Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Andy Ryland, senior manager in education and training at USA Football. While working at USA Football, he has helped develop the Heads Up Football and Master Trainer programs as well as worked in improving tackling techniques. Before coming to USA Football, Ryland spent time playing for the USA Men’s National Rugby team. He played linebacker in college at Penn State University.

Ryland and host Keith Grabowski discuss allowing your experienced players to coach themselves and other points to focus on in practice at this point in the season.

1:18 Practice at this point in the season

4:30 Rethinking drills

8:48 Helping the players solve their own problems

12:20 Letting your experienced guys go

15:50 Getting extra work in during special teams

18:33 Leg Saver Drills

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