Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Make the Most of the Reps You Have Available - Caleb Collins, Outside Linebackers Coach, Baylor


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As coaches, we always seem to be in a hurry to get to where we want to be, to get to that position we set as a career goal. In that haste, we may forget that we have plenty of opportunities to improve ourselves and build our skills in the place we are at. That’s exactly what Caleb Collins did in progressing through the ranks from being a high school teacher, to an analyst, to an on-field position coach in the FBS. He found ways to use the positions he was in to get the reps he needed to improve his skills as a coach.

In this episode, Coach Collins shares examples from his journey, as well as the methods and progressions he uses to coach the outside linebackers at Baylor. While he gets focused on the specifics of outside linebacker play as we go, you can learn from the way he thinks about it and the methods he uses to prepare his position for success on the field.


Show Notes:

  • How teaching in the high school classroom helped him to an on-field FBS job
  • Getting reps at coaching your own room
  • Traits desired in an outside linebacker
  • Setting the tone with the Jack Linebacker in the install
  • Setting the edge and rushing the passer
  • Teaching alignment and recognition
  • Using technology to speed up the process and get more reps
  • Stance and start progression
  • Pass rush progression
  • Keys instead of ball key
  • Understanding the set
  • Hand combat
  • Upper body violence instead of hip flip
  • Coaching cues for pass rush
  • Skill toolbox

  • Follow Caleb Collins on Twitter @BU_CoachCollins.


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