Today's guest is Eric Kasperowicz, the head coach of Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pa.), a top program in western Pennsylvania. In 2017, Kasperowicz led Pine-Richland to a state title and this past offseason was named an Under Armor All-American Coach. He joins the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast to discuss how he plans his summer program for his players, coaches and parents.

Show Notes:

1:43 Keys to getting the best attendance possible during the summer

7:45 Dealing with players who have time conflicts

11:25 Dealing with players who are competing in other sports during the summer

15:30 What kind of work his staff does during the summer

18:49 Installation plans

21:16 Getting parents on the same page and getting them involved

25:40 Top tips for coaches during the summer

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@coach_kasper

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This is the weekly breakdown of USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast Series by Keith Grabowski. These short clips highlight snippets of what the episodes from the week feature and the different guests on the show.

Highlights from this week on Coach and Coordinator:

Spread Defense with Rose-Hulman DC Nick Davis

Home Team- Terrance Jamison, Air Force DL Coach

Deep Dive on Defense- Playing the Tite Front To All Personnel Groupings With Rob Everett

All In On Offense- The Installation Plan and Execution with Arizona OC Noel Mazzone

Deep Thinking the Game with Thad Wells, Head Coach Mooresville HS (NC)

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Follow us daily on Twitter for content and interaction @FBDevCoach

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This is the weekly breakdown of USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast Series by Keith Grabowski. These short clips highlight snippets of what the episodes from the week feature and the different guests on the show.

Highlights from this week on Coach and Coordinator:

Spread Defense with Rose-Hulman DC Nick Davis

Home Team- Terrance Jamison, Air Force DL Coach

Deep Dive on Defense- Playing the Tite Front To All Personnel Groupings With Rob Everett

All In On Offense- The Installation Plan and Execution with Arizona OC Noel Mazzone

Deep Thinking the Game with Thad Wells, Head Coach Mooresville HS (NC)

Check out our systems for skill development in blocking, defeating blocks and tackling at footballdevelopment.com

Follow us daily on Twitter for content and interaction @FBDevCoach

Check out X’s and O’s analysis at USA Football Blogs

Blogs.usafootball.com

Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is returning guest, Thad Wells, head coach at Mooresville (N.C.) High School. In his first season at Mooresville, he led a previously 4-8 team to a 9-4 record and the school’s first playoff in ten years. Prior to Mooresville, Wells was the head coach at Blacksburg (Va.) High School for three seasons. Under Wells, Blacksburg went 27-12 overall, including state title in 2016.

On today’s show, Wells and host Keith Grabowski converse about how to think the game on a deeper level, including how to find ways to improve that other coaches aren’t thinking about.

Show Notes:

1:46 Future of football

4:23 Finding success as a coach

7:05 Use of technology in the high school game and developing ways to improve as a coach

15:09 Use of personal development time for coaches

20:00 How recruiting is one of the biggest areas for growth in the sport

25:02 Finding opportunities to improve your program

33:30 OODA Loop

37:22 Evolution of tempo on offense/defense and position-less offense

44:00 Building practice to match your philosophy

49:45 Learning in practice and taking advantage of practice

52:00 Training players and coaches with VR

55:15 Finding different areas to improve

1:01:40 Creating situations to improve communication between players on the field

1:06:37 How improving systems can save time

1:10:18 Cheap ways to train your eyes

1:13:23 Connect with Coach

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Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is returning guest, Thad Wells, head coach at Mooresville (N.C.) High School. In his first season at Mooresville, he led a previously 4-8 team to a 9-4 record and the school’s first playoff in ten years. Prior to Mooresville, Wells was the head coach at Blacksburg (Va.) High School for three seasons. Under Wells, Blacksburg went 27-12 overall, including state title in 2016.

On today’s show, Wells and host Keith Grabowski converse about how to think the game on a deeper level, including how to find ways to improve that other coaches aren’t thinking about.

Show Notes:

1:46 Future of football

4:23 Finding success as a coach

7:05 Use of technology in the high school game and developing ways to improve as a coach

15:09 Use of personal development time for coaches

20:00 How recruiting is one of the biggest areas for growth in the sport

25:02 Finding opportunities to improve your program

33:30 OODA Loop

37:22 Evolution of tempo on offense/defense and position-less offense

44:00 Building practice to match your philosophy

49:45 Learning in practice and taking advantage of practice

52:00 Training players and coaches with VR

55:15 Finding different areas to improve

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1:06:37 How improving systems can save time

1:10:18 Cheap ways to train your eyes

1:13:23 Connect with Coach

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Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast guest is Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arizona. This will be Mazzone’s second season at Arizona after two seasons at Texas A&M under former Aggies and current Wildcats head coach Kevin Sumlin. Prior to that, he served as UCLA’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15 and Arizona State from 2010-11. He spent four seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets as a wide receivers coach/consultant, in addition to collegiate stops at Mississippi, NC State, Oregon State, Auburn, Minnesota, TCU and Colorado State.

Mazzone has coached in 12 bowl games with seven different teams. He’s tutored several NFL quarterbacks, including Josh Rosen and Brett Hundley at UCLA, Brock Osweiler at Arizona State and Phillip Rivers at NC State. As a player, Mazzone played quarterback at the University of New Mexico and graduated in 1980.

On today’s show, Mazzone discusses with host Keith Grabowski how he puts together his plans for installation during camp and answers questions from coaches from around the country.

Show Notes:

2:38 Basic installation preparations

5:26 Rationale behind which plays to install when (question by Josh Wolfram, HC Willamette HS, OR)

8:08 How long before installing base do you put into down and distance (question by Tye Hiatt, OC Shepherd University, WV)

13:18 Finding a balance of technique and install during camp (question by Curtis Peterson, Indianapolis, IN)

16:44 How does having guys playing both ways affect install (question by Jacob Morris, HC Grant County HS, KY)

18:56 Handing out playbooks vs. Hudl clips and how to best teach a playbook (question by Justin Dottavio, NC)

21:46 Learning through VR (question from Justin Dottavio, NC)

24:02 Types of plays that take longer to install and how to adjust (question by Peter Kaufman)

26:20 Plays that get one-word tags

27:52 How to approach putting in specialty/trick plays

30:19 How to incorporate special situation plays

33:42 Handing the script for each practice

35:30 What a daily schedule looks like during camp

38:02 Scripting plays during pass skeleton

40:58 Charting plays and reps during camp

42:23 Benefits of team vs. inside run

46:25 Benefits of “no sweat” Thursdays (Wednesday for HS)

51:08 Mental benefits of fast Friday

52:05 Making fast Fridays work with guys playing two ways

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Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast guest is Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arizona. This will be Mazzone’s second season at Arizona after two seasons at Texas A&M under former Aggies and current Wildcats head coach Kevin Sumlin. Prior to that, he served as UCLA’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15 and Arizona State from 2010-11. He spent four seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets as a wide receivers coach/consultant, in addition to collegiate stops at Mississippi, NC State, Oregon State, Auburn, Minnesota, TCU and Colorado State.

Mazzone has coached in 12 bowl games with seven different teams. He’s tutored several NFL quarterbacks, including Josh Rosen and Brett Hundley at UCLA, Brock Osweiler at Arizona State and Phillip Rivers at NC State. As a player, Mazzone played quarterback at the University of New Mexico and graduated in 1980.

On today’s show, Mazzone discusses with host Keith Grabowski how he puts together his plans for installation during camp and answers questions from coaches from around the country.

Show Notes:

2:38 Basic installation preparations

5:26 Rationale behind which plays to install when (question by Josh Wolfram, HC Willamette HS, OR)

8:08 How long before installing base do you put into down and distance (question by Tye Hiatt, OC Shepherd University, WV)

13:18 Finding a balance of technique and install during camp (question by Curtis Peterson, Indianapolis, IN)

16:44 How does having guys playing both ways affect install (question by Jacob Morris, HC Grant County HS, KY)

18:56 Handing out playbooks vs. Hudl clips and how to best teach a playbook (question by Justin Dottavio, NC)

21:46 Learning through VR (question from Justin Dottavio, NC)

24:02 Types of plays that take longer to install and how to adjust (question by Peter Kaufman)

26:20 Plays that get one-word tags

27:52 How to approach putting in specialty/trick plays

30:19 How to incorporate special situation plays

33:42 Handing the script for each practice

35:30 What a daily schedule looks like during camp

38:02 Scripting plays during pass skeleton

40:58 Charting plays and reps during camp

42:23 Benefits of team vs. inside run

46:25 Benefits of “no sweat” Thursdays (Wednesday for HS)

51:08 Mental benefits of fast Friday

52:05 Making fast Fridays work with guys playing two ways

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Rob Everett, formerly the tight ends coach of the AAF Memphis Express and defensive coordinator at Bridgewater (Va.) College, joins us again, however this time for a Deep Dive on Defense. Coach elaborates on his 4-2-5 defense and how it morphs into a tite scheme.

Show Notes:

2:17 Coach’s time with the Memphis Express

3:27 Coach’s journey

7:04 Coach’s book (Coaching the 4-2-5)

10:55 The origin of his 4-2-5 “G” defense and base alignments

17:37 Use of the Whip position

23:22 Complexity of terminology

26:24 Base coverage responsibilities in G-defense

34:28 Dangers of re-routing receivers

37:12 Quarters

43:52 1v1s in practice

46:49 Coach’s version of match coverage

50:42 Safety alignment

52:04 Linebacker fits

58:06 Tite front vs 10 personnel

1:05:27 How his G-defense fits into his tite front

1:07:20 Determining who will play his two most important positions

1:11:16 With perfect personnel, how we he morph his G defense to the tite front

1:14:38 Fits vs. Zone read

1:16:23 Other base run fits

1:21:02 Fits vs O-zone and Stretch

1:25:52 Tite front vs. 11 personnel, Y-off

1:31:17 Tite front vs. 21 and 12 personnel

1:36:39 Other adjustments vs. 21 and 12

1:41:56 Coach’s top blitzes

1:56:22 Pressure situation call

1:59:47 Connect with Coach

Connect with Coach: @nineinthebox

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Rob Everett, formerly the tight ends coach of the AAF Memphis Express and defensive coordinator at Bridgewater (Va.) College, joins us again, however this time for a Deep Dive on Defense. Coach elaborates on his 4-2-5 defense and how it morphs into a tite scheme.

Show Notes:

2:17 Coach’s time with the Memphis Express

3:27 Coach’s journey

7:04 Coach’s book (Coaching the 4-2-5)

10:55 The origin of his 4-2-5 “G” defense and base alignments

17:37 Use of the Whip position

23:22 Complexity of terminology

26:24 Base coverage responsibilities in G-defense

34:28 Dangers of re-routing receivers

37:12 Quarters

43:52 1v1s in practice

46:49 Coach’s version of match coverage

50:42 Safety alignment

52:04 Linebacker fits

58:06 Tite front vs 10 personnel

1:05:27 How his G-defense fits into his tite front

1:07:20 Determining who will play his two most important positions

1:11:16 With perfect personnel, how we he morph his G defense to the tite front

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1:16:23 Other base run fits

1:21:02 Fits vs O-zone and Stretch

1:25:52 Tite front vs. 11 personnel, Y-off

1:31:17 Tite front vs. 21 and 12 personnel

1:36:39 Other adjustments vs. 21 and 12

1:41:56 Coach’s top blitzes

1:56:22 Pressure situation call

1:59:47 Connect with Coach

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Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Air Force (Colo.) defensive line coach Terrance Jamison comes on as part of the “Home Team” series. Jamison enters his first season as a defensive coach at Air Force. He comes to the Academy after two seasons as the defensive line coach at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech was among the nation’s leaders in several categories under Jamison, as the Red Raiders forced 29 turnovers, which led the Big 12 and ranked sixth nationally in 2017. Tech also finished fourth in the country for fumble recoveries, eighth in defensive touchdowns and 13th in turnover margin.

Considered one of the top young coaches in the country, Jamison arrived in Lubbock following three seasons in a similar role at Florida Atlantic. He has also served on the defensive staffs at both Wisconsin and California.

Coach Jamison joined the podcast today to talk about his home team and how they have all adapted to a football coach’s lifestyle.

Show Notes

4:34 How Coach Jamison met his wife, Ashley

5:01 Introduction to his two girls, Ava and Mackenzie

5:47 Something about each member of his home team that makes them special

9:18 How his family has handled his coaching lifestyle

12:05 How Ashley and he decided when the right time was to have kids

14:03 How his family handled new jobs and searching for new jobs

17:30 Progression from job to job

26:38 Recommendations for coaches who must move

28:54 A small thing he does to help his marriage during the season

33:04 What programs have done to incorporate staff families

35:36 How he made efficient use of his time while keeping family time

39:41 Knowing his players

40:55 Overcoming a struggle in his career

43:20 How does his relationship with his family reflect upon his players

46:05 A skill that comes with both running a family and running a position group

48:44 What legacy is Coach hoping to create that is unique to football

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