Summary: On today’s episode of the coach and coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Nevada Special Teams Coordinator, Thomas Sheffield. Prior to being at Nevada, Sheffield at Arkansas-Pine Bluff for 3 years, where he served as Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach. Sheffield has a unique style of coaching and came on the podcast today to talk about his journey as well as his coaching techniques. Show Notes: 1:21 Coach’s journey 4:15 How he landed on coaching special teams 8:50 Philosophy coach developed for his coaching special teams 14:04 Ride or Die Culture 20:00 Simplifying scheme for players and balancing that with technique and competition 27:00 Drills and techniques to help prevent big penalties 31:33 Putting the ego aside 41:10 Winning edge
