Dominating on Defense - John Kelling, Defensive Coordinator at Frostburg State University

Summary: On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Frostburg State (Md.) defensive coordinator John Kelling. Frostburg finished inside the top 20 DIII in total defense both in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Frostburg was ranked third in pass defenses, fourth in 3rd down conversions, only allowing a 22.1 percent in opponents completion percentage, and seventh in total defense. Grabowski and Coach Kelling breakdown how Frostburg’s defense has achieved continued success. 01:02 Coach Kelling’s coaching journey 03:15 Lessons learned as a coach 06:35 Developing the defense in 2019 09:12 Hallmarks of the defense 13:00 Practicing without contact 15:55 Pin the hip tempo 21:42 Learning to practice 23:45 Preparing for third down 28:04 Focus in the passing game 31:33 Coaching against the RPO 34:50 Keeping it simple for the defense 38:45 Curl, flat drill progression 42:20 Winning Edge 44:00 Football Development 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