Summary: John Strollo is not your typical line coach. You will hear about vectors, circular force, levers, fulcrums, and many terms that sound scientific, but as explained by Coach Strollo, they just make sense. Coach Strollo discusses: 2 point stance vs. 3 point stance spot blocking using medicine blast’s use of force creating levers mixed hands the c gap zone play …and much more See some of these interesting concepts demonstrated by Coach Strollo on his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4IEF6pV_s2tXWsSLT1BJfA John Strollo began coaching directly out of college as an assistant coach at Middletown High School South on the Jersey Shore, prior to moving to the collegiate level to Springfield, at which he got his master's degree working as a graduate assistant. From there, he had his first stint at Northeastern University, Washburn University, and his second stint at Northeastern before being hired to assistant coach at Massachusetts. He had three more coaching stops – Lafayette College, Cornell, and Maine – before first working with Bill O'Brien when they were assistants together at Duke from 2005-2007. He then spent three seasons at Elon and one season at Ball State prior to O'Brien hiring him to coach on his new staff at Penn State. He returned to Ball State to become the offensive line coach for the 2014 season. John Strollo has worked 14 different assignments over his coaching career, which has spanned over 35 years, both at the high school and collegiate level.
