Coach and Coordinator Podcast

A Personal and Personnel Approach to Coaching Defensive Line - Andrew Jackson, DL Coach, West Virginia

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Andrew Jackson is in his second year as the Defensive Line Coach at West Virginia. Jackson came to Morgantown after serving as the Defensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Defense at Old Dominion for the 2020 season. He enjoyed prior stops at James Madison as the Defensive Tackles Coach, Mississippi State as the Defensive Quality Control Coach, Fordham as the Defensive Line Coach, Penn State as a Graduate Assistant with the defensive line, as well as Stony Brook as a GA, and Assistant Defensive Line Coach.

Coach Jackson joined the podcast at the NYSHSFCA Coaches Clinic to discuss his approach to coaching the defensive line.

Show Notes:

  • Start in coaching
  • Influences
  • Being real with your players
  • Scientific approach to coaching
  • Playing more guys in a game
  • Not a cookie-cutter approach
  • Understanding learning styles
  • Matching personnel vs. each opponent
  • Fitting the scheme to personnel
  • The meeting room
  • Watching practice and game film with players
  • Growing the relationships outside of football
  • Interactive walkthrough
  • Five trash cans are not productive
  • Doing the little things right as a young coach
  • Gaining an appreciation for everyone’s role in a program


    • Additional Content:

    Coach Jackson’s presentation at Lauren’s First & Goal

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