Coach and Coordinator Podcast

On today's episode, Keith Grabowski is joined by two University of Denver professors to discuss mental health and issues that may arise during the COVID19 shutdown. The doctors discuss how to better understand mental health and create an environment that allows player to share how they are feeling. The also give suggestions and resources to help coaches in this area. Dr. Mark Aoyagi is a Senior Consultant, Sport & Performance Excellence Consultants; Director of Sport & Performance Psychology, Univ. of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology. He works with NFL, NHL and NBA teams. Dr. Brian Gearity has been the director of the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program at Denver since 2014. Before teaching at Denver, Dr. Gearity spent five years at the University of Southern Mississippi as an assistant professor of Sport Coaching Education. As a coach, Dr. Gearity’s specialty is in the strength and conditioning side. Dr. Gearity worked as a strength coach at the University of Tennessee for nine years and received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Tennessee in 2009. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-athlete-transitions?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/understanding-and-education-to-create-change-dr-brian-gearity-university-of-denver Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @DrGearity @MarkAoyagi

On today's episode, Kahari Hicks from Cleveland Heights High School joins us again, this time to talk about his new book, Navigating the Recruiting Process. Coach Hicks recently joined us to talk about the Build the Bridge Program. He gives updates on Build the Bridge, and along with Coach Grabowski, shares insight into the changing dynamics of recruiting. The coaches give practical tips for coaches, parents, and players involved in the recruiting process. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/build-the-bridge-head-coach-mac-stephens-and-assist-coach-kahari-hicks-cleveland-heights-hs https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/dan-tudor-president-tudor-collegiate-strategies Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @kahari_hicks https://fdm.usafootball.com https://www.footballdevelopment.com

On today's podcast, Jeff Mullen, former OC at West Virginia University and UNC-Charlotte joins us to discuss numbers, angles, and grass, and calling the right play. Mullen served as RB the OT and TE coach at Ohio University from 1995-2000. From there he moved on to Wake Forest as OT & TE and the QB coach. At WVU he served as QB coach and OC and did the same at UNC-Charlotte. Mullen has had success at every stop in his career. :40 Background 3:30 Influences on his coaching 5:47 Offensive influences and carryover 7:37 Defense identification 9:42 Numbers, Angles, Grass 12:40 The plays and how they attack 16:23 Time of possession and tempo 19:19 Tempo late in the game 22:20 Sugar huddle and advantages 24:02 Practice planning 31:39 Plays for situations 35:34 4-minute offense 37:55 Keeping it simple for the QB and OL 41:14 Resources and contact info Related: Game Planning Playlist (21 episodes) https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/game-planning Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @thebigOsystem Contact: https://thebigosystem.com jeffmullen@thebigosystem.com http://fdm.usafootball.com/ https://footballdevelopment.com/

On today's podcast, Keith Grabowski shares and comments on his favorite chapter of any coaching book, "Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with a Highly Competitive Adversary" from Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh. Much of what Walsh talks about in the chapter is highly applicable to what every team in the country is facing as they prepare for the season in the midst of a pandemic. Coach Specht's Course: https://coachtube.com/course/football/steve-specht-defending-a-key-receiver/8428166 Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/creating-unique-practice-todd-drury https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/positionless-defense-with-south-dakota-defensive-coordinator-travis-johansen https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-game-plan-bobby-april-special-teams-guru https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/scott-fountain-mixdown https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/special-teams

We revisit this podcast from the 2018 season because the topics in preparing for a season with little time are applicable right now. There's a lot to learn from the experience Vince DiGaetano, now an assistant coach at Fordham had when he decided to accept the head coaching job at SUNY Maritime. Shownotes: This week in the Deliberate Practice series, Keith Grabowski and Andy Ryland talk with coach Vince DiGaetano about his adaptation in a very fast coaching move. The coaches discuss how he kept laser focus with a five day turn around after accepting a head coaching job. Coach DiGaetano discusses building the culture, having vision, and the 5 Fights Philosophy. Coach DiGaetano describes how contact and tackling work into his practices to better his players. :00 Advanced Tackling System 02:30 Laser focus for coach Digaetano 04:30 Family 05:00 Staffing and vision 06:00 Keeping familiarity for the players 06:50 Reaching out to the players 07:20 Learning the operation 08:00 Enhancing the experience for the players 08:18 Parents 09:10 Being a principal and coach 10:00 Program core values 10:40 W.A.R.F.A.C.E 11:52 Getting specific with tackling drills 12:30 5 Fights Philosophy on t-shirts 13:40 Making the players apart of the learning 14:10 Constant reinforcement of the philosophy 15:25 Andy’s thoughts on the 5 Fight Philosophy t-shirts 16:05 Makes the coaches learn and teach 17:00 The players like the reinforcement 17:45 Players writing the practice plan 18:25 What are their core fundamentals? What needs teaching? 20:35 Coach Digaetano working fundamentals in conditioning 21:45 Digaetano working with strength and conditioning staff 22:45 Strength coaches must have input 24:10 4th quarter drill 25:55 Player surveys in season 27:00 Three team goals 27:50 Accountability for the coaches 28:30 Using the feedback 29:12 Assistant coach of the week building moral 32:30 Balancing teaching, installing, correcting and preparation 33:15 Reversing the contact model 34:25 Working body movement 34:55 Working it into scheme 36:30 Evaluation and development of younger players 38:00 Getting the players involved in scheme 38:45 It’s about working together to get the right answer 39:45 Continue to recruit the players you have on the roster 41:15 Grouping kids by ability to service them 41:55 Working with the coaches too 42:20 Gradually introducing the 5 fights 42:40 Being passionate about it 43:33 Look at the opponent 45:40 Tackling drill adjustment 47:26 Team tackling drill 49:25 Learning from the unpredictable 50:10 Andy summary and breakdown 52:25 Being creative and keeping players excited 53:05 Having fun Contact the coaches: @CoachDig @USAFootballMT @CoachKGrabowski

In part 2 of our discussion, Dr. Mayur Pandya and Joe Kasper of Ace Sports Performance join Keith on the podcast to discuss their work with top NFL quarterbacks, how they find a synergy between their areas of psychiatry and coaching, and how they apply mindfulness. Kasper, and assistant quarterback at Duke and Dr. Pandya joined together to develop a protocol for developing the mental performance of elite athletes in helping them understand their mental focus and the concept they created of "energy pie." Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-energy-pie-part-1-dr-mayur-pandia-and-joe-kasper-assistant-duke-football User-804678956 – Coach-stress-mixdown User-804678956 – Smart-coaching-athlete-coach-mental-health User-804678956 – Mindsets-and-opportunities-for-growth-dr-fergus-connolly User-804678956 – Utilizing-your-strength-coach-kurt-hester-head-strength-conditioning-coach-at-louisiana-tech User-804678956 – Brett-bartholomew-bartholomew-strength User-804678956 – Richie-gray-skills-acquisition-and-coaching-education-specialist User-804678956 – Coaching-mindset-joe-kasper-assistant-qb-coach-duke-university

On today's episode, Dr. Mayur Pandya and Joe Kasper of Ace Sports Performance join Keith on the podcast to discuss their work with top NFL quarterbacks. Kasper, and assistant quarterback at Duke and Dr. Pandya joined together to develop a protocol for developing the mental performance of elite athletes in helping them understand their mental focus and the concept they created of "energy pie." In the first half of this discussion, Pandia and Kasper give an overview of their work. Part two will focus on specific examples on how both areas of psychiatry and performance work together. Related: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coach-stress-mixdown?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-athlete-coach-mental-health?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/mindsets-and-opportunities-for-growth-dr-fergus-connolly https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/utilizing-your-strength-coach-kurt-hester-head-strength-conditioning-coach-at-louisiana-tech https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/brett-bartholomew-bartholomew-strength https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/richie-gray-skills-acquisition-and-coaching-education-specialist https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/coaching-mindset-joe-kasper-assistant-qb-coach-duke-university

Starting the season off on the right foot is as important as ever, and on today's episode, four FBS coaches share how they approach the first meeting with their position group. 00:19 Ty Nix, Defensive Coordinator, UTSA - establishing relationships love and caring for players 03:00 Eric Mele, Runningbacks Coach, Mississippi - setting standards and expectations for success 06:12 Craig Stutzman, Co-OC/QB Coach, Washington State - attitude and work ethic to be the best position group in the country 12:25 Cody Kennedy, Tulane - educating players to best do their jobs Related content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @CoachTyroneNix @CoachMeleMSU @CoachStutzman @CoachCKennedy footballdevelopment.com fdm.usafootball.com

On today’s podcast we put a focus on how to best prepare your team for week one. As we face new challenges, now is a time to apply some of the best knowledge and science in sport to have our team and players performing optimally. Joining us are three Division 1 strength and conditioning coaches and a state champion on how they apply the science. 2:01 Louisiana Tech strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester: Why old school conditioning is out of date 6:50Ryan Horton, Director of Applied Sports Science at Georgia Tech: Key things to look at to make sure kids are performing optimally, and adjusting practice to simulate game tempo 13:31Kirk Fridrich: Building into week 1 and mapping out camp accordingly 20:15 Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete High Performance at the College of William & Mary: The first game conundrum and coaching your team into shape Related: Kurt Hester Full Episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-new-systems-for-lifting-and-conditioning-in-season-w-la-tech-st-coach-kurt-hester?in=user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series Ryan Horton Full Episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-optimal-performance-during-preseason-wdj-callender-yusef-shakir-and-ryan-horton?in=user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series Kirk Fridrich Full Episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/week-1-preparations-with-kirk-fridrich-head-coach-union-hs?in=user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series Erik Korem Full Episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/scripting-better-practices-erik-korem-director-of-high-performance-at-william-mary Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @TheKurtHester @CoachRyanHorton @coach_fred @ErikKorem

On today's podcast we re-visit our conversations with six FBS coaches on how they work on the fundamentals in camp. With an unprecedented time ahead of us we need to be efficient and effective with the time available, and these coaches explain how they use their individual time to improve their players. Joining us are: Scott Fountain, Special Teams Coordinator, Arkansas Tyrone Nix, Defensive Coordinator, UTSA Eric Mele, RB Coach, Mississippi State Craig Stutzman, Co-OC/QB Coach, Washington State Cody Kennedy, OL Coach, Tulane Nick Sheridan, OC/QB Coach, Indiana @CoachTyroneNix @CoachMeleMSU @CoachStutzman @CoachCKennedy @IUCoachSheridan @CoachSFountain Related - Training Camp Series Playlist: soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series footballdevelopment.com fdm.usafootball.com

On today's podcast, we pull together the thoughts of nine coaches from the FBS to learn how they evaluate their individual position and units. Evaluation is always important, and maybe even more so in a season that will have less time to prepare players for week 1. 1:14 David Elson, Marian University DC on communication and expectations to set the process. 8:06 Tyrone Nix, current defensive coordinator UTSA on the product that is seen on game day 10:56 Bobby Acosta, former FBS, FCS, D3 coach, current head coach at IMG Academy on evaluation of playmakers and building the offensive line. 14:36 Eric Mele, RB coach Mississippi State, evaluating the measurables for the running backs 19:21 Eric Eidsness, offensive coordinator/QB Coach Northern Illinois, objectivity through specific grading criteria. 26:14 Craig Stutzman, co-offensive coordinator/QB coach Washington State, holistic grading and creating one voice for QB/WR. 31:55 Cody Kennedy, OL coach Tulane, the O-Line Stock Report and evaluating to create chemistry 36:09 Nick Sheridan, offensive coordinator/QB Coach Indiana, being simple in grading tight ends, getting more players above the line ready. 42:04 Scott Fountain, special teams coordinator Arkansas, alignment, assignment, technique and involving assistants. Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski @coachdavidelson @CoachTyroneNix @CoachBA1010 @CoachMeleMSU @CoachEidsness @CoachStutzman @CoachCKennedy @IUCoachSheridan @CoachSFountain Related - Training Camp Series Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/training-camp-series footballdevelopment.com fdm.usafootball.com

On today's episode Keith Larson, WR coach at Bucknell University joins us to share how he has built culture on special teams as well as organization and planning as a special teams coordinator at previous coaching stops. 1:31 Why coach? 3:00 Gaining understanding of recruiting through working in admission and financial aid. 6:55 Understanding the needs of the college in recruiting 9:20 Key learning early in his career 11:08 Dealing with no football this fall 13:55 Learning from the shutdown 16:38 SWAG culture on special teams 19:40 Being efficient with time and special teams planning 23:25 Prep work the week before 26:23 Game plan variation week to week 28:24 Practice time allocation 31:45 Ideas picked up in the off season 33:29 Winning Edge - Perspective, Purpose, Perseverance 35:06 Recruiting areas Twitter: @CoachKLars @CoachKGrabowski fdm.usafootball.co

Today’s episode is a crossover episode of Football for All(designed for your youth football community), we are joined by a key uprising component to the sport of football, the female football player. Sam Rapaport is the Senior Director of Diversity & Inclusion at the NFL. At a young age, Sam was involved in flag football and then progressed to the tackle level. Now being in the front office of the National Football League, she talks about the importance of young girls and women involved in the sport of football. The presence of women in the game from playing to getting hired on to coaching staffs is a hot topic in today’s society. Sam is a living role model for any girl who has the dream of playing football or reaching employment in any NFL front office. Listen to her opinions on how football can truly be a game enjoyed by all. 2:41 How Sam got involved with football 4:10 How playing football drove her to work in professional football 4:21 Women’s presence growing in the sport 7:00 Flag football becoming a certified sport at the collegiate level 8:58 Female participation in football 10:42 NFL’s effort to expand female coaches in the league 12:25 NFL’s responsibility to overcome the barrier between playing football to coaching 15:04 The importance of diversity in a coaching staff 16:27 Bridging the gap from flag football to tackle football for young girls 18:42 How the FDM helps female athletes progress forward 20:10 The rookie tackle model shaping youth leagues 22:13 Advice for parents with daughters who are interested in playing football Learn more: fdm.usafootball.com

Joe Kasper joined the Duke coaching staff in March of 2018 and serves as an assistant coach to Coach Cutcliffe working quarterbacks after spending the previous season working with defensive backs. Prior to joining the Blue Devil staff, Kasper coached the wide receivers at John Carroll University during the 2017 campaign and directed the defensive backs at his alma mater, Mentor (Ohio) High School, in 2015-16. He also has previous experience with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, serving as a Player Personnel and Development Assistant from 2013-15. Kasper lettered three seasons on the gridiron at Baldwin Wallace University and earned Capital One Academic All-America honors before graduating in 2015 with a degree in political science. He currently is an owner in Ace Performance which focuses on the mental performance aspects of sport. On today's podcast, Kasper shares his insight into coaching players on mindfulness and with what he calls the "energy pie." 1:46 Building relationships 7:10 Building culture in a team 9:01 Influences and lesson of football and its process 19:21 Identifying mindset that fits a program in scouting and recruiting 23:57 Importance of the high school experience 31:29 Spring board to current work on mindset 44:22 Working with Coach Cutcliffe and quarterbacks 48:06 Mindset and the "energy pie" 1:00:00 Practical tips for coaching mindfulness and focus 1:04:50 Adjusting mindset in practice and games 1:07:40 Contact info Twitter: @JoeKasper8 @CoachKGrabowski Related Content: Matt Guerrier, Duke DC https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/a-journey-in-coaching-matt-guerrieri-co-defensive-coordinator-safeties-coach-at-duke-university Mike Stachiotti, Pitt S&C Coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/developing-the-full-athlete-michael-stacchiotti-univ-of-pittsburghs-head-strength-cond-coach Chris Herman, Story of the Season https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/every-season-tells-a-story-chris-herman Kyle Ohradzansky, Passing Game Coordinator, U. Findlay https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/quarterback-preparation-kyle-ohradzanksy-passing-game-coordinator-at-the-university-of-findlay John Snell, Former BW Head Coach, Current Assistant AD https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/learn-this-offseason-by-holding-a-coaches-summit-john-snell-baldwin-wallace Jim Meyer, Retired BW Defensive Coordinator https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/jim-meyer-lebron-james-high-school-football-coach-at-st-vincent-st-mary-akron-ohio

Darrell Royal was University of Texas Head Coach from 1957-1976. He also was head coach at Mississippi State and Washington. He won three national championships with a career record of 184-60-5. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. In Royal's 20 years as head coach, Texas never had a losing season. In 1963, Royal wrote a book, Darrell Royal Talks Football, and it is packed with football wisdom. Without a single diagram in the book, it is coaching knowledge that is timeless. His chapter “The Simple Life in Coaching” is full of insight that holds true today. On today’s podcast, Keith Grabowski shares that chapter. The Why’s of Football The Coaching Brotherhood Coaches’ Approach The Other “Schools” The New, Sophisticated Player Keep It Simple Avoid Mistakes A Confused Player Cannot Be Aggressive Be Quick or Dead Progress Toward Simplicity When Variety is Not the Spice of Life Related: From Woody Hayes Book: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/woody-hayes-5-yard-fence-rule-for-better-run-fits Wisdom From Knute Rockne and Bear Bryant https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/wisdom-from-knute-rockne-and-bear-bryant Deliberate Practice Playlists (season 1 and 2) https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/deliberate-practice-season-2 https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/deliberate-practice Bob Hyland https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/consistency-bob-hyland-hc-st-marys-springs-hs-wi-50-years-17-state-championships Check out all we are doing at https://www.usafootball.com https://www.footballdevelopment.com