At the 2020 USA Football National Conference, we spoke with Keenan Bailey, an Offensive Quality Control Coach at Ohio State University. On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, hear how coaches at Ohio State emphasize competition, run blocking, a practice swing mentality at practice, and finishing routes to their wide receivers. Also discover what Keenan Bailey has learned during his coaching journey from Ohio State coaches such as Urban Meyer, Ryan Day, and Brian Hartline.

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

1:42 Ohio State University practices

2:13 Keenan Bailey’s background

7:16 Learning from experienced coaches

7:38 Wide receiver play at Ohio State

9:29 Practice swing mentality

11:40 Break point and catch point

13:58 Competition at practice

16:20 Wide receiver blocking

19:22 Avoiding laziness as a receiver

22:43 Blocking in space

25:08 Running routes to the block

27:01 The winning edge

You can follow Keenan Bailey on Twitter @CaochKee.

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Scripting Better Practices - Erik Korem, Senior Associate Athletics Director for High Performance, College of William & Mary