On todays' podcast we are joined by the defensive coordinator of the USFL Michigan Panthers, Dan Carrel. After making his way through the ranks as an inter, GA, and position coach, Dan broke into the professional ranks with the Panthers.

He joins us to discuss all aspects of teaching and leading a defense, and the details of coaching that make the schemes and diagrams come to life.

Shownotes:

-A start in coaching because of not being ready to be done with the game

-Staying because of the relationships

-Start at Ohio State as an intern with OL

-Learning how to be a coach from Ed Wariner

-Learning to coach defense from DJ Eliot and Mark Stoops

-Taking a long staff meeting and boiling it down to what the players need to know

-Learning “on edge” teaching from the OSU staff

-Difference between a presenter and a teacher

-The accountability of a coach

-“Backward design” in teaching - start with the end in mind

-Mindset - be ready when the time comes/out prepare the competition

-Being a leader

-Routine in putting together a game plan

-Honing in on when to call it

-Early in the week figure out what to call, later when to call it

-A linear path from meeting to practice to game day

-Pre meeting or material given before the meeting

-Drills work what you just learned

-Consistency in drill set-up but change how it’s used

-Keeping language consistent

-Trace, Gut, Crash

-Setting things up with player learning as a priority

-Advice to coming into a program as a coordinator

-Approach to evaluating practice and game

-Evaluating the defense - are we getting the right call vs. the right play?

-The one hit run tape

-Winning edge - the demands and expectations allowed by great relationships

Twitter:

@CoachKGrabowski

@DanCarrel

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