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Teach Tapes - Avoiding Penalties Oct 12, 2022

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Steve Hauser identifies the techniques required for avoiding penalties and finding the little edges necessary to win games decided by smaller and smaller margins. Set up your program with an appreciation for preparation, focus, and football IQ. Follow Steve Hauser on Twitter @HauserFootball. Show Notes: (1:29) Offensive Pre-Snap Penalties >Must Have Team Buy-In >Must Have Sideline Engaged >Close Your Eyes >Cross Your Fingers >Even the Top Teams Can’t Overcome Too Many Pre-Snap Penalties (10:41) Defensive Pre-Snap Penalties >Reinforce Alignment in Practice >Understand Situations (13:20) Offensive Holding >Start with Great Base and Posture >Teach How to Reset Hands and Feet >Feel the Technique, Don’t Just See It on Film >Expect the QB to Scramble (19:08) Avoiding Unnecessary Roughness >Can’t Fall Around the QB When Things Are Drawn Out >Shut It Down After You’ve Done the Hard Work (20:54) Offensive Pass Interference >Avoid Locking Out Arms on Contested Catches >Play Low on the Hip >Push Out From the Elbow >Just Run the Route >#TEACHrb (24:07) Defensive Pass Interference >Clamp Technique >Break Up the Back Shoulder Fade >Consider Changing Scheme, Not Just Technique >Understand Field Position >Lobster Claw >Philadelphia Eagles Three Drill Set

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Defense WIth DC - Fix It With Fundamentals, 3 Red Zone Musts, Bear Vs Option Oct 11, 2022

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On this episode, we discuss how one of the top FBS defenses is getting it done with fundamentals. Dan gives his three musts for successful red zone defense, and he shares his thoughts on defending the option with Bear. Shownotes: -Illinois defense -Fixing the defense by excelling at the fundamentals -Tite Front/Defensive Line Play -2 Trap -Exotics on 3rd -Red zone musts -Don't let them run it in -Play inside out -Account for the QB -Option: Tulsa vs. Navy -Playing the option with the Bear front -Limit what they do -Speed of practice -Chase Player Get the Illini Defensive Staff Bundle: https://bit.ly/3yv6rSY Link to episodes mention: Ryan Walters - 2nd Down, the Most Forgotten Down https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/2nd-down-the-most-forgotten-down-ryan-walters-dc-illinois-from-the-ihsfca-virtual-clinic Cody Alexander - 2022 Defensive Trends https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/defensive-trends-at-all-levels-in-2022-cody-alexander-match-quarters

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Find a Way to Get a First Down - Charlie Eger, XFL Las Vegas Oct 10, 2022

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Eger On this week’s OC Office Hours are joined by Charlie Eger who will be the TE coach for the XFL Vegas team. The topic today is focused on find a way to get a first down when the match-ups are particularly tough. Coach Eger served most recently as the running backs coach for the Ottawa Red Blacks with extensive coaching experience at the collegiate level, including serving as the Interim Offensive Coordinator at Clarion University. Prior to that, Eger spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Seton Hill University, working as the offensive coordinator while also coaching the offensive line (2014-17) and serving as recruiting coordinator. The Seton Hill offense was strong under Eger, consistently ranking among the best units in the conference and in some instances the nation. Eger has also been involved with professional teams during his career. He was a guest coach with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has helped out at OTAs with the St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. -Win their down and protect the QB -Continue to make it look like football -Struggles o n 3rd down -The 3rd and long trap as an offensive coordinator -Sometimes you don’t have to get it to the sticks -Screens and quicks as an answer -Hidden 3rd down yardage in the game -Taking a big picture approach -Change the way the defense feels -Receivers as runners -Sell the actions that you are known for -Communication on third to let the players know what you want -There must be constants that are not deviated from -Tony Franklin’s perfect route -Make them uncomfortable to give yourself a little advantage -How to practice it -Maximizing time with circuits -Example - screen circuit -Block out the time for progression of OL first -Concept teach period -Cumulative effect of reps Related: Tony Franklin on OC Office Hour https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-oc-office-hour-mid-season-a-time-look-in-the-mirror-tony-franklin Jaime Elizondo on OC Office Hour https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-oc-office-hour-an-approach-to-situational-focus-jamie-elizondo-oc-xfl-san-antonio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Tony Franklin on the “Perfect” drill https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-tony-franklin-developing-as-an-offensive-coordinator Alternative Short Yardage Strategy https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7655/alternative-short-yardage-strategy The 3rd Down No Read Progression Strategy https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7670/the-no-progression-third-down-and-red-zone-strategy

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The Mushroom Society - Learning From 50 Years Of Coaching With Al Saunders Oct 07, 2022

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Today’s guest on the Mushroom Society Series on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast is with retired NFL Coach Al Saunders. Coach Saunders began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at USC under John McKay from 1970–71 and served as receivers coach for the University of Missouri's Fiesta Bowl team in 1972. Saunders spent 1973 through 1975 as a play-caller and offensive backfield coach at Utah State. He then spent six seasons as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at the University of California. He guided the Golden Bears to set 32 NCAA, conference, and school records and finished each season ranked in the top ten in the nation in passing. His final collegiate stop was in 1982 as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach under Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee where he built an explosive, record-setting offense. His first NFL head coaching position came with the San Diego Chargers as interim head coach in 1986 following the resignation of Don Coryell. He spent two full seasons as the Chargers' head coach after previously working as receivers coach in 1983-84 and assistant head coach in 1985-86 for what was one of the most prolific offenses in the history of modern football. In 1985, San Diego's "Air Coryell" led the NFL in passing and total offense for an unprecedented fifth time in six years. From 1989 until 1998, Saunders was with the Kansas City Chiefs. Saunders worked for 10 winning seasons under the highly respected head coach Marty Schottenheimer again as a part of a top-performing offense. Saunders joined the St. Louis Rams coaching staff under the legendary Dick Vermeil. Serving as associate head coach and receivers coach with the Rams (1999-2000), he helped create one of the most dynamic and explosive offenses that the NFL had ever seen, and eventually helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl XXXIV victory. Leading the NFL in virtually every significant offensive category, "The Greatest Show on Turf" established numerous NFL records for scoring and offensive production. When Vermeil came out of retirement in 2001, Saunders reunited with his old mentor and former team, the Kansas City Chiefs, as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator until Vermeil’s final retirement in 2006. Under Saunders’ direction as coordinator, the Chiefs offense was the most productive unit in the entire NFL during that 5-year span. 46 franchise records for offense production were established and no team scored more points (2,175), gained more yards (30,470), or scored more touchdowns (262) during that time. Coach Saunders was ranked as the #1 Offensive Coordinator in the past 25 years in the NFL by ESPN and in 2005, and was named USA Today's Offensive Coach of the Year. Coach Saunders finished out his career as an assistant with Redskins, Rams, Ravens, Raiders, Dolphins, and retired after his stint with the Cleveland Browns Shownotes: -Start with John McKay -Being organized -Don't tell - Teach -Treat everyone as a number one draft choice -The job of a coach is to make all players the best they can be -You can’t teach experience -Create an environment people enjoy being in -Take the positive environment and enthusiasm to the field -How the best approach the game -Dealing with your coaches -Developing a top offense -Don't ask players to do what they can’t do -Protecting the QB Link to all Mushroom Society Episodes and COOL Clinic Speakers: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-c-o-o-l-clinic-speakers Learn from COOL Clinic Coaches: https://coachtube.com/coolclinic

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Trust Your Gut with Brian Kight Oct 06, 2022

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From our archives: On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by the founder of dailydiscipline.com and former CEO of Focus 3 Brian Kight. Having been on the show previously for the “Leadership Journey” series, Kight rejoins the show to speak on how and when coaches should use “their gut.” 3:15 Information versus trusting your gut 10:20 What does ‘Trust your gut’ mean? 15:50 Translating your gut to your ‘heart’ or your feelings 21:00 Requirements that precede ‘Trust your gut’ 23:25 Better alternatives to or addressing ‘Trust your gut’ 23:45 “What skill do I have in this?” 26:45 Positive experience 29:55 Is it important to use your gut in this situation? 33:20 Are you willing to accept and acknowledge the consequences? 37:40 Operating within a system

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Teach Tapes - Techniques For Creating Explosive Passes Oct 05, 2022

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On this week's episode of TeachTapes we discuss techniques and drills to create explosive passing plays. Detailed shownotes and links to follow.

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Defense With DC Learning From Ole Miss, 4 Min Defense, Max FG Block, Defending Option Oct 04, 2022

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On this week's episode of our in-season defensive series "Defense with DC," USFL Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel focuses on some things we can learn from the Ole Miss defense, situational end of the game, and defending the option. Shownotes: -Desert Swarm -Using unique fronts to reduce from -Coaching movement -Drills and technique -Defending condensed formation -Coaching the "buzz" safety -The value of a 4-Minute Stop -Having the book on the sideline for this situation -Max FG Block -Defending Option - Playing the ends in 3-4 and defending the QB Sweep

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The OC Office Hour -An Approach to Situational Focus - Jaime Elizondo, OC, XFL San Antonio Oct 03, 2022

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Our guest on our in-season OC Office Hour series is Jaime Elizondo, Offensive Coordinator for XFL San Antonio. He discusses an approach to situational football, especially in regard to how it affects the game in the 4th quarter. Shownotes: -Early game decisions are not black and white -Finding the Hidden Momentum in decision making -Two thought processes - every drive ends in a kick or by in-game needs -Stack the odds in your favor -At some point, you will need to go for it on fourth -Need to have a process to handle decisions -Color-coded system for communication -Practicing with in-game context -Players need to feel the situation -Ideas for practice

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A Victory Is Educational When It Is Compared With The Defeat You Were Escaping - From Tiger Ellison Sep 30, 2022

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In this episode, Keith pulls from the chapters of the book The Run and Shoot: The Offense of the Future by Glenn "Tiger" Ellison, creator of the Run and Shoot. The lesson written by Coach Ellison is about the platform we have as coaches to build young men and how we have that opportunity by winning. He defines winning and the purpose of coaching as well as discusses why winning allows us to have the platform. Whether you are experiencing success this season or searching for answers, this optimistic message will allow you to reflect and make the most out of the remainder of the season.

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Developing Leaders In-Season with Brian Kight Sep 29, 2022

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In this episode from Season 2 of the Leadership Journey, Brian Kight joins the Coach and Coordinator podcast to share insight on building a culture and the leadership necessary for it to thrive. Leadership development is not just an off-season activity. It is an ongoing process that presents new opportunities to strengthen leadership during the season. That's what BK and discuss in this episode. 0:40 In-season versus off-season leadership 3:20 Learning by doing instead of observing 7:02 In-season availability to improve leadership 9:25 How are coaches giving leadership reps 10:40 Why does a leader exist 15:30 Giving young players bits of leadership experience 19:00 Leading = Responsibility 25:50 Weight of responsibility 32:20 Players being vocal

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