Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

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