Coach and Coordinator Podcast

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares one of the key concepts stressed by Mike Shanahan at the QB Collective camp this past week: how to protect the team. Grabowski shares different ways in which coaches can help to protect the team during training camp and which situations coaches and players need think about. Show Notes: 2:00 QB Collective 2:40 Mike Shanahan’s talk about install 4:12 Meaning of “protect the team” 6:22 Ways to protect team in practice – not finishing easy hits in practice 9:20 Holding receivers in practice 12:34 Interior players and defining clear systems 13:38 Pass rush 14:31 Defensive linemen 15:28 Separating aggression into specific drills 16:34 Banned drills 17:55 Team run vs. inside Run 19:18 Practice smart 20:00 Final thoughts Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/best-of-deliberate-practice-offensive-edition https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/best-of-deliberate-practice-defensive-edition https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-coaching-in-the-nfl-to-training-quarterbacks-richmond-flowers-iii-ceofounder-qb-collective https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6477/qb-collective-filled-with-nfl-coaching-talent-teaching-nation-s-top-quarterbacks https://training.usafootball.com/store https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/3008/usa-football-releases-new-online-video-course-to-help-coaches-manage-contact-within-practices

Today's Coach and Coordinator podcast we compiled some of the best drills from our Deliberate practice series. Today's edition we will focus on some defensive drills for each position.

Today's Coach and Coordinator podcast we compiled some of the best drills from our Deliberate practice series. Today's edition we will focus on some offensive drills for each position.

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, guest host Chris Vasseur is joined by Mark Duda, head football coach and defensive line coach at Lackawanna College (Pa.), for another “Deep Dive on Defense” segment. Duda has been head coach at Lackawanna since 1994 and has produced over 370 Division I athletes, including 15 who went on to sign NFL deals. Duda played in the NFL for five years as a defensive lineman under a couple of great NFL defensive coaches in Floyd Peters and Jim Johnson. Coach has been named Northeast Football Conference Coach of the Year on four different occasions and is currently the active leader among coaches in the NJCAA in wins, ranking No. 12 all-time. Duda joined the podcast today to talk about everything from basic defensive line technique to stunts, games, twists and a whole bunch more. Show Notes: 1:33 Which side you put your stunts on 5:03 Other games coach loves 17:01 Pick stunts 24:40 Specific stunt 30:30 Playing vs. the RPO game 39:48 3-3 Slant angle 45:47 Double team 50:18 Lag technique 1:02:30 Pressure Call 1:05:01 Connect with Coach Connect with Coach: Twitter: @markduda73 Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/game-plan-defensive-line-fundamentals-with-defensive-line-guru-joe-palermo https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-simulated-pressures-and-creepers-with-patrick-toney https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-defending-rpos-with-brandon-lechtenberg

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, guest host Chris Vasseur is joined by Mark Duda, head football coach and defensive line coach at Lackawanna College (PA), for another Deep Dive on Defense segment. Duda has been head coach at Lackawanna since 1994 and has produced over 370 Division 1 athletes including 15 who went on to sign NFL deals. Duda himself also played in the NFL for 5 years as a defensive lineman and played for and learned under a couple of great NFL defensive Coaches in Floyd Peters and Jim Johnson. Coach has been named Northeast Football Conference Coach of the Year on four different occasions and is currently the leader among active coaches in the NJCAA in wins and 12th all-time. Duda joined the podcast today to talk about everything from basic defensive line technique to stunts, games, twists and a whole bunch more. Show Notes: 1:37 Coach’s Journey 3:00 How coaches he played for have shaped his coaching 7:03 Coach’s time with Jim Johnson 7:50 Coach’s base philosophy 9:28 Run philosophy 12:07 What he’s changed recently about his philosophy 17:21 Basic alignment 22:51 Overstepping and under stepping 24:16 Training same hand same foot technique and other base techniques 40:55 Coach’s favorite twists and stunts and how he teaches them 49:00 When to read on stunts and when coach takes the reads off 56:51 Having DE’s pick not DT’s Connect with Coach: Twitter: @markduda73 Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/game-plan-defensive-line-fundamentals-with-defensive-line-guru-joe-palermo https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-simulated-pressures-and-creepers-with-patrick-toney https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-defending-rpos-with-brandon-lechtenberg

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Bobby Acosta, offensive coordinator at The College of St. Scholastica (Minn.), for an “All In on Offense” segment. Prior to being brought in as OC this year, Acosta spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Bucknell University (Pa.), two more as the wide receivers coach at Syracuse, one season as head coach at Widener University (Pa.) and two seasons as tight ends coach at the University of Delaware, where he assisted in the development of Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Flacco. Acosta joined the podcast today to share his ideas on building a culture through a network of systems. Show Notes: 2:25 Coach’s culture 5:27 Putting together a playbook 7:17 Breaking down the playbook into different concepts 9:14 Finding out what plays work based on personnel 12:28 Evaluating the right fit when accepting a job 15:08 Evaluating your own system 17:58 Finding the right way to teach 21:31 Guided learning 24:10 Communicating with players in an easy way 29:08 Making meetings engaging 31:53 Game planning 36:35 Practice scripting 40:57 Formations vs. execution 44:48 Building RPO options in 46:27 Pillars of his culture 48:36 Coach’s videos Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/bobby-acosta-final-12-16-16-6 https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/all-in-on-offense-the-installation-plan-and-execution-with-arizona-oc-noel-mazzone https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/all-in-on-offense-distorting-the-defense-with-univ-of-buffalo-oc-andy-kotelnicki

This is the weekly breakdown of USA Football's Coach and Coordinator Podcast Series by Keith Grabowski. These short clips highlight snippets of what the episodes from the week feature and the different guests on the show. Highlights from this week on Coach and Coordinator: All In On Offense- Distorting the Defense with Univ. of Buffalo OC Andy Kotelnicki Deep Dive On Defense- Cover 7 with Dante Bartee, Grad Assistant Cal (Part 2) Home Team- Bart Miller, Offensive Line Coach Wyoming Advanced Tackling 5 Fights Q&A Playing Fast, Physical and Finishing with Jason Houghtaling, Head Coach Wagner Check out our systems for skill development in blocking, defeating blocks and tackling at footballdevelopment.com Follow us daily on Twitter for content and interaction @FBDevCoach Check out X's and O's analysis at USA Football Blogs blogs.usafootball.com

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski speaks with Jason Houghtaling (Hoss), head coach at Wagner. 2019 will be coach’s fifth year as the head coach of the Seahawks with prior stops as Wagner’s offensive Coordinator, Cornell’s offensive coordinator, Hudson Valley Community College Head Coach and began his coaching career at Milford Academy (NY). Hoss joined the podcast today to talk about his transition to head coach at Wagner and how he builds his program. Show Notes: 1:03 Where the name Coach Hoss comes from 2:00 When Hoss knew he wanted to be a coach 4:20 How much his oline mentality played into his coaching 6:33 Transitioning from an assistant to Head Coach at the same school 8:40 What they build their program on 12:36 Building a staff that buys into culture 17:38 Developing players on and off the field 22:10 What does Coach base his offense on 25:02 Hardest defense to play against 27:50 Developing his Olinemen at Wagner 30:54 Winning Edge Connect with coach: Twitter: @HossWagner Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/ncaa-leaders-in-protecting-the-passer-with-steven-ciocci-bryant-ol-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deliberate-practice-vinny-digaetano https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/buying-into-a-vision-with-pedro-arruza-head-coach-randolph-macon

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we have a special Q&A session from our final installment of “Film to Field Friday.” Featured in this special podcast is host Keith Grabowski, USA Football’s Senior Manager of Education and Training Andy Ryland, Fordham University assistant coach Vince DiGaetano, Clovis (Calif.) High School defensive coordinator Chris Vasseur, and linebacker and tackling coach Justin Nast. To watch the video of this podcast, head to our website blogs.usafootball.com. Show Notes: 0:58 How do you put together tackling circuits? 4:15 Example of a circuit 8:30 Creating drills based on game scenarios 9:45 Teaching core concepts that players can find under chaos 11:06 Tennis Ball drill 14:55 Designing your plan 18:35 Equipment 20:50 Depth Perception drill 23:00 Teaching younger kids 25:00 Importance of understanding the system 26:00 Grading Connect with Us: Twitter: @FBDevCoach Website: footballdevelopment.com Blog: blogs.usafootball.com Related Content: https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7374/film-to-field-friday-on-coach-and-coordinator-fight-to-finish https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7352/film-to-field-friday-on-coach-and-coordinator-fight-to-accelerate https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7340/film-to-field-friday-on-coach-and-coordinator-fight-to-connect https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7321/film-to-field-friday-on-coach-and-coordinator-fight-to-prepare https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7299/film-to-field-friday-on-coach-and-coordinator-fight-to-track

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we hand the keys over to guest host Joel Nellis for another “Home Team” segment. Nellis sits down with University of Wyoming offensive line coach Bart Miller. Coach Miller is in his first season at Wyoming, having spent time previously at Ohio, Air Force, Minnesota and Florida Atlantic among multiple other stops along his coaching journey. Miller sits down with Nellis to talk about his home team and the impact his family has had on his coaching career. Show Notes: 4:57 How Coach met his wife, Amy, and what her occupation is 7:08 Why Amy is so valuable to his life 8:40 Coaches kids, Barrett and Gunner 11:10 How he communicated with his wife about becoming a coach 14:50 Deciding the right time to have kids 16:16 What their biggest factors have been in decision-making 19:50 Coach’s advice about moving 23:32 Story about a trip home 24:34 Things Miller does during the season to spend time with family 26:26 Coach’s home responsibilities 27:45 Involving kids of coaches in programs 30:35 Managing phone time while he’s at home with family 32:12 How they avoid spending too much time in the office 36:37 Adversity his family has had to overcome 39:13 One aspect of parenting that carries over into coaching 41:33 Making players feel valuable 44:31 Something Miller changed recently to become a better coach 47:07 What legacy Miller is striving for as a coach Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-jerry-sinz-head-coach-edgar-high-school-wi https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-terrance-jamison-air-force-dl-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-w-joel-nellis-jay-eilers?in=user-804678956/sets/home-team

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, guest host Chris Vasseur sits down with Dante Bartee, a grad assistant at the University of California. Despite being only 23 years of age, Bartee has been coaching for six years. He spent two years helping with film analysis, the scout team and scouting during his junior and senior year at Perry High School (Ariz.). In 2014, Perry added Bartee to the coaching staff and in his second season, at only age 19, he became a co-defensive coordinator, a role he’d solely own over the next two seasons. In 2018, Coach Bartee was the linebacker coach for the Upper Iowa Peacocks. Bartee joins the podcast today for part two of the conversation on the Cover 7 defense. Show Notes 1:27 7 Bracket 3:55 Post technique 9:35 Best vs Post Dig 11:57 Defending a specific scenario 15:16 IOWA 20:06 Bracket strong mix weak 24:09 Adapting different defenses to Bracket 24:42 CC 32:12 Cut 40:12 Defending the RPO 43:00 Cut vs back on side of Cut 49:30 When to use each scheme that has been talked about 57:47 Vs Fast 3 59:32 When to play Cut 1:06:09 Connect with Coach 1:08:16 Pressure situation call Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-cover-7-with-dante-bartee-grad-assistant-cal-part-1 User-804678956 – Split-safety-coverages-with-jerry-gordon-nauset-high-school-ma User-804678956 – Deep-dive-on-defense-chris-vasseur-rip-liz-match-w-kyle-cogan blogs.usafootball.com/blog/5615/how-…over-3-defense

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Andy Kotelnicki, offensive coordinator at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.). Currently in his fifth season at Buffalo, Kotelnicki worked with the quarterbacks during his first two years with the Bulls before turning to the running backs two seasons ago. Offensively in 2017, Kotelnicki led Buffalo to a No. 2 ranking in the Mid-American Conference in yards per game and set a school record for total offense in a single season. Kotelnicki has coached three All-MAC players and helped quarterback Tyree Jackson set the school record for passing yards thrown by a freshman. Prior to Buffalo, Kotelnicki coached at the NCAA Division III level for two years at Wisconsin-Whitewater, serving as their offensive coordinator. The two years Kotelnicki was there, Wisconsin-Whitewater went a combined 28-0. Kotelnicki also had offensive assistant coaching stints at D-II University of Mary (Bismarck, N.D.), his alma mater University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Western Illinois. Kotelnicki joins the podcast today to talk about different ways to distort the defense. Show Notes: 1:20 Concept of distortion 7:30 Distorted Formations 14:55 Protecting the box 19:58 Distributing reps each week 26:00 Planning during the week 29:30 Outside Zone and run families 36:50 Aiming points and cutups due to distortion of defense 42:26 Getting players to understand 46:56 Working the reps in practice 54:27 Adjusting aiming points to different fronts 1:55 Distortion, motions and having purpose 1:07:21 Getting the best players the ball 1:09:39 Tools to defeating the tite front 1:20:40 How coach gets his practices to move at such a fast pace Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-andy-kotelnicki-offensive-coordinator-u-buffalo

This is the weekly breakdown of USA Football's Coach and Coordinator Podcast Series by Keith Grabowski. These short clips highlight snippets of what the episodes from the week feature and the different guests on the show. Highlights from this week on Coach and Coordinator: All In On Offense- The RPO with Brent Dearmon, Offensive Assistant- Kansas University Deep Dive on Defense- Cover 7 with Dante Bartee, Grad Assistant Cal (Part 1) How to Save An Endangered Species- The Kickoff Buying Into a Vision with Pedro Arruza, Head Coach Randolph-Macon NCAA Leaders in Protecting the Passer with Steven Ciocci, Bryant OL Coach Check out our systems for skill development in blocking, defeating blocks and tackling at footballdevelopment.com Follow us daily on Twitter for content and interaction @FBDevCoach Check out X's and O's analysis at USA Football Blogs blogs.usafootball.com

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Steven Ciocci, offensive line coach at Bryant University (R.I.). In 2018, Ciocci was part of a Florida International University’s offensive line staff that guided a unit to only allow eight sacks in 13 games, ranking third in the country behind “run happy” programs Army and Air Force. Ciocci joins the podcast today to talk about the basic coaching points he uses to teach his linemen. Show Notes: 2:02 Biggest factors leading to his teams prolific .62 sacks per game allowed 5:52 Coach’s journey 12:07 Coach’s story about a USA Football Regional 14:00 Basics of Coach’s OL technique 23:58 Use of hands 28:34 Length and use of arms 30:52 Identifying and communicating pressure and fronts 39:15 Pre-snap work Connect with Coach: Twitter: @CoachCiocci Related Content: https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7315/resources-to-help-you-learn-offensive-line-play https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/contact-development-on-the-offensive-line-bill-bedenbaugh-offensive-line-coach-oklahoma-sooners https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/herb-hand-final

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Pedro Arruza, head coach at Randolph-Macon (RM), a Division III school in Ashland, Va. Arruza has been at the helm of RM for 15 years and has overhauled the program into one of the more successful D-III programs in the country. In 2018, he guided the Yellow Jackets to an ODAC Championship and a 9-3 overall record, which included a win over No. 8 ranked John Carroll in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Coach joins the podcast today to talk about how he built his program and what their identity is. Show Notes: 1:16 What drove Arruza to coaching 5:33 What Coach learned as an assistant working for great coaches 9:45 How he engineered the RM turn around 13:16 Pillars of his program 19:33 How he led RM to be the least penalized team in the country 22:48 RM’s offensive and defensive identity 26:50 What place tempo has in their offense 31:26 What personnel coach prefers offensively based on his program 37:14 How they’ve changed scheme based on how defenses have evolved 39:43 Coach’s favorite RPO from 12 personnel 40:45 Winning edge 43:55 Connect with Coach Email: Parruza@rmc.edu Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/developing-as-an-offensive-coordinator-w-oc-magic-tony-franklin https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/teaching-the-details-perfect-practice-rpo-and-more-tony-franklin-oc-middle-tennessee https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/takeaways-from-oc-magic-part2-jason-mohns-herb-hand-kirk-martin-and-tony-franklin