Early Season Game Planning Tips
Mike Judy, Dan Carrel, and Dante Bartee share insights into early season game planning. While their focus is more on the defensive side of the ball, their approach works in any phase of the game.
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Game Planning the Run Game – Chris Lorenti, Linebackers Coach, University of Rhode Island
In this Lauren’s First and Goal segment, Chris Lorenti gives an overview of Rhode Island’s game-planning process and the important questions they ask themselves when defending the run game.
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Accelerate Everything – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon
In this “Accelerate Everything” episode, Dante Bartee discusses undressing a defense, why the B gap is the fulcrum, third down strategy, and must-have formations and concepts.
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Organized Chaos: A Philosophy and Strategy for 3rd Down – Ola Adams, Defensive Analyst and Coordinator of Analytics, Penn State
In this segment from Lauren’s First and Goal, Ola Adams gives his approach to this critical down, sharing insight both on what he likes to do as well as highlighting what offenses like to do in each third down category.
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Creating a Top Defense – Mike Fox, Defensive Coordinator, SUNY Brockport
In this episode from our archives, Mike Fox shares his coaching tips for stopping the run, creating turnovers, and performing well in the red zone.
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The Art of Creating Turnovers – Scott Shafer, Defensive Coordinator, MTSU
In this segment from Lauren’s First and Goal, Scott Shafer shares his culture of success, as well as techniques and drills that turn athletes into turnover-producing machines.
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Components of Making the Right Call – Ron Roberts, Defensive Coordinator, Auburn University
In this episode, from the 2nd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Ron Roberts, now the defensive coordinator at Auburn, talks about multiple defenses and the different pressures they utilize. He shares the three things required to play great defense, the analytics of scoring, how to deal with difficult formations, and more.
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Creating a Tip Sheet for Better Game Plan Understanding – Lee Rose, Defensive Analyst, North Carolina
In this episode, Lee Rose shares the content he aggregates in a tip sheet for players. Then we dive into a discussion of different technologies and how they can be integrated into a smooth workflow.
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Coaching the #1 Rush Defense – Matt Tschetter, Defensive Coordinator, Wartburg College
In this episode, Matt Tschetter reveals the mentality he instilled in a defense that ranked #1 in rush defense and #1 in interceptions. He covers a wide range of coaching tips, including how he installed systems for tackling, defeating blocks, and creating turnovers.
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Make the Most of the Reps You Have Available – Caleb Collins, Outside Linebackers Coach, Baylor
In this episode, Caleb Collins details with depth his desired traits for the Jack position, his teaching progressions and coaching cues for pass rush, and technology tools to speed up process and get more reps.
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