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:

Your Call - Ben Powell & Mike Norman

Coaching & Friendship - Chris Vasseur & Steven Lo

Education & Detail - Erik Link

Program Turn Around - Rick Stewart

College Leaders - John Kelling

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

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

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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:

Your Call - Ben Powell & Mike Norman

Coaching & Friendship - Chris Vasseur & Steven Lo

Education & Detail - Erik Link

Program Turn Around - Rick Stewart

College Leaders - John Kelling

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

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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:

Your Call - Ben Powell & Mike Norman

Coaching & Friendship - Chris Vasseur & Steven Lo

Education & Detail - Erik Link

Program Turn Around - Rick Stewart

College Leaders - John Kelling

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

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Frostburg State (Md.) defensive coordinator John Kelling. Frostburg finished inside the top 20 DIII in total defense both in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Frostburg was ranked third in pass defenses, fourth in 3rd down conversions, only allowing a 22.1 percent in opponents completion percentage, and seventh in total defense. Grabowski and Coach Kelling breakdown how Frostburg’s defense has achieved continued success.

01:02 Coach Kelling’s coaching journey

03:15 Lessons learned as a coach

06:35 Developing the defense in 2019

09:12 Hallmarks of the defense

13:00 Practicing without contact

15:55 Pin the hip tempo

21:42 Learning to practice

23:45 Preparing for third down

28:04 Focus in the passing game

31:33 Coaching against the RPO

34:50 Keeping it simple for the defense

38:45 Curl, flat drill progression

42:20 Winning Edge

44:00 Football Development

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

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

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Frostburg State (Md.) defensive coordinator John Kelling. Frostburg finished inside the top 20 DIII in total defense both in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Frostburg was ranked third in pass defenses, fourth in 3rd down conversions, only allowing a 22.1 percent in opponents completion percentage, and seventh in total defense. Grabowski and Coach Kelling breakdown how Frostburg’s defense has achieved continued success.

01:02 Coach Kelling’s coaching journey

03:15 Lessons learned as a coach

06:35 Developing the defense in 2019

09:12 Hallmarks of the defense

13:00 Practicing without contact

15:55 Pin the hip tempo

21:42 Learning to practice

23:45 Preparing for third down

28:04 Focus in the passing game

31:33 Coaching against the RPO

34:50 Keeping it simple for the defense

38:45 Curl, flat drill progression

42:20 Winning Edge

44:00 Football Development

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

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Frostburg State (Md.) defensive coordinator John Kelling. Frostburg finished inside the top 20 DIII in total defense both in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Frostburg was ranked third in pass defenses, fourth in 3rd down conversions, only allowing a 22.1 percent in opponents completion percentage, and seventh in total defense. Grabowski and Coach Kelling breakdown how Frostburg’s defense has achieved continued success.

01:02 Coach Kelling’s coaching journey

03:15 Lessons learned as a coach

06:35 Developing the defense in 2019

09:12 Hallmarks of the defense

13:00 Practicing without contact

15:55 Pin the hip tempo

21:42 Learning to practice

23:45 Preparing for third down

28:04 Focus in the passing game

31:33 Coaching against the RPO

34:50 Keeping it simple for the defense

38:45 Curl, flat drill progression

42:20 Winning Edge

44:00 Football Development

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

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On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by All-Access Coaching creator coach Rick Stewart. Grabowski and Stewart discuss program turnaround, specifically going from worst to first. Coach Stewart has been a part of three program turnarounds in his coaching career and shares his experience.

01:20 Coach Stewart’s background in football

08:15 Strategies for turnaround and player development as a coaching staff

15:44 Advice for coaches and Stewart’s differences from stop one to stop three

22:00 Parents involvement in the program

28:10 Climbing the mountain vs. staying at the top

33:12 Coach Stewart’s resources for program building

Related content:

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7090/podcast-your-call-program-turn-around-and-football-development-coach-ben-powell-and-mike-norman

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7084/podcast-your-call-building-and-branding-a-program-coach-yusuf-shakir-and-kareem-reid

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

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by All-Access Coaching creator coach Rick Stewart. Grabowski and Stewart discuss program turnaround, specifically going from worst to first. Coach Stewart has been a part of three program turnarounds in his coaching career and shares his experience.

01:20 Coach Stewart’s background in football

08:15 Strategies for turnaround and player development as a coaching staff

15:44 Advice for coaches and Stewart’s differences from stop one to stop three

22:00 Parents involvement in the program

28:10 Climbing the mountain vs. staying at the top

33:12 Coach Stewart’s resources for program building

Related content:

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7090/podcast-your-call-program-turn-around-and-football-development-coach-ben-powell-and-mike-norman

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7084/podcast-your-call-building-and-branding-a-program-coach-yusuf-shakir-and-kareem-reid

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, Keith Grabowski is joined by Appalachian State special teams coordinator Erik Link. Grabowski and Link discuss his journey through coaching, his unique view on special teams, the importance of teaching and detail.

01:02 Why coach?

02:20 Coach Link’s coaching journey

08:10 Coach Link’s special team’s culture E3

13:00 Being detailed

17:00 Handling special teams at the high school level

21:31 Getting situational on special teams

23:40 Trends on special teams

26:22 Coach link’s opinion on removing the kick-off

29:10 Winning Edge

Related Content:

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6885/podcast-college-leaders-robby-discher-university-of-toledo-special-teams-coordinator

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6611/podcast-special-teams-guru-bobby-april-talks-about-importance-of-communication

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

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Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Appalachian State special teams coordinator Erik Link. Grabowski and Link discuss his journey through coaching, his unique view on special teams, the importance of teaching and detail.

01:02 Why coach?

02:20 Coach Link’s coaching journey

08:10 Coach Link’s special team’s culture E3

13:00 Being detailed

17:00 Handling special teams at the high school level

21:31 Getting situational on special teams

23:40 Trends on special teams

26:22 Coach link’s opinion on removing the kick-off

29:10 Winning Edge

Related Content:

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6885/podcast-college-leaders-robby-discher-university-of-toledo-special-teams-coordinator

https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6611/podcast-special-teams-guru-bobby-april-talks-about-importance-of-communication

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