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Making Gains Year Round – Brian Hess, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, UNC

Today’s episode is a session from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic which Keith moderated. Brian Hess, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at UNC, shares the Tarheels’ approach to making gains year round, including during competition periods. He talks about how they look at the year and understand the demands of practice so their players are…

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Coach Profile: Who is Lewis Caralla?

Lew Caralla is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Georgia Tech University.  He’s a key piece of the culture that Head Coach Geoff Collins is building.

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Following Your Passion- Phoebe Schecter-LB and Assistant Defensive Coordinator, Potsdam Royals

On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Phoebe Schecter, Linebackers and Assistant Defensive Coordinator for the Potsdam Royals. Schecter has had an unusual journey throughout her career as she actually adopted the game while she was in the UK working for an Equestrian team. Once she got her feet wet, her drive and…

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Become a More Effective Leader by Improving Your Emotional Intelligence – Victor Santa Cruz, DC, Hawaii

How strong are your relati​onship​s? That depends on the strength of your emotional intell​igence. Hawaii DC Victor Santa Cruz explains. The number 1 key indicator of success is emotional intelligence. Those who have strong emotional intelligence are more effective coaches and leaders. On today’s podcast, Keith shares a segment of a talk he moderated at…

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Creative Coaching in Strength & Conditioning- Lew Caralla, Head Football S&C Coach, Georgia Tech

On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by renowned Strength and Conditioning Coach, Lew Caralla. Coach is in his second season as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Yellow Jackets. In 2018, Caralla was named Football Scoop’s Strength Coach of the Year for his work at…

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Baylor’s Pyramid of Success – Dave Aranda, Head Coach, Baylor University

Today’s Quickcast is from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic with Dave Aranda. In this segment of the clinic, Coach Aranda shares Baylor’s pyramid of success. It is built on the foundation of trust and transparency, communication, always learning and growing, owner set mindset, focus, and shared commitment. Coach Aranda then talks about the levels stacked…

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Building A Winning Culture – James Franklin, Head Coach, Penn State

Today’s podcast is a segment of a clinic talk with Keith moderated at Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic with James Franklin, head coach at Penn State. Coach share the core values that make up their culture. he defines culture and explains the importance of knowing who the culture drivers are in your program and working…

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Q&A With Nick Saban, Head Coach, Alabama

Today’s podcast is a Q&A which Keith moderated with Nick Saban. He talks about discipline and how they set expectations, the most important statistics for winning, practice, the toughest offenses to stop and more. Get more Nick Saban tonight live at:lfca.coachesclinic.com/

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Lessons Learned About Teaching And Coaching From 2020 – Jess Simpson, AHC/DL Coach, Miami Hurricanes

Today’s podcast is a portion of a clinic from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic in which defensive line coach for the Miami Jess Simpson shares what he developed in his teaching progression because of limitations he experienced in 2020 with COVID. He shares his approach in what he did as a head coach to be…

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A “One Of Us” Culture – Geoff Collins, Head Coach, Georgia Tech

On today’s podcast Keith shares a segment of Geoff Collins clinic talk at Lauren’s First and Goal. He talks about how his culture is about finding and developing guys who are “one of us.” He defines the important parts of their culture and explains how they keep track of those who are aligned and with…

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