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

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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