On today's podcast, Tennessee Martin Offensive Line Coach Matt Jones joins Keith to discuss the different components that go into creating consistent performance from year-to-year. Coach Jones has had nine all-conference performers over the last two years and he attributes it to an environment of player-led learning that he has created. He explains his methods for coaching consistent performers.

Shownotes:

-Creating momentum fro the previous season

-Why your player need to take advantage of time off to improve football IQ
-Prescribing teach tapes

-Methods for building football IQ

-Using small segments of time

-Asking questions to get them thinking

-Learning from players t the higher level

-The Socratic method

-Player ownership of the calls

-Educated freedom

-Ownership in learning and solving problems

-Asking questions vs. telling them what to do

-Putting ego aside to get a job done

-Be goal oriented but understand the process to get it done

-Joe Thomas - best coaches don’t force a player to be a cookie cutter out-out

-Your player can teach you as much as you teach them

-Feel your technique

-The Climb Sled

-Eyes closed in pass rush drill

-The accountability of the coach to develop

-Learning from other position coaches to better understand the game

-Economy of language

-Football school for OL to learn the defense

-When you know that you are hitting the mark as a coach

Related:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/safe-blocking-and-linemanlunch-matt-jones-offensive-line-coach-texas-southern-university-1

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/home-team-podcast-matt-jones-off-run-game-coord-tetackles-coach-at-univ-of-tennessee-martin

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