Coach and Coordinator Podcast

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Meeting Athlete And Team Needs In The Off Season Jan 06, 2022

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For most programs, January is the start of the off-season.The gains made in the next six months are critical and must happen in order to have success in the fall. Keeping players focused and moving toward their goals and the team’s goals sometimes is a challenge when the season is so far off. Having a system to provide feedback and recognize the accomplishments of players as they develop themselves helps motivate and create excitement while working through the winter months. Today Keith Grabowski shares four examples from both the high school and college level of how the staffs he worked on accomplished this and tailored to off season to meet the team's needs and objectives.

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Give And Receive Value In 2022 Jan 04, 2022

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On today's podcast, Keith Grabowski share his thoughts on how coaches can receive and provide value from each other. The offseason is in full swing now and it is the opportunity to learn and develop as a coach. Keith addresses some myths in the coach education market as well as the best ways to share knowledge and receive value for it.

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The Power Of Influence Part 2 - Rick Jones, Sr. Assistant To The Head Coach, Mizzou Dec 31, 2021

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Part 2 with Rick Jones, now the Senior Assistant to Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz at the University of Missouri. Today's episode focuses on something exteremely important to how Coach Jones developed his career - learning. He explains his approach and how he helped his staff develop as well. At the time of the recording, Coach Jones was the head coach at Greenwood High School in Arkansas. In his 31 seasons as a head coach, Jones’ recorded a record of 317-74 with nine state championships and five runners-up. including his record at Greenwood of 185-26 with eight state championships and three runners-up. His multiple achievements and awards include being named 18 times "Coach of the Year," "2012 National Coach of the Year," 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma High School Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, to name a few. But he'll tell you his greatest accomplishment is building up and empowering others, especially young men, to be successful in life. Shownotes: -Grading finish/definition of finish -Understanding the bigger picture -Have a burning passion to learn -Tony Mason “Coaching Coaches” -Book recommendations -Takeaway from a clinic -How Coach Jones snd his staff learn -Ideas to get better at 3rd and 1 -Finding balance in life -Concerns about the future of the game -Embracing change

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The Power Of Influence Part 1 - Rick Jones, Special Assistant To The Head Coach, Mizzou Dec 30, 2021

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This is an episode from the early days of the podcast with Rick Jones, now the Senior Assistant to Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz at the University of Missouri. At the time of the recording, Coach Jones was the head coach at Greenwood High School in Arkansas. In his 31 seasons as a head coach, Jones’ recorded a record of 317-74 with nine state championships and five runners-up. including his record at Greenwood of 185-26 with eight state championships and three runners-up. His multiple achievements and awards include being named 18 times "Coach of the Year," "2012 National Coach of the Year," 2018 AFCA Power of Influence National Coach of the Year, and Oklahoma High School Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, to name a few. But he'll tell you his greatest accomplishment is building up and empowering others, especially young men, to be successful in life. In part 1 of our interview, Coach Jones discussed why he coaches, his approach to coaching, and his philosophy of building a culture.

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Conscious Coaching: The Art & Science of Building Buy-in - Brett Bartholomew, Performance Coach Dec 29, 2021

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Brett Bartholomew teams up with Joe Eisenmann and Keith Grabowski in today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast. Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, Bartholomew Strength. In the podcast, he discusses his book Conscious Coaching, the importance of fundamentals, and shares ways to improve simple drills. Show notes =Bartholomew discusses his new book -Building trust within a team - How to communicate with “tough” kids -The importance of fundamentals -Improving on simple drills -Combating “copy and paste” coaching -Duties as a HS Strength coach Twitter @coach_brettb

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12x State Champion Gives Insight Into Being A Coordinator - Andrew Coverdale, St. Xavier (OH) Dec 28, 2021

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Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) offensive coordinator Andrew Coverdale sits down with Keith in this episode of USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator podcast. Coverdale dishes on how he defines toughness, why offensive coordinators need to understand the philosophy—and not just the schemes—behind opposing defenses and why “culture vs. scheme” is a false dichotomy. Coverdale also shares the key offensive concepts that paved the way for Trinity’s 15-0, state title-winning season in 2016. SHOW NOTES •Most important advice Coverdale has ever received •What made him want to be a football coach •First coaching job •Keys to development •The philosophy of Coverdale’s offense •How to build 'collective consciousness' in a program •Defining toughness •How to be a teacher •Keys to maximizing the walkthrough •How to keep more players engaged in walkthroughs •The key concept Coverdale leaned on during his team’s 15-0 season in 2016 •Beginning the process of game planning, and why understanding the philosophy of a defense is critical •Translating a game plan to practice script •Mastering play-calling in the red zone through preparation •Mistakes made as a young coach—and lessons learned •Best coaching advice received •Why culture vs. scheme is a false dichotomy •Book recommendation •Lessons learned from coaching clinics •Learning this offseason from Chris Peterson •The NFL defensive trend that will make its way down to high school soon •Favorite piece of coaching technology •How to balance football with faith and family •Concerns for future of our game •Toughest defense to face •Why Coverdale would love to learn from former De La Salle coach Bob Ladouceur •What gives him the winning edge Other episodes from Coach Coverdale: Practice Tips: https://bit.ly/3qO3GaL How to Play Fast: https://bit.ly/3qya6KG Coach Coverdale Boundary Passing Concepts: https://bit.ly/3etVQNo

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Develop The Individual Then The Program - Jake Barro, Casa Grande HS (Arizona State Champions) Dec 27, 2021

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Jake Barro, head coach of Arizona state champion Casa Grande High School joins the podcast to talk about how they develop the individual and then the program. Coach Barro is the 2021 Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year. Coach talks about how he evolved to this process of development as well as their wide zone play which gets their offense going. Shownotes: -Family experience -Showing them who you are -It's a process -Understanding who each individual is -Being vulnerable -Who are you? -meetings -Who are we - our standards -Evolution to focus on individual first -Why and why me? -Have to get to know individual -Building a champions in Covid era -Building around the wide zone play -It is about execution and repetition -Building drills off what will happen RB vision -Creating consistency with a play -The need for a starting point play -Diagnose the defense with the starting point play -The game is played within context -Situational football and practice -Reinvent yourself each year - constantly evolve but keep core beliefs -Winning edge - player development - the individual and then the team -Player development transitioned into program development Twitter: @CoachBarro

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How To Train As A Play Caller from How to Train a Quarterback by George Allen, Hall Of Fame Coach Dec 24, 2021

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In this podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares and discusses the late George Allen's book, How to Train a Quarterback. Grabowski points out that the book was really designed to train a play caller, which in 1960, when the book was published, was the quarterback. A very detailed coach, Allen laid out a plan taking into account every aspect of the game which a play caller needs to be aware of and utilize when calling plays. Grabowski also shares Allen's drills for mentally preparing the play caller which applies today and can be used to enhance the mental process and understanding of both the play caller and his quarterbacks. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/best-of-quarterback-development?in=user-804678956/sets/best-of-coach-and-coordinator&si=7f50182fec5c4c1eb15a1b7ab447ab09&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Wolf Pack Pyramid - 3x NAIA National Champion Co - Defensive Coordinator Casey Jacobsen Morningside Dec 23, 2021

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Casey Jacobsen, the co-defensive coordinator at Morningside College (Sioux City, Iowa), joins Coach and Coordinator podcast. He’s been at Morningside for over 18 years, starting as an offensive line assistant, then transitioning to special teams coordinator before becoming the co-defensive coordinator. Jacobsen sits down with Keith to discuss the “Wolf Pack Pyramid,” maintaining tempo with the scout team and the importance of attention detail. :22 Why he became a football coach 1:02 Transitioning from an offensive line coach to a defensive coordinator 2:17 3 biggest influences on his coaching philosophy 4:14 How consistency has contributed to success 5:07 The “Wolf Pack Pyramid” and how it encompasses the team culture 7:02 Morningside’s defensive philosophy 8:25 Paying attention to the details 12:37 How to get fast tempo out of the scout team 16:34 Getting too “fired up” at players 17:29 Book recommendation 19:12 Learning unbalanced formations from the NFL 21:19 Doing the small jobs right 21:46 Balancing family and football

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If It Aint' Broke, Break It - Jeff Dittman, Defensive Coordinator, RPI Dec 22, 2021

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's defensive coordinator Jeff Dittman talks about what he's learned and changed after a 600 day layoff from football and implemented in 2021 to help RPI to a championship and berth in the NCAA playoffs. Resources: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-jeff-pittman-defensive-coordinator-at-rpi-ny https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/mvp-process-ralph-isernia-hc-rpi State Association MegaTicket: http://coachandcoordinator.com/2021/12/its-clinic-season/

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