Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the new head coach at Notre Dame College (Ohio), Mickey Mental. After spending 11 seasons previously on staff, Coach Mental has worked his way up the coaching ladder to the head coach position. Coach Mental began his career in 2009 as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to Recruiting Coordinator in 2013, before being named the Offensive Coordinator prior to the 2015 season, and he then became the Assistant Head Coach in 2016. Now Coach Mental is in the head coach and he gives insight into his experiences and his offense during this episode.Show Notes:2:42 Dream of being a coach8:17 Training regimen9:33 Climbing the ladder11:08 First play-call12:00 Coaching team to success12:58 Enjoying the process14:03 Excelling in recruiting15:31 Building the program16:43 Process for developing an offense18:01 Favorite RPO19:36 Transition to head coach20:51 Coach Mental's program23:00 A rewarding process24:39 The Winning Edge25:19 Recruiting areasYou can follow Coach Mental on Twitter here: @mmental7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, AJ Smith, Houston Roughnecks WR Coach, joins host Keith Grabowski to talk about new technology in film storage and use. Coach explains his system including the ins and outs of how to effectively use the technology. Show Notes:1:42 XFL rules and potential for return4:38 Run and Shoot offense and what Coach has learned from June Jones6:13 Some of the offensive adjustments they used in the XFL10:14 Culture of passing in the run and shoot13:37 Coach’s highest % route16:40 Shallow Screen19:00 VAR Systems24:48 Advances in film storage30:10 Coach showing and explaining his film storage system37:20 The breakthrough coach has made with his controller 41:20 How his film doesn’t have any lag42:42 One of coach’s new plays they rolled out this year44:22 Nebraska play50:58 QB Reads53:04 Curl and Go58:07 Connect with coachTwitter: @CoachKGrabowsk @AustinJamesXFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in Sam Schwartzstein, the XFL's Director of Football Operations, Innovation, and Strategy. Schwartzstein played college football at Stanford from 2008 to 2014, including playing in the Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl.Tune into this episode to learn how the XFL used analytics, fan appeal, and safety guidelines to help construct rules to make the XFL a new brand of football.Show Notes:2:47 Pathway to XFL5:08 Taking a different approach8:00 Blitz formula10:14 Other successful concepts14:03 Future of kickoffs17:36 Onside kicks19:52 4th downs24:45 Shortening the game30:44 Meaningless plays33:07 Learning from the XFL35:19 Giant beer-snake37:22 Favorite XFL rule changeYou can follow Sam on Twitter @schwartzsteins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of 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.Hear how Coach Specht approaches game planning with his program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we continue our interview with Nick Davis, the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Tune in and hear how Coach Davis devises his defensive scheme, and how he installs the various coverages and fronts he utilizes. Learn how to discover your team's best coverages for various situations during practice.Show Notes:3:14 Concept overview4:56 Being flexible6:43 Word association8:29 Beginning teaching method12:13 Disguise aspect15:58 Disguise coverages18:49 Gap reads21:13 Coverage structure23:45 Man-match coverage27:39 Play-calling on the field30:12 Diverse defensive concepts32:15 Installing concepts39:43 Practice structure41:16 In game adjustments43:36 Converting to the system46:04 System development51:02 Technology as learning tool52:01 Audio playbook56:30 Mobile learningYou can follow Coach Davis on Twitter @Spread_Defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary college football coach Bill Snyder joins host Keith Grabowski on the podcast today. Coach Snyder spent over 50 years roaming the sideline in some capacity, but he is most known for his time as the Head Coach at Kansas State, where he had two different tenures spanning 30 years.During his time at Kansas State, Coach Snyder won Big Eight Conference Coach of the year three times and Big 12 Coach of the Year four times. Additionally, he boasted an overall record of 215-117-1 and won nine bowl games. He was inducted into the Kansas State Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.Coach Snyder joins us today for a special Q&A with questions provided by coaches from across the country. Show Notes:1:01 What inspired Snyder to want to Coach2:43 What stuck with Coach that he learned from his mentors6:14 What kind of things Coach preached that became his culture11:05 How Coach recruited kids that fit his culture15:48 Importance of researching recruits through social media and other tools18:00 Developing a culture at a school where there has been none previously 27:50 Main things Coach looks at when hiring new staff members29:19 How Coach managed to prepare his staff to be coaches elsewhere while still maintaining continuity32:32 What Coach would be looking for from his coaches during practice35:46 Did Coach ever face a scenario where he had to talk one of his coaches out of leaving for a promotion at a different school?38:37 Advice on developing culture within a specific positional group42:29 Coach’s thoughts on bringing in transfers to a program44:32 What stats Coach focused on that he thought gave them the winning edge47:00 How Coach evolves his offense schematically and how he fits it to his personnel48:26 What Coach focused on with his special teams units that made them such a success51:41 How Coach balanced his own family and his players and coaches53:26 What would Coach have done differently if he could go back and do his first ten years of coaching again?56:55 What about the last ten years?58:01 How to connect with a disgruntled player1:01:38 The Winning EdgeYou can follow Coach Snyder on Twitter @CoachBillSnyder.Follow Keith Grabowski @CoachKGrabowski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, Coach Chris Gizzi, onto the show. Coach Gizzi spent his five previous seasons on the Packers strength staff as a conditioning assistant. Prior to that, he worked on the University of North Carolina's staff as well. An undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1998, Coach Gizzi played linebacker at the Air Force Academy. In 2019, Gizzi was inducted into the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame. Coach Gizzi finished his NFL career in 2001 with the Green Bay Packers. On today's episode Coach Gizzi breaks down his career path and how to train the whole person for both physical and mental hurdles.Show Notes:3:27 First game after 9/115:28 Playing Career9:06 Importance of a father figure11:12 Factoring in wrestling12:57 Multi-Sport athletes15:14 Getting into strength and conditioning18:20 Team Culture22:12 Training the whole person25:45 Locking in when you hit the field28:06 Coach LaFleur30:19 Tools for life33:39 The winning edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Kent State Safeties Coach, Will Windham. Coach Windham is a master in relationship building and goes over how he develops and grows relationships with both players and coaches. Show Notes:1:28 Coach’s Journey6:44 Coach’s relationships with Coaches he worked under during his journey and how they’ve affected him11:24 Coach’s book and how it helped him get a job at Georgia16:08 What approach Windham takes to analyzing his immense amount of data20:55 How Coach has been adjusting to teaching during the quarantine25:26 What Coach has learned during quarantine that he will carry forward with him when regular schedule resumes 28:39 How Coach builds relationships with his players36:24 Be The Alpha39:18 Winning Edge40:40 Coach’s recruiting areas41:32 Connect with CoachTwitter:@CoachWindham@CoachKGrabowski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome Army West Point's assistant head coach and linebackers coach, John Loose, onto the show. Coach Loose was promoted to assistant head coach after serving as the team's defensive coordinator in 2019. He will coach the outside linebackers in 2020 in addition to his assistant head coach duties. During this episode, learn how to prepare terminology for your team, different zone blitz packages, and more. Show Notes:2:42 Lauren's First and Goal Camp4:52 Packaging the zone blitz6:51 Most effective methods8:45 Memorization 13:08 Fitting your terminology16:06 Confusion with word association17:10 Calling the coverage first18:10 Players knowing their packages20:56 Multiple blitz packages22:58 Simplicity27:15 2 Under, 4 Deep31:26 Recruiting areasYou can follow Coach Loose on Twitter @CoachJohnLoose.LEARN MORE about Lauren's First and Goal at LFGF.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back Robert Pomazak, the head coach of St. Charles North High School. Coach Pomazak has contributed to USA Football and the podcast continually, and during this episode, he offers his insight into remote learning for your team.With players and coaches being separated, Coach Pomazak has developed a "Four Quarters" online system to educate his team while they are at home. Tune in and learn how you can organize your team's offseason film review, workouts, and personal growth all online.  Show Notes:2:47 The Four Quadrant Plan5:44 Developing the remote program7:00 Information in each quadrant10:50 Parameters for participation13:15 Lessening the burden14:43 Getting ready for the season27:48 Staying connected20:44 Player feedback22:37 Future of remote learningYou can follow Coach Pomazak on Twitter @CoachPomazak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices