Keith Grabowski starts the 2018 Coach and Coordinator podcast “College Leaders” series with guest Craig Yeast. As the offensive coordinator at Franklin College (Ind.), the Grizzlies have finished the past two seasons ranked top five nationally among Division III schools across multiple offensive categories, guided by his version of the Air Raid offense. Grabowski and Yeast discuss the Grizzlies’ success and where his offensive mentality comes from, as well as some of Yeast’s favorite offensive play calls from 2018, including his Counter RPO. Yeast offers advice for those looking to install the Air Raid as well as his recommendations on where to begin.

:00 National Conference

01:35 Craig Yeast bio

02:40 Former coaches’ impact on Yeast’s philosophy

04:30 Selling the fun to the players

05:05 Easy to learn

05:45 There’s always opportunity

06:00 Topping the offensive charts

07:45 Keys to efficient completion rating

08:35 Consistency

08:55 Ball control and overall understanding

10:35 Man or zone beater

13:30 The process of installing a new system (Air Raid)

13:52 Must have or develop a QB

14:05 Focus on throw and catch

14:22 Must commit to the Air Raid

14:35 Must have well-coached linemen

15:30 Teach everybody the scheme

15:50 Defense must be prepared

16:16 Franklin’s physicality

16:40 Must be a team commitment

17:30 Installing Air Raid at a high school program for the first time

20:37 Find and focus on 10 plays

21:41 Focus on the little things

22:27 Importance of practice

23:27 Practice is everything

24:18 Coaching staff clinic

25:00 Everybody is on the same page from the top down

27:30 The regularity gives the advantage

28:14 Counter trey

31:44 Facing multiple fronts

32:37 If they adjusted, we adjusted

34:40 Philosophy and style for the bubble

35:23 Move motion

35:55 Leap motion

36:34 Zip motion

Keith Grabowski starts the 2018 Coach and Coordinator podcast “College Leaders” series with guest Craig Yeast. As the offensive coordinator at Franklin College (Ind.), the Grizzlies have finished the past two seasons ranked top five nationally among Division III schools across multiple offensive categories, guided by his version of the Air Raid offense. Grabowski and Yeast discuss the Grizzlies’ success and where his offensive mentality comes from, as well as some of Yeast’s favorite offensive play calls from 2018, including his Counter RPO. Yeast offers advice for those looking to install the Air Raid as well as his recommendations on where to begin.

:00 National Conference

01:35 Craig Yeast bio

02:40 Former coaches’ impact on Yeast’s philosophy

04:30 Selling the fun to the players

05:05 Easy to learn

05:45 There’s always opportunity

06:00 Topping the offensive charts

07:45 Keys to efficient completion rating

08:35 Consistency

08:55 Ball control and overall understanding

10:35 Man or zone beater

13:30 The process of installing a new system (Air Raid)

13:52 Must have or develop a QB

14:05 Focus on throw and catch

14:22 Must commit to the Air Raid

14:35 Must have well-coached linemen

15:30 Teach everybody the scheme

15:50 Defense must be prepared

16:16 Franklin’s physicality

16:40 Must be a team commitment

17:30 Installing Air Raid at a high school program for the first time

20:37 Find and focus on 10 plays

21:41 Focus on the little things

22:27 Importance of practice

23:27 Practice is everything

24:18 Coaching staff clinic

25:00 Everybody is on the same page from the top down

27:30 The regularity gives the advantage

28:14 Counter trey

31:44 Facing multiple fronts

32:37 If they adjusted, we adjusted

34:40 Philosophy and style for the bubble

35:23 Move motion

35:55 Leap motion

36:34 Zip motion

Coaches Notebook Show Notes:

This week in Keith Grabowski’s notebook, coach offers an idea used in his coaching career to motivate and hold players accountable in the offseason. Offseason awards are something to recognize and challenge players to compete during the off season. Coach Grabowski lays out his blueprint, reasoning of this method and the success that it brought his program.

00:39 Topics in Keith’s notebook

01:00 National Conference

01:40 Why and what was the idea behind it?

03:42 Weight clubs

04:40 The setup

06:00 Most improved lifter

06:32 Top overall lifter

06:50 Top pound-for-pound lifter

07:15 Top position group lifter

07:55 Top individual lift

08:12 Perfect attendance

08:40 Beast of the week

10:38 Academics

11:09 Highest GPA

11:38 Academic athlete

11:52 No D's or F's

12:32 Greatest improvement

12:40 Highest position group GPA

13:28 Highest position group point total

13:55 Rob Pomazak “Installing fun”

14:15 Winners’ rewards

15:12 Perfect attendance weekly raffle

16:37 Extrinsic to intrinsic motivation

17:12 Keith’s document

17:30 Interact with Coach Grabowski

@coachkgrabowski

@FBDevcoach

18:00 Football development

Coaches Notebook Show Notes:

This week in Keith Grabowski’s notebook, coach offers an idea used in his coaching career to motivate and hold players accountable in the offseason. Offseason awards are something to recognize and challenge players to compete during the off season. Coach Grabowski lays out his blueprint, reasoning of this method and the success that it brought his program.

00:39 Topics in Keith’s notebook

01:00 National Conference

01:40 Why and what was the idea behind it?

03:42 Weight clubs

04:40 The setup

06:00 Most improved lifter

06:32 Top overall lifter

06:50 Top pound-for-pound lifter

07:15 Top position group lifter

07:55 Top individual lift

08:12 Perfect attendance

08:40 Beast of the week

10:38 Academics

11:09 Highest GPA

11:38 Academic athlete

11:52 No D's or F's

12:32 Greatest improvement

12:40 Highest position group GPA

13:28 Highest position group point total

13:55 Rob Pomazak “Installing fun”

14:15 Winners’ rewards

15:12 Perfect attendance weekly raffle

16:37 Extrinsic to intrinsic motivation

17:12 Keith’s document

17:30 Interact with Coach Grabowski

@coachkgrabowski

@FBDevcoach

18:00 Football development

E+R=O Skill. Show notes to follow. Happy Thanksgiving!

E+R=O Skill. Show notes to follow. Happy Thanksgiving!

Smart Coaching Show Notes:

This week in the Smart Coaching series, Keith Grabowski, Dr. Kuklick and Dr. Gearity discuss coaches’ professional development. They discuss the clinics how coaches approach them and different ways to gather useful intel. They also look at what resources are available outside of clinics to coaches and what innovation can be used to help them develop.

:00 National Conference

02:45 Professional development through clinics

04:15 Dr. Kuklick’s workshop experience

04:52 Look at areas of weakness

05:45 Be aware of how the problem is framed

06:15 How to identify softs skills outside of technical and tactical skills

06:50 Keith’s self-evaluation forms

09:05 Program evaluation

10:12 Ask the players

11:00 Be an active participant in development

11:35 Consider a coach educator/developer on staff

12:25 Go to upper level leaders for resources

13:35 Soft resources

14:15 Mentorship and collaboration

15:20 Different approaches to clinics

16:58 Identify some trends

17:45 Keith’s clinic information retainment and organization

19:12 Identify networking opportunities

19:50 Keith’s staff development experience

20:40 Learning community approach

23:40 Find other ways of thinking

24:45 Get outside of the box in the culture

26:00 Reflect

26:12 Organize and plan

26:30 Think outside the box

26:55 Contact the doctors

27:35 Dr. Gearity’s coach interaction

28:35 Be able to be uncomfortable and learn

Smart Coaching Show Notes:

This week in the Smart Coaching series, Keith Grabowski, Dr. Kuklick and Dr. Gearity discuss coaches’ professional development. They discuss the clinics how coaches approach them and different ways to gather useful intel. They also look at what resources are available outside of clinics to coaches and what innovation can be used to help them develop.

:00 National Conference

02:45 Professional development through clinics

04:15 Dr. Kuklick’s workshop experience

04:52 Look at areas of weakness

05:45 Be aware of how the problem is framed

06:15 How to identify softs skills outside of technical and tactical skills

06:50 Keith’s self-evaluation forms

09:05 Program evaluation

10:12 Ask the players

11:00 Be an active participant in development

11:35 Consider a coach educator/developer on staff

12:25 Go to upper level leaders for resources

13:35 Soft resources

14:15 Mentorship and collaboration

15:20 Different approaches to clinics

16:58 Identify some trends

17:45 Keith’s clinic information retainment and organization

19:12 Identify networking opportunities

19:50 Keith’s staff development experience

20:40 Learning community approach

23:40 Find other ways of thinking

24:45 Get outside of the box in the culture

26:00 Reflect

26:12 Organize and plan

26:30 Think outside the box

26:55 Contact the doctors

27:35 Dr. Gearity’s coach interaction

28:35 Be able to be uncomfortable and learn

Show Notes:

Past season analysis must go beyond the typical statistics to be effective. In this podcast, Coach Grabowski talks about using multiple data points and details on every play. Analyzing specific factors on a passing concept can help replicate or improve the success of a passing concept in the next season, as well as anticipate what the defense may do to adjust it. Looking at the completion rate or yards per attempt may not tell the whole story. A few adjustments may make that concept more effective. The point is, quality control work must be done to get the whole picture and this podcast shares those details.

00:35 Follow our new twitter for high school coaches @FBDevCoach

02:17 Advantage of charting key data

03:25 Know the opponent to help identify adjustments

06:05 Understanding how protection affects a concept

07:33 Determining the success of the concept as it is affected by route spacing

08:43 Understanding how route depth and receiver break technique affects the concept

10:55 Utilizing quarterback timing in creating a successful progression

12:40 Grading quarterback accuracy

12:54 Accuracy reflects correct mechanics

14:00 Routes thrown in each concept and what it shows about ball distribution

15:00 Hudl and excel to chart analysis

16:35 Calibrate throws

17:35 Blogs.usafootball.com

Football Development.com

Follow Coach Grabowski on Twitter @CoachKGrabowski

Follow our new Twitter for high school coaches @FBDevCoach

17:50 National Conference Information

Show Notes:

Past season analysis must go beyond the typical statistics to be effective. In this podcast, Coach Grabowski talks about using multiple data points and details on every play. Analyzing specific factors on a passing concept can help replicate or improve the success of a passing concept in the next season, as well as anticipate what the defense may do to adjust it. Looking at the completion rate or yards per attempt may not tell the whole story. A few adjustments may make that concept more effective. The point is, quality control work must be done to get the whole picture and this podcast shares those details.

00:35 Follow our new twitter for high school coaches @FBDevCoach

02:17 Advantage of charting key data

03:25 Know the opponent to help identify adjustments

06:05 Understanding how protection affects a concept

07:33 Determining the success of the concept as it is affected by route spacing

08:43 Understanding how route depth and receiver break technique affects the concept

10:55 Utilizing quarterback timing in creating a successful progression

12:40 Grading quarterback accuracy

12:54 Accuracy reflects correct mechanics

14:00 Routes thrown in each concept and what it shows about ball distribution

15:00 Hudl and excel to chart analysis

16:35 Calibrate throws

17:35 Blogs.usafootball.com

Football Development.com

Follow Coach Grabowski on Twitter @CoachKGrabowski

Follow our new Twitter for high school coaches @FBDevCoach

17:50 National Conference Information