Utilizing Your Skills as a Coordinator – Tommy Zagorski, Offensive Coordinator, University of Akron

Utilizing Your Skills as a Coordinator – Tommy Zagorski, Offensive Coordinator, University of Akron

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back the offensive coordinator at the University of Akron, Tommy Zagorski. Entering his second year on the job at Akron, Coach Zagorski is using the time we all have at home to broaden his knowledge of the game. Whether it is learning new passing concepts, organizing practices, or learning how to better utilize your tight ends, Coach Zagorski is working to grow as a coach this offseason.

Show Notes:

3:07 Expectations entering year two
6:19 Developing as a professional
9:34 Becoming the best that we can be
14:04 Organizing practices and scripting
17:26 What it means to coordinate
18:39 Being play-caller but not the QB coach
22:40 Learning more about the passing game
29:41 Facing the 4i
33:59 Play-action game
37:05 Dynamic tight ends
41:41 Recruiting areas

You can follow Coach Zagorski on Twitter @AkronCoachZ.