Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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Developing a 3rd Down Strategy - Andrew Dresner, Offensive Coordinator, Stony Brook May 01, 2023

Show notes

Today’s episode is a segment from Andrew Dresner, Offensive Coordinator at Stony Brook on “3rd Down Strategy.” In this segment the discusses the importance of understanding how many calls you need per game based on previous season data. This allows you to prepare the right amount of plays, and practice them enough so that they are executed well on game day and you keep the chains moving.

What he discussed in this segment provides a template for 3rd down strategy. For Coach Dresner, the plan always starts with personnel, and that will certainly come through as he shares his thought process.

Now is a good time to start thinking about how you will approach 3rd down in the upcoming season. Having a methodical approach allows you to really define what your players do best, how you will dress it up, exploit match-ups, and ultimately set your team up for success.

The link to this entire talk as well as Coach Dresner’s previous Lauren’s First and Goal presentation on “Developing a Freshmen Quarterback” is in the show notes.

If you are interested in a defensive approach to this, we linked an episode with Blake Harrell, Defensive Coordinator at East Carolina on “Winning the Money Down” in the show notes as well.

Show Notes:

Background
Most important aspects of this down
Understanding how many third down calls per game
3rd & 1-2 plan
3rd & 3-6 plan
Best passes every week
YAC plays
3rd & Long 7-9
3rd & 10 plus
Winning Edge

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Related episode:

Winning the Money Down - Blake Harrell, Defensive Coordinator, East Carolina

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML8136009166.mp3?updated=1669916257

Coach Dresner Resources:

3rd Down Strategy

Developing a Freshman Quarterback

https://coachtube.com/course/football/andrew-dresner-developing-a-freshman-quarterback/13704034?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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Create the Best Experience for Staff and Players - Matt Drinkall, Co-Offensive Coordinator, Army Apr 28, 2023

Show notes

Today’s episode from our archives is with Matt Drinkall, currently Co-offensive Coordinator at Army and former head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Coach Drinkall was hired as the Head Coach at Kansas Wesleyan in 2014 to rebuild all aspects of the program. When he was hired, he was the second-youngest head coach in college football at the time. In just his second season, the Coyotes went 10-1.

Over the last four seasons of his tenure, Kansas Wesleyan won 40 games which was the best four-year run in school history. Coach Drinkall left the program as the 2018 Coach of The Year while holding the fourth-highest win total for the University.

In his final season as Head Coach, the 2018 Coyotes posted the best season in school and conference history. Kansas Wesleyan won its first Conference Championship since 2002, after posting a 10-0 overall record to advance to the semifinals of the national playoffs finishing the season at a 13-1 record, while shattering school, conference, and NAIA records in the process.

In this episode, he shares how he built the culture at Kansas Wesleyan beginning with a focus on the experience for his staff. He took a unique ”less is more” approach, paying attention to the time the spent in the office and the efficiency with which all things in the program operated. From the way they set up their schemes, to game planning, to recruiting, Coach Drinkall and his staff were able to find the efficiency within their workflow and spend less time in the office while having a high-performance level on the field.

Coach shares his thought process in developing this system. There are definitely takeaways and ideas to reflect on as we all continue to move forward in the ever-changing landscape of coaching our game.

Show Notes:

The culture Coach built at Kansas Wesleyan for Coaches
How Coach’s staff was so efficient
In season schedule
How they divided their game plan film
More on Culture
Starbucks
How Coach begins and develops his thought process
Winning Edge

Connect with Coach:

Twitter: @Drinkallcoach

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Matt Drinkall Episodes:

Defeating the Tite Front

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML9488421124.mp3?updated=1677251909

Coaching Cues in the Classroom and on the Field

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML7682123777.mp3?updated=1669916379

Running Game and Tempo

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML1296072620.mp3?updated=1669916423

Structuring Your Offense

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML1654877450.mp3?updated=1676565867

Matt Drinkall Power Spread Offense Clinics:

https://coachtube.com/users/matthewdrinkall?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

The World of RPO’s

https://coachtube.com/course/football/matt-drinkall-rpos-explained-defined-packaging-implementation/13496876?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Sprint Out - Move the Pocket

https://coachtube.com/course/football/matt-drinkall-sprint-out-passing-move-the-pocket-for-success/16603216?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Instantly Improve Your Gap Runs

https://coachtube.com/course/football/matt-drinkall-instantly-improve-your-gap-runs/14233515?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Coach Grabowski’s Game Planning System - Be More Efficient and Effective

https://coachtube.com/course/football/game-planning-system-be-more-efficient-and-effective/12867157?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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Coaching the Hybrid Player - Tyler Walker, Tight Ends Coach, Montana State Apr 27, 2023

Show notes

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski talks with Tyler Walker, who when he first joined us on the podcast was defensive backs coach, special team coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at Muskingum University (Ohio). He is now the Tight Ends Coach for FCS powerhouse Montana State,

Prior to arriving at Muskingum, Walker was an assistant coach at Catholic Central High School (Mich.), where he worked primarily with the receivers and helped lead the Shamrocks to a 14-0 overall record that was capped off by a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state championship.

On today’s podcast, Coach Walker shares his philosophy on playing the best 11, teaching and coaching multiple skill sets, developing an unselfish unit culture, and utilizing the hybrid tight end in all phases of the offense.

Today’s game is becoming more and more about athleticism and players don’t necessarily fit perfectly into the profile of the position they play, and that can be a good thing if you know how to maximize the use of their athleticism and skills. That certainly comes through in our conversation with Coach Walker and his approach to finding their hybrids, teaching and coaching them, planning their development, and helping build the culture within the room.

Show Notes:

From D3 to the FCS
Attributes of a hybrid tight end
Playing the best 11
Advantages in RPO with the hybrid TE
It starts with running the ball
The meeting room
Being good teachers
How we teach makes us successful
Organizing practice for the hybrid tight end
The culture - earn your role
Individual skills resource
Winning Edge takeaways

Coach Walker’s Hybrid Tight End Development Course:

https://coachtube.com/course/football/the-hybrid-tight-end-technique-fundamentals-of-the-best-offensive-weapon/18608512?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Montana State Power Read Clinic:

https://coachtube.com/course/football/brian-armstrong-montana-state-power-read/16643267?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Brent Vigen Presentation - Transitional Leadership:

https://coachtube.com/course/football/brent-vigen-transitional-leadership/17572346?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Related Episode: Justin Hamilton - Creating More Roles for Players:

https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML6347712229.mp3?updated=1669916365

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Teachable Moments - Chili Davis, Special Teams Coordinator, Florida A&M Apr 25, 2023

Show notes

Chili Davis is the special teams coordinator for Florida A&M. His previous experience includes quality control analyst for special teams at the University of Washington, assistant special teams, and tight ends for New Mexico State,

Before his time at Washington, Davis coached the inside receivers, served as the assistant special teams coordinator, and oversaw the tight ends at New Mexico State, cornerbacks coach at Fordham University, graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech, and assistant coach at Campbell University which is his alma mater.

In this episode, we gain insight into how he is leading and developing the special teams at FAMU including his methods, drills, and practice methods.

Show Notes:

Special teams has been good to me
Aligning everyone involved with special teams
Group chats
Year round situational development
Returner school
Kobe Drills
Developing a universal language together
Be genuine
Winning Edge

Learn more about TeachTapes:

Teachtapes.org

Twitter:

@TeachTapes

@CoachKGrabowski

Special Teams Resources:

https://coachtube.com/courses/football/special-teams?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

Teachable Moments Series:

Bodie Reeder - Offensive Coordinator, UNI

https://coachandcoordinator.com/podcast/teachable-moments-bodie-reeder-offensive-coordinator-university-of-northern-iowa/

Taylor Mouser, TE Coach, Iowa State

https://coachandcoordinator.com/podcast/teachable-moments-taylor-mouser-tight-ends-coach-iowa-state/

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From 12 Players to Two State Championships - Troy McAllister, Head Coach, formerly Philips Academy Apr 24, 2023

Show notes

Today’s episode is from our archives, a discussion with Troy McAllister, head coach at Phillips Academy High School in Chicago at the time of the recording. In 2015, McAllister helped Phillips Academy become the first Chicago Public School to win an Illinois high school football state championship. In 2017, Phillips Academy won its second state championship, finishing with an undefeated 14-0 season.

Coach McAllister talked about his experience at Phillips Academy and building a program from nothing. What comes through in this conversation that applies to any program at any level is that to reach the top, the focus must be on the right aspects of the program and on developing the players that are a part of it.

Show Notes:

McAllister’s first practice at Phillips Academy
Building culture
Building a new coaching staff
First Chicago Public School to win Illinois state football championship
Improving in weak areas
McAllister’s coaching philosophy
Balancing off-field teaching and live practice
Overthinking your system
What Coach McAllister learned this past season
Proposed ban on tackle football
The winning edge

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Holistic Approach to Protecting the Passer – Dan Gonzalez, Football Consultant, Former HS/College Coach Apr 21, 2023

Show notes

On today’s episode, from our archives, long-time coach at both the high school and college levels as well as offense consultant Dan Gonzalez discusses taking a holistic approach to protecting the passer.

Too often, protection is seen as the responsibility of the offensive line, or the line and quarterback, but this discussion highlights that protecting the passer is not only a shared responsibility of all position groups, but it is a key focus of the coaching staff as well. Every facet of the offensive plan, from protection principles, to route design, to formations should have the idea of protection as a key consideration.

The information boom in the last three years put every great idea in front of us. There are Twitter accounts with thousands of followers liking and retweeting new ideas. The adaptation of new ideas and concepts as well as the creativity of coaches has skyrocketed.

As coaches, we have to consciously fight what Bodie Reeder, UNI offensive coordinator, calls the “YouTube install” meaning that you see a great idea that was successful and have the naivety to think “We can do this,” and it gets into your playbook or game plan. The idea may be great and has worked, but that is the surface level of what really goes into coaching football. There is much more that we dig into in this conversation in regard to the passing game.

In addition, defenses now present so many looks that you have to have a system of protection in which the entire offense has a strong understanding not only of the routes they run, but the timing and the protection that are tied together tightly.

Bringing all of it together in how your players and coaches think about it gives you a better chance for success and for keeping the quarterback, who most offenses are built around, both healthy and performing at a high level.

There are so many ideas in this episode that make for great reflection and study before you put your passing game on the field this fall, and we share our top Winning Edge takeaways and ideas for implementation after the interview.

Show Notes:

A.C.T.S.
Applying the progressive passing system
Scan read with quarterback
A holistic approach to pass protection
Assessing collisions in football
Examples of proper protection schemes
Hot routes and simulated pressures
Protection adjustments and delays
Systemizing terminology
Scripting for protecting the passer
Game planning in practice
Formation disadvantages
Preparing for blitz pickup
Simplifying terminology
Dan’s progressive passing system

Follow Dan Gonzalez on Twitter @Dan_Gonzalez16.

Coach Gonzalez's Resources on CoachTube:

Protecting the Passer: https://bit.ly/3owNKMy

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Teachable Moments – Bodie Reeder, Offensive Coordinator, University of Northern Iowa Apr 20, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, the next installment in our “Teachable Moments” series, Bodie Reeder draws out the importance of happiness as a coach pursues professional goals. We learn from Coach Reeder’s journey in how to approach taking over an offense versus being able to adapt your own, growing through setbacks, advancing from entry-level roles, and adjusting to new situations.

Show Notes:

Football = Family
Don’t Mess with Happiness
Problem Solver vs. Taskmaster
Mold to Your Situation as a Coordinator
Established QB? What Does He Know? What Is He Comfortable With?
Most Growth as a Coach
The 3 Mikes: Learning from Gundy, Yurcich, Bobo
What You See on Sundays with a Saturday Flair
Do What You Know… No “YouTube Install”
Being the Youngest Guy on the Staff
GA Work He Can’t Give Up
A Young Coach Who Has “It”
It’s Gonna Be Alright – Get to the Other Side

Follow Bodie Reeder on Twitter @CoachBodie4.

In the “Teachable Moments” series, guest host Steve Hauser, the founder of TEACHtapes, sits down with coaches who have made the journey from the bottom to establishing themselves in the coaching profession.

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Coaching the Growth Mindset – Dalton Hilliard, Defensive Backs Coach, UConn Apr 17, 2023

Show notes

Today’s episode is from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic talk from Dalton Hilliard, Defensive Backs Coach at UConn.

Dalton Hilliard joined Jim Mora’s coaching staff after spending the 2021 season as the secondary coach at Arkansas State.

Coach Hilliard worked as a defensive graduate assistant at UCLA while Mora was the head coach there, and then served on Chip Kelly’s staff in 2018 as a defensive and special teams analyst.

Prior to his time at UCLA, Hilliard spent a year as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at the high school level in Hawaii.

In this portion of his talk, titled “DB Culture, Classroom, and Technique,” Coach Hilliard shares how he implements a growth mindset and builds the culture with his position. He also details how he utilizes the classroom, technology, and content to build culture, leadership, communication, and football intelligence with his players.

The entire talk, including the second part devoted to developing the critical factors in defensive back play, is available on Lauren’s First and Goal Channel on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3MJmpAJ.

Show Notes:

UConn Husky filter
Fight the human condition
Building culture
DB expectations
Utilizing technology for interactive meetings
Mental development and FBI
Podcast as a developmental tool
Winning Edge

Watch Coach Hilliard's Entire Clinic Talk: https://bit.ly/41c4iaR

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Creating Trust with Drills That Translate to Game Day Success – Juwan Lewis, Running Backs Coach, Alabama State Apr 13, 2023

Show notes

On today’s podcast, we focus on putting together drills that translate to game day success as well as setting up a room built on trust and accountability to each other.

Juwan Lewis begins his first season at Alabama State after serving two seasons as the running backs coach and high school recruiting coordinator at Davenport University. Lewis came to DU after a stint at the University of Findlay. Prior to Findlay, Lewis mentored running backs, H-backs, and tight ends at the Division III level at Hiram College and D3 powerhouse Mount Union.

As a high school athlete, Lewis participated in the Army All-American Bowl before a college career at Eastern Michigan University, where he was mentored by Ron English and Chris Creighton, as well as Ferris State University. He earned workouts with NFL and CFL teams before landing a spot in the Arena Football League.

His experiences have led him to develop his coaching philosophy of the running back position that creates players who are prepared for the next level, while they serve each other as a group.

Show Notes:

Setting the culture for improvement
Drills that translate to game day
Everyday and prescriptive drills
Run drills
Hot feet
Training vision
Training blocking without always having big collisions
Who plays and how much
A room that helps each other improve
Handling issues by setting things up correctly in the first place
Winning Edge takeaways and ideas for implementation

Follow Juwan Lewis on Twitter @Coach_Jlew.

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Related Episodes:

Purposeful Networking Plus Creating RB Vision - Amanda Ruller, RB Coach, McMaster University: https://spoti.fi/3zXVE3P

Coaching Running Back Reads - David Walker, RB Coach, Detroit Lions: https://spoti.fi/3UyjKM5

Player-Driven Culture - Mike Kuchar: https://spoti.fi/3KWLE19

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Teachable Moments – Taylor Mouser, Tight Ends Coach, Iowa State Apr 12, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, the first in our “Teachable Moments” series, Taylor Mouser recalls those early days of stuffing envelopes and the journey taken as a young coach to now leading his own room.

Show Notes:

Stuffing envelopes
Proving you are about it
Moving with a staff you know
Staying on after being a graduate assistant
Taking an old-school approach to recruiting
The “boom boom” room
Building relationships
Having real juice and staying fresh with it
Navigating the hard times
It doesn’t take having your own room to get the experience
Having the big picture in mind

In the “Teachable Moments” series, guest host Steve Hauser sits down with coaches who have made the journey from the bottom to establishing themselves in the coaching profession.

Get all of the videos and drill clips you need at TEACHtapes.org.

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