Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we continue part two of our discussion with Army West Point’s tight ends coach, Matt Drinkall. Formerly the head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, Coach Drinkall continues to learn different concepts on how to design your offense. Your host, Keith Grabowski caught up with Coach Drinkall at USA Football’s 2020 National Conference, and they discussed the details of designing offenses, utilizing tempo, and the organization of your team. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

1:28 Assembly line workers

1:55 Army v. Navy game

4:42 Dwight Schrute and football

7:40 Dangerous usage of words

9:59 Designing your offense

9:14 Comparing offensive systems

14:02 Tempo

25:43 Rules, huddles, and tempo

26:54 Setting your offense up for success

33:44 Organization

46:36 Closing

You can follow Coach Drinkall on Twitter @DrinkallCoach.

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Today on Coach and Cooridnator Podcast, we welcome back Coach Matt Drinkall to the show. Previously the head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, Coach Drinkall is now the tight ends coach at Army West Point. Your host, Keith Grabowski caught up with Coach Drinkall at USA Football’s 2020 National Conference, and they discussed the details of structuring an offense.

Hear how you can use motion in your offence, the intricacies of the triple option, and a breakdown of Coach Drinkall’s three-tier progression system. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

0:54 Coaching at Army

1:55 Army v. Navy game

3:56 Learning the triple option

6:49 Changing procedural habits

8:30 Military aspect as a coach

9:14 Comparing offensive systems

16:30 Implementing a new scheme

19:55 Three tier progression system

26:54 Setting your offense up for success

34:36 Looking in the mirror

45:06 Utilizing motion

You can follow Coach Drinkall on Twitter @DrinkallCoach.

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At USA Football’s 2020 National Conference, your host Keith Grabowski caught up with recurring guest Robert Pomazak, the head coach of St. Charles North High School.

Joining Coach Pomazak was his offensive coordinator, Brian Flynn. On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we hear from both Coach Pomazak and Coach Flynn about how they cooperate to help lead their team. Learn what conversations go on in meetings during game week all the way to in-game adjustments made on the sidelines. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro 

1:31 Dynamic between Pomazak and Flynn

3:24 Coaching relationship in year one

4:56 Earning trust as an offensive coordinator

7:20 United approach to the season

9:04 Offensive evaluation

12:14 Working for the players

14:28 Game week preparation 

16:05 Communication among the staff

18:35 Advice from the head coach 

20:05 Cooperating on gameday

22:38 In-game adjustments process

24:14 Closing

You can follow Coach Pomazak on Twitter @RobertPomazak.

You can also follow Coach Flynn on Twitter @Flynn_BD.

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Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome back Will Hewlett onto the show. Hewlett has coached over 40 Division I prospects and current quarterbacks. He has conducted NFL Draft prep and has coached several Arena League quarterbacks.

A member of the Quarterback Collective Academy, Coach Hewlett helps instruct the next generation of quarterbacks, utilizing drills designed to enhance decision making, facing distractions, and reaction time to pressure. Tune in to hear your host, Keith Grabowski, catch up with Coach Hewlett at the USA Football 2020 National Conference. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

1:56 Evolution of Quarterback Collective Academy

3:05 Elite coaching

5:57 Hewlett’s evolution as a coach

7:41 Be wary of some advice

9:30 Quarterback Collective Method

11:42 Modernizing quarterback individual period

15:07 Stimulus within drives

16:15 Decision, distraction, and pressure drills

21:21 Reasoning behind your actions

22:31 Quarterback warmups

24:27 Quarterback warmup drills 

27:03 Professional development

27:59 Closing

You can follow Coach Hewlett on Twitter @WillHewlett.

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We continue our “Home Team” series on this edition of Coach and Coordinator Podcast. Our guest host Joel Nellis invites Doug Samuels onto the show. As the new head coach at Comstock Park High School and an editor at footballscoop.com, Coach Samuels has developed a unique schedule to help balance family and football.

Tune in to learn how Coach Samuels has utilized technology to help give him and his coaches more time with their families on the weekend without sacrificing production. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

1:36 Stars of home team

4:33 Coach Samuel’s kids

6:56 Weekends at home for coaches

13:00 Expectations for working at home

16:43 Schedule during game weeks

20:28 Adjusting to technology

22:06 Results of the process

24:35 Recommendations for implementation

27:27 Victory Formation

29:41 Closing

You can follow Coach Samuels on Twitter @CoachSamz.

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Preparation is always crucial because when opportunities arise, you must be ready to take them. On this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we invited back coach Brent Dearmon. Originally an offensive consultant, Coach Dearmon was promoted by Kansas Jayhawks head coach Les Miles to serve as the program’s new offensive coordinator on October 6, 2019.

Due to his previous experience as an offensive coordinator at Arkansas Tech, head coach at Bethel University (TN), and analyst at Auburn University, Coach Dearmon was able to handle the task of taking over as Kansas’ offensive coordinator mid-season. Learn about Coach Dearmon’s experiences on this episode and also how he helps incorporate C- and D-Gap RPOs into his offense. 

Show Notes:

0:20 Intro

2:33 Taking over as Kansas’ offensive coordinator

5:56 Evolving your offense

7:55 Changing the way you teach

9:19 Paying it forward

12:22 C- and D-Gap RPOs

14:50 Example of C-Gap RPOs

16:44 What is the aim point on different paths?

17:31 Avoiding ineligible man downfield penalties 

20:49 Avoiding penalties on the fullback

22:19 Duties of X-receiver 

23:08 D-Gap RPOs

25:27 Gap scheme RPOs

28:09 Base offense

29:36 When do you push?

30:10 Pre- and post-snap side

30:35 Proper alignment for running backs

32:36 Complementing power reads

You can follow Coach Dearmon on Twitter @BrentDearmon.

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