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 been on the front lines of bringing that concept to coaching football. The first virtual coach in the country, Dal Bon speaks with Grabowski about his experience so far.
Show Notes:
1:28 How his virtual coach role came about
5:08 What his head coach thought about it initially
9:04 Coach’s main obstacles
11:56 How it changed his coaching method
17:00 Concept of mental reps
20:14 How they operated with no meeting time and how the Alaska environment has its own set of challenges
22:44 How to build a relationship with kids virtually
28:07 How they operated on game day
36:09 Practice vs game day
38:02 Coach’s biggest takeaways from coaching virtually and what he would tell other coaches
43:17 How to get in touch with coach if you have questions about his setup
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