In this segment from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Dante Bartee shares the lessons, good and bad, he learned when he was a first-year defensive coordinator at Ottawa University.
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Dante Bartee is a defensive analyst at the University of Oregon. He is a rising star in the coaching profession, who Accelerate Everything guest host Dub Maddox calls the “Good Will Hunting” of defensive football.
Coach Bartee’s passion for football and innate ability to decipher and teach complex strategies sets him apart as a great young thinker on the game.
In this episode, Bartee explains what it means to be a player-focused coach, different methodologies for communication, the difference between positive and negative confrontation, and why it is important to attack the problem and not the player.
Follow Dantee Bartee on Twitter @BarteeDante.
Show Notes:
>Start with Personnel
>Use High School Tape to Understand the Player and What He Can Grow Into
>Build What the Player Needs, Not What You Want
>Being Player-Focused Does Not Mean You Are a Player’s Coach
>Talk to Players One on One to Communicate Where You Are Coming From
>Find Methodologies to Communicate
>Positive and Negative Confrontation
>Positive Confrontation: Evaluate and Attack the Problem
>Negative Confrontation: Attack the Player
>Message and Tone Are Equally Important
Watch Coach Bartee’s Entire Presentation:
Thoughts from a First-Time College DC
Additional Dante Bartee Episode:
Accelerate Everything – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon
