Quarterbacks

A Holistic Approach to Protecting the Passer – Dan Gonzalez, Football Consultant, Former HS/College Coach

In this episode from our archives, Dan Gonzalez, long-time coach at both the high school and college levels as well as offense consultant, discusses taking a holistic approach to protecting the passer. Every facet of the offensive plan, from protection principles, to route design, to formations should have protection as a key consideration.

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Assembling Gap-Sound RPOs – Brent Dearmon, Head Coach, North Alabama

From the archives, Brent Dearmon discusses the evolution of the RPO in this episode. Coach Dearmon teaches how to maintain a downhill run mentality, account for the “hot gap”, protect the QB on every play, and find success with Power, Counter, and Buck Sweep as RPO’s.

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Create a Better Plan and Develop Players with Data and Technology – Billy Riebock, Offensive Coordinator, Midwestern State

In this episode, Billy Riebock shares how he utilizes data in the offseason to help determine what the offense will look like for the coming season. He also goes into detail about how Midwestern State utilizes technology to create a better workflow and better teaching tools for their players.

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Continuous Improvement Through Position Battles – Calvin Renfroe, Offensive Coordinator, Olivet Nazarene

In this episode, Calvin Renfroe details the unique grading system deployed at Olivet Nazarene to constantly evaluate players and provide them active feedback for improvement, while concurrently building competition and culture throughout the program.

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Best of Coach and Coordinator: Maximizing Tempo in Your Offense

This “best of” episode shares the ideas of 11 coaches on maximizing the advantages of tempo by how it is structured, the plays run with it, how it’s game planned, the mechanics of playing fast, and how it becomes engrained in culture.

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Best of Coach and Coordinator: What It Means to Play Fast, Featuring Andrew Coverdale, St. Xavier High School (OH)

In this “best of” episode from our archives, Andrew Coverdale, a 12x State Champion Coach, digs into teaching players to play fast within any offense or style of play.

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5 Ways to Protect the RPO

Many RPO throws do not stretch the defense deep. Learn from a few of the top offensive minds who are finding answers for defenses that react quickly or take away throws to the second level.

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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 6): Drills and Techniques That Create Explosive Passes

This week on Teach Tapes, Coach Hauser applies the details of route running to create explosives in the dropback, RPO, and play-action passing games. Listen On: “Every route is vertical until it isn’t.”– Steve Hauser at 4:57 Steve Hauser brings a unique résumé to the Coach and Coordinator Podcast in-season lineup, most recently coaching special teams…

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OC Office Hour with AJ Smith: Dissecting the Emerging Trends of the 2022 Football Season

The OC of the XFL Houston franchise reveals the newest wrinkles he’s observed, including the evolution of RPO schematics, condensed formations, and leverage beaters.

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Coach and Coordinator Podcast Transcripts: OC Office Hour with AJ Smith: Dissecting Emerging Trends in 2022

Our interview with AJ Smith covered many aspects of RPO, condensed formations, and playing to the strengths of your personnel.

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