On today’s podcast, we have part 1 of a 2 part podcast with DJ Eliot, Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at Kansas. Eliot is a seasoned defensive coach who has been at Kansas since 2019 and has had prior stops at Colorado, Kentucky, Florida State, Rice, Tulsa, Texas State, Miami, Houston and Wyoming. Eliot joins host Keith Grabowski today to talk about developing players, how he incorporates development into practice and how he weighs scheme vs technique.
1:06 Coach’s Journey
2:32 Eliots mentors
5:21 Starting the process of developing a player
11:00 Scheme vs player development
15:51 Being efficient in his circuit drills
21:30 Most effective ways at doing walk thru
