Summary: On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares his thoughts about the Kickoff and Kickoff Return game. We go into a deep thought process about where the kickoff is in respect to the history of the game and where it could potentially be going in the future. Additionally, Grabowski shares his most successful kickoff return play and how to practice it. Show Notes: 0:45 General thoughts on the kickoff 3:00 Traditional views of the kickoff and how it’s changed over time 4:27 What an NFL Coach had to say about special teams 5:50 Setting up personnel 10:20 Why field position is so important 11:35 5 Main points for KOR thought process 12:50 Alignments 14:41 Assignments 18:45 Technique 25:22 Practice 32:00 Summary and final thoughts 33:55 Connect with USA Football Related Content: Check on blogs.usafootball.com for the corresponding powerpoint https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6611/podcast-special-teams-guru-bobby-april-talks-about-importance-of-communication https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6613/take-a-look-at-this-special-teams-mock-game-inspired-by-special-teams-guru-bobby-april https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6697/podcast-specialist-coach-taylor-mehlhaff-keith-grabowski-give-insight-on-how-to-coach-up-young-specialists https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/special-teams https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6495/podcast-host-keith-grabowski-discusses-rarely-utilized-fair-catch-free-kick-rule https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6542/podcast-host-keith-grabowski-talks-about-using-a-practice-format-for-the-kicking-scrimmage https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6885/podcast-college-leaders-robby-discher-university-of-toledo-special-teams-coordinator https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7097/podcast-education-and-detail-erik-link-appalachian-state-special-teams-coordinator
