Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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Game Planning the Run Game – Chris Lorenti, Linebackers Coach, Rhode Island Jul 10, 2023

Show notes

Throughout the offseason, we have been sharing an audio-friendly segment of a clinic presentation. Today, we listen back to an informative segment from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, in which Rhode Island linebackers coach Chris Lorenti gives an overview of their game-planning process and the important questions they ask themselves when defending the run game.

As we get closer and closer to the season, now is a good time to review your game planning schedule and the division of work to be done amongst your staff, especially if you have new staff members or assignments.

In his full presentation, Coach Lorenti goes into how the game plan then translates into practice and the different drills they may use to fit the run and tackle. As always, all Lauren’s First and Goal presentations support the efforts to fund pediatric brain tumor research and cancer services.

Show Notes:

How Much Zone Scheme vs. How Much Gap Scheme?
Spill or Lever?
Odd or Even Spacing?
Move into or Chase Zone?
Penetrators or Chase?
What Are We Best At?
Where Can the Ball Bounce or Wind Back To?
How Is the Offense Shaping the C-Gap?
Rep the Tackle Situation in Drills
Sunday Presentation on 1st and 2nd Down Run
Monday is 3rd Down Game Planning
Defending Zone
Stable vs. Stunt
Winning Edge

Follow Chris Lorenti on Twitter @ChrisLorenti.

Watch Coach Lorenti’s Entire Presentation:

Game Planning the Run Game

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Accelerate Everything – John Wolford, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jul 06, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode, guest host Dub Maddox digs into coaching the quarterback from the QB perspective with John Wolford, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Wolford shares his tips for accelerating the QB thought process, how the best coaches he has worked with set quarterbacks up for success, and his hacks for learning complex play calls.

The episode is full of takeaways for the coach and quarterback alike.

Show Notes:

Coaches That Accelerated the Ability to Play QB
Techniques and Tactics Learned By Going Against the Rams’ #1 Defense Every Day
Fangio Defenses in the NFL
Looking for Tells to Know Where to Go with the Ball
Having a Wide View: Strategies to See the Bigger Picture
What McVay and O’Connell Did to Help Accelerate Reads
Favorite Concepts for Attacking Tampa 2
McVay as a Play Caller and Communication in the Helmet
Thoughts on Nomenclature and Length of Play Call
Can Calls
Protecting the Edge on Naked
Keeper Can Keeper
Process for Distilling Long Calls Under Pressure
Using Voice Memos with Faster Playback Speed
Watching Film: Where Eyes Start
Writing Things Down for Better Recall
Call to Protect the Wide Zone Run Game
Building the Relationship with the Key Receiver
Learning from Dave Canales
Favorite Passing Concept
What John Would Make a Priority If He Was Coaching QBs

Follow John Wolford on Twitter @johnwolford_9.

Listen to the Entire Accelerate Everything Series.

Follow Dub Maddox on Twitter @CoachDubMaddox.

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R4footballsystem.com

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The Passing Lab – Tyler Jones, OC/QB Coach, Walton High School (GA) Jul 05, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode of the Passing Lab, guest host Josh Herring speaks with Tyler Jones, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia.

Coach Herring and Coach Walton discuss sprint-out passing, how the curl concept is a natural throw and rhythm for quarterbacks, wide bunch sets, and getting back-up quarterbacks more reps.

Show Notes:

Influences
Efficient Sprint-Out Concepts
Teaching the Curl
Window One and Window Two
Curl Assignments: Not Traditional “Hank”
Receiver Splits on Curl Concepts
Why Curl Is QB-Friendly
Receiver Technique
Protecting the Base Curl Concept
Philosophy of Designing a Passing Game
Mark Richt’s “Reverse Hank” Concept
Shallow as a Built-In Hot
Wide Bunch Sets
Getting Multiple Quarterbacks Reps

Follow Tyler Jones on Twitter @CoachTylerJones.

Listen to the Entire Passing Lab Series

Watch Coach Herring’s Crossers Courses:

Volume 1

Volume 2

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Ideas for Awarding Helmet Decals Jul 04, 2023

Show notes

Host Keith Grabowski shares ideas for awarding helmet decals to your players. Ideas from some of the best college programs around the country like Ohio State, Georgia, and Florida State are detailed in this episode.

Show notes:

Thoughts on symbols
Systems for awarding decals
Stripe removed
Florida State tomahawk
Georgia bones
Ohio State Buckeye leafs
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Final thoughts

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Why Inside Footwork in the Vols Offense – Glen Elarbee, OL Coach, University of Tennessee Jul 03, 2023

Show notes

As we have been doing on Mondays throughout this offseason, today, we share a clinic segment with important points applicable to both sides of the ball and all positions to help improve your coaching and thought processes.

In this episode, a segment from this year’s COOL Clinic, Tennessee Offensive Line Coach Glen Elarbee explains how the Vols are successful in the run game, the context within what they do, and why it works for them. Clarity on all these points allows them to run one of the top offenses in the country year after year, built behind explosiveness, an incredibly fast tempo, and extremely wide receiver splits.

Coach Elarbee’s entire talk details plenty of drill work and game film to illustrate how the Vols get it done.

Watch the Entire Presentation:

Why Inside Footwork with Tempo and Spreading the Field

Show Notes:

Josh Heupel and the Staff
Why Inside Zone Footwork
Mission to Get Vertical
Four Types of Blocks
Hammer Footwork
Big Bite Footwork
Shuffle Footwork
Pulls
Winning Edge

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Additional Coach Elarbee Presentation from Lauren’s First and Goal:

Tempo Offense and the Counter Play

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Accelerate Everything – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon Jun 30, 2023

Show notes

We titled this series “Accelerate Everything” because our guest host Dub Maddox gets his guests to strip things down to the essential ideas that lead to faster, successful execution. In this episode, Coach Maddox gives us an incredible perspective on accelerating execution from Dante Bartee, who Maddox calls the “Good Will Hunting” of defensive football.

The insights and recommendations from Coach Bartee, an analyst at the University of Oregon, will help your attack and play calling, as well as give you the upper hand on game day. Get your pencil and notebook out for this one.

Show Notes:

B-Gap Is the Fulcrum of the Run Box
Squeezing vs. Widening the B-Gap
Fill and Fold Techniques with Backers
Pulling Back the Curtain on Good Defensive Coordinators on 3rd Down
What’s the Break?
Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Exotics
Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Loaded Fronts
Going Tempo after 2nd Down
Undressing the Defense
Back Out to Empty
Free Release the Back
Packaging Plays for a 3rd Down Game Plan
Getting Less Pressure on 3rd Down by Running More Screens and Draws
Formation Packages That Give Defensive Coaches Nightmares
Using Any Type of Slot
Bracket Coverage

Follow Dante Bartee on Twitter @BarteeDante.

Dante Bartee has some incredible resources available on CoachTube. We highly recommend these regardless of what side of the ball you are on:

Rethinking Defense from Structure to Communication with Dante Bartee

Split Field Man-Match Quarters Defense

Cover 3 (1 High Zone) Match Principles vs. 2x2 Formations

Game Planning Out of the 4-2-5

Cover 3 (1 High Zone) Match Principles vs. 3x1 Formations

Understanding Position Maintenance in MOF Closed Principles

Related Resources:

Mike Yurcich – Nittany Lion Quick Passing Game

Listen to the Entire Accelerate Everything Series.

Follow Dub Maddox on Twitter @CoachDubMaddox.

Check out Dub Maddox’s R4 System:

R4footballsystem.com

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The Passing Lab – Colin Thomas, Head Coach, Liberty High School (AZ) Jun 28, 2023

Show notes

Colin Thomas is the head coach, offensive coordinator, and QB coach at Liberty High School in Arizona. He won a state championship as the offensive coordinator prior to becoming the head coach of the program.

On this episode of the Passing Lab Series, Josh Herring and Coach Thomas discuss one-word calls, the “Naked Wheel” concept, ideas for empty, and researching the game.

Show Notes:

Influences in the Passing Game
One-Word Drop Back Calls
Ease of Learning for Players
Something to Call Late in the Game with Confidence
Naked Wheel
Wheel Route Technique
Changing to a Post-Seam
Mesh with Dagger
Releases
Settle in Voids
Bunch Helping Releases
Process for Using Empty
Offseason Research Process
Winning Edge

Follow Colin Thomas on Twitter @coachthomasfb.

Watch Coach Herring’s Crossers Course:

Complete Crossing Routes - Low Crossers - Volume 1

Listen to the Entire Passing Lab Series

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Planning, Practicing, and Calling Third Down Jun 27, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode from our archives, I talk about the 3rd Down plan that we utilized when I was at Baldwin Wallace University. This was years in the making and I credited some of my direct resources at the end of the episode, but it also was the synthesis of a ton of clinics, videos, and books that contributed to this thought process for third down. I thought this would be a good one positioned right behind Ola Adams's defensive third-down process which we shared yesterday.

I did put together a course on coordinating an offense on CoachTube which incorporates all of our situational thinking and planning methods as well as plenty of tools to help you develop your offense. You can find that in a link in the show notes which includes a 50% off code for our listeners.

Coaches Notebook Show Notes:

This week in Coach Grabowski’s notebook, Keith lets us into his idea of effectively managing 3rd down, and highlighting downs and distances with different plays available to cater to those situations. He talks about the importance of working these situations into the practice week and even resources his personal call sheet that he utilized on 3rd downs.

The game plan in sections
3rd-and-long or extra long
3rd-and-medium
Maintain timing
Stick route example
3rd-and-short
Have an idea of what the defense is doing
Breaking sections into a playlist
The game plan in practice
3rd-and-extra long
Work in practice 2 & 3
3rd-and-long
Watch flow and continuum
3rd-and-medium
Looking for opportunities
3rd-and-short
Work in team period in practices 2 & 3
Mindset going into gameday
1st practice work base, quick game, and play action.
2nd practice red zone, goal line, and 3rd down.
Bring the chains out for situational practice
3rd practice simulate drives
Work on a section of 1st
Coaches to thank

Offensive Coordinator Master Class on CoachTube (50% off using this link):

Offensive Coordinator Master Class

In this course, Keith breaks down the entire process of coordinating into a “6P” process - Planning, Personnel, Placement, Plays, Procedures, and Performance. He shares tools for doing the job and includes perspectives from successful offensive coordinators.

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Organized Chaos: A Philosophy and Strategy for 3rd Down – Ola Adams, Defensive Analyst and Coordinator of Analytics, Penn State Jun 26, 2023

Show notes

Ola Adams is the defensive analyst and analytics coordinator for Penn State. Prior to Penn State, Coach Adams served as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos. He was the defensive coordinator for Villanova before his jump to the NFL.

In this segment from his talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, which he titled “Organized Chaos”, Coach Adams discusses his third down philosophy and strategy. He gives his approach to this critical down, sharing insight both on what he likes to do, as well as highlighting what offenses like to do in each third down category.

Coach Adams takes a very organized approach to third down because he knows his defense’s success is critical to the success of the team in winning the game.

Show Notes:

Ola Adams 3rd Down Philosophy
Play Calling Philosophy
Breaking Down 3rd Down
Efficiency on 1st Down
Winning as Affected by 3rd Down
Understanding Who Their Best Players Are
Evaluating Their Offensive Line
Understanding What Is Required in the Situation
Fingerprint of the Offense
Are They a Sticks Team?
Your Mindset and Expectations from an Offense
3rd and 4-to-6
3rd and 7-to-10
How Does Motion Affect Your Disguise?
3rd and 11
Winning Edge Takeaways

Follow Ola Adams on Twitter @CoachOlaAdams.

Watch Ola Adams' Entire “Organized Chaos” Presentation.

Additional Ola Adams Episode:

3-Down Creepers, Press Man, and Walking to Build Relationships

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The Starting Point Play to Structure Install, Game Planning, and Practice Jun 23, 2023

Show notes

On today’s podcast from the archives, host Keith Grabowski opens his notebook to talk about how to structure your offense around a starting point play. Keith offers advice on how to develop your starting point play based on your coaching style and personnel. Additionally, Keith shares how to develop plays off your starting point and make adjustments.

Show notes:

Series football and developing a starting point for offense
Looking at your system in the offseason and breaking it down
Incorporating your identity and personnel
Structuring formations
Terminology
Motioning players
Using different personnel groups
Structuring the starting point play
Knowing how to make your starting point play work vs. any defense
Building off what you think the defense will do
Making adjustments
Practice structure

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