On today’s USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast, we continue the conversation talking about install in the “Your Call” series. Today, the topic turns to the defensive install. Defensive coaches across the nation responded on Twitter and shared their thoughts on the time it takes to install their defenses. The majority of respondents voted for having a six-or-more-day install defensively. The full poll can be found below. Here are the coaches featured on today’s podcast.

Cody Alexander – Secondary Coach, Midlothian High School (Texas) – Twitter: @The_Coach_A

Ian O’Malley – Defensive Coordinator, Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island) – Twitter: @IanGuru13

Jerry Gordon – Defensive Coordinator, Broad Run High School (Ashburn, Virginia) – Twitter: @JerryGordonFB

Mike Judy – Head Coach, Smyrna High School (Delaware) – Twitter: @coachmikejudy

Todd Drury – Defensive Coordinator, Missouri S & T University – Twitter: @ToddDrury

In today’s show, the coaches and host Keith Grabowski talk about their defensive installation plan and how they coordinate their practice schedules.

Show Notes

0:18 Intro about defensive install

3:33 Cody Alexander shares what offense he installs against

4:17 CA: Reasoning behind the four-day install

10:35 CA: Overcoming adversity in installation

13:58 CA: Preparing for specialty type offensive formations

17:20 Jerry Gordon talks about how he sets up his four-day install

18:23 JG: Setting up different fronts in the install

20:14 JG: Benefits to installing without pads

21:34 JG: Focusing on the mental part of football

24:30 Mike Judy discusses his six-day install of his defense

27:29 MJ: Keeping the install interesting to the defensive line

31:17 MJ: Improving players with their “hierarchy of skills”

34:42 Ian O’Malley gives his reason for having a longer install period

36:13 IO: Coordinating with staff to determine what’s next in the process

37:06 IO: Knowing when to move on and when to fine-tune an install

40:09 Todd Drury’s philosophy behind the nine-day install

44:36 TD: Working with the scout team to prepare for opposing teams

46:03 TD: Preparing every position group with flipped teaching

49:06 TD: Using technology to speed up the install process