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:

Training Camp- Defensive Install and Camp Adjustments w/ David Elson, D.C. Ball State

Training Camp- QB Installation with Will Hall, Offensive Coordinator Tulane

Home Team - Eric and Jasmin Treske, Lakeland University (WI)

Training Camp- Developing Tight Ends with Nick Sheridan, Tight Ends Coach Indiana University

Training Camp- Up-Tempo Offensive Line Install with Cody Kennedy, Offensive Line Coach Tulane

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Cody Kennedy, offensive line coach at Tulane University. Kennedy is in his first year as the Green Wave’s offensive line coach with prior stops at Georgia, West Georgia, North Carolina-Pembroke and West Alabama. In 2018, as an offensive line GA at Georgia, he helped the Bulldogs earn a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, which is given out to the best offensive line in the country. Kennedy joined the podcast today to talk about offensive line installation and how to coach a line in an up-tempo offense.

Show Notes:

1:45 Coach’s journey

7:13 What the first meeting is like during camp and install

13:56 Coaching the culture of the offensive line

18:16 Training offensive line for tempo

26:59 Communication during walkthroughs

23:26 Finding extra time to work through practice and building fundamentals

29:10 Managing workloads during camp

30:58 Evaluating reps during camp

34:30 Winning edge

35:06 Connect with Coach

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On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski welcomes Nick Sheridan, tight ends coach at Indiana University, to the latest episode of our “Training Camp” series. Coach Sheridan also coached the Hoosier quarterbacks in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, Sheridan was named one of the nations Top 30 coaches under 30 years of age by 247Sports.com. Prior to Indiana, Sheridan worked as an offensive grad assistant at the University of Tennessee from 2014-16. Sheridan joins the podcast today to talk about how he advances the play of the tight end position throughout training camp.

Show Notes:

1:47 Coach’s journey

3:35 How Coach’s exposure to different coaches growing up and playing shaped him

5:40 Learning in two different systems

8:57 Different aspects of coaching tight ends

11:32 Installation

16:28 Positional walk throughs

19:02 Pillars of his TE group

22:27 Highlighting the positives during camp

25:12 Individual period time distribution

30:40 Using as many different players as possible

34:05 Evaluation process

39:53 Winning edge

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we have another “Home Team” segment. Joining guest host Joel Nellis are newlyweds Eric and Jasmin Treske. They will be sharing how they navigated the dating process while coaching as well as how they brought their families together and how they will continue to grow during the upcoming football season.

Show Notes:

1:52 Insights Coach Treske picked up during the camps he’s part of this summer

3:07 How Eric and Jasmin met

7:07 Building a relationship

8:56 Keeping his relationship while working crazy hours

10:44 Preconceived notions of a coach from wife’s perspective

15:08 Talking to their kids about the relationship

17:02 Introducing their kids to each other

19:27 Eric’s proposal

22:49 Coordinating a wedding around football

26:17 How each of their kids bonded

31:39 Coach dating advice

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we continue our “Training Camp” series with guest Will Hall, offensive coordinator at Tulane. Hall is in his first season with the Green Wave and had prior stops at Memphis, Louisiana-Lafayette, West Georgia,West Alabama and Arkansas-Monticello. At West Georgia, he was twice named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year and was the Super Region 2 Coach of the Year as well. Hall rebuilt the struggling West Georgia program into a powerhouse who spent 17 consecutive weeks nationally ranked and earned the program’s first No. 1 national ranking. Hall joins host Keith Grabowski on the podcast today to talk about the camp installation process for quarterbacks.

Show Notes:

2:19 Coach’s journey

5:15 First thing coach installs for a QB

9:52 Recognizing “cloud or bail”

12:12 Installation process early in camp

15:26 Categories for install with QBs

19:19 Moving your head and processing

20:21 “Pick a side”22:14 Eyes and feet

23:51 RAS in-to-out

25:42 RAM read

29:32 Levels read

33:23 Tempo drops

35:33 Tempo

36:44 Tips for practicing and playing with very fast tempo

40:17 Utilizing personnel groupings

43:19 Winning edge

44:32 Connect with Coach

Twitter: @Coach_Hall7

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski talks with Ball State defensive coordinator David Elson for the first edition of our “Training Camp” series. Elson has served as the Cardinals’ defense coordinator since 2017 and has had other stints as defensive coordinator at Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and New Mexico State. Elson joins the podcast today to talk about how he installs his defense during camp as well as adjustments he may need to make during those dogdays of August.

Show Notes:

2:40 Coach’s Journey

6:22 Teaching his defense while having to adjust and add new players/parts

12:09 Making adjustments during camp based on what you see as a coach

19:19 Ideal time to install base defense in camp

24:16 Distribution of reps during camp

28:23 Making sure the staff stays sharp during camp

30:59 Balancing camp and family life

34:27 The Cardinal Way and recognizing it during camp

40:16 Blending and evaluating guys who buy into culture and communicating with players

46:42 Winning edge

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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:

Protecting the Team

Deep Dive on Defense- Transitioning from 4-2-5 to 3-4 & Five Fights w/ Slade Calhoun, DC Munford HS

The 4-1-6 Defense with Tyler Walker, Defensive Backs Coach Muskingum University

Best of Deliberate Practice Special Teams Edition

Week 1 Preparations with Kirk Fridrich, Head Coach Union HS

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On today’s podcast, we welcome back Kirk Fridrich, head coach at Union High School in Tulsa, Okla. Coach Fridrich has led Union to five state championships in eight total appearances during his 12-year tenure as head coach of the Redskins. Coach joined the podcast today to talk about how he plans his training camp in regard to player conditioning. Additionally, he mapped out his plan for player reps as well as how his strength coach gets involved in camp.

Show Notes:

3:42 Learning how much your players are training

6:22 Building into week 1 and mapping out camp accordingly

12:00 Mapping out reps

13:41 Challenges coach faced as he developed his system

16:02 Practice plans and scripts

18:03 How much workload monitoring is done in season

20:02 Role of strength coach in camp

22:00 How coach’s system helps develop young players

23:38 Connect with Coach

Connect with Coach:

Twitter: @coach_fred

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Today's Coach and Coordinator podcast, we compiled some of the best drills from our Deliberate Practice series. Today's edition we will focus on some special teams drills for each different special teams unit.

Show Notes:

1:21 Punt Cover Drill

10:34 Special teams general talk

13:10 Punt Returner Drill

16:21 Front Wall Kickoff Return Drill and Coach Progression talk

22:00 PAT Drills

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On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski talks with Tyler Walker, defensive backs coach, special team coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Muskingum University (Ohio). Prior to arriving at Muskingum, Walker was an assistant coach at Catholic Central High School (Mich.), where he worked primarily with the receivers and helped lead the Shamrocks to 14-0 overall record that was capped off by a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state championship. Walker joins the podcast today to talk about the 4-1-6 defensive scheme as a whole, specifically in regards to the secondary.

Show Notes:

1:15 Coaches experience during his first year at Muskingum

2:39 What did the staff do to change the culture at Muskingum

5:02 What were their defensive philosophies

8:36 4-1-6

10:20 Which RPO is easier to plan for

12:00 How they dictate who gets the ball in the RPO game

14:00 Similarities between his front and tight front

15:50 What kind of hybrid players is coach looking for

17:40 What problems do big body offenses give to this defense

19:58 Preparing in camp

22:50 Secondary responsibilities

26:03 Meg adjustment

28:29 Safety run support

30:12 Installation and drill plans

32:41 Efficient game planning

36:38 Matching up tempo offenses

39:37 Balancing his duties as special teams coach with his defensive responsibilities

46:25 Winning Edge

Connect with Coach

Twitter: @CoachTWalker

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