Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we continue our interview with Nick Davis, the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Tune in and hear how Coach Davis devises his defensive scheme and how he installs the various coverages and fronts he utilizes. Learn how to discover your teams best coverages for various situations during practice.

3:14 Concept overview

4:56 Being flexible

6:43 Word association

8:29 Beginning teaching method

12:13 Disguise aspect

15:58 Disguise coverages

18:49 Gap reads

21:13 Coverage structure

23:45 Man-match coverage

27:39 Play-calling on the field

30:12 Diverse defensive concepts

32:15 Installing concepts

39:43 Practice structure

41:16 In game adjustments

43:36 Converting to the system

46:04 System development

51:02 Technology as learning tool

52:01 Audio playbook

56:30 Mobile learning

You can follow Coach Davis on Twitter here: @Spread_Defense

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- Spread Defense with Rose-Hulman DC Nick Davis: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/spread-defense-with-rose-hulman-dc-nick-davis

- Deep Dive On Defense: Utilizing movement and Multiple Fronts with Defensive Coordinator Nick Davis: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/deep-dive-on-defense-utilizing-movement-and-multiple-fronts-with-defensive-coordinator-nick-davis

- Analytics, Adjustments, Efficiency and the Power-Drew Liddle, Kansas State Offensive QC Coach: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/drew-liddle-kansas-state-university-offensive-quality-control-coach

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