Today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Jayson West, 2018 IHSAA state championship winning head coach at Warren Central (IN). Coach West shares his coaching journey, how he runs his program and how he works with his coaches to help their players.

00:55 What pushed Coach West to coaching

02:36 Key points in Coach West’s success

04:30 Advice for young coaches

07:09 Coach West’s building the culture

08:38 Behaviors that shows Coach West’s culture

10:37 Connecting with the players

12:27 Program events

15:17 Programs helping support and numbers

17:48 Coach West’s role as head coach

22:10 How Coach West gets new coordinators prepared

26:35 The process for balance

29:48 How to change and adapt

32:04 Keeping priorities balanced

34:58 Winning edge

35:57 Connect with coach:

Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Derek Leonard, head coach at Rochester High School (IL). In his 13 seasons At Rochester, coach Leonard has won seven state championships. He gives a heartfelt look at the season coaching against his father coach Ken Leonard, as USA Football did a video and blog on the “Leonard Bowl.” Grabowski discusses Coach Leonard’s journey, success and use of multiple quarterbacks in his system running the RPO.

01:12 The Leonard rivalry

02:55 The Leonard Bowl significance, more than a game

04:50 Coach Leonard’s coaching journey

07:17 Preparing players for the season

10:13 Using 3 quarterbacks in his system

13:44 Making the quarterbacks threats passing & running

16:05 Shifting the defenses focus

18:15 Keeping consistency for the linemen

20:10 Coach Leonard working personnel

21:50 Buck sweep RPO

28:00 Looking for frontside and backside reads on RPO

30:15 Coach Leonard’s National Conference preview

Connect with coach:

@FBDevcoach

@coachkgrabowski

Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Derek Leonard, head coach at Rochester High School (IL). In his 13 seasons At Rochester, coach Leonard has won seven state championships. He gives a heartfelt look at the season coaching against his father coach Ken Leonard, as USA Football did a video and blog on the “Leonard Bowl.” Grabowski discusses Coach Leonard’s journey, success and use of multiple quarterbacks in his system running the RPO.

01:12 The Leonard rivalry

02:55 The Leonard Bowl significance, more than a game

04:50 Coach Leonard’s coaching journey

07:17 Preparing players for the season

10:13 Using 3 quarterbacks in his system

13:44 Making the quarterbacks threats passing & running

16:05 Shifting the defenses focus

18:15 Keeping consistency for the linemen

20:10 Coach Leonard working personnel

21:50 Buck sweep RPO

28:00 Looking for frontside and backside reads on RPO

30:15 Coach Leonard’s National Conference preview

Connect with coach:

@FBDevcoach

@coachkgrabowski

Today Keith Grabowski is joined by first year Head Coach Weston Moody. Moody took over as head coach at Wamego High School (KS). In his first year they, improved upon the school’s previous three-win season through technique development. Coach Moody discussed how the contact system helped improve him as a coach and his team. Grabowski and Coach Moody break down the different advantages in using the contact system and applying it into practice and off-season training.

01:00 Coach Moody’s coaching journey

03:20 Progressions of the contact system

05:50 Better and safer technique

07:15 Advantages provided by the contact system

09:00 Adjustments

10:40 Using the system in the off-season

12:04 Drills in the off-season program

14:32 The contact system in Coach Moody’s offense

15:45 Power Read

20:10 Technique in the culture of Wamego

24:15 Connect with coach:

Twitter: @coachWM

Today Keith Grabowski is joined by first year Head Coach Weston Moody. Moody took over as head coach at Wamego High School (KS). In his first year they, improved upon the school’s previous three-win season through technique development. Coach Moody discussed how the contact system helped improve him as a coach and his team. Grabowski and Coach Moody break down the different advantages in using the contact system and applying it into practice and off-season training.

01:00 Coach Moody’s coaching journey

03:20 Progressions of the contact system

05:50 Better and safer technique

07:15 Advantages provided by the contact system

09:00 Adjustments

10:40 Using the system in the off-season

12:04 Drills in the off-season program

14:32 The contact system in Coach Moody’s offense

15:45 Power Read

20:10 Technique in the culture of Wamego

24:15 Connect with coach:

Twitter: @coachWM

This week on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Adam Clack, head coach at Milton High School (GA). Coach Clack has a unique system of how he builds culture with 7 keys to Victory. He gives a lot of his credit to success to his early involvement with youth football and seeing how hard the job is as a head coach.

01:00 What made Coach Clack be a football coach?

02:22 What Coach Clack learned at the first job

04:25 3 impacts on Coach Clack’s philosophy

07:15 A coach that Coach Clack would love to learn from

09:00 7 Keys to Victory

17:05 Building culture

23:23 Behaviors that show Coach Clack’s culture

26:15 Coach Clack working with the quarterbacks

30:25 Pro spread 21 personnel

33:20 Coach Clack’s PRO

37:05 Teaching the system

40:20 Coach Clack’s use of the practice timer

42:30 Future of the game

44:10 Football Development

45:45 Winning edge

47:10 Connect with coach:

Twitter: @CoachClack23

Email: [email protected]

This week on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Adam Clack, head coach at Milton High School (GA). Coach Clack has a unique system of how he builds culture with 7 keys to Victory. He gives a lot of his credit to success to his early involvement with youth football and seeing how hard the job is as a head coach.

01:00 What made Coach Clack be a football coach?

02:22 What Coach Clack learned at the first job

04:25 3 impacts on Coach Clack’s philosophy

07:15 A coach that Coach Clack would love to learn from

09:00 7 Keys to Victory

17:05 Building culture

23:23 Behaviors that show Coach Clack’s culture

26:15 Coach Clack working with the quarterbacks

30:25 Pro spread 21 personnel

33:20 Coach Clack’s PRO

37:05 Teaching the system

40:20 Coach Clack’s use of the practice timer

42:30 Future of the game

44:10 Football Development

45:45 Winning edge

47:10 Connect with coach:

Twitter: @CoachClack23

Email: [email protected]

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:

USA Football Advanced Tackling System - Terry Summerfield and Rob Currin

State Champions - Ryan Partridge

Home Team – Kevin Bullis

Coach Grabowski’s Notebook – Building Tradition

Lessons from 2018 – Nate Moore

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:

USA Football Advanced Tackling System - Terry Summerfield and Rob Currin

State Champions - Ryan Partridge

Home Team – Kevin Bullis

Coach Grabowski’s Notebook – Building Tradition

Lessons from 2018 – Nate Moore

In today's episode we continue our series "Lessons from 2018" with Massillon High School head coach Nate Moore, who led the Tigers to 14-1 record in 2018. Keith Grabowski and Coach Moore discuss the Tiger's unique two-platoon system and how it helped the team, while Coach Moore also gives a preview of his National Conference presentation.

01:00 Coach Moore's wife Facebook Live interview

04:35 Organizing practice and personnel

06:30 Program numbers

08:37 Working the two-platoon system

11:20 Advantage building depth

13:00 Separating the varsity and junior varsity

15:35 Keith’s considerations

16:50 Specializing players

21:15 Building football IQ

23:35 Special teams

25:40 Using the game to help each other

27:35 Coach Moore’s favorite play, Iowa Z

32:44 Coach Moore’s National Conference preview

36:15 National Conference

36:55 Connect with Coach:

@coachnmoore75