Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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5 "Must Haves" For A Championship Defense - Mike Elko, Head Coach, Duke Jun 10, 2021

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On this quickcast from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic which Keith moderated, Duke Head Coach Mike Elko shares the 5 "must haves" that any defense needs to excel. He also shares how they track these and uses them to bring them to players' attention to continuously improve.

Entire talk with drill video on CoachTube:

Mike Elko - Building a Championship Defense

Duke Defense Bundle (5 presentations):

Mike Elko - 3rd Down Defense

Mike Elko - Building a Championship Defense

Jess Simpson - Lead & Teach

Harland Bower - Principles of Pass Rush

Lyle Hemphill - Creating Turnovers

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All Gas, No Brakes! - Steve Sarkisian, Head Coach, Texas Jun 09, 2021

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All Gas - No Brakes, Steve Sarkisian, Head Coach, Texas In the short time he’s been at the University of Texas, Steve Sarkisian has created huge excitement for what will happen in the fall. This talk is from the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic. In this short segment, Coach Sarkisian shares the foundation of their program. -All Gas no brakes -Do your job to make others job’s easier -Be the worker who gets things done -Mental toughness -Dealing with adversity is critical -Focus on this play -Today is the most important day -We make an investment, not a sacrifice The entire talk is available on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3g1WDqx All talks from the Louisiana Football Coaches Clinic available here: https://bit.ly/3vfVNep

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Coaching Your Crowd and Communicating w/ Players- Lee Weber, HC Rose Hill HS (KS) Jun 08, 2021

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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Lee Weber, head coach at Rose Hill High School in Kansas. Weber has recently written a book titled, The Head Coaching Mentorship Manual, which goes into details about lessons that he would pass on to younger coaches about how to survive as a head coach. Additionally, Weber has created ways to damper negativity coming from the stands. Coach joins Grabowski to discuss all of this as well as being honest and open with your players. 2:00 Where his idea of working on being a fan in the stand came from and how he corrected it at the schools he’s worked at 15:00 How his system has roots in youth football 20:23 How to make sure the players are being coached correctly and listening to the players 26:50 Owning your words and actions 29:33 The Head Coaching Mentorship Manual

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Remote Learning & the Four Quadrant Plan: Robert Pomazak, Head Coach at St. Charles North HS. (Ill.) Jun 04, 2021

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back Robert Pomazak, the head coach of St. Charles North High School. Coach Pomazak has contributed to 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 off-season film review, workouts, and personal growth all online. 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

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A Race For Growth - Sean Payton, Head Coach, New Orleans Saints Jun 03, 2021

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From the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic moderated by Keith Grabowski. New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton tells a story about a time when he was at Miami of Ohio and went to spend time at the Pittsburgh Steelers learning about the running game. While he was there Dick LeBeau shared a zone pressure with him and told him, you better get ready for this one. Payton uses the example to explain the growth of a coach and how for the young coach it is a “race for knowledge.” The entire course can be purchased here for 50% off: https://bit.ly/3yWOjjj

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Defensive Back Eye Discipline- Ross Douglas, Cornerbacks Coach, Richmond Jun 02, 2021

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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Ross Douglas, Cornerbacks Coach at the University of Richmond. Douglas just joined the staff at Richmond in the spring of 2021, having spent the previous three years as a defensive graduate assistant at Rutgers. Ross joins the podcast today to talk about how he has been adjusting to his new job as well as go into detail on his practices. 1:31 Coach’s journey 2:56 Biggest lessons coach has learned along the way 4:50 Building relationships with players 5:43 How he adjusted to being hired late in the process this past season 6:46 Challenging parts of adjusting quickly this past season 8:21 Putting this past season to bed and how they’re moving on 9:28 Creating competition throughout practice 11:05 Evaluating each practice 12:40 Dealing with players who are struggling 13:36 Keys to getting the corners to play at a high level 15:25 Training “Eye discipline” 16:21 Working eye discipline into a specific coverage 18:00 Where to stand as a coach and working drills 19:30 Evaluation of film 20:46 Continuing to build relationships 25:10 Winning Edge

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All In on Offense, Coordinator the Passing Game- Craig Stutzmann, Washington State Co-OC Jun 01, 2021

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Washington State Co-Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, Craig Stutzmann. Coach is going into just his second year at Washington State, but previously held the same role for the last 4 years at Hawai’i, where he helped bring the team to 3 bowl games. This past season Stutzmann was a finalist for the FootballScoop National Quarterback Coach of the Year award. Coach is big on the run and shoot offense and has continued to put up points wherever he goes. He joins the podcast today to talk about some of the things he learned during the Covid season and goes deep into many different aspects of his role as OC. 1:50 What were some new ideas that emerged from coaching during covid 6:15 How Zoom has made coaches more efficient 8:25 Adjusting back to a normal season and what you take with you from last season 11:12 How the staff works together 12:35 Best parts of going back to normal 14:13 As pass game coordinator, what’s the starting point for breaking down an opponent 17:36 Scouting how defenses are adjusting to motions 21:55 How you work in the concepts to combat “Problem coverages” 26:24 Best way to put together the whole gameplan and combine all the coaches ideas 30:15 Making sure everyone is on the same page and trying to filter ideas 34:15 Like it/Don’t like it list with Quarterbacks 40:47 Prioritizing the Call Sheet 43:40 Organizing the sheet with situations 45:55 Approach in between series 52:12 Evaluating your own staff

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Elements Of A Winning Program - Jamey Chadwell, Head Coach, Coastal Carolina May 28, 2021

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In this quickcast 2020 Coach of the Year Jamey Chadwell, head coach of Coastal Carolina shares the elements of a winning program which help bring his team to a #14 ranking in 2020. Entire talk is available on CoachTube and supports the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association. You can find it here: https://bit.ly/2SyapIc Interview with Coastal Carolina offensive line coach Bill Durkin: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coach-player-relationship-and-coaching-the-oline-bill-durkin-ol-coach-coastal-carolina

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The Player Coach Relationship - Terry Joseph, Defensive Passing Game Coordinator, Texas May 27, 2021

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Today's quickcast is from the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic which Keith moderated. In this segment, Terry Joseph, Defensive Passing Game Coordinator and Secondary at the University of Texas shares the importance of trust with your players The entire talk covers: Building Relationships A Peer Evaluation Form A 33% Performance Chart and even has a section on career development! With all of that, there is even a Q&A section that is sure to answer any questions you may have! The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3hWsxWR

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L.E.O and One Word - Tom Allen, Head Coach, Indiana May 25, 2021

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This quickcast is from a clinic talk at the Southern California Football Coaches Association Clinic with Tom Allen, Head Football Coach at the University of Indiana. Coach Allen shares two concepts which have been highlighted by the media and are ones which drive the culture of his program - L.E.O. (Love Every One) and One Word. He explains how those were implemented and provides ideas to implement similar ideas in your program. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3vm5tVt

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