Coach and Coordinator Podcast

On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator, host Keith Grabowski is joined by former NFL Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner. Turner has served as OC of the Chicago Bears two different times as well as being a QB Coach for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2001, as head coach at Illinois, he was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Turner joined the show today to share what he learned on his journey. Show Notes :57 What the games meant to Coach 2:12 Watching his sons coaching journey 3:22 Advice he gave his sons on how to deal with the unique challenges this season 4:38 Be Yourself 6:17 What Coach picked up from his mentors 10:15 Narrowing your offseason approach to help fit your beliefs, system and program 13:00 Advice to young coaches on how to be a better teacher of the game 14:34 Importance of run/pass balance in your offense and what creates it 20:05 Balancing what you do vs gameplan 21:30 Intentionally setting up tendencies based off self scout 22:29 Biggest factors in determining whether or not your QB is ready 25:41 What current coaches are struggling with while Coach is watching games 28:09 Winning Edge Illinois Clinic Link: IHSFCA.coachesclinic.com

On today's podcast, Sam Parker, offensive line coach at Ferris State shares a unique way in which he coaches his players to get mental reps.

The Leadership Journey - Week 2, Changing the Culture Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight discusses changing culture in today’s podcast. 01:20 Alonzo Highsmith’s observation on Hard Knocks 01:58 Patience and discipline in changing a culture 03:00 Culture matters to winning and the quality of the experience 04:10 Culture is not the objective; it must have a function and relevance 05:53 What are you changing the culture for? 06:10 Contribute to the environment you are in 08:29 Urgency plus patience with discipline 09:23 Not urgent enough in pressing people now 10:20 Don’t rush when you see the pay off 11:50 Be urgent in the day and patient over two years 12:58 What does urgency done correctly look like? 13:55 Three things: maniacal commitment, intolerant of anything but the standard, do it with a ton of love 17:00 A unique combination 21:54 Being maniacal and intolerant is not an excuse to mistreat people 25:30 Urgency - don’t let empathy stop you from being urgent 26:27 Discipline is required 28:00 The intent of discipline 29:20 Doing things out of compliance, obedience, or discipline 29:48 Weakness of compliance and limitations of obedience 31:38 What can we learn from the opportunities of game day? 32:20 Culture is measured in years 33:00 Look for language change and behavior change 34:00 Look for micro ways to adjust in-season 34:24 Incremental changes begin to build up 35:46 Make significant major changes in the off season 38:35 The outcomes are going to come the we are good enough to earn them Leadership Journey Playlists: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-with https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-season https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/the-leadership-journey-with-1

The Game Plan with Coach Charlie Coiner and guest John Shoop Guest host Charlie Coiner joins Keith Grabowski this season for “The Game Plan” series. Coiner is a retired coach and the founder of First Down Playbook. Coiner has worked as an assistant coach in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills and ash the college level with a number of teams, most notably, Vanderbilt, LSU, Louisville, North Carolina, and Tennessee. John Shoop has coached at every level. Currently the QB coach at AC Reynolds High School, Shoop spent the majority of his career in the NFL as a quarterbacks for the Panthers, and added offensive coordinator duties with the Bears, Buccaneers, and Raiders. He then went on to be the offensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina and then Purdue. 00:44 John Shoop bio 02:09 Change in the focal point of offense 02:47 Continue developing QB mechanics in season 04:20 The value of the QB coach 04:50 Constant feedback is necessary 05:17 Calibration and timing 06:14 Coaching “that guy” and protecting him in practice 07:09 Working with the second quarterback 08:31 Grading players on their proficiency of the playbook 09:37 Continuing to prepare for contingency plans 10:58 John Shoop joins the show 11:39 Challenge of honing the decision while improving mechanics 12:09 The best coaches think of an entire practice as an individual period 12:50 Always coach techniques 13:50 Working waist up and waist down 14:49 Two things upper: arm speed and a tight circle (Tom Brady, Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers) 17:28 Lower body: wide base and throw with a small step 18:30 Harder to correct the upper body 19:51 Training the lower body 21:14 “The eye of the hurricane” 21:46 Coaching up fundamentals outside of individual 22:17 The value of 7 on 7 in QB development 24:33 Working with the youth league and 7 on 7 coaches 25:27 Offense today and how they stimulate enthusiasm 29:38 Number one goal in the NFL for a quarterback – start 16 games 30:35 Be intentional about durability 31:05 Dick Jauron – cumulative effects of hits 32:32 A play that can work at all three levels – “Razor” 36:59 The upper body – Peyton Manning 38:36 7 on 7 in practice tips to get a more game like feel 42:00 Getting more out of the drill for number two QB

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Joe Ashfield, who enters his first season as offensive line coach at Rice University. Prior to Rice, Ashfield spent five seasons as an offensive assistant at Stanford, where he prepared opponent scouting reports and statistical analysis. Other coaching stops include New Mexico Military Institute, Loras College and Delta State. He also coached the North Harbour Pride in New Zealand and the New Zealand National Team. After playing college football at Saint John’s University, where he graduated in 2000, Ashfield played professionally as a quarterback in the German Football League On today’s show, Ashfield and host Keith Grabowski talk about his experience playing and coaching overseas and developing as an offensive line coach. Show Notes 2:15 Going from football player to coach 7:18 Practice style of his college head coach, John Gagliardi 10:52 Playing football abroad 12:33 Putting players in the best situations to succeed 14:34 Coaching football overseas 17:14 Developing schemes later in coaching career 18:24 Transition from playing quarterback to coaching offensive line 21:49 Building the offensive line at Rice 25:43 Giving control to the players 29:02 Players modifying the scheme to their advantage 32:32 Implementing successful and safe technique 35:09 Using strongest part of the body in blocking 38:21 Best drill to unlock the player’s hips into the block 40:47 Ashfield’s go-to play to call 42:19 Why he uses the wing on the gap scheme 43:45 The Winning Edge

Today’s episode is a Quickcast with Matt Rhule special thanks to Texas High School Coaches Association Convention and CoachTube. This is from prior to the 2019. The entire talk which includes a section on leadership and branding as well as Coach Rhule’s clinic on Winning in the Red zone are available on CoachTube. A link is in the shownotes. Shownotes can be found in your app in the episode description or on our new home for the podcast, coachandcoordinator.com -What is your job as the head coach -The first question to ask -Why are you here? -Coach Rhule’s why -Mission statement - why and how Follow me on twitter @coachkgrabowski and check out our Instagram for football coaches footballcoaching_com Link to Matt Rhule - Building the Brand (and Winning in the Red Zone): https://coachtube.com/course/football/matt-rhule-building-the-brand/1066764?ambassador=325306f59bb543b6883ff4baa

Today's episode is from our Quickcast series, a short podcast on a single topic. Today we focus on success in the red zone with John Pennington. John Pennington enters his fourth year as the Head Coach at West Virginia State University in 2020. Pennington was named head coach in the Spring of 2017 and promptly proceeded to lead the program to its first winning season in a decade. In his first season as head coach, the Yellow Jackets hit statistical milestones that were unheard of prior to his arrival. They earned a No. 1 ranking in all of NCAA Division II in red zone offense by scoring 47 times out of 48 attempts. Additionally, his team ranked first in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) in completion percentage, third down conversions, and passing yards per game. They placed second in the MEC in total offense, first downs, and scoring per game. 6 Keys: 1. Everyone understands the plan 2. Goal 5 points avg. per Red Zone attempt 3. Game plan menu 4. Practice Plan 5. Visualize the calls 6. Go with your gut Check out the first clinic of the offseason: ihsfca.coachesclinic.com Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski John Pennington RPO Course https://coachtube.com/course/football/john-pennington-rpo-offense/11751906?ambassador=325306f59bb543b6883ff4baa

Chris Kappas is the new defensive coordinator at Austin Peay. He spent eight years in two stints on the Mount Union coaching staff, five as defensive coordinator. In the five years as a defensive coordinator, his unit hwas in the top 10 in at least three national defensive categories in each season. In 2015, Kappas earned National Coordinator of the Year honors as his defense topped all of college football allowing 197.6 yards per game. Mount Union also led the nation that year in third down defense (21.4-percent), rushing defense (55.2 yds/game), scoring defense (9.3 ppg), sacks (4.53 per game) helping leading the team to its 12th national championship. He spent two years as the Raiders offensive coordinator and led a group that was among nation's top scoring teams. On this Coach and Coordinator Quickcast, Kappas discusses creating big plays and turnovers on defense. -Defensive philosophy -Creating an emphasis on turnovers -Strip tackle technique and practice -Game planning and looking for opportunities for big plays Check out all of our episodes on coachandcoordinator.com Don't miss the first big clinic of the off season December 8-12 Register and check-out the line-up at ihsfca.coachesclinic.com

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski continues our “Training Camp” series with Craig Stutzmann, offensive coordinator at Washington State. Coach Stutzmann was formerly the passing game coordinator at Hawaii and helped lead the Rainbow Warriors to 310.3 pass yards per game in 2018, good enough for ninth in the nation. During his time at Emory & Henry College (Va.) as offensive coordinator, his offense was dubbed “Spread-and-Shred” for their unique style of play. Stutzmann joins the podcast today to talk about his offense as well as how he implements it in the QB room during camp. Show Notes: 2:44 Coach’s journey 7:18 Transition from high school to GA to assistant 12:58 How different systems shaped his Run and Shoot offense 15:40 Evolution of the passing game both offensively and defensively 18:58 First QB meeting during camp 25:15 Communicating with players during camp both for positives and negatives 29:36 Developing fundamentals early in camp and during the season 37:35 Teaching decision making in the classroom 42:49 Evaluation process 47:55 Winning edge Connect with Coach: @CoachStutzman Related Content: User-804678956 – Training-camp-up-tempo-offensive-line-install-with-cody-kennedy-offensive-line-coach-tulane User-804678956 – Training-camp-developing-tight-ends-with-nick-sheridan-tight-ends-coach-indiana-university User-804678956 – Training-camp-qb-installation-with-will-hall-offensive-coordinator-tulane Link For Illinois Clinic: ihsfca.coachesclinic.com/

Arizona State Offensive Coordinator Rob Likens joins Keith Grabowski to discuss the job of an offensive coordinator. Grabowski and Likens discuss highlights of his 3 hour presentation at Tony Franklin's OC Magic. Recorded at OC Magic in San Marcos, TX 5/11/19. Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - What the game means to you 03:11 - Benefits of the event 04:59 - Communication 07:18 - Working and communicating with assistant coaches (Breaking walls) 09:27 - Communicating with your quarterback 10:59 - Setting expectations 12:28 - Simplicity under pressure 14:27 - Championship effort 15:24 - Human element 17:10 - Simplistic advantageous system 18:44 - Analytics (Attack 3rd Down) 20:18 - Putting together a game-plan (Information sheets) 21:44 - Game week 25:21 - Winning Edge 26:28 - Goodbyes/Outro Link For Illinois Clinic: https://ihsfca.coachesclinic.com/

Today’s episode is presented by CoachTube with special thanks to Texas High School Coaches Association. From our Quickcast Series, our guest is Ed Orgeron, Head Coach, LSU sharing his insight on coaching style. What is a Quickcast? You already know the Coach and Coordinator Podcast for interviews that touch the many areas of the skillset and mindset that makes a successful coach. In our Quickcast we focus on a coach’s most powerful insight on a single topic. We pull out the most useful, interesting and helpful ideas into an episode you can consume in 15 minutes or less. It’s our uptempo version of the podcast. With a library of over 1,000 episodes, we have plenty of these nuggets to share with you to help improve your own mindset and skill set as a coach. Enjoy! Shownotes: How did Ed Orgeron make the move to being the head coach of the LSU Tigers having never been a coordinator? He takes about exactly that today and shares his insight on what it takes to be a head coach. 1:30 Coaching style - be yourself 2:57 Having a positive attitude towards work 3:30 Become an expert at your position 4:17 Treatment of your players 7:17 Be highly organized as a coach 8:05 Have a teaching progression 8:29 Organizing drills 13:04 Importance of having a drill list Get this entire presentation from Coach Orgeron on CoachTube. https://bit.ly/2TKPe30 Our new home for the podcast: coachandcoordinator.com Twitter: @CoachKGrabowski

From the Archives On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski welcomes Nick Sheridan, tight ends coach at Indiana University, to the latest episode of our “Training Camp” series. Coach Sheridan also coached the Hoosier quarterbacks in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, Sheridan was named one of the nations Top 30 coaches under 30 years of age by 247Sports.com. Prior to Indiana, Sheridan worked as an offensive grad assistant at the University of Tennessee from 2014-16. Sheridan joins the podcast today to talk about how he advances the play of the tight end position throughout training camp. Show Notes: 1:47 Coach’s journey 3:35 How Coach’s exposure to different coaches growing up and playing shaped him 5:40 Learning in two different systems 8:57 Different aspects of coaching tight ends 11:32 Installation 16:28 Positional walk throughs 19:02 Pillars of his TE group 22:27 Highlighting the positives during camp 25:12 Individual period time distribution 30:40 Using as many different players as possible 34:05 Evaluation process 39:53 Winning edge

From the Archives: This week in the Game Plan series, Keith Grabowski and co-host Charlie Coiner talk with coach Ron Case about press-man coverage. Coach Case emphasizes using man coverage to get off the field on 3rd down and how it can help stop the Run Pass Option (RPO). Coach Case breaks down how he learned and taught the technique and what made it successful. He closes out telling the hosts what got him into coaching football. Show Notes: 01:30 Ron Case bio 03:20 Coach Case’s start with press man 05:00 Robert Davis at Vanderbilt 06:15 Learning from players 07:00 Teaching press man at LSU 09:30 Moving it to North Carolina 10:20 Difference in technique 12:10 Being on the same page 12:30 Defending in different eras 14:00 Matchups and playing off 15:40 Keeping the technique refined 16:25 Difficulty coaching up different coverage 17:20 Recruit the skill and coach it up 19:30 How good are you up front? 21:05 Press man on 3rd down to get off the field 21:40 Coach Case’s technique breakdown 23:05 Stab technique cover 1 or 0 24:25 Disrupt the timing 25:30 Working the hips 26:40 Off the ball coach patience 28:30 Finding the ball 31:22 Coaching technique in 1-on-1 33:40 Man defending RPO 35:05 Western Alamance High School 36:30 How Coach Case got into football 38:30 Playing in the Marine Corp 39:40 Coaching in the Marine Corp 41:35 Carson Newman College 45:30 Giving the defensive line credit 47:40 Football changing Coach Case’s life 48:30 How Case learned it 49:00 Keith’s similar learning experience 50:10 Coach Case’s military mixing with football

From the Archives: Today’s guest on the Coordinator podcast is John Loose, safeties coach at Army. Loose has been coaching for 31 years and is in his 13th season at Army. Last season, Loose helped guide the Army secondary to finish 14th in the nation against the pass. Coach Loose, with the help of his wife, started the Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation, which provides financial support for brain tumor research and cancer services. Lauren’s First and Goal has raised more than $2 million toward its mission and holds a one-day football camp with over 1,500 participants and over 300 college coaches from around the country. Show Notes 1:34 Loose’s coaching background 2:45 Lessons Loose has learned throughout his career 8:02 Building relationships with players 10:51 Defending the option 13:41 Adjustments made in practice to stop the pass 15:10 What coach is looking for in a player 18:28 Defending the RPO 22:06 Loose’s favorite RPO from the offensive perspective 25:03 Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation 33:28 Making a difference through Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation John Loose - Tackling and Defensive Fundamentals course on CoachTube https://bit.ly/3jCjO9i Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation: www.laurensfirstandgoal.org/ Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation Twitter: @LFGFootballCamp Lauren’s First and Goal Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4UuQ6hBR…&feature=youtu.be

One of the sport’s most widely respected running backs coaches, Tim Horton, sits down with Keith in this week’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast. Horton, who currently serves as running backs coach at Auburn, has coached a host of future NFL players, including Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, Peyton Hillis and Knile Davis. He gives Keith the inside scoop on what he focuses on when instructing running backs, why so many talented running backs are deficient in pass protection and why coaches need to take their time in evaluating players. SHOW NOTES 1:09 Coaching in his blood 2:16 Lessons learned as a young coach 3:46 Building relationships with players 5:51 Keys to coaching the running back position 7:46 How Horton makes the most of his individual sessions with running backs 11:16 Coaching points for winning the block in pass protection 13:28 Approach to coaching running backs in the classroom setting and the value of active learning 15:06 Making the grind fun for players 16:50 Favorite run play 18:05 Teaching points for RBs in Power play 21:32 Why good outfielders make good punt returners 23:47 Key traits Horton looks for on recruiting trail 26:05 Why coaches should not pass judgment too quickly on players 27:15 Best coaching advice received 27:51 Book recommendation 29:59 Learning RPO 31:01 Favorite piece of coaching technology 33:06 Concerns for future of the game 34:39 Advice to a young coach 36:10 Two-minute drill 37:55 The winning edge