There’s plenty of ways to game plan: Well, what’s the best answer? Andy Kotelnicki, offensive coordinator at the University of Buffalo has studied this at great length. He believes it is a year round process that begins with understanding yourself as a team, and having a flexible system that does not hinder creativity. In fact,…
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When taking over Quincy University’s under performing offense in 2019, Keith Barefield made two key decisions. First, he simplified progressions to what he called “either-or” decisions. Next, he made high tempo the default for the offense. In this Quickcast, Barefield, now an analyst for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, explains the steps they took to make…
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On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Jeremy Hawkins, the defensive line coach at Eastern Kentucky University. Prior to taking his current position at EKU, Hawkins coached at Mercer, LSU and UAB. He joins Grabowski today to talk about his journey through coaching and about defensive line play. Show Notes: 1:13 Hawkins coaching…
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Tomorrow the clinic season begins with the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Virtual Clinic and they have put together a tremendous line-up with over 130 speakers! There’s something for every coach on your staff. Let’s start with the headliners: Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald shares “The Wildcat Way.” He has them to the top…
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When I was coaching at Baldwin Wallace University, our defensive coordinator had a pretty simple philosophy for disrupting the opponents passing game, and I’d hear this coaching point often, “The quarterback can’t pass if he’s on his a–!” I can’t argue with that. It’s true! The best way to disrupt the timing and rhythm of…
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Joining host Keith Grabowski on today’s podcast is former NFL Running Back Coach, David Walker. Having been a prolific college running back at Syracuse, Walker went back to his roots for his first college coaching career where he served as the Orange RB coach from 1995-03. After his time at Syracuse, he went on to…
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On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Bryan McKenzie. Bryan was a former NFL player before he started bounding around the coaching ranks at a variety of levels across the country. McKenzie currently works with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as 3D Coaching. He joins the podcast today…
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On today’s podcast, Coach Brad Dal Bon joins host Keith Grabowski to talk about the concept of virtual coaching. Dal Bon is the Outside Linebackers Coach at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska but lives and coaches from California. In today’s covid climate, working virtually has become a way of life and Dal Bon has…
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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by two members of the Alcorn State University offensive coaching staff. Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach, Elliott Wratten, and Wide Receivers Coach, Jason Phillips, have helped revolutionize the RPO game by developing their own system. In this podcast, they speak with Grabowski about what makes their…
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