From The Archives - Robby Discher, Special Teams Coordinator, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Summary: From the Archives - Robby Discher, Special Teams Coordinator, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Today in the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski has coach Robby Discher, University of Toledo tight ends coach and special teams coordinator, to talk about the nationally ranked special teams unit. Toledo led the nation in blocked kicks, punts and are top 20 in punt return average. Keith and coach Discher talk about what impacted him in his coaching journey, what makes special teams so dynamic and how they’ve had this success this past year. 01:05 Coach Discher’s coaching journey 04:15 Key lessons learned as a coach 06:05 Player relationships 07:25 What’s special about being on the Toledo staff 09:55 Bringing in the right guys in recruiting 11:15 Player ownership 13:35 Do your job to the best of your ability 15:10 Have something that makes you different as a coach 15:35 Keith’s first experience as a college coach 17:12 Keys to excelling on special teams 17:30 The fundamentals 19:00 Scheme matching the players 19:45 Coach Discher’s special teams drills to evaluate who plays on special teams 22:33 How Toledo uses starters on special teams 24:50 Finding opportunities to block punts 27:20 Bring pressure once every game 29:35 Attacking the shield 32:10 Advantages in the return game 34:05 Vertical separation 34:55 Own the ball, no penalties 36:50 Coach Discher’s favorite stat, starting field position 39:40 Winning edge 41:12 Connect with coach: Twitter: @robbydischer