We sat down with the creator of Hog FB Chat Anthony Shiffman to talk about how the chat came about, learning and developing as a coach, the networking, the pin-and-pull scheme, and developing relationships with your players. This episode was recorded at AFCA with special thanks to Catapult for giving us a space to sit down and talk with coaches.

Shownotes:

-Journey into coaching

-How Hog FB Chat Developed

-Learning through the Hog FB Chat

-Building relationships

-Creating a unit identity

-The Pin and Pull

-Play to personnel

-Why it’s become part of the wide zone team’s run game

-Techniques for Pin and Pull

-Professional development advice

-Don’t be intimidated by logos

-Build relationships to build your career

-Bob Wylie and Jim McNally

-How technology advances the game

-It’s always about the player

-Hog FB Chat in 2023

-Winning edge - relationships

Twitter:

@CoachShiffman

Related:

Chris Fischer Texas HS FB Chat on Coach and Coordinator:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/texas-high-school-football-chat-chris-fischer

Catapult Sports on Coach and Coordinator:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-optimal-performance-during-preseason-wdj-callender-yusef-shakir-and-ryan-horton

catapultsports.com

About Coach Shiffman:

Shiffman served as the OL coach at Elmhurst after spending three seasons at Lake Forest College. He coached the offensive line for the Foresters and also served as Run-Game Coordinator in 2021. Lake Forest posted an impressive 20-4 overall record in the three years Shiffman served as an assistant. The Foresters captured a Midwest Conference Championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship during the 2021 campaign. Lake Forest averaged 41.5 points per game while rushing for an average of 180 yards per game and scoring 32 total rushing touchdowns.

Shiffman also made coaching stops at Rossview High School in Tennessee (2015-17), and Roanoke Rapids High School in North Carolina (2014-15) and he began his coaching career at Springfield High School (2007-13). He served as the offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at all three stops while also serving as the Run Game Coordinator at Rossview.

Shiffman played collegiate football at Illinois College where he was a three-year letter-winner. He earned his master's degree from Greenville College.