

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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

May 13, 2022 • 16min
Aligning With Overall Philosophy Plus Simplicity On Offense - Brandon Streeter, OC, Clemson
Now in his. second stint at Clemson and his first year as offensive coordinator, Brandon Streeter takes an approach to leading the offense by aligning with Dabo Swinney's overall culture and then using a simple offensive philosophy to create success on the field.
Shownotes:
-It starts with culture
-Hire good people
-Alignment with administration
-Love our players
-Take pride in developing our players
-Stars don’t matter
-Watering the bamboo
-Team and staff unity
-Be organized
-Accountability
-Communication
-Creating a positive environment
-Base offensive philosophy - be simple
-Base out of 11 personnel but have ability to transition to other groupings
-Be balanced
-Be a tempo no huddle offense
-Misdirection and pro
-Create big plays
-Have fun and be creative
-Get ball to playmakers
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Episode with 6x SC State Champion Dutch Fork HS and their workflow for in-game and halftime adjustments:
State Association MegaTicket - hundreds of talks from 9 clinics in 2022:
Scfca2022.coachesclinic.com
Complete talk of Coach Streeter on SCFCA CoachTube Channel:
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May 12, 2022 • 57min
The COOL Clinic Past & Present With Bob Wylie
On today's episode, Bob Wylie joins Keith to give his insight into coaching, discuss the coaches he's learned from at the COOL Clinic over the years, and give an overview of this year's line-up.
Shownotes:
-The most important part of coaching - more than Xs&Os
-When you don't know
-Yelling at the players
-Advice from Paul brown
-When a player doesn’t get it
-The best teachers to come through the COOL Clinic
-Jim McNally’s patience
-Alex Gibbs doing the whole run game
-Dan Radakovich’s style of handling players
-The consistency of Howard Mudd and his professor-like knowledge
-Getting it form the chalkboard to the grass
-The end result is what matters
-What the best players have in common
-The most innovative coaches at the COOL Clinic over the years
-Howard Mudd
-Paul Alexander
-Jim McNally
-Tunch Ilkin punch
-Dan Radakovich and inside foot
-Jerry Wampfler - replacing the kick step
-High hand and low hand in pass protection
-Jim Hannifan up kick
-Be able to adjust with the players
-Jon Gruden - What I look for when hiring an OL coach
-Mike Waufle - body mechanics of defensive line play
-Kyle Caskey - picking up exotic blitzes
-List of guys who never got a sack against WIllie Anderson
-Clinic line-up
-What you don’t tell them is just important as what you do
-What you tell them when the ball is dead
-Evolving as a coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2022 • 34min
Collision Index And COD Deficit - Dom Zanot, Performance Coach for Fast Twitch Athletes
Today's episode is sponsored by @GetReconSports
On today's podcast Dom Zanot joins us to discuss measuring speed as a diagnostic. We discuss interesting numbers like Collision Index and Change of Direction Deficit as well as how to train athletes.
Shownotes:
-Using numbers to drive improvement
-Tools for measuring
-Measurements and what they mean
-The explosive play
-Measuring high speed and valuing it
-Looking at splits and what they mean
-Momentum beyond 40 yards
-Where these numbers show up in the game
-Speed as the diagnostic
-Myth - you are born with a certain speed
-Example: Power
-Example: Breakdown in mechanics
-Collision index & the physics of momentum
-Finding the most effective player weight
-Wearables for tracking
-Change of Direction Deficit
-Every test should be a diagnostic for future training and instruction
-Training COD - deceleration
-Implementing these ideas
-Connecting with coach
Twitter: @athwestchester
Dan and Danny Davis - Analytics and Leadership:
Related episodes:
Feed the Cats - Get your team fast and explosive - Tony Holler
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/feed-the-cats-tony-holler
Creating Apex Predators - Tony Holler
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/creating-apex-predators-tony-holler-feed-the-cats-113021-657-am
Shawn Myszka - Movement Miyagi Playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-movement-miyagi-playlist
Dr. Ken Clark - The Speed Doctor
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/dr-ken-clark-strength-and-conditioning-coach
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May 6, 2022 • 34min
Woody Hayes Passing Game
In 1958, Glen “Tiger” Ellison created the Run and Shoot offense to turn his community’s football fortunes around and in the process he not only saved his job, but rallied the success into a position on Woody Hayes’s Ohio State staff. At Middletown High School in Ohio, Ellison and the offense led the team to a 38-7 record and began a revolution.
After winning with his Run and Shoot Offense, Tiger went on to become an assistant for Mr. “Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust” himself, Woody Hayes.
Woody wrote the Foreword to Tiger’sbook, noting to Ellison,
“You’re the forward-passingest coach in the country, and they say I’m the most non-passingest coach that ever lived.”
Woody was known for saying
“When you throw a pass, three things can happen, and two of them are bad."
Today, Keith shares a section of Woody Hayes' book Hotline to Victory.
Woody's book shares a very detailed approach to the passing game and a philosophy that can be applied to any passing game today.
Shownotes
-Our Passing Game
-What causes interceptions
-Decoys (Peelers)
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Dutch Fork HS Game Day Adjustment Workflow:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/finding-solutions-to-benefit-the-teamprocess-for-adjustments-doug-rivers-te-coach-dutch-fork
Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic:
lfca2022.coachesclinic.com
Related:
Woody Hayes 5 yard Fence Rule for Better Run Fits
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/woody-hayes-5-yard-fence-rule-for-better-run-fits
Woody Hayes - Insight into the Coaching Profession
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May 5, 2022 • 38min
Analytics & Leadership -Dan Davis, Sr. Exec. aerospace industry & Danny Davis, Recon Sports
On today’s podcast we talk about data analytics and how they are about leadership. Our guests share a process for looking at analytics, why they matter and a great new tool for coaches.
-Dan’s background
-Danny’s Background
-West Point and Analytics
-Leadership is decision making
-Recognizing Patterns
-OODA Loop
-Overwhelming an opponent
-Process to gather information
-Being a great follower to become a great leader
-Delegating and having a system for film breakdown
-Assigning a limited set of data to each coach
-Paint a picture to gain a common ground of understanding
-Winning the 1-2% in a game of inches
-What patterns do I/we have?
-Example of training pilots
-A tool for breakdown, planning, and learning
-Making the best play call possible for every situation
-Previous play
-It ain’t about the X’s &O’s; it’s about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s
-Giving players a better understanding of what you want to accomplish
-A system that automatically generates other data points for analysis and understanding
-Using technology to save time and create a better work flow and creativity
-Contacts
-podcast@getreconsports.com
-(317)324-8605
- https://getreconsports.com/
-On, Brave Old Army Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 2022 • 27min
Buying Into The Dip - Thomas Hammock, Head Coach, Northern Illinois University
This is part of Head Coach at Northern Illinois Thomas Hammock's presentation at the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Virtual Clinic. In it he talks about how football and the stock market have similarities and that when there is a dip in the market it is time to invest in the process. He shares NIU's unique approach which helped them go from 0-6 to 9-5 and a MAC Championship with the 2nd youngest team in the country.
Shownotes:
-What is the Dip?
-2 choices - portal or high school
-Investing in players and culture
-Getting over the hump
-Best til proven otherwise
-Invest in relationships
-Got younger before we got better
-Why the portal is cyclical
-Building with high school players we can develop
-Place high value on evaluation
-Being the youngest
-Find kids who fit
-Not into the star recruiting
-Too much supply in the recruiting process
-Philosophy on walk-ons
-Academics - the guys doing it right in the classroom normally can help on the field
-The weight room
-Making gains during the season
-Developing young guys
-Complementary football
-Game management meetings
-Situational football
-Analytics
Related:
Thomas Hammock on the Home Team Series
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-podcast-thomas-hammock-head-coach-at-northern-illinois-university
State Association MegaTicket
ihsfca.coachesclinic.com
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May 3, 2022 • 18min
Game Day Coordination Of An Offense - Andy Sowder, OC, Kent State University
Game day coordination of an Offense - Andy Sowder, OC, Kent State University
Today’s episode is a segment from Andy Sowder’s presentation at the 2nd Annual Lauren’s First & Goal Clinic.
Andy Sowder, Kent State University's Offensive Coordinator, arrived at Kent State after serving as the offensive coordinator at San Jose State and as an offensive quality control coach at the University of Texas.
He shares his thoughts on the important game day functions of handling the coordination of an offense.
Shownotes:
-Resources for Situational football
-Pre game checklist
-Press Box Mechanics
-Communications
-Charting
-Situational chart
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Related:
Andy Sowder - Screens, Red Zone and Goal Line Planning
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/screens-redzone-goal-line-game-planning-andy-sowder-offensive-coordinator-at-kent-state-univ
Michael Lombardi - Grid Iron Genius
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-michael-lombardi-former-nfl-coachgm-author-of-gridiron-genius
Q&A with Michael Lombardi, Former NFL Coach/GM, Author Of Gridiron Genius
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/qa-with-michael-lombardi-three-time-super-bowl-champion-nfl-coach-and-general-manager
Game Planning Master Class on CoachTube:
https://coachtube.com/course/football/game-planning-master-class/14007423
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Apr 28, 2022 • 20min
First Impressions And Building Culture - Will Healy, Head Coach, Charlotte
Will Healy is the Head Coach at Charlotte. He is an Eddie Robinson Award winner as the 2017 National FCS Coach of the Year, In 2018, he came to the 49ers from Austin Peay, where he spent three years infusing energy and enthusiasm into that program while engineering one of the greatest turnarounds in college football history.
Healy led Charlotte to its own historic season. In first first season, Charlotte (7-6; 5-3 in C-USA) set school records for most wins (7), most Conference USA wins (5) and most home wins (5) while advancing to the school’s first bowl game. Charlotte won a school-record five straight games to end the regular-season and earn a bid to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Along the way, Healy unveiled “Club Lit”, a post-game dance celebration in the 49ers locker room that brought national attention to the program.
In this segment from the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Clinic, Coach Healy talks about how he gets buy-in and makes a great first impression with handshakes, P.E.E.P, family and the experience in his program.
Shownotes:
Hire people who won’t let you fail
Go to work with people you like
Is this person the right one for your program
Do I want to hang out with you
How did he get them to come here
First meeting at Austin Peay - handshake
Make a great first impression
3 hands per class
Most accessible program in the country
P.E.E.P. - Passion, Energy, Enthusiasm, Positivity
Family
Don’t be afraid to coach
What is the experience for a coach and a player on our campus?
Related:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/finding-solutions-to-benefit-the-teamprocess-for-adjustments-doug-rivers-te-coach-dutch-fork
Sportscope.com
Replays from the South Carolina Clinic + State Association MegaTicket:
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Apr 26, 2022 • 9min
The #210 And The Triangle Of Toughness - Jeff Traylor, Head Coach, UTSA
Traylor
Jeff Traylorr just completed his second season. At the University of Texas - San Antonio. He has had an immediate and positive impact on the program and the community in a short period of time.
He’s turned the program around by instilling his 210 Triangle of Toughness culture which he talks about in this segment from the 2nd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic. The Gilmer, Texas, native took over a team that won a combined seven games in the two seasons prior to his arrival and has led the Roadrunners to a 19-7 record in his first two , the best two-year span by any UTSA coach.
UUTSA enjoyed a record-setting campaign in 2021. The Roadrunners won their first 11 games, were nationally ranked (as high as No. 15) for the first time in school history and captured the program’s first league title by winning the Conference USA Championship with a 49-41 victory over WKU on Dec. 3. UTSA capped the season with its second straight and third overall bowl appearance against San Diego State in the Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl.
Traylor has been honored for his success as the 2021 C-USA Coach of the Year, the AFCA FBS Regional Coach of the Year for Region 4 and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, AFCA National Coach of the Year and George Munger College Coach Of the Year Award. A member of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards Coach of the Year watch list, he was chosen as the 2021 San Antonio Express-News Sportsman of the Year.
Shownotes:
Start at UTSA
The first meeting
He chose the program, the players didn’t choose him
The #210 Brand
Triangle of toughness
What is a brand
Image and identity must align
Matt Rhule - 2, 1 and 0 jersey numbers
Pete Carroll - Holding himself accountable
Physical
Run the ball to win; Throw the ball to score
Committed to play the best players on teams
Related:
Coach Traylor - The Heartbeat of a Coaching Staff
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-hearbeat-of-a-coaching-staff-jeff-traylor-head-coach-university-of-texas-san-antonio
6x State Champion Dutch Fork on Sideline Adjustments:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/finding-solutions-to-benefit-the-teamprocess-for-adjustments-doug-rivers-te-coach-dutch-fork
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Apr 21, 2022 • 39min
Coaching In The NFL Vs. Coaching In College - Dave Shula, WR Coach, Dartmouth
On today's episode, we share a presentation from the 2nd Annual Lauren's First and Goal Virtual Clinic where Dave Shula, receivers coach for Dartmouth College shares his insight in having coached in both the NFL and college football.
Coach Shula was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, and also coached with the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Doplhins before leaving to pursue a business venture with Shula's Steak House.
He is the son of legendary NFL coach Don Shula. His son Chris is the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams.
Shownotes:
-Background & family
-Recruiting vs. drafting
-People
-Involvement
-Schedule
-The game: hashmarks, passing game rules and match-ups
-Overlying principles of successful coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices