Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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Coaching Generation Z- Brian Polian, Special Teams Coordinator Notre Dame Jan 28, 2021

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On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Brian Polian, Special Teams Coordinator at Notre Dame. While he is an excellent special teams coordinator, Polian has recently studied and published his own book, Coaching and Teaching Generation Z: Honor the Relationships, and has become an expert in that field. Polian and Grabowski talk about different aspects of dealing with the newer generation of players and how relationships have changed over time. Show Notes 2:03 Coach’s journey 5:37 Lessons he learned along the way and why he continued to coach 8:25 What covid has helped coach appreciate in terms of coaching 11:53 Honor the relationship before honoring the task 14:09 Research require for his book 16:50 Navigating through race 19:50 Advice for coaches trying to build relationships with players 23:48 Self determination 26:52 Connectedness of winning and relationships 30:00 Building blocks of relationships 36:15 Taking advantage of the little moments 41:30 Tips for giving feedback 46:13 Keys to coaching generation z 50:08 How Coach came out of this feeling about himself

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Ride or Die Special Teams- Thomas Sheffield, Special Teams Coordinator, Nevada Jan 27, 2021

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On today’s episode of the coach and coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Nevada Special Teams Coordinator, Thomas Sheffield. Prior to being at Nevada, Sheffield at Arkansas-Pine Bluff for 3 years, where he served as Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach. Sheffield has a unique style of coaching and came on the podcast today to talk about his journey as well as his coaching techniques. Show Notes: 1:21 Coach’s journey 4:15 How he landed on coaching special teams 8:50 Philosophy coach developed for his coaching special teams 14:04 Ride or Die Culture 20:00 Simplifying scheme for players and balancing that with technique and competition 27:00 Drills and techniques to help prevent big penalties 31:33 Putting the ego aside 41:10 Winning edge

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3-Down Creepers, Press Man and Walking to Build Relationships- Ola Adams, DC Villanova University Jan 26, 2021

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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Ola Adams, Defensive Coordinator at Villanova University. Coach Adams has been with the Wildcats since the 2015 campaign in a variety of roles and has only begun his defensive coordinator duties starting in the 2019 season. Coach has been known for his ability to adjust, study and improve whichever group he is coaching in any given season and has excelled with each new challenge. Coach comes on the podcast today to talk about the keys to being successful with the 3-down front as well as building relationships with players. Show Notes: 1:17 Coach’s journey 4:26 How coaching different positions helped him 10:05 Taking advantage of your opportunities 14:10 Walking meetings 19:35 Continuing new things that arose from covid 21:45 Keys to being successful with the 3-down front 24:00 Simulated blitzes, creepers and other aspects of his 3-down front 33:46 Keys to being able to play press man coverage 38:44 Winning Edge

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Developing as a Professional- Pete Rossomando, Offensive Line Coach, Vanderbilt Jan 25, 2021

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On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski welcomes Pete Rossomando, offensive line coach, Vanderbilt. 2020 was Coach’s first year at Vanderbilt after coaching the offensive line at Rutgers in 2019. Rossomando also has head coaching experience as he led Central Connecticut State from 2014-18. He joins the podcast today to talk about how he has developed as a professional. Show Notes: 1:20 Coach’s journey 5:36 Preparation 7:58 Importance of having the answers for players 10:41 Importance of building relationships with players and knowing their strengths and weaknesses 12:40 How he builds relationships and treats his players 16:23 Starting relationships with the new players 19:19 Being yourself 24:05 Finding your way as a coach 27:23 Approach to clinics 29:50 Recruiting during Covid 33:11 Figuring out the makeup of guys when you can’t be around them right now 36:02 Coach’s talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal clinic 38:34 Winning Edge

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Maximizing Meeting Time and QB Drills- TJ DiMuzio, QB Coach, Monmouth University Jan 22, 2021

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On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by TJ DiMuzio, QB Coach and Pass Game Coordinator at Monmouth University. In addition to Monmouth, DiMuzio has spent time coaching at Widener, Bowling Green, Hofstra and Delaware. Coach has become an expert at molding quarterbacks as well as finding ways to maximize his kids time in the meeting rooms. DiMuzio and Grabowski discuss some of coach’s methods as well as some drills coach puts his QB’s through. Show Notes: 1:09 Coach’s journey 3:28 What it was like being at Delaware 5:33 What lessons he learned early in coaching that have stuck with him until today 8:40 Different strategies Coach uses for classroom teaching 13:40 Getting better retention out of players 15:35 Maximizing his QB’s 17:22 Drills coach likes to use for his QBs 20:25 What Coach has focused on in building his network 22:24 How he tries to stay connected to his network 24:08 Overview of Coach’s talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic 26:23 Number of passing concepts coach will put in any gameplan 27:40 Winning Edge

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Being a Successful Coach On and Off the Field- Herb Hand Jan 21, 2021

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In this episode Auburn University’s Coach Herb Hand shares some valuable insight into being a successful coach on and off the field Coach Hand has been a key coaching component in some of the most explosive offenses in NCAA history. He reunited with Gus Malzahn for the 2016 season, joining Malzahn's Auburn coaching staff as offensive line coach. Prior to Auburn he helped develop the offenses at Clemson, West Virginia, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, and Penn State.

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Personnel Flexibility and Use of Drones- Ian Shoemaker, OC Eastern Washington Jan 20, 2021

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On today's podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Ian Shoemaker, OC at Eastern Washington University. During this recording, Shoemaker was Head Coach at Central Washington. Shoemaker discusses a number of topics, including how the mere presence of a tight end on the field can make defensive coordinators think twice. He also hits on the importance of run-pass balance, how drones can save college coaches money and why empowering assistant coaches is an important part of overall staff development. SHOW NOTES • 1:17 Coaching journey • 4:55 The challenge of combining systems that don’t fit together • 6:15 Focus on the job you have • 8:32 The importance of run-pass balance in keeping defense off guard • 10:38 Scheme and the importance of personnel flexibility • 12:27 The tight end paradox challenge: Finding, recruiting and converting them • 13:31 Why simply having a tight end on the field makes defensive coordinators think twice • 17:07 Approach to coaching as teaching • 20:28 How drones can save your program money (and time) • 23:59 Building culture and involving players in the process • 27:08 Staff building, and why it’s important to empower assistant coaches • 30:28 Breaking down Shoemaker’s “Indy” play • 33:39 Involving your playmaker • 35:58 Playcalling with the game on the line • 38:54 Book recommendation • 40:24 Why watching other teams practice can make you a better coach • 41:06 Learning hitch-boot • 42:12 Concerns for future of the game • 43:51 Be willing to be poor early on

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TE in the Pro Style Offense- Chris Monfiletto, TE Coach, Rice University Jan 19, 2021

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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Chris Monfiletto, TE’s Coach at Rice University. Coach came to Rice in 2019 after having spent the previous seven seasons as head coach at Kenyon College. At Kenyon, Monfiletto took what was a struggling program and turned them into a consistent winner. Coach joined the podcast today to talk about how the tight end position has evolved as well as how he recruits and molds each player into a specific tight end role. Show Notes: 1:16 Coach’s Journey 3:24 Learning from your players 4:39 How coach developed his philosophies 6:13 How he turned around a program 8:20 Coach’s passion for the game 10:58 Finding kids who love the game 12:15 Piecing together different pieces from recruits to build the whole picture 13:29 Determining different roles for his TE’s 16:19 Coaching all the different skill sets of TE’s as well as fitting them into the gameplan 18:17 Streamlining how the players learn 20:08 How the wound up with a TE getting carries from the backfield 21:06 Coach’s contribution to the gameplan 23:32 “Program Guys” 24:34 How coach deals with success and failure 27:27 Coach’s talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic 29:03 Winning Edge

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Trends in Teaching Tackling with Vince Digaetano, Fordham University Jan 15, 2021

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Vince Digaetano, special teams quality control assistant at Fordham University (NewYork), joins us! Digaetano, who has served on multiple coaching staffs in his career, shares with us his advice to coaches on tackling. Show Notes: 1:50 Key statistic on how well your athletes are tackling 4:00 Know your tacklers 8:05 Having measurables to help your athletes improve 11:40 Feeling fundamentals 18:40 Methodology for approaching game-day 22:22 Playing off blocks 26:45 Programming week-to-week based on game-day

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The Sideline Hustle- Drew Lieberman Jan 14, 2021

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Keith Grabowski was joined by Drew Lieberman, founder and CEO of the Sideline Hustle. The Sideline Hustle is a platform that breaks down wide receiver technique and shares tools for wide receivers around the country. Coach Lieberman shares his leap of faith to creating this platform, its growth and the results the organizing has experienced thus far. Show Notes: 01:00 What led to the Sideline Hustle? 02:55 Player engaged content 04:20 Where to go with Sideline Hustle? 06:12 Route running 08:30 Getting to the defender’s blind spot 10:57 Training the attack of the blind spot 12:35 Training the slot receiver 14:48 Attacking the short arm 16:25 Techniques against press coverage 18:18 Coverage triangle 21:34 Keeping scheme simple 23:32 Culture of the receivers 26:25 Great things picked up for the off-season 28:34 Double down on social media 33:10 Excitement at National Conference Connect with coach: Instagram: @sidelinehustle Twitter: @sidelinehustle Youtube: The Sideline Hustle

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