Smart Coaching Effective Coach Show Notes:

This week in the smart coaching series, co-hosts Keith, Dr. Gearity and Dr. Kuklick follow up last week’s show about the athlete’s perception of effective coaching to the coaches directly. Common knowledge would tell coaches to focus on the technical and tactical things, but the job demands so much more. Keith asks for ways to help coaches develop in being more effective, and the doctors provide insight from the research. The doctors harp that coaches should study themselves while also getting insight from various sources to help them be more effective.

02:15 Keith’s observation of coaches

04:00 Keys to effective coaching

04:50 Looking at knowledge areas

07:55 Abusive coaching

08:30 Think about the athlete

10:00 Media representation of coaches

11:25 Integrating knowledge and character traits

12:12 Mentoring relationships

14:00 Keith’s different coaching example

16:00 Finding the coaching relationships

17:45 Understanding why?

19:30 Coach each other up

20:20 Being open-minded

21:30 How can coaches develop the staff?

25:15 Diversity in the organization

26:30 Different lenses in reflection

28:50 Film as a resource

30:30 Strategies to overcome barriers

33:40 Eclectic approach to coaching

35:45 Final thoughts

Deliberate Practice Momentum Show Notes:

On this weeks Deliberate Practice Keith Grabowski and Andy Ryland follow last week’s topic of juice with momentum. How can coaches have the momentum needed in practice to get quality reps in practice without the extra collision? Keith and Andy talk about some unique ways to get as those reps without the extra collisions. They provide resources from coaches as well as our football development site that can give new ideas to coaches that they can implement right now.

02:00 Andy’s thought of momentum

03:30 Losing the contact but keeping the quality

04:10 Keith’s work with shields

08:20 Coaches using bags

09:15 Adding the elastic bands

10:55 Making the drill real

11:48 Using the physioball

13:35 Getting that force with little to no collision

16:00 Extra point and field goal

17:15 Using distraction for focus

18:30 King of the ring drill

20:40 Resources

21:55 Twitter

22:00 Football Development

Deliberate Practice Momentum Show Notes:

On this weeks Deliberate Practice Keith Grabowski and Andy Ryland follow last week’s topic of juice with momentum. How can coaches have the momentum needed in practice to get quality reps in practice without the extra collision? Keith and Andy talk about some unique ways to get as those reps without the extra collisions. They provide resources from coaches as well as our football development site that can give new ideas to coaches that they can implement right now.

02:00 Andy’s thought of momentum

03:30 Losing the contact but keeping the quality

04:10 Keith’s work with shields

08:20 Coaches using bags

09:15 Adding the elastic bands

10:55 Making the drill real

11:48 Using the physioball

13:35 Getting that force with little to no collision

16:00 Extra point and field goal

17:15 Using distraction for focus

18:30 King of the ring drill

20:40 Resources

21:55 Twitter

22:00 Football Development

Coaches Notebook Show Notes:

This week in Coach Grabowski’s notebook, Keith lets us into his idea of effectively managing 3rd down, and highlighting downs and distances with different plays available to cater to those situations. He talks about the importance of working these situations into the practice week, and even resources his personal call sheet that he utilized on 3rd downs.

01:15 Game plan in sections

01:35 3rd-and-long or extra long

03:15 3rd-and-medium

03:50 Maintain timing

04:07 Stick route example

06:25 3rd-and-short

07:08 Have an idea of what the defense is doing

07:20 Breaking sections into playlist

09:27 Game plan in practice

10:00 3rd-and-extra long

10:55 Work in practice 2 & 3

11:26 3rd-and-long

12:10 Watch flow and continuum

12:50 3rd-and-medium

13:13 Looking for opportunities

13:50 3rd-and-short

14:45 Work in team period in practice 2 & 3

15:35 Keith’s mindset going into gameday

16:16 1st practice work base, quick game and play action.

16:43 2nd practice red zone, goal line and 3rd down.

17:20 Bring the chains out for situational practice

17:40 3rd practice simulate drives

18:30 Work a section of 1st

19:15 Work a section of 1st

19:30 Coaches to thank

20:25 Keith’s call sheet

20:40 National conference

Coaches Notebook Show Notes:

This week in Coach Grabowski’s notebook, Keith lets us into his idea of effectively managing 3rd down, and highlighting downs and distances with different plays available to cater to those situations. He talks about the importance of working these situations into the practice week, and even resources his personal call sheet that he utilized on 3rd downs.

01:15 Game plan in sections

01:35 3rd-and-long or extra long

03:15 3rd-and-medium

03:50 Maintain timing

04:07 Stick route example

06:25 3rd-and-short

07:08 Have an idea of what the defense is doing

07:20 Breaking sections into playlist

09:27 Game plan in practice

10:00 3rd-and-extra long

10:55 Work in practice 2 & 3

11:26 3rd-and-long

12:10 Watch flow and continuum

12:50 3rd-and-medium

13:13 Looking for opportunities

13:50 3rd-and-short

14:45 Work in team period in practice 2 & 3

15:35 Keith’s mindset going into gameday

16:16 1st practice work base, quick game and play action.

16:43 2nd practice red zone, goal line and 3rd down.

17:20 Bring the chains out for situational practice

17:40 3rd practice simulate drives

18:30 Work a section of 1st

19:15 Work a section of 1st

19:30 Coaches to thank

20:25 Keith’s call sheet

20:40 National conference

Show Notes

This week on the Game Plan series, co-hosts Keith Grabowski and Charlie Coiner get some in depth knowledge on coaching specialists. The coaches talk to specialist coach Taylor Mehlhaff, who himself has had great success in his career as an All-American kicker with the Wisonsin Badgers and then the Saints and Vikings. Coach Mehlhaff gives some specifics on how to coach up the specialists. He breaks down specifics to give those players quality reps in practice to be successful going into games.

Prior to the 2017 season, Mehlhaff was selected to attend the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy, an event aimed at assisting in the development of up-and-coming college coaches. He is one of the greatest kickers in Wisconsin Badgers history. Mehlhaff was twice a Lou Groza Award semifinalist. He earned first-team All-America honors and was named first-team All-Big Ten when he converted 21 of 25 field goals as a senior in 2007 before being selected in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.

00:50 Taylor Mehlhaff intro

02:50 Mehlhaff bio

05:55 Working with specialists

06:30 Workshop in Wisconsin

08:04 Maximize the specialists time

11:44 Putting the guys in position to have success

12:00 Getting all the feedback possible

13:25 Letting the player know his importance

15:30 Using specialist in O/D practice

18:00 Watching the reps

19:30 Game like reps

21:00 Importance of being fresh

23:00 Working in field goal

25:00 Virtual reality work?

25:45 Be good with your eyes

26:44 Timeout to ice the kicker

29:30 Place kicker drills

30:00 There’s no one right way to kick

31:00 Visualize the steps for muscle memory

32:10 Practice it the right way.

33:50 Steps are foundation

34:30 Control the steps

35:00 Working the 90-degree angle

37:00 The longer the approach the more room for error

37:33 Making good contact

39:55 Punting

40:30 Make it your job

41:10 Working on the flat drop

42:15 The catch

43:30 The swing

45:00 The more linear you are the more consistent you are

46:25 Monitor your specialists

47:20 Getting an organized plan

48:00 Focus on the small mechanics

49:15 First Down Playbook

Show Notes

This week on the Game Plan series, co-hosts Keith Grabowski and Charlie Coiner get some in depth knowledge on coaching specialists. The coaches talk to specialist coach Taylor Mehlhaff, who himself has had great success in his career as an All-American kicker with the Wisonsin Badgers and then the Saints and Vikings. Coach Mehlhaff gives some specifics on how to coach up the specialists. He breaks down specifics to give those players quality reps in practice to be successful going into games.

Prior to the 2017 season, Mehlhaff was selected to attend the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy, an event aimed at assisting in the development of up-and-coming college coaches. He is one of the greatest kickers in Wisconsin Badgers history. Mehlhaff was twice a Lou Groza Award semifinalist. He earned first-team All-America honors and was named first-team All-Big Ten when he converted 21 of 25 field goals as a senior in 2007 before being selected in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.

00:50 Taylor Mehlhaff intro

02:50 Mehlhaff bio

05:55 Working with specialists

06:30 Workshop in Wisconsin

08:04 Maximize the specialists time

11:44 Putting the guys in position to have success

12:00 Getting all the feedback possible

13:25 Letting the player know his importance

15:30 Using specialist in O/D practice

18:00 Watching the reps

19:30 Game like reps

21:00 Importance of being fresh

23:00 Working in field goal

25:00 Virtual reality work?

25:45 Be good with your eyes

26:44 Timeout to ice the kicker

29:30 Place kicker drills

30:00 There’s no one right way to kick

31:00 Visualize the steps for muscle memory

32:10 Practice it the right way.

33:50 Steps are foundation

34:30 Control the steps

35:00 Working the 90-degree angle

37:00 The longer the approach the more room for error

37:33 Making good contact

39:55 Punting

40:30 Make it your job

41:10 Working on the flat drop

42:15 The catch

43:30 The swing

45:00 The more linear you are the more consistent you are

46:25 Monitor your specialists

47:20 Getting an organized plan

48:00 Focus on the small mechanics

49:15 First Down Playbook

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:

The Game Plan - Steve Fairchild, Former NFL Coordinator & College Head Coach

Coach Grabowski's Notebook - Redzone

Deliberate Practice - Juice

Smart Coaching - Effective coaching to athletes

Leadership Journey - Elite Coaching

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:

The Game Plan - Steve Fairchild, Former NFL Coordinator & College Head Coach

Coach Grabowski's Notebook - Redzone

Deliberate Practice - Juice

Smart Coaching - Effective coaching to athletes

Leadership Journey - Elite Coaching

Leadership Journey Show Notes

On today’s episode of the leadership journey Keith and Brian talk to coaches about the gap between average and elite coaches. They go past the Xs and Os to find a deeper reasoning of why so many coaches even with success miss the mark of elite. They express how having behavioral skills are what push coaches to the elite level and give examples of those who have succeeded in those skills.

01:03 James Franklin great to elite

02:05 What separates average from elite

03:55 Behavior skills

04:55 Job skills are for your effectiveness behavioral skills are for your excellence

06:05 An average coach can have a job

07:55 Ability to create discipline

08:50 Wins and losses count

10:15 The NFL’s elite

12:10 Its not the quick fixes

12:40 Who has the behavioral skills

13:35 Coaches get too locked in and lose it

14:10 Zero in on the behavior skills

17:00 Thinking command and control is the answer

17:50 What do you obtain from control

19:15 Trying to force discipline

20:40 Urgency with patience and empathy with understanding

22:00 Under every tactical execution there are behavior skills involved

23:00 3 categories of behavioral skills

25:00 The kids behavior skills come from the coach’s behavioral skills

26:35 Learn by doing

27:00 National Conference