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7x State Champ on Coaching Players Through Failure to Success- Tim Racki, HC Nazareth Academy

Coach and Coordinator Podcast welcomes Tim Racki, Head Coach at Nazareth Academy in Illinois, onto the show today. Racki is a seven time State Champion in Illinois and is known for his ability to turn programs around and take them from failure to success. Racki joins host, Keith Grabowski, to talk about how he raises…

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Simplifying Culture- Adam Cushing, Head Coach, Eastern Illinois

On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Head Football Coach at Eastern Illinois, Adam Cushing. Cushing will be going into his second year as head coach of the Panthers when their season resumes this spring. Prior to Eastern Illinois, Cushing coached at Northwestern since 2004, where he held…

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3-3 Stack and Linebacker Play- Former FBS Coach, Lou Tepper

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Lou Tepper joins Host Keith Grabowski to talk about his 3-3 scheme and the best characteristics for Linebackers. Tepper has coached numerous linebackers to the Butkus award, which is awarded to the best linebacker in the country. While he’s most well known for his time at Illinois, he also…

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Fitting Your System and Program to Your Beliefs- Ron Turner, retired NFL/FBS Coach

On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by former NFL Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner. Turner has served as OC of the Chicago Bears two different times as well as being a QB Coach for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2001, as head coach at Illinois, he…

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Coaching the Mental Rep – Sam Parker, OL Coach, Ferris State

Sam Parker, offensive line coach at 2018 Division II national runner-up Ferris State, learned an effective method for developing players from newly named New York Jets offensive line coach Derek Frazier. Coaches always stress the importance of getting “mental reps” to players when they are not in a play or drill, but few have defined…

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Brian Kight – Changing Culture

The Leadership Journey – Week 2, Changing the Culture Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight discusses changing culture in today’s podcast. 01:20 Alonzo Highsmith’s…

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John Shoop, Former NFL/FBS Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach on Quarterback Development

From the Archives: Guest host Charlie Coiner joins Keith Grabowski this season for “The Game Plan” series. Coiner is a retired coach and the founder of First Down Playbook. Coiner has worked as an assistant coach in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills and ash the college level with a number of…

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OL Technique in the Power Running Game – Joe Ashfield, Offensive Line Coach, Rice University

From the Archives: Today’s guest on Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Joe Ashfield, who enters his first season as offensive line coach at Rice University. Prior to Rice, Ashfield spent five seasons as an offensive assistant at Stanford, where he prepared opponent scouting reports and statistical analysis. Other coaching stops include New Mexico Military Institute,…

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Matt Rhule – Leadership: Understand your “WHY”

Today’s episode is a Quickcast with Matt Rhule. Special thanks to Texas High School Coaches Association Convention and CoachTube. This talk is from prior to the 2019. The entirety, which includes a section on leadership and branding as well as Coach Rhule’s clinic on Winning in the Red Zone, is available on CoachTube. A link…

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Six Keys For Red Zone Success – John Pennington, Head Coach, West Virginia State

Today’s episode is from our Quickcast series, a short podcast on a single topic. Today we focus on success in the red zone with John Pennington. John Pennington enters his fourth year as the Head Coach at West Virginia State University in 2020. Pennington was named head coach in the Spring of 2017 and promptly…

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