Lauren's First and Goal

Personal and Professional Growth – PJ Fleck, Head Coach, University of Minnesota

In this segment from the Lauren’s First and Goal Spring Series, PJ Fleck focuses on personal and professional development. Coach Fleck outlines the philosophy behind his “Row the Boat” mantra that embodies resilience and unity and shapes the culture of the team.

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Creating Defensive Mayhem – Geoff Collins, Defensive Coordinator, University of North Carolina

In this segment from the 4th Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Geoff Collins presents his defensive principles. Coach Collins discusses how to implement diverse strategies, handle tempo, and create chaos for opposing offenses.

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Are You Practicing Tackling Enough? – Vince DiGaetano, Assistant Coach, Fordham University

In this Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic segment, Vince DiGaetano begins outlining his tackling system designed to develop a holistic approach to tackling, bridge the gap between practice drills and in-game performance, as well as ensure players react effectively in high-pressure situations.

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This Beautiful Profession – Joe Susan, Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Rutgers

In this segment from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First & Goal Clinic, Joe Susan shares what he’s learned along the way during 45 years in this profession and what he believes makes a successful coach.

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Clinic Series: 4 Laws of Learning + Fab 5 of LB Play – William Inge, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Washington

In this segment from the 2023 Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Washington Co-DC and Linebackers Coach William Inge shares how coaches can adapt their teaching methods to today’s players, as well as how to embrace technology to capture their attention.

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Clinic Series: QB Coverage Recognition – Kirk Campbell, QB Coach, Michigan

In this segment from the 2023 Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Michigan QB Coach Kirk Campbell emphasizes the importance of hard work, dedication, and making connections. He then delves into the process of quarterback development and coverage recognition, highlighting the pre-snap checklist for coverage identification and the post-snap confirmation process.

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Communicating to Make a Difference – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon

In this segment from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Dante Bartee shares the lessons, good and bad, he learned when he was a first-year college defensive coordinator at Ottawa University.

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The Quarterback Mathematical Equation – Robert Weiner, Co-OC/QB Coach, University of Toledo

In this Lauren’s First and Goal segment, Robert Weiner shares insight into quarterback movement in the pocket. In the world of thousands of cool-looking drills on social media, Coach Weiner boils it down to essential movements to be taught, encompassing everything a quarterback has to do in the pocket.

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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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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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