Jared Frank

Personnel, Workload, and Positive Morale on Special Teams

Charlie Coiner, Bobby April, and Brett Arkelian share important considerations for personnel management, practice workload, and maintaining positive morale during the last weeks of the regular season and into the playoffs.

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Keep Your Defense in Battle Rhythm

Todd Drury, John Mumford, and Vince DiGaetano share ideas for making sure your defense is at its best in the late season.

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Maximizing Performance Through Self-Scouting and Exploiting Opponent Weaknesses

Scotty Walden, Dante Bartee, and Jeremy Hawkins analyze the intricate details and nuances of self-scouting, opponent weaknesses, and practical methods for sharing this information effectively to gain a strategic advantage on game day.

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Keeping Your Defense Adaptable and Unpredictable

Eric Kasperowicz, Branden Jakubcin, and John Rice share advice for how to handle the what-if scenarios and make plans slightly ahead of your schedule that will pay off in late-season, must-win situations.

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Recycle and Work It In: Late-Season Game Planning

Kyle Ohradzansky, Jay Wilkinson, and John Tomlinson teach us a winning formula of discerning our strengths and weaknesses, understanding our opponent, and getting creative and methodical about how concepts are presented in the late season.

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Less Is More: Strategic Practice Management

Matt Drinkall, Pete Shinnick, and Kirk Fridrich delve into the importance of balancing practice intensity and recovery, cutting practice time, and utilizing technology to monitor player workload.

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Mid-Season Practice and Game Planning Considerations

Jaime Elizondo, XFL Offensive Coordinator, provides tips for coaches seeking an edge as we get later into the season. Coach Elizondo discusses how to keep players fresh, remain committed to fundamentals, adjust practice plans, and add wrinkles to the call sheet without changing what you already do.

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Communication for a Positive Second Half of the Season

John Tomlinson, Mike Judy, and Brendan Walsh share approaches for clear and strong communication with players to have a positive impact on the remainder of the season.

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Stay Sharp at the Line of Scrimmage

Steven Ciocci, Siddiq Haynes, and Kyle Segler discuss how they maintain peak performance for their guys in the trenches during the season.

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Evaluating Defensive Performance and Making Adjustments

Eric Kasperowicz, Shane Dierking, and Ty Gower give us their approaches to adjustments to their defensive units. These mid-season evaluations are crucial to remaining on the right track or getting back on the right track when necessary.

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