Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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Crazy Formations, Adding Wrinkle, Game Day Comms - Mike Emendorfer, Head Coach, UW - Platteville Sep 29, 2021

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On today's episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Mike Emendorfer joins the show. Emendorfer is the head coach at Wisconsin-Platteville, where he's coached for the past 19 years, breaking numerous offensive records in the process. Emendorfer's teams at Wisconsin-Platteville routinely appear in national rankings and he's taken home Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors twice. Show notes -How Emendorfer adds wrinkles to the game-plan -Creativity sparked by opponents’ film - Weighing pros and cons when adding concepts to playbook - Method for beginning a game -Breaking down game-day communication -Keeping simple concepts -Changes made in practice throughout the season -How to mentally prepare players -The winning edge

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In The NZone-Noel Mazzone & Special Guest Josh Booty, Nub TE, Speed Option, Handling QBs Sep 28, 2021

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On this episode of "In the NZone" Coach Mazzone comes to us from Hamburg, Germany where he is coaching an all star game. We discuss the trend of the nub tight end, why it is being utilized more and some advantages that it gives. We delve into speed option and its re-emergence as a way to attack modern defenses, and discuss Steve Sarkisian's use of a reverse out from the QB in the pistol. Then Coach Mazzone hands off to former LSU, NFL QB and MLB player Josh Booty to discuss the best way to handle the quarterback. he discusses playing for Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher and how he liked to be dealt with. We talk about getting a young QB to settle down and get opportunities to work different things in game situations.

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Adjustments Series - Short Yardage And Goal Line Sep 27, 2021

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On this week's episode in our Adjustment Series we focus on the goal line and short yardage. This is an important area because either points are being scored, chains are moving, or the ball is being turned over on downs. On the offensive side we focus on: -An alternative short yardage strategy https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/alternative-short-yardage-strategy/ -49er's creative QB sneak -The pin and pull or "truck" play -Rice's unique strategy and technique for Goal Line https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/all-in-on-offense-short-yardagegoal-line-heavy-sets-sanders-davis-rice On the Defensive side we focus on: -gapping out the offensive line -short yardage techniques -defeating the "dive" on the perimeter strategy -avoiding picks On Special Teams we focus on: -short yardage fakes to up-backs -adjustments to do it from shield -being prepared for it on defense

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Taking Care Of Ourselves In-Season - Gwen Lawrence, Former Yoga Instructor For The NY Giants Sep 25, 2021

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Today we focus on how we can do little things to take care of ourselves and our players in-season. With the grind of the season, stress and physical requirements of our job can wear us down. The 2007 and 2011 New York Giants under Coach Tom Coughlin made yoga a part of their routine, as did the 2015 Seattle Seahawks under Coach Pete Carroll. ESPN The Magazine wrote an article about it. At the time that was outside the box thinking. And since then just about every NFL team and most FBS programs have jumped on board in making yoga a part of their in-season routine. It’s even made its way to the high school level. Gwen Lawrence has two Super Bowl rings as the yoga instructor for the Giants for 16 seasons. Now she works in certifying instructors across the country to work with athletes. She joins us to discuss simple things we can do to keep ourselves performing optimally. -Working with Tom Coughlin -Start and introduction to the Giants by Frank Gifford -Players response to being introduced to yoga -Simple breathing exercises to relieve stress -Simple ways to be more mindful -Taking care of aches and pains -Better sleep -Yoga as an after game day routine -Position specific moves for your players -"No Sweat" practices Coach Wellness Kit on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3i6EJn6 Power Yoga fo Sport - Full Football Edition https://coachtube.com/course/football/power-yoga-for-sports-training https://bit.ly/3i7ovu2 Bundle both and save: https://bit.ly/3COVBXk

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The Game Plan With Terry Shea - Adding A Wrinkle Sep 23, 2021

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Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, The Game Plan, features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. He’s served as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. -What to look for in the self scout -When it’s OK to break your tendencies -Looking at your game schedule to decide when to add a wrinkle -Focusing on what you do best when adding personnel -Adding screen concepts -Making sure the QB understands the wrinkle -Don’t add a wrinkle if safeties can’t adjust -Using movement to add a wrinkle -How to game plan movement -Main things to look at when adding a wrinkle midseason

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Adapting, Breaking Tendency, Approach To Practice - Chris Wolfe, Head Coach Male High School (KY) Sep 22, 2021

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Chris Wolfe, the head coach at Male High School(Louisville, Ky.), is today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast. He discusses creating competition in practice and why he has embraced shoulder tackling. Show notes 1:05 Wolfe’s “good on good” practice philosophy 5:07 Adapting based on the opponent 8:14 Offense throughout the season 10:54 Breaking tendencies 12:50 Approach on hitting in practice 17:05 The winning edge

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In The NZone With Noel Mazzone - Formation Into Boundary, Explosives, Slow Mesh RPO Sep 21, 2021

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On this week's "In the NZone" Keith and Noel discuss game planning formation into the boundary plays including Noel's favorites and the use of tempo with FIB, Ole Miss explosives and how they make the opponent defend the whole field, Wake Forest's slow mesh rpo game and how they've mixed traditional read game/rpo, as well as a discussion on how the way defenses and offenses have evolved. The Wake Forest RPO Clinic is available here: https://bit.ly/2XC4F2N

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Adjustments Series - Screens, Blitz and Stunt Technique, Phases of Special Teams Sep 20, 2021

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It’s another week of looking at some possible adjustments, tweaks, and wrinkles to keep your offense and defense rolling. Offense We are hitting mid-season and teams have gotten a chance to see what you do. They are studying you on film and trying to hone in on your tendencies. The last thing you want is your offense to bog down. Finding a way to pick up a chunk of yardage or even a touchdown at a critical time can help propel your team towards its goals. Adding a screen to what you already do can be a great way to get an explosive play and break a tendency. If you already run screens, you can make your screen game more multiple or add a screen to some of your best runs, passes, or even add to a wrinkle that you have already added. Defensively, it's not necessarily about adding another blitz or stunt but refining the ones you have. This involves identifying techniques which can be improved and focusing on how you can work those in practice. On special teams it is also about refinement by identifying a phase of each special teams unit which can be working in individual or group periods in practice. Resources recommended in this podcast: Joe Davis "All Position Screen Game" https://bit.ly/3f4CMGc Josh Herring "Attitude Passes" https://bit.ly/3zpLhD6 Dave Cohen "Defensive Line Movement" https://bit.ly/39nINuo Scott Fountain "4 Phases of Punt Return" https://bit.ly/3tWSr0Q

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The Importance Of Having A Clock Management Specialist Sep 18, 2021

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In this episode Keith Grabowski shares the importance of having a clock management specialist. Have you assigned this position on your staff? You should. Keith details how the clock management specialist can make a difference in winning and losing. Get someone going on that this weekend. More notes and updates to follow later this weekend.

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Next Man Up - Terry Shea, NFL Draft Consultant, Retired NFL/College Coach Sep 16, 2021

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Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, The Game Plan, features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. He’s served as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. Today’s focus will be “next man up,” 1:15 How to get quarterbacks ready to step-in 4:46 Ideas for how many plays the backup quarterbacks need to know 7:07 Regularly inserting the backup QB into games 8:52 The evolution of the “wildcat” 12:02 Rotating players to let them rest 13:43 Increasing practice reps 16:12 Using virtual reality and simulations to get mental reps 18:14 Practice 2-minute drills with backups 20:19 Coaching staff needs to help raise team morale and confidence

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