Creating Consistent Performance- Matt Jones, OL Coach, Tennessee Martin

On today's podcast, Tennessee Martin Offensive Line Coach Matt Jones joins Keith to discuss the different components that go into creating consistent performance from year-to-year. Coach Jones has had nine all-conference performers over the last two years and he attributes it to an environment of player-led learning that he has created. He explains his methods for coaching consistent performers.

Shownotes:

-Creating momentum fro the previous season

-Why your player need to take advantage of time off to improve football IQ
-Prescribing teach tapes

-Methods for building football IQ

-Using small segments of time

-Asking questions to get them thinking

-Learning from players t the higher level

-The Socratic method

-Player ownership of the calls

-Educated freedom

-Ownership in learning and solving problems

-Asking questions vs. telling them what to do

-Putting ego aside to get a job done

-Be goal oriented but understand the process to get it done

-Joe Thomas - best coaches don’t force a player to be a cookie cutter out-out

-Your player can teach you as much as you teach them

-Feel your technique

-The Climb Sled

-Eyes closed in pass rush drill

-The accountability of the coach to develop

-Learning from other position coaches to better understand the game

-Economy of language

-Football school for OL to learn the defense

-When you know that you are hitting the mark as a coach

Related:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/safe-blocking-and-linemanlunch-matt-jones-offensive-line-coach-texas-southern-university-1

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-podcast-matt-jones-off-run-game-coord-tetackles-coach-at-univ-of-tennessee-martin

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