Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh was known for his process-oriented approach to the game. He once said, “The score takes care of itself if you take care of the process. It’s not about playing for the scoreboard, but about preparing in a way that will lead to success.” It’s a sound approach that allows…
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Kyle Schmitt, head coach of Archbishop Spalding High School, is our Coach and Coordinator Podcast Coach of the Week, presented by Modern Football Technology. Coach Schmitt is in his fifth year at Spalding and holds a record of 32-4 with back-t-back MIAA state championships in 2023 and 2024. He was named the Baltimore Ravens High…
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In this episode of The Season Bill Brest, Special Teams Coordinator at Grove City College, explores innovative strategies for special teams practice and planning. Coach Brest emphasizes dedicating 20% of practice time to special teams, despite only 13-17% of game snaps being special team plays. He shares a unique approach where offensive and defensive coaches…
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In this episode, Kyle Schmitt emphasizes the importance of looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for coaching decisions, which for Coach Schmitt led to more focus on special teams and game management on the way to back-to-back state championships.
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Charlie Coiner, Bobby April, and Brett Arkelian share important considerations for personnel management, practice workload, and maintaining positive morale during the last weeks of the regular season and into the playoffs.
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Bobby April, Charlier Coiner, and Brett Arkelian discuss simple ways to gauge special teams success, prepare for the unusual, and coach kickers and punters, especially if your background is not in kicking or punting.
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In this episode of The Season, host Keith Grabowski goes into his coaching notebook to talk about practicing special teams, specifically running an entire scrimmage around third down offense/defense and the kicking game.
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Chris Softley, Chris Kappas, and Brett Arkelian share insights into how they set the stage for success as camp kicks off and build the foundation upon which they operate.
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In this episode, Ben Kotwica shares his influences and the importance of our roles as coaches, developing a leadership style, innovation, and the use of technology in teaching and developing players.
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Steve Hauser continues his “walk down the field,” this week focusing on how game plans, play calling, practice plans, and individual periods are built around the base situation of open field first and ten.
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