Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast is from the archives but very timely given time of year. It was part of the High Performance Series, and features Shawn Myszka, the pro performance director of Explosive Edge Athletics in Minneapolis, where he consults several NFL athletes. Myszka and Dr. Joe Eisenmann discuss movement and agility in football with host Keith Grabowski. 1:49 How Myszka got his start in studying football player movement 7:26 How you teach agility and reaction on the field 12:38 How to teach agility concepts to high school players 20:33 How to teach fundamental agility drills to youth players 24:51 Myszka’s views on “The Agility Ladder” 31:20 Tips that will improve player agility drills Series with Coach Myszka: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-movement-miyagi-playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this quickcast taken from the Texas High School Coaches Association Convention, Head Coach at Universtiy of Texas - San Antonio Jeff Traylor speaks about beginning with the end in mind. By that, he means to have a plan or goal of what you want and work backward from it, figuring out the steps you need to take in order to achieve your goal. A big part of the equation for him is his coaching staff. In this segment from his presentation he talks about his expectations of staff and how they do their work and find chemistry. The entire talk is available on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3qmDN0U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this quickcast from Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic, Kansas City Offensive Coordinator Eric Bienemy shares his keys to organizing your offense for success. He talks about improving areas of offense, building your pass game and developing timing. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3xPYSU5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Coach and Coordinator Quickcast from Lauren's First and Goal, University of North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown shares a story of how he helped Vince Young overcome a poor performance by visualizing success. The entire clinic talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3vH4Hmn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joinced once again by repeat guest and coaching guru, Dub Maddox. Coach Maddox is currently the Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach at Union High School in Oklahoma and additionally works with the QB Collective and top QB prospects in the country. During the Covid shutdown, Maddox buckled down and wrote his most recent book Capology. The book provides the reader with information on how to build, apply and implement a coding language to read the reality in the game. Maddox joined Grabowski to talk about these concepts as well as connecting them to the game. 1:30 Where his ideas for his new book came from during the shutdown 3:50 Going deeper instead of wider 8:23 Advantages of learning linguistic coding for football 11:50 Spacial, Temporal and Locomotive fitting into football 24:55 Dividing time between analytics, film and teaching 28:58 Most intercepted throws and how to prevent them 32:00 How this has helped his team in practices and coaching vision 39:15 Adjusting to fit the R4 45:27 Where to start with this system if you’re a new coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this quickcast from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic which Keith moderated, Duke Head Coach Mike Elko shares the 5 "must haves" that any defense needs to excel. He also shares how they track these and uses them to bring them to players' attention to continuously improve.Entire talk with drill video on CoachTube:Mike Elko - Building a Championship DefenseDuke Defense Bundle (5 presentations):Mike Elko - 3rd Down DefenseMike Elko - Building a Championship DefenseJess Simpson - Lead & TeachHarland Bower - Principles of Pass RushLyle Hemphill - Creating Turnovers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All Gas - No Brakes, Steve Sarkisian, Head Coach, Texas In the short time he’s been at the University of Texas, Steve Sarkisian has created huge excitement for what will happen in the fall. This talk is from the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic. In this short segment, Coach Sarkisian shares the foundation of their program. -All Gas no brakes -Do your job to make others job’s easier -Be the worker who gets things done -Mental toughness -Dealing with adversity is critical -Focus on this play -Today is the most important day -We make an investment, not a sacrifice The entire talk is available on CoachTube: https://bit.ly/3g1WDqx All talks from the Louisiana Football Coaches Clinic available here: https://bit.ly/3vfVNep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Lee Weber, head coach at Rose Hill High School in Kansas. Weber has recently written a book titled, The Head Coaching Mentorship Manual, which goes into details about lessons that he would pass on to younger coaches about how to survive as a head coach. Additionally, Weber has created ways to damper negativity coming from the stands. Coach joins Grabowski to discuss all of this as well as being honest and open with your players. 2:00 Where his idea of working on being a fan in the stand came from and how he corrected it at the schools he’s worked at 15:00 How his system has roots in youth football 20:23 How to make sure the players are being coached correctly and listening to the players 26:50 Owning your words and actions 29:33 The Head Coaching Mentorship Manual Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back Robert Pomazak, the head coach of St. Charles North High School. Coach Pomazak has contributed to 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 off-season film review, workouts, and personal growth all online. 2:47 The Four Quadrant plan 5:44 Developing the remote program 7:00 Information in each quadrant 10:50 Parameters for participation 13:15 Lessening the burden 14:43 Getting ready for the season 27:48 Staying connected 20:44 Player feedback 22:37 Future of remote learning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Louisiana Football Coaches Association Clinic moderated by Keith Grabowski. New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton tells a story about a time when he was at Miami of Ohio and went to spend time at the Pittsburgh Steelers learning about the running game. While he was there Dick LeBeau shared a zone pressure with him and told him, you better get ready for this one. Payton uses the example to explain the growth of a coach and how for the young coach it is a “race for knowledge.” The entire course can be purchased here for 50% off: https://bit.ly/3yWOjjj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices