Summary: On today’s USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast, we continue the conversation talking about install in the “Your Call” series. Today, the topic turns to the defensive install. Defensive coaches across the nation responded on Twitter and shared their thoughts on the time it takes to install their defenses. The majority of respondents voted for having a six-or-more-day install defensively. The full poll can be found below. Here are the coaches featured on today’s podcast. Cody Alexander – Secondary Coach, Midlothian High School (Texas) – Twitter: @The_Coach_A Ian O’Malley – Defensive Coordinator, Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island) – Twitter: @IanGuru13 Jerry Gordon – Defensive Coordinator, Broad Run High School (Ashburn, Virginia) – Twitter: @JerryGordonFB Mike Judy – Head Coach, Smyrna High School (Delaware) – Twitter: @coachmikejudy Todd Drury – Defensive Coordinator, Missouri S & T University – Twitter: @ToddDrury In today’s show, the coaches and host Keith Grabowski talk about their defensive installation plan and how they coordinate their practice schedules. Show Notes 0:18 Intro about defensive install 3:33 Cody Alexander shares what offense he installs against 4:17 CA: Reasoning behind the four-day install 10:35 CA: Overcoming adversity in installation 13:58 CA: Preparing for specialty type offensive formations 17:20 Jerry Gordon talks about how he sets up his four-day install 18:23 JG: Setting up different fronts in the install 20:14 JG: Benefits to installing without pads 21:34 JG: Focusing on the mental part of football 24:30 Mike Judy discusses his six-day install of his defense 27:29 MJ: Keeping the install interesting to the defensive line 31:17 MJ: Improving players with their “hierarchy of skills” 34:42 Ian O’Malley gives his reason for having a longer install period 36:13 IO: Coordinating with staff to determine what’s next in the process 37:06 IO: Knowing when to move on and when to fine-tune an install 40:09 Todd Drury’s philosophy behind the nine-day install 44:36 TD: Working with the scout team to prepare for opposing teams 46:03 TD: Preparing every position group with flipped teaching 49:06 TD: Using technology to speed up the install process
