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, Loras College and Delta State. He also coached the North Harbour Pride in New Zealand and the New Zealand National Team.
After playing college football at Saint John’s University, where he graduated in 2000, Ashfield played professionally as a quarterback in the German Football League
On today’s show, Ashfield and host Keith Grabowski talk about his experience playing and coaching overseas and developing as an offensive line coach.
Show Notes:
2:15 Going from football player to coach
7:18 Practice style of his college head coach, John Gagliardi
10:52 Playing football abroad
12:33 Putting players in the best situations to succeed
14:34 Coaching football overseas
17:14 Developing schemes later in coaching career
18:24 Transition from playing quarterback to coaching offensive line
21:49 Building the offensive line at Rice
25:43 Giving control to the players
29:02 Players modifying the scheme to their advantage
32:32 Implementing successful and safe technique
35:09 Using strongest part of the body in blocking
38:21 Best drill to unlock the player’s hips into the block
40:47 Ashfield’s go-to play to call
42:19 Why he uses the wing on the gap scheme
43:45 The Winning Edge
