

Coach and Coordinator Podcast
Keith Grabowski
Keith Grabowski interviews the most knowledgeable head coaches, coordinators, and position coaches from professional, college, and high school football. Keith and his guests discuss the philosophy, concepts, schemes, and strategies that they have learned throughout their careers. Each show includes a specific idea that can be applied to help coaches at every level find the winning edge.
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Jul 3, 2023 • 19min
Why Inside Footwork in the Vols Offense – Glen Elarbee, OL Coach, University of Tennessee
As we have been doing on Mondays throughout this offseason, today, we share a clinic segment with important points applicable to both sides of the ball and all positions to help improve your coaching and thought processes.In this episode, a segment from this year’s COOL Clinic, Tennessee Offensive Line Coach Glen Elarbee explains how the Vols are successful in the run game, the context within what they do, and why it works for them. Clarity on all these points allows them to run one of the top offenses in the country year after year, built behind explosiveness, an incredibly fast tempo, and extremely wide receiver splits.Coach Elarbee’s entire talk details plenty of drill work and game film to illustrate how the Vols get it done.Watch the Entire Presentation:Why Inside Footwork with Tempo and Spreading the FieldShow Notes:
Josh Heupel and the Staff
Why Inside Zone Footwork
Mission to Get Vertical
Four Types of Blocks
Hammer Footwork
Big Bite Footwork
Shuffle Footwork
Pulls
Winning Edge
View Enhanced Show Notes on CoachandCoordinator.com.Related Episode:The Details of Coaching OL in an Uptempo OffenseAdditional Coach Elarbee Presentation from Lauren’s First and Goal:Tempo Offense and the Counter PlayFollow Glen Elarbee on Twitter @Gelarbee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 2023 • 35min
Accelerate Everything – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon
We titled this series “Accelerate Everything” because our guest host Dub Maddox gets his guests to strip things down to the essential ideas that lead to faster, successful execution. In this episode, Coach Maddox gives us an incredible perspective on accelerating execution from Dante Bartee, who Maddox calls the “Good Will Hunting” of defensive football.The insights and recommendations from Coach Bartee, an analyst at the University of Oregon, will help your attack and play calling, as well as give you the upper hand on game day. Get your pencil and notebook out for this one.Show Notes:
B-Gap Is the Fulcrum of the Run Box
Squeezing vs. Widening the B-Gap
Fill and Fold Techniques with Backers
Pulling Back the Curtain on Good Defensive Coordinators on 3rd Down
What’s the Break?
Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Exotics
Getting the Defensive Coordinator Out of Loaded Fronts
Going Tempo after 2nd Down
Undressing the Defense
Back Out to Empty
Free Release the Back
Packaging Plays for a 3rd Down Game Plan
Getting Less Pressure on 3rd Down by Running More Screens and Draws
Formation Packages That Give Defensive Coaches Nightmares
Using Any Type of Slot
Bracket Coverage
Follow Dante Bartee on Twitter @BarteeDante.Dante Bartee has some incredible resources available on CoachTube. We highly recommend these regardless of what side of the ball you are on:Rethinking Defense from Structure to Communication with Dante BarteeSplit Field Man-Match Quarters DefenseCover 3 (1 High Zone) Match Principles vs. 2x2 FormationsGame Planning Out of the 4-2-5Cover 3 (1 High Zone) Match Principles vs. 3x1 FormationsUnderstanding Position Maintenance in MOF Closed PrinciplesRelated Resources:Mike Yurcich – Nittany Lion Quick Passing GameListen to the Entire Accelerate Everything Series.Follow Dub Maddox on Twitter @CoachDubMaddox.Check out Dub Maddox’s R4 System:R4footballsystem.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 28, 2023 • 34min
The Passing Lab – Colin Thomas, Head Coach, Liberty High School (AZ)
Colin Thomas is the head coach, offensive coordinator, and QB coach at Liberty High School in Arizona. He won a state championship as the offensive coordinator prior to becoming the head coach of the program.On this episode of the Passing Lab Series, Josh Herring and Coach Thomas discuss one-word calls, the “Naked Wheel” concept, ideas for empty, and researching the game.Show Notes:
Influences in the Passing Game
One-Word Drop Back Calls
Ease of Learning for Players
Something to Call Late in the Game with Confidence
Naked Wheel
Wheel Route Technique
Changing to a Post-Seam
Mesh with Dagger
Releases
Settle in Voids
Bunch Helping Releases
Process for Using Empty
Offseason Research Process
Winning Edge
Follow Colin Thomas on Twitter @coachthomasfb.Watch Coach Herring’s Crossers Course:Complete Crossing Routes - Low Crossers - Volume 1Listen to the Entire Passing Lab Series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jun 27, 2023 • 26min
Planning, Practicing, and Calling Third Down
The podcast discusses the strategic planning and execution of plays for different third down scenarios in football. It highlights the importance of decision-making, risk assessment, and precise coordination. Topics include managing 3rd down situations, analyzing play strategy based on yardage situations, and mastering strategic football planning for game scenarios.

Jun 26, 2023 • 25min
Organized Chaos: A Philosophy and Strategy for 3rd Down – Ola Adams, Defensive Analyst and Coordinator of Analytics, Penn State
Ola Adams is the defensive analyst and analytics coordinator for Penn State. Prior to Penn State, Coach Adams served as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos. He was the defensive coordinator for Villanova before his jump to the NFL.In this segment from his talk at the Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, which he titled “Organized Chaos”, Coach Adams discusses his third down philosophy and strategy. He gives his approach to this critical down, sharing insight both on what he likes to do, as well as highlighting what offenses like to do in each third down category.Coach Adams takes a very organized approach to third down because he knows his defense’s success is critical to the success of the team in winning the game.Show Notes:
Ola Adams 3rd Down Philosophy
Play Calling Philosophy
Breaking Down 3rd Down
Efficiency on 1st Down
Winning as Affected by 3rd Down
Understanding Who Their Best Players Are
Evaluating Their Offensive Line
Understanding What Is Required in the Situation
Fingerprint of the Offense
Are They a Sticks Team?
Your Mindset and Expectations from an Offense
3rd and 4-to-6
3rd and 7-to-10
How Does Motion Affect Your Disguise?
3rd and 11
Winning Edge Takeaways
Follow Ola Adams on Twitter @CoachOlaAdams.Watch Ola Adams' Entire “Organized Chaos” Presentation.Additional Ola Adams Episode:3-Down Creepers, Press Man, and Walking to Build Relationships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2023 • 29min
The Starting Point Play to Structure Install, Game Planning, and Practice
On today’s podcast from the archives, host Keith Grabowski opens his notebook to talk about how to structure your offense around a starting point play. Keith offers advice on how to develop your starting point play based on your coaching style and personnel. Additionally, Keith shares how to develop plays off your starting point and make adjustments.Show notes:
Series football and developing a starting point for offense
Looking at your system in the offseason and breaking it down
Incorporating your identity and personnel
Structuring formations
Terminology
Motioning players
Using different personnel groups
Structuring the starting point play
Knowing how to make your starting point play work vs. any defense
Building off what you think the defense will do
Making adjustments
Practice structure
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Jun 22, 2023 • 29min
Creating a Top Run Stopping, Turnover, and Red Zone Defense - Mike Fox, Defensive Coordinator, Suny Brockport
This episode is from our archives with Mike Fox the defensive coordinator at Suny Brockport following their 2017 season.Coach Fox joined the Brockport football coaching staff for the 2016 season as the Defensive Coordinator. Since his arrival on campus, the Brockport defense has catapulted into one of the top units in all of Division III football, culminating in a National Defensive Coordinator of the Year honor for Fox following the 2018 season. Brockport’s blitz-heavy defensive scheme installed by Fox led their league in rushing defense for four straight years (2016-2019) and they have also led the conference in scoring defense in for three straight seasons (2017-2019). Under Coach Fox, the Brockport defense has led the nation in several categories, including leading all levels of college football in rushing yards against for two consecutive seasons (2018, 2019). His blitz-heavy defensive scheme has helped Brockport to earn national acclaim among collegiate coaches across the country and the Brockport defense has been a major catalyst in the program’s three consecutive Empire 8 Conference championships. The program’s dominant play led to three straight NCAA Div. III Football Championship Second Round appearances and in 2017 the Golden Eagles advanced as far as the national semifinals. The 2018 season went down as a memorable one for Coach Fox, as the Green and Gold effectively halted their opponents on the ground and through the air. Through 11 of the Golden Eagles' 12 games, Brockport held its entire schedule to negative rushing yards. Coach Fox has made multiple appearances on the podcast and the link to his episode on 3rd and Long “Sticks coverage” is below.Show Notes:
Helping players learn
Dividing up work for coaches
Base defense
Creating sacks
Creating interceptions
Yard Sale
Defensive touchdowns
Red zone defense
Stop the run first
13 yards and in
The winning edge
Be sure to go to coachandcoordinator.com for our enhanced show notes, articles, links to resources, and our winning edge takeaways detailed in text.If you have a great idea to share with other coaches on the podcast, DM me on twitter @coachkgrabowski or email keith@coachandcoordinator.com and we will set something up to record your ideas.Mike Fox - 3rd and Long Stick Coverage:https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML8301160504.mp3?updated=1676389643 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2023 • 38min
Accelerate Everything – Brian Eayrs, Head Research Analyst, Seattle Seahawks
On this episode of the Accelerate Everything series, guest host Dub Maddox is joined by Seattle Seahawks Head of Research Brian Eayrs. They discuss Brian’s background, including growing up as the son of Green Bay Packers Analyst Mike Eayrs. They also dig into an approach to analytics that coaches at every level can use.Show Notes:
Day in the Life of a Research Analyst
What Brian Learned from His Father
Mindset of an Analyst
Finding Patterns That Give a Competitive Advantage
Marking Things That Happen during the Play
Drew Brees Passing Efficiency
Time to Pass
Conversation with David Cutcliffe
Improving Your Self-Scout
A Good Cover Page Example to Model
Translating Data into the Practice Plan
After Action Review
Chasing the Latest Trends
Follow Brian Eayrs on Twitter @BRIAN_EAYRS.Related Courses:Brent Monson – Switch Man Coverage:https://coachtube.com/course/football/brent-monson-switch-man-coverage/17541667?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763Tyler Roehl Courses:https://coachtube.com/users/tylerroehl?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763Tyler Roehl Episodes:Utilizing the FB and TE in the Pro-Style Offense:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XcvC1FJyAEUdqZGo1JXWZMake the Fullback Great Again:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2atUNaBOEA3jBkf1X1LtZ4Follow Dub Maddox on Twitter @CoachDubMaddox.Check out Dub Maddox’s R4 System:R4footballsystem.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 20, 2023 • 30min
The Passing Lab – Jacquez Green, Head Coach, Manatee High School (FL)
On today's episode from our Passing Lab Series, host Josh Herring is joined by Jacquez Green, head coach at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida.As a standout athlete, Coach Green made his mark on the gridiron with his electrifying speed, agility, and game-changing plays, first at the University of Florida then the NFL. Throughout his illustrious playing career, Green donned the jerseys of multiple NFL teams, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and Detroit Lions.He’s taken what he learned along the way and adapted it to his offense at Manatee High School. Coach Green shares how his experiences as a player have shaped him as an offensive coach.Show Notes:
Influences in Coaching
Spurrier Offense
Learning Protections
Choice Routes
Difference Between Pro, College, and High School
Snag Route
Drive with Tags to Beat Different Coverages
Reading the Snag
Calling Plays from the Field and Box
Adjustments Going from OC to Head Coach
Follow Jacquez Green on Twitter @JacquezGreen.Follow Josh Herring on Twitter @joshherring1.Watch Josh Herring’s Video Resources:https://coachtube.com/users/joshherring?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 2023 • 17min
Setting Up Your Scheme for Success – Darnell Stapleton, Offensive Line Coach, Florida
Darnell Stapleton, offensive line coach at the University of Florida, delivers today’s episode.In this segment of his Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic talk, entitled “Teaching the Zone Scheme”, Coach Stapleton shares his philosophy on creating the understanding and fundamentals needed to run the zone scheme successfully.Show Notes:
Zone Scheme: A Year-Round Commitment to Getting Better
Philosophy: Start-Explosion-Finish
Start
Drive Catching: Load Up the Weight and Drive Off of It
Battle of the Second Step
Explosion: Unlocking the Hips and Lift
Finish: Strain and Effort, and Fight the Tear Off
Chase the Ball and Push the Pile
Much is Found in Recruiting
Multiple Types of Zone Schemes
Aiming Points as They Pertain to the Running Back
Backside: One Landmark
Upper Body
Piggyback Technique
Rules Off of Zone Count
Plumb-Line Mike
Follow Darnell Stapleton on Twitter @darnellru53.Watch Coach Stapleton’s Entire Presentation:https://coachtube.com/course/football/darnell-stapleton-zone-scheme-basics-and-fundamentals/18908828?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices