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If culture is the substance of a program, then branding is the style. In this episode, six coaches plus a marketing expert discuss why branding is important and how to create it.
Seven coaches express the importance of building and sustaining culture. There is no single way to do it, but in every instance, the outcomes go beyond wins and championships.
The eight coaches featured in this episode are truly elite. They exemplify the 10% Coach – the coach who occupies that part of any bell curve with a standard of excellence above all others.
Eleven coaches share ideas on maximizing the advantages of tempo by how it is structured, the plays run with it, how it’s game planned, the mechanics of playing fast, and its culture.
The game lost an incredible coach this week. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Leach family, the Mississippi State football family, and to all who feel the loss of a great man, Coach Mike Leach.
In this episode, we share simple ideas on how to build a strong player-coach relationship that can be incorporated at any level to build the bonds that lead to individual, unit, and team success.
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Keith Grabowski
Coach Grabowski spent 27 years on the sidelines before entering coaching education as a writer, podcaster, and video producer. His work can be found at AFCA and American Football Monthly, in addition to his daily episodes of Coach and Coordinator Podcast.
Grabowski is the most prolific creator in the coaching industry, guided by a rare combination of servant leadership, emotional intelligence, and work ethic. He possesses a thirsty curiosity and the growth mindset required to always be learning and improving the game of football.
He is a true 10% Coach.
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Latest Blogs
Time is a flat circle of running plays. In this era of inside zone schemes, the counter, a play popularized by Joe Gibbs in Washington in the 1980’s, has returned as a staple in many offenses.
Many RPO throws do not stretch the defense deep. Learn from a few of the top offensive minds who are finding answers for defenses that react quickly or take away throws to the second level.
First mentioned in AJ Smith’s episode of OC Office Hour, we unpack one of the emerging trends of 2022 through the perspectives of some of the foremost offensive coaches in college football.
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