John Tomlinson

Recycle and Work It In: Late-Season Game Planning

Kyle Ohradzansky, Jay Wilkinson, and John Tomlinson teach us a winning formula of discerning our strengths and weaknesses, understanding our opponent, and getting creative and methodical about how concepts are presented in the late season.

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Communication for a Positive Second Half of the Season

John Tomlinson, Mike Judy, and Brendan Walsh share approaches for clear and strong communication with players to have a positive impact on the remainder of the season.

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Early Season Volume of Scheme

Steve Steele, Eric Marty, and John Tomlinson share their points of view on how to handle the early season progression of offense, the imperfections of our schemes, and the players executing them while they continue to learn and fine-tune their performances.

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Beating the Mid-Camp Lull with Competition and Fun

Michael Toerper and John Tomlinson discuss ways to bring energy into meetings, competition-infused periods throughout practice, and off-field messages. There are plenty of ideas here to keep energy flowing all the way to week one.

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Best of Coach and Coordinator: Coaching Is Teaching

Listen On: On this “Best of Coach and Coordinator” episode, host Keith Grabowski shares the insights of ten coaches on teaching the game. Understanding that coaching is teaching is such an important part of this profession, and it is what makes all schemes and diagrams come to life. As Coach Bob Wylie has reminded us…

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Coach and Coordinator Podcast Transcripts: OC Office Hour with John Tomlinson: Creating a QB-Friendly Offense

Our interview with John Tomlinson traversed many helpful elements of a QB-friendly system.

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OC Office Hour with John Tomlinson: Creating a QB-Friendly Offense

The Pittsburgh Maulers OC discusses all ingredients required for a QB-friendly offense, developing the number two, self-scouting, impactful meetings, and when to break tendencies.

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