Podcast: Practice

The Players Write the Practice Plan – Vince DiGaetano, Assistant Coach, Fordham University

In this episode from our archives, Vince DiGaetano shares what he implemented as the head coach of SUNY Maritime when he took over the program just five days before fall camp opened. His work, his staff, and his players resulted in Maritime having a successful season in spite of the extreme circumstances of a last-minute coaching change.

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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 4): It’s All About the Ball – Security and Takeaways

As teams extend deeper into the season, competition levels increase and margins between wins and losses narrow. This week, Coach Hauser discusses practice drills to reduce and generate more takeaways, creating more wins on gameday.

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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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Bobby April, Retired NFL Special Teams Coordinator

From the Archives: Keith with guest host and former NFL coach Charlie Coiner had the opportunity to interview Coach Bobby April. April is known in the coaching world as a special teams guru, coaching on all levels from NFL, college and high school. The coaches talk about the importance of special teams and how it…

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Developing as an Offensive Coordinator – Tony Franklin, OC, Middle Tennessee State

From The Archives: The guest on today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Middle Tennessee State University offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tony Franklin. Franklin is in his third season with the Blue Raiders and has led their offense to become one of the best in the nation. In 2016, Middle Tennessee was ranked eighth in FBS…

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From the Archives: Jonathan Himebauch, TE Coach, Air Force

From the Archives: On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, offensive line coach Jonathan Himebauch with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League joins host Keith Grabowski. The Connecticut native, and former USC and pro football player, has 20 years of coaching experience that includes seven years in both the CFL and NCAA, with stops…

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Mike Leach Q&A from the National Air Raid Clinic with Introduction by Hal Mumme

On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, the godfather of the Air Raid offense, Hal Mumme discusses Mississippi State and Mike Leach’s big win over defending National Champion LSU. Then, we share a Q&A session with Mike Leach from the Air Raid National Clinic help in June of 2020. 0:47 Coach Mumme’s thoughts on Mississippi State’s…

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From the Archives – Phil Longo, Offensive Coordinator, North Carolina

From the Archives: This podcast was originally recorded right after Longo made his move to Ole Miss from Sam Houston State. Today’s guest is Phil Longo, offensive coordinator at Ole Miss. Longo talks about the difference between playing enthusiastically versus emotionally, how he evaluates players on instinctiveness and how he tweaks 7on7 time to make…

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Youngest D1 Head Coach, Scotty Walden, Austin Peay

From the Archives: Scotty Walden sits down with host Keith Grabowski in today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast. Walden was the youngest head coach in the NCAA last year when he led Division III East Texas Baptist University at the age of 26. After success at the D3 level, Walden made the move to…

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From the Archives – Travis Johansen, Defensive Coordinator, South Dakota

Today’s guest on Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Travis Johansen, the newly appointed defensive coordinator at University of South Dakota. Previously, Johansen served as the defensive coordinator at Grand View since 2013. The Vikings were 61-11 in his six seasons with five conference championships, six NAIA playoff appearances and won 2013 national title following a…

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