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

Coach Grabowski shares a page from his notebook with several ideas on how to build tradition into the culture of the program and connect the past to the future.

National Conference

00:55 A plan to create community with players and alumni

02:17 How to use these ideas

02:30 Defining “tradition”

03:26 Starting the process of building tradition

03:55 Using the school library and yearbooks as a resource

04:37 What to do with the information gathered

05:09 Enlisting the help of alumni

05:48 Creating lists of past players and accomplishments

06:33 Including tradition in the physical space of the team

08:21 The “Alumni Locker”

10:09 Creating a “helmet history”

11:56 Example from team newsletter

14:18 Creating connection through jersey numbers

16:04 Recommendations for player letters to alumni

17:12 Final thoughts and recommendations

17:39 Share your ideas with us

@coachkgrabowski

@FBDevCoach

Coach Grabowski shares a page from his notebook with several ideas on how to build tradition into the culture of the program and connect the past to the future.

National Conference

00:55 A plan to create community with players and alumni

02:17 How to use these ideas

02:30 Defining “tradition”

03:26 Starting the process of building tradition

03:55 Using the school library and yearbooks as a resource

04:37 What to do with the information gathered

05:09 Enlisting the help of alumni

05:48 Creating lists of past players and accomplishments

06:33 Including tradition in the physical space of the team

08:21 The “Alumni Locker”

10:09 Creating a “helmet history”

11:56 Example from team newsletter

14:18 Creating connection through jersey numbers

16:04 Recommendations for player letters to alumni

17:12 Final thoughts and recommendations

17:39 Share your ideas with us

@coachkgrabowski

@FBDevCoach

Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, guest host Joel Nellis continues the "Home Team" series with Kevin Bullis, the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Coach Bullis was hired in 2015, and has compiled an overall record of 44-7 that includes aconference record of 26-2. Coach Bullis talks about the integration of family in his career as a coach and, how having them involved with his career has made him a better family man and coach.

03:42 Coach Bullis meeting his wife

04:50 Managing time together

05:30 What makes Bullis’ wife so invaluable?

06:10 The sacrifice of time

07:10 Coach Bullis’ kids

08:40 Coach Bullis’ son Joseph on staff

10:10 The dynamic of Coach Bullis and his son as coaches

11:05 Coach Bullis’ negotiation with his wife about moving to UWW

13:05 Discussion of having kids

14:45 Coach Bulli’s advice on moving

18:00 Small thing Coach Bullis does to help his marriage and family

24:45 Importance of family

27:30 Importance of execution in football

30:30 Challenges as a coach

33:00 Coach Bullis’ approach to coaching as father

34:55 Making players feel valued on and the field

36:50 Ramping up team discipline

39:20 Coach Bullis’ desire to teach and learn life lessons

Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, guest host Joel Nellis continues the "Home Team" series with Kevin Bullis, the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Coach Bullis was hired in 2015, and has compiled an overall record of 44-7 that includes aconference record of 26-2. Coach Bullis talks about the integration of family in his career as a coach and, how having them involved with his career has made him a better family man and coach.

03:42 Coach Bullis meeting his wife

04:50 Managing time together

05:30 What makes Bullis’ wife so invaluable?

06:10 The sacrifice of time

07:10 Coach Bullis’ kids

08:40 Coach Bullis’ son Joseph on staff

10:10 The dynamic of Coach Bullis and his son as coaches

11:05 Coach Bullis’ negotiation with his wife about moving to UWW

13:05 Discussion of having kids

14:45 Coach Bulli’s advice on moving

18:00 Small thing Coach Bullis does to help his marriage and family

24:45 Importance of family

27:30 Importance of execution in football

30:30 Challenges as a coach

33:00 Coach Bullis’ approach to coaching as father

34:55 Making players feel valued on and the field

36:50 Ramping up team discipline

39:20 Coach Bullis’ desire to teach and learn life lessons

In this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski talks with Liberty High School (Brentwood, Calif.) athletic director and head coach, Ryan Partridge, who led Liberty to win the California 1A state championship. Coach Partridge is a first-time guest and an avid listener of the podcast. Coach Partridge shares his motivation to coach, what makes his program at Liberty special and how he balances it all with his family life.

01:12 Coach Partridge motivation to coach

01:55 Impacts on Coach Partridge’s coaching philosophy

03:44 Keith and Coach Partridge’s mutual connections and resources

05:00 Advice received as a coach

06:25 Importance of being yourself

08:00 Marketing impact on the program

09:45 Book coach learned from: “Above the Line” by, Urban Meyer

11:05 Building culture: battalion leaders

14:45 Leadership courses and challenges

16:05 Keys for consistency of success

17:35 Building Liberty’s offense

19:10 Simplifying to one formation

20:40 Show it, hear it and do it

21:20 Learn to Win

22:00 Learning competition

22:50 Advantage of using a drone for practice

25:35 Clasp, stick, scrap, j-angle, hit by and engage

30:05 Successful RPO play for Liberty

32:22 Practicing the RPO

33:55 Major concerns for the game of football

36:05 Advice for the young coach

37:00 Balancing life outside of football

39:30 Winning Edge

40:00 Connect with coach:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @coachpart

In this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski talks with Liberty High School (Brentwood, Calif.) athletic director and head coach, Ryan Partridge, who led Liberty to win the California 1A state championship. Coach Partridge is a first-time guest and an avid listener of the podcast. Coach Partridge shares his motivation to coach, what makes his program at Liberty special and how he balances it all with his family life.

01:12 Coach Partridge motivation to coach

01:55 Impacts on Coach Partridge’s coaching philosophy

03:44 Keith and Coach Partridge’s mutual connections and resources

05:00 Advice received as a coach

06:25 Importance of being yourself

08:00 Marketing impact on the program

09:45 Book coach learned from: “Above the Line” by, Urban Meyer

11:05 Building culture: battalion leaders

14:45 Leadership courses and challenges

16:05 Keys for consistency of success

17:35 Building Liberty’s offense

19:10 Simplifying to one formation

20:40 Show it, hear it and do it

21:20 Learn to Win

22:00 Learning competition

22:50 Advantage of using a drone for practice

25:35 Clasp, stick, scrap, j-angle, hit by and engage

30:05 Successful RPO play for Liberty

32:22 Practicing the RPO

33:55 Major concerns for the game of football

36:05 Advice for the young coach

37:00 Balancing life outside of football

39:30 Winning Edge

40:00 Connect with coach:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @coachpart

USA Football has officially launches the Advanced Tackling System (ATS) developed in conjunction with Tackling Specialist Richie Gray. The Advanced Tackling System is a system that can be layered upon the USA Football Shoulder Tackling System or any tackle system coaches choose to use. The ATS introduces Gray's “5 Fights” progression to help break down the aspects of the tackle with key performance indicators (KPIs).

In today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by USA Football Master Trainers Terry Summerfield and Rob Currin. Summerfield and Currin describe their initial thoughts of the system as well as the results they experienced after implementing the system in their respective programs. The coaches give detail and insight of why this system is so helpful, and how the system’s “fight” philosophy can be applied across the board for players and coaches.

:00 The Advanced Tackling System

03:28 The coaches’ initial start with the ATS

08:35 Get the tackle systems at Footballdevelopment.com

09:25 The 5 Fights

13:40 Practicing the tackle without tackling

18:50 The ATS building a culture

21:55 Key performance indicators (KPIs)

23:00 Importance of the KPIs

28:10 5 fights philosophy across all positions

29:40 Biggest takeaway for Coach Currin

31:50 Value of the ATS

34:50 Richie Gray’s unique input

36:08 Opportunity at National Conference

36:55 The coaches’ thoughts on National Conference

39:10 Connect with the coaches:

Terry Summerfield

Email: [email protected]

Rob Currin

Twitter: @rob_currin

USA Football has officially launches the Advanced Tackling System (ATS) developed in conjunction with Tackling Specialist Richie Gray. The Advanced Tackling System is a system that can be layered upon the USA Football Shoulder Tackling System or any tackle system coaches choose to use. The ATS introduces Gray's “5 Fights” progression to help break down the aspects of the tackle with key performance indicators (KPIs).

In today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by USA Football Master Trainers Terry Summerfield and Rob Currin. Summerfield and Currin describe their initial thoughts of the system as well as the results they experienced after implementing the system in their respective programs. The coaches give detail and insight of why this system is so helpful, and how the system’s “fight” philosophy can be applied across the board for players and coaches.

:00 The Advanced Tackling System

03:28 The coaches’ initial start with the ATS

08:35 Get the tackle systems at Footballdevelopment.com

09:25 The 5 Fights

13:40 Practicing the tackle without tackling

18:50 The ATS building a culture

21:55 Key performance indicators (KPIs)

23:00 Importance of the KPIs

28:10 5 fights philosophy across all positions

29:40 Biggest takeaway for Coach Currin

31:50 Value of the ATS

34:50 Richie Gray’s unique input

36:08 Opportunity at National Conference

36:55 The coaches’ thoughts on National Conference

39:10 Connect with the coaches:

Terry Summerfield

Email: [email protected]

Rob Currin

Twitter: @rob_currin

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:

Lessons from 2018 – Dave Walker

Conversations with National Conference Speakers- Ken Leonard & Steve Thomas

Coach Grabowski’s Notebook – Off season Standards

Home Team – Sean Lewis

Program turn around – Dan Mackay