Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Coach DJ Eliot joins us on the third episode of our Defensive Series. Coach Eliot has 20+ years of coaching experience in the collegiate rankings. Coach Eliot’s pedigree includes coaching stops at Kansas, Florida State, Miami, Colorado and Kentucky, as well as time with proven winners and program builders Jimbo Fisher and Mark Stoops. Additionally, Coach Eliot is among a select group of defensive thought-leaders that regularly clinic around the principles of the 3-4 defense. Oklahoma State Defense: -Clouding to the RB -Adjustment with fly or orbit motion -With motion it becomes 3 cloud on the run -Red zone Free Player -Disguise and responsibility -Red Zone Adjustments to Unbalanced -Brackets concept -Adjustments for X Over vs Tackle Over -“NOC” call -“Play it” vs Unbalanced -Adjustments or checks vs shifts into X-Over -Rules for unbalanced adjustments -Recognizing eligibles -The key to being multiple -Flex Backer Defense -Getting a double on the QB -Assigning responsibility to the free underneath player -Game planning or tagging the responsibility of the free player -Oklahoma St stop on a critical down with sticks -Coaching and calling sticks coverages UCLA Defense: -Multiple line stems -Line stunts -Inverted halves -Utilizing the Safety -Taking away gift throws -Corner blitzes -Pushing the run for width with line stunts -Fall back fits for LB -Getting a double on the QB -Zero coverage complemented by showing it in Quarters -Corner blitz from boundary with man/quarters -Keys to effective corner blitz -Safety blitz keys in quarters look Clinic from Jim Knowles - DC, Oklahoma State https://bit.ly/3lZhcHi Clinic from Jerry Azzinaro - DC, UCLA https://bit.ly/3E2SsUO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of "In the NZone," Coach Noel Mazzone discusses the details to his approach to making half-time adjustments. -What really matters -P&10 -How much do we talk about drive starters? -Taking the ball first -Game Planning Drive Starters/P&10 -Gathering info and planning at half -Negative plays Holding onto calls for 2nd half -Make their sideline work -Explosives -Getting on track -Addressing mindset -Final words before taking field -Don't chase ghosts -Simple approach to half time adjustments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast we focus on the special situations. A favorite quote is from "Any Given Sunday"... “The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second.” Today we help define where some of those inches are and how you win them. We will focus on situations on offense, defense and special teams. -Backed-Up; Win the drill -End of Game; Can't go down -Out of QB Arm Range - Rugby Mode -Give up a score to have a chance -The Straddle return for easy yards Coach Mullen on Coach and Coordinator: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/game-planning-field-zones-jeff-mullen-former-fbs-oc Coach Ash and Give up a Score Strategy: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/let-them-score-coaching-analytics-and-in-game-strategy-rob-ash-championship-analytics-inc Coach Swanstrom's Course: https://bit.ly/3paPUzH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Game Plan- Traditions Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, The Game Plan, features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. Shea was offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. Today’s focus is program traditions. Show notes 1:34 Traditions are more than winning 5:40 Including alumni into traditions 7:02 Getting boosters involved 10:48 Creating a closing ceremony for seniors 14:18 “The Senior Tackle” 19:15 Comparing conditioning from August to the end of the season 24:39 Shea’s quarterback manual, Eyes Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Grant Caserta. Caserta is the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Illinois Wesleyan. He was a finalist for Football Scoop’s Division III Coordinator of the Year following a 2016 season in which his defense held opponents to under 200 yards per game. He dives into designing game plans, prepping scout teams and game day communication. Show notes -Assigning the coaching staff tasks for game-day -Using film throughout the season -Designing practice to look like the game plan -Preparing the scout team to mimic the opponent -How freshmen and JV teams work into the program -Rotating between offense and defense in practice -Staying close to base -How Caserta responds to scripted plays -Procedure for in-game communication -How players communicate during the game -Husson’s favorite defensive call -The winning edge Learn Defense: coachtube.com/courses/football/team-defense Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk with longtime FBS defensive coordinator DJ Eliot about the defenses of Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Iowa and Penn State. We share what those defenses do well and how to incorporate some of their concepts and strategies from game planning to practice to in-game adjustments. Kentucky: -Cloud to a receiver -Star vs top receiver -What are you looking for in game plan -What can hurt cloud Texas A&M: -Brackets coverage -Playing the run with a “light” box -Games for run and pass -Jab and Go and Deep and Slow -Using Line stunts to push everything to safety -Calling a run or pass stunt and training DL to redirect -Structuring the terminology for games calls for run or pass -Teaching games in practice -Using special teams time with the offensive line to work games -Every pass game has to look like a rush Penn State vs. Iowa A game of adjustments and clock management Iowa defense: -Over-quarters -The balance of enough vs too much -Getting doubles on vertical when #2 eliminates himself -OLB grab #2 to flat and safety double #1 -How to adjust when key player is out of the game -Stoppers” on the call sheet -QB change - how does their game plan and calls change -Rush mentality and games and pressures change vs running QB -Game planning - identifying and knowing how #2 QB is different -Example - facing Lamar Jackson Penn State: -3 Buzz -Under 1 -Making front looks and pressure looks look the same -Responding to sudden change -Installing sudden change in practice -Sudden change is a critical situation -Philosophy staring 11 in regardless of where a rotation is -Message of optimism -Sudden change in practice -The emotions of sudden change Related: Week 1 of Defense with DJ: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/evolution-of-bama-uga-defenses-stems-creepers-complimentary-ball-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator Interview with DJ Eliot - Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/player-development-and-the-race-against-time-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator-kansas Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/player-development-and-the-race-against-time-part-2-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator-kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of our in season series "In the NZone" with Coach Noel Mazzone we discuss some of the big games from that past week and what we can take away from them. Today we focus on: -Creating space for shot plays -Using motion and building a game plan -Defensive stems and movement -Plays protecting plays -Two point decisions and installing and planning two point plays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's installment of our Adjustment Series we focus on creating and taking away big plays in all phases of the game and ways to practice in that regard. Offense: Isolating receivers plus creating field space Carrying out fakes Find work to spring someone for a touchdown. Defense: 5 yard fence technique for counter, reverse, naked Changing angles of pursuit in a play Taking away space in the secondary Special teams: -3 whistle kick return drill -2 whistle kick off drill Related: 5 yard fence: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/woody-hayes-5-yard-fence-rule-for-better-run-fits?si=9ed5a2036e9e48d4a17d24dbf527401a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, our host Keith Grabowski details several ways for you to instill game-day confidence into your players. We also pulled audio from a previous podcast with Coach Chuck Kyle for his thoughts onpregame speeches. 1. Provide positive feedback 2. Teach them to provide feedback to their teammates 3. Teach them to call out a teammate when effort isn’t given 4. Deliberate practice 5. Positive environment on game-day 6. Let your players know they’re prepared 7. Coach Chuck Kyle’s thoughts on the pregame speech Related Content https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deliberate-practice-week-4-teaching-players-to-take-advantage-of-opportunity https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deliberate-practice-3-creating-situations-in-practice-comm-handling-the-late-step-option-o https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/lessons-from-2017-chuck-kyle-cleveland-st-ignatius-high-school-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/building-a-championship-winning-tradition-chuck-smith-head-coach-boyle-county-high-school https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coach-grabowskis-notebook-tips-for-a-successful-pregame-speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, The Game Plan, features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. He’s served as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. Today’s focus will be on how to approach the last part of the season. Show notes -How to approach the last quarter of the season -Going back to old material -Maintaining focus -Determining when to practice without gear -Tony Dungy's Practice Smart course -Keeping the mental edge -Changing the coaching staff routine -Discuss film with the whole staff -How to boost team morale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices