On this episode of National Coach of the Week, presented by Modern Football Technology, host Keith Grabowski sits down with Coach Josh Floyd to explain how his staff built a resilient, winning culture with a young roster. This discussion offers implementable strategies for developing the right team mindset, maintaining high competitive standards, and adapting schemes to match players’ strengths.
Coach Floyd shares his approach to controlling game tempo through sugar huddles and rapid pace changes that keep defensive coordinators off balance. The conversation explores how to structure practice with competitive good-on-good drills simulating game-speed pressure and how to instill unshakeable trust in high-stakes fourth-down situations. Coach Floyd also explains how Modern Football provides real-time evidence to support smarter game planning, personnel adjustments, and long-term player development.
Chapters
- Welcoming National Coach of the Week Josh Floyd
- Overcoming Preseason Rankings and Building Urgency
- Character Development and Mindset Training with Young Players
- Implementing Sugar Huddles and Tempo Changes
- Good-on-Good Drills for Maximum Competition
- Leveraging Game Analytics to Optimize Systems
- Training Fourth Down Success and Building Trust
- Early Schematic Exposure and Youth Development
- Maximizing Modern Practice Technology and Final Coaching Advice
Presented by Modern Football:
Modern Football helps coaches chart and tag in real time, delivers sideline reports to keep the booth and sideline aligned, and makes self-scout faster with on-demand reports.
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Keith Grabowski: @CoachKGrabowski
Josh Floyd: @joshfloydHT
Modern Football: @modernFB