Coach and Coordinator Podcast

In this Football For All crossover episode, Dallas Cowboys Offensive Guard Zack Martin joins Keith Grabowski to discuss how playing multiple sports better prepared him for football, especially in college at Notre Dame. Martin also discusses the two-point stance and how it is useful in training young athletes to better pay the game. Learn more: https://fdm.usafootball.com https://www.footballdevelopment.com Related: Chris Manhertz, Carolina Panther TE https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/carolina-panthers-tight-end-chris-manhertz-talks-about-his-journey-to-the-nfl?in=user-804678956/sets/nfl-coaches-players NFL Players and Coaches Playlist https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/nfl-coaches-players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, we feature part of USA Football’s “Inside the Program” series. Coach Steve Specht, has been the head coach at St. Xavier High School (Ohio), since 2004. During his tenure Coach Specht has led the Bombers to three state championships and he also was named NFL High School Coach of the Year as well. In this episode Coach Specht shares the importance of the game at St. Xavier and to the community. Check out our systems for skill development in blocking, defeating blocks and tackling at https://footballdevelopment.com Build youth football in your community with the hep of the Football Development Model. https://fdm.usafootball.com Related: Inside the Program - St. Xavier: Game Planning https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/inside-the-program-st-xavier-game-planning Inside the Program - St. Xavier: Developing a Coaching Staff https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/inside-the-program-st-xavier-developing-a-coaching-staff Inside the Program - St. Xavier: Off Season Development https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/inside-the-program-st-xavier-offseason-development Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Keith Grabowski share some of Paul Brown's ideas from the book PB: The Paul Brown Story. Brown was on the forefront of innovation in football and his ideas on coaching are timeless. Grabowski shares and comments on Paul Brown's thought on : -Coaching philosophy -Player-coach relationship -Setting the foundation -Coaches as partners -The importance of family -The type of player he wants -Rules -Training camp -Teaching and learning -Offense install -Technical aspects of the game -The type of linemen he wants -Using the fullback -How Otto Graham and Marion Motley created the draw play -The passing game -Defense flexibility -Special teams -Being professionals but having fun Related: Home Team Playlist https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/home-team Offense Install https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/your-call-offensive-installation?in=user-804678956/sets/your-call-series Defense Install https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/your-call-defensive-install?in=user-804678956/sets/your-call-series Installing Fun https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/your?in=user-804678956/sets/your-call-series Make Fullbacks Great Again https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/making-the-fullback-great-again-tyler-roehl-offensive-coordinator-at-north-dakota-state-university Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a crossover episode from our Football For All Podcast. USA Football's Andy Ryland joins us to discuss how we can better acclimate our players' bodies for the contact loads and forces they will take on during a season. With an extended shutdown which may keep our players out of contact for over a year, it's important to think about how we can prepare them for the next time they step onto the field. It's a concept that is taking off with college strength and conditioning coaches and Ryland gives us an overview. Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @USAFootballMT Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/deliberate-practice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Keith Grabowski is joined by two University of Denver professors to discuss mental health and issues that may arise during the COVID19 shutdown. The doctors discuss how to better understand mental health and create an environment that allows player to share how they are feeling. The also give suggestions and resources to help coaches in this area. Dr. Mark Aoyagi is a Senior Consultant, Sport & Performance Excellence Consultants; Director of Sport & Performance Psychology, Univ. of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology. He works with NFL, NHL and NBA teams. Dr. Brian Gearity has been the director of the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program at Denver since 2014. Before teaching at Denver, Dr. Gearity spent five years at the University of Southern Mississippi as an assistant professor of Sport Coaching Education. As a coach, Dr. Gearity’s specialty is in the strength and conditioning side. Dr. Gearity worked as a strength coach at the University of Tennessee for nine years and received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Tennessee in 2009. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-athlete-transitions?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/understanding-and-education-to-create-change-dr-brian-gearity-university-of-denver Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @DrGearity @MarkAoyagi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Kahari Hicks from Cleveland Heights High School joins us again, this time to talk about his new book, Navigating the Recruiting Process. Coach Hicks recently joined us to talk about the Build the Bridge Program. He gives updates on Build the Bridge, and along with Coach Grabowski, shares insight into the changing dynamics of recruiting. The coaches give practical tips for coaches, parents, and players involved in the recruiting process. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/build-the-bridge-head-coach-mac-stephens-and-assist-coach-kahari-hicks-cleveland-heights-hs https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/dan-tudor-president-tudor-collegiate-strategies Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @kahari_hicks https://fdm.usafootball.com https://www.footballdevelopment.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast, Jeff Mullen, former OC at West Virginia University and UNC-Charlotte joins us to discuss numbers, angles, and grass, and calling the right play. Mullen served as RB the OT and TE coach at Ohio University from 1995-2000. From there he moved on to Wake Forest as OT & TE and the QB coach. At WVU he served as QB coach and OC and did the same at UNC-Charlotte. Mullen has had success at every stop in his career. :40 Background 3:30 Influences on his coaching 5:47 Offensive influences and carryover 7:37 Defense identification 9:42 Numbers, Angles, Grass 12:40 The plays and how they attack 16:23 Time of possession and tempo 19:19 Tempo late in the game 22:20 Sugar huddle and advantages 24:02 Practice planning 31:39 Plays for situations 35:34 4-minute offense 37:55 Keeping it simple for the QB and OL 41:14 Resources and contact info Related: Game Planning Playlist (21 episodes) https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/game-planning Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @thebigOsystem Contact: https://thebigosystem.com jeffmullen@thebigosystem.com http://fdm.usafootball.com/ https://footballdevelopment.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast, Keith Grabowski shares and comments on his favorite chapter of any coaching book, "Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with a Highly Competitive Adversary" from Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh. Much of what Walsh talks about in the chapter is highly applicable to what every team in the country is facing as they prepare for the season in the midst of a pandemic. Coach Specht's Course: https://coachtube.com/course/football/steve-specht-defending-a-key-receiver/8428166 Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/creating-unique-practice-todd-drury https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/positionless-defense-with-south-dakota-defensive-coordinator-travis-johansen https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-game-plan-bobby-april-special-teams-guru https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/scott-fountain-mixdown https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/special-teams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We revisit this podcast from the 2018 season because the topics in preparing for a season with little time are applicable right now. There's a lot to learn from the experience Vince DiGaetano, now an assistant coach at Fordham had when he decided to accept the head coaching job at SUNY Maritime. Shownotes: This week in the Deliberate Practice series, Keith Grabowski and Andy Ryland talk with coach Vince DiGaetano about his adaptation in a very fast coaching move. The coaches discuss how he kept laser focus with a five day turn around after accepting a head coaching job. Coach DiGaetano discusses building the culture, having vision, and the 5 Fights Philosophy. Coach DiGaetano describes how contact and tackling work into his practices to better his players. :00 Advanced Tackling System 02:30 Laser focus for coach Digaetano 04:30 Family 05:00 Staffing and vision 06:00 Keeping familiarity for the players 06:50 Reaching out to the players 07:20 Learning the operation 08:00 Enhancing the experience for the players 08:18 Parents 09:10 Being a principal and coach 10:00 Program core values 10:40 W.A.R.F.A.C.E 11:52 Getting specific with tackling drills 12:30 5 Fights Philosophy on t-shirts 13:40 Making the players apart of the learning 14:10 Constant reinforcement of the philosophy 15:25 Andy’s thoughts on the 5 Fight Philosophy t-shirts 16:05 Makes the coaches learn and teach 17:00 The players like the reinforcement 17:45 Players writing the practice plan 18:25 What are their core fundamentals? What needs teaching? 20:35 Coach Digaetano working fundamentals in conditioning 21:45 Digaetano working with strength and conditioning staff 22:45 Strength coaches must have input 24:10 4th quarter drill 25:55 Player surveys in season 27:00 Three team goals 27:50 Accountability for the coaches 28:30 Using the feedback 29:12 Assistant coach of the week building moral 32:30 Balancing teaching, installing, correcting and preparation 33:15 Reversing the contact model 34:25 Working body movement 34:55 Working it into scheme 36:30 Evaluation and development of younger players 38:00 Getting the players involved in scheme 38:45 It’s about working together to get the right answer 39:45 Continue to recruit the players you have on the roster 41:15 Grouping kids by ability to service them 41:55 Working with the coaches too 42:20 Gradually introducing the 5 fights 42:40 Being passionate about it 43:33 Look at the opponent 45:40 Tackling drill adjustment 47:26 Team tackling drill 49:25 Learning from the unpredictable 50:10 Andy summary and breakdown 52:25 Being creative and keeping players excited 53:05 Having fun Contact the coaches: @CoachDig @USAFootballMT @CoachKGrabowski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of our discussion, Dr. Mayur Pandya and Joe Kasper of Ace Sports Performance join Keith on the podcast to discuss their work with top NFL quarterbacks, how they find a synergy between their areas of psychiatry and coaching, and how they apply mindfulness. Kasper, and assistant quarterback at Duke and Dr. Pandya joined together to develop a protocol for developing the mental performance of elite athletes in helping them understand their mental focus and the concept they created of "energy pie." Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-energy-pie-part-1-dr-mayur-pandia-and-joe-kasper-assistant-duke-football User-804678956 – Coach-stress-mixdown User-804678956 – Smart-coaching-athlete-coach-mental-health User-804678956 – Mindsets-and-opportunities-for-growth-dr-fergus-connolly User-804678956 – Utilizing-your-strength-coach-kurt-hester-head-strength-conditioning-coach-at-louisiana-tech User-804678956 – Brett-bartholomew-bartholomew-strength User-804678956 – Richie-gray-skills-acquisition-and-coaching-education-specialist User-804678956 – Coaching-mindset-joe-kasper-assistant-qb-coach-duke-university Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices