Summary: Deliberate Practice with co-host Andy Ryland is a weekly podcast we will run throughout the season. Activity does not always equal achievement. Deliberate Practice is a podcast focused on a specific topic for the week and then an explanation of how to drill the different aspects mentioned in the overview. Included are specific drills/practice considerations for offense, defense, and special teams. Dial it in - getting your players ready for game one This week is focused on dialing in on your team’s strengths and solidifying them through proper practice set-up and drilling all the scenarios players will face over the course of the season. Grabowski and Ryland utilize discuss how adding vision, decision and action cycle to basic drills helps create a game ready player. Intro 4:49 Don’t get seduced by the logo on the helmet 6:20 Think about it from the players perspective Offense example - Get more than routes on air 6:45 Adding more to routes on air 8:32 components needed for more game like practice and develop windows and timing 9:45 layering in the details in a progression 10:50 hard shoulder/soft shoulder terminology 13:25 install one decision at a time 13:59 adding a level three decision 15:30 the progression for adding to routes on air 16:35 having the drill reflect weekly needs and cumulative reps 17:09 brevity code; communicating meaning with a word or phrase 17:33 language particular to the four vertical example 20:00 translation from the line on paper to the on field intricacies Defense example - the gaps will move 21:02 Vision, decision, action from the defensive side: stats and blitzes vs. trashcans 21:33 Good for knowledge check but not in the dynamics of play 22:00 Example - the wide zone run fits with moving gaps 23:30 A linebacker that must stay in phase to stay connected to the gap 24:18 Example- moving gaps with pin and pull 25:43 Example - block defeat with a stunting tackle and variations 27:20 Structuring pre practice to prepare for live vision, decision, action 28:20 Mixing in looks to keep player honest and develop well rounded skills 29:00 Using Go Army Edge for vision, decision, action for more reps 30:12 Decisions on how much we can get ready for week one - dialing it in 31:00 Brevity code and coaching points for defense Special teams example - accounting for bigger lanes 34:00 Handling special teams like other schemes on offense and defense 36:22 VDA on punt return scenario - cover man gets picked off 37:55 Creating the scenario of dealing with an extra cover lane space 39:32 Lean the lane coaching point 40:50 Self discovery process for the player 42:05 Brevity code/coaching points for this drill 43:15 Staying connected to teammates 44:10 Getting more out of our drills and building progressions
