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back Robert Pomazak, the head coach of St. Charles North High School. Coach Pomazak has contributed to USA Football and the podcast continually, and during this episode, he offers his insight into remote learning for your team. With players and coaches being separated, Coach Pomazak has developed a "Four Quarters" online system to educate his team while they are at home. Tune in and learn how you can organize your team's offseason film review, workouts, and personal growth all online.   Show Notes: 2:47 The Four Quadrant Plan 5:44 Developing the remote program 7:00 Information in each quadrant 10:50 Parameters for participation 13:15 Lessening the burden 14:43 Getting ready for the season 27:48 Staying connected 20:44 Player feedback 22:37 Future of remote learning You can follow Coach Pomazak on Twitter @CoachPomazak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is a former All-American at Mount Union and the head coach at Avon HS in Ohio, Mike Elder. Over the last decade, his varsity program is 115-14 and much of that is attributed to the work they have put in to building their youth football program. In Avon, Ohio, football is thriving at every level through the leadership of Mike Elder. He sees himself as the CEO of football from kindergarten through varsity. The approach taken in Avon shows how multiple game types, including flag, limited contact, modified games progressing to 11-man football, provide a model that is fun and fulfilling and increases participation and retention. Learn how Avon has implemented the Football Development Model in their community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski looks at different ways to brand your program using the new social media tool Tik Tok. Joining Grabowkski is Coach Marco Regalado, special teams and linebackers coach at Par San Juan Alamo Memorial High School, who has figured out ways to take Tik Tok to the next level.  Show Notes: 1:13 How Coach came up with the idea to use Tik Tok as a tool 2:37 Mechanics of Tik Tok 5:18 Which groups coach has represented on Tik Tok 11:00 Coach’s most viewed videos 13:30 New ideas for topics 15:42 How Coach thinks Tik Tok will be used going forward with recruiting and other aspects of coaching 18:49 Specifics on how it could be used as a tool for athletes getting their film out to coaches 21:45 How Tik Tok can be used to help brand your program 25:02 End of practice Coaches 27:22 Connect with Coach 28:11 Coach Regalado’s audio from his post practice coach clip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Hawaii Wide Receivers coach, Brandon Marion. Coach joins the podcast today to talk about how he builds and maintains his WR room, as well as how he has consistently been able to develop the underdogs.  Show Notes: 1:12 Marion’s thoughts on giving back to High School Coaches 2:01 Which positions Marion has coached and how its helped him 3:08 How playing WR helps coach run his WR room 5:08 Go-go offense 7:43 Key aspects when putting together a system to fit your players 9:49 Keys to base installation and how it helps later in the year 11:43 Keys to seeking out mismatches vs players and schemes 13:47 Unique aspects to Marions position groups 17:00 Most important traits to playing WR for Coach Marion 20:08 Being efficient while still keeping guys fresh during the week 22:10 Keys to getting WR’s willing to block 24:25 Developing an underdog 28:30 Connect with Coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Missouri S&T head coach Todd Drury. Coach Drury shares his perspective on creating takeaways on defense and on how to generate sacks. Show Notes: 3:05 Sacks and takeaways 4:36 Takeaways 9:57 Practicing turnovers 16:23 Gameplanning to create turnovers 18:56 Sacks 30:48 Varying things for the quarterback 34:25 Taking advantage of numbers 36:07 Recruiting advantage You can follow Coach Drury on Twitter @ToddDrury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back the offensive coordinator at the University of Akron, Tommy Zagorski. Entering his second year on the job at Akron, Coach Zagorski is using the time we all have at home to broaden his knowledge of the game. Whether it is learning new passing concepts, organizing practices, or learning how to better utilize your tight ends, Coach Zagorski is working to grow as a coach this offseason. Show Notes: 3:07 Expectations entering year two 6:19 Developing as a professional 9:34 Becoming the best that we can be 14:04 Organizing practices and scripting 17:26 What it means to coordinate 18:39 Being play-caller but not the QB coach 22:40 Learning more about the passing game 29:41 Facing the 4i 33:59 Play-action game 37:05 Dynamic tight ends 41:41 Recruiting areas You can follow Coach Zagorski on Twitter @AkronCoachZ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back head coach Kirk Fridrich onto the show. The head coach at Union High School, Coach Fridrich has led the Union Redskins to a record of 117-18, with eight state final appearances and five championships during his tenure. When we think of football, our first thoughts are about the coaches and players. However, there are waves of external stakeholders from fans, to parents, to administrators that are crucial to the success of your team. Tune in and hear how Coach Fridrich works to develop the external stakeholders in his community.  Show Notes: 4:06 Coaching up external stakeholders 6:55 Different perspectives to meet needs 11:09 Finding problem solvers 13:26 Goals of the athletic department  18:02 Developing district relationships 20:11 Communicating with technology 21:42 Enthusiastic fans and community 27:12 Involving educators in your program 28:54 End of season meet-ups  You can follow Coach Fridrich on Twitter @Coach_Fred. Learn more about your ad choi