From the Archives: Current Tennessee Volunteer Tight End Coach and RPO innovator, Joe Osovet joined us in the first year of the podcast to talk ball, when he was the Head Coach at ASA College in Brooklyn.
Osovet sat down with Keith to discuss the ins and outs of his RPO system. He also dives into how young coaches can begin implementing the RPO, the absolute importance of the player-coach relationship, and why new offensive coordinators should resist the temptation to try to do too much.
Show Notes:
0:51 Coaching start
1:35 Importance of relationships
2:33 Development as a coach
3:40 Coaching philosophy
5:05 3 simple rules for program culture
6:58 Developing RPO philosophy (and why football coaches are thieves)
8:34 Xs and Os of Osovet’s offense
10:20 Why you need to practice RPO every single day
12:05 Modifying game plan based on QB experience
13:23 Repping during the week
17:26 Reads and manipulation
19:14 Importance of ID’d the defense and relying on call sheets in key spots
30:00 Unique RPOs and the Xs and Os of Osovet’s most successful plays
26:35 How young coaches can get started implementing RPO
28:32 Mistake as young coach (trying to do too much)
29:32 Book recommendations
33:09 Utilizing technology
34:40 Creating balance (and the importance of the coach’s wife)
36:53 The lessons that football teaches
39:31 Two-minute drill
41:11 The winning edge
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