Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Today's Quickcast is form a clinic talk which Keith moderated at Lauren's First and Goal Clinic. Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Justin Hamilton talks about a changing landscape of college football and how coaches must adapt or die. To do this, he sees that it's necessary to rethink how players fit within a system and find them roles which suit their skill set. He talks about the coaches' roles in teaching and evaluating across all positions. In addition, he shares practical ides on how they will accomplish this as a defensive unit. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3s2wM4p Check out all the courses from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic here: bit.ly/3tgTrLB http://coachandcoordinator.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski welcomes the new Tight Ends Coach at the University of Massachusetts, Kyle Segler. Coach Segler has had multiple stops on his 12 year coaching career including at Marshall, Louisiana Monroe, Sam Houston State and Lon Morris College. Segler has mostly coached the tight ends and offensive lines on his stops but has also had stints as a special teams coordinator. Segler joined the podcast today to share what it was like getting let go and how his search process went. 2:12 Coach’s journey 5:52 Advice he would give to a coach who has been let go 10:57 Putting together a course of action to find your next gig 15:54 Getting different resources together to avoid pigeonholing yourself 20:32 How Coach manages making sure he personally has film 26:30 Advice he would give to a coach transitioning 31:00 What coach talks about in his clinic at the LFG Clinic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Kight discusses the importance of building connections in coaching, focusing on caring, understanding, and active listening. He emphasizes the need for influence over authority, acknowledging players, and investing time in meaningful interactions. Kight highlights ways to improve connections by showing empathy and taking ownership of attitudes.

Today's episode is a session from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic which Keith moderated. Brian Hess, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at UNC, shares the Tarheels' approach to making gains year round, including during competition periods. He talks about how they look at the year and understand the demands of practice so their players are peaking every week. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3uhoEik The entire talk is available here: bit.ly/3m4Wa8y Check out all the courses from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic here: bit.ly/3tgTrLB Playlist of Strength & Conditioning Coaches: https://bit.ly/3wj4MwR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Phoebe Schecter, Linebackers and Assistant Defensive Coordinator for the Potsdam Royals. Schecter has had an unusual journey throughout her career as she actually adopted the game while she was in the UK working for an Equestrian team. Once she got her feet wet, her drive and devotion to the game led her on a path that led her to working with the Buffalo Bills as an assistant tight ends coach. Coach Schecter joins the podcast today to talk about her unusual journey, what challenges she faced and how she has adapted to the game. 1:36 Coach’s journey 3:20 First experience as an adult dealing with a physical sports 4:51 How she started to really learn the game 6:27 Which resources helped her learn the game the most 8:27 How she got the opportunity to coach in the NFL 11:27 What it was like stepping into “a man’s world” 14:12 How Schecter went about building her relationships with her players 17:38 Importance in having answers to the question “why” 20:40 What some of the driving forces behind the Bills turnaround have been 25:04 How she reflects on and keeps track of what happened during practice 28:26 Coaching Cues 29:09 Looking to other sports to help you coach 32:25 Winning Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The number 1 key indicator of success is emotional intelligence. Those who have strong emotional intelligence are more effective coaches and leaders. On today's podcast, Keith shares a segment of a talk he moderated at Lauren's First and Goal Clinic by Victor Santa Cruz, defensive coordinator at Hawaii. Santa Cruz discusses how he went from being a "command and control" guy to being a leader that was heard by his staff and players. He points to what he learned and practice about emotional intelligence as a game changer for him. In this Quickcast Santa Cruz gives an overview, points out how much we invest in recruiting people, and explains how building your emotional intelligence skills will help optimize your environment and relationships leading to more success on and off the field. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/3m4Wa8y Check out all the courses from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic here: bit.ly/3tgTrLB All episodes, shownotes, and articles: http://coachandcoordinator.com/ Leadership Journey Season 1: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-with Leadership Journey Season 2: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-with-1 Leadership Journey Season 3: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by renowned Strength and Conditioning Coach, Lew Caralla. Coach is in his second season as the Head S&T Coach for the Yellow Jackets. In 2018, Caralla was named Football Scoop’s Strength Coach of the Year for his work at his prior stop, Buffalo. Coach has also worked in S&C roles at Louisiana-Lafayette, North Texas, Michigan, and Mississippi. Caralla joined the podcast today to talk about his unique approach to Strength and Conditioning. Show Notes: 1:20 Coach’s journey 3:52 Sacrificing in the coaching profession 5:53 Key lessons Coach learned along his journey about connecting with his player 7:40 Working and dealing with different types of Strength and Conditioning coaches 9:52 Merging what position coaches want their players to do with their workouts 13:01 “The Hunger Board” 15:10 How Caralla’s interviews with players help develop them 17:38 How much Coach gets involved when players aren’t satisfied with their hunger rating 19:21 Staying integrated with the team during the actual season 21:41 How Coach shapes his messages to players and where he draws from 23:32 What different forms of technology has he integrated in his program 25:34 Winning Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Quickcast is from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic with Dave Aranda. In this segment of the clinic, Coach Aranda shares Baylor's pyramid of success. It is built on the foundation of trust and transparency, communication, always learning and growing, owner set mindset, focus, and shared commitment. Coach then talks about the levels stacked on top: 3 rules, win with character, energy-edge-execution, and the top of the pyramid is the Baylor Standard of Performance. The entire clinic "Lessons of a 1st Year Head Coach" is available here: https://bit.ly/3m0bT8N Check out all the courses from Lauren's First and Goal Clinic here: bit.ly/3tgTrLB All episodes, shownotes, and articles: coachandcoordinator.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast is a segment of a clinic talk with Keith moderated at Lauren's First and Goal Clinic with James Franklin, head coach at Penn State. Coach share the core values that make up their culture. he defines culture and explains the importance of knowing who the culture drivers are in your program and working with them. He concludes by talking about the environment and conditions which set up a strong culture and feeling of family. The entire talk is available here: https://bit.ly/31nH7wZ The entire Lauren's First and Goal Library is available and continues to support the mission of LFG Foundation. Find it here: bit.ly/3tgTrLB All episodes, shownotes, and articles: coachandcoordinator.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast is a Q&A which Keith moderated with Nick Saban. He talks about discipline and how they set expectations, the most important statistics for winning, practice, the toughest offenses to stop and more. Get more Nick Saban tonight live at: https://lfca.coachesclinic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices