This episode is taken from the Virtual Football Summit which was held at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. Former Director of Performance for the Houston Texans Erik Korem shared the details of how he helps prepare a team and get them in game shape for week 1.

Today, Coach Korem shares how to calculate the ramp up to week one, sharing examples and ideas on how to practice in a way that will simulate the stresses of the game and prevent you from saying during your week 1 game, "We are out of shape."

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Avoid the First Game Conundrum  - Erik Korem, Former Director of Sports Performance, Houston Texans

Steve Hauser is completed three seasons as a quality control assistant for special teams for Iowa State before making a change for his young family.  However he remains close to the game and his passion for the game continues in what he provides through his social media accounts @TeachTapes.

Coach Hauser directed Mike Gundy’s special teams units at Oklahoma State from 2016-17 as a graduate assistant. Under his direction, the Cowboys thrived on special teams , ranking ninth nationally in blocked punts (2) in 2017.  In 2016, OSU had six blocked kicks to rank fourth nationally and its punt return defense ended the season second-best in the nation (0.94). Coach Hauser was a part of a pair of 10-3 seasons with the Cowboys. They were ranked in the top-15 in the final AP polls and won two bowl games in his two years. 


Coaching Experience :
2018- Iowa State - Quality Control 
2016-17 – Oklahoma State – Graduate Assistant 
2014-15 – Cleveland Browns – Scouting Assistant 
2013 – Oklahoma State – Quality Control 
2012 – Yale - Intern 
2011 - Mount Ida (MA) – Tight Ends, Fullbacks

Shownotes:
-Early opportunity
-Working with Mike Gundy - Know the why
-Working with position coaches
-fiting skills of coaches
-Coaching the why
-Kids learn off of clips
-Effective ways to put together a teach tape
-The clips are what matter
-Do mare than just assign a play list
-Dose it in in small bites
-Teachable moments

Follow Coach:
@TeachTapes

Special Teams, Coaching The Why, And Teach Tapes - Steve Hauser, Former FBS Coach

As a player, then coach and serving in various roles on the staff Mike Willis has helped the Princeton football team win its last four Ivy League titles. After being an offensive lineman on a record-setting offense that won the Ivy League championship in 2013, he yearned to get back into the game. 

In 2016, he had that opportunity and returned to his alma mater as one of the youngest position coaches in Division I football, again helping the Tigers win the title.

An experienced Willis — who now holds the title of assistant head coach — helped lead Princeton to one of its most historic seasons in program history in 2018. The Tigers produced the program's first perfect season since 1964, and they reached the #8 spot in the national rankings.  Ini 2021 Princeton went 9-1 and earn an Ivy League title, its third in five seasons, with an offense ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (33.4), second in passing offense (265.5), second in passing efficiency (147.0) and third in total offense (392.4).   He joins the podcast to talk about his mentors and teachers, the Princeton Offense, and his approach to installing the offense and calling a game.

Shownotes:
-Princeton experience as player and coach
-His “quarter life crisis” 
-Mentors and teachers
-Creativity and the architects of the Princeton Offense
- Being critical about putting best 11 on the field 
-3 Quarterback system
-“Hockey subbing” the line in a drive
-Back-up QB who was player of the year
-Buy-in through  Losing the verticality of the depth chart
-Be the MVP of a role/carve out a niche
-Medium paced install plan
-Players-Formations-Plays
-Slowing things down
-Choosing formations
-Situational mastery
-4th down decision making
-CAI Game Book
-Staff meeting for anaytics/decision making 

Related:
Brian Flinn -Wide Splits, Time Management, & Film Study: Brian Flinn, Wide Receivers Coach at Princeton Univ
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/wide-splits-new-concepts-and-film-study-brian-flinn-wide-receivers-coach-at-princeton-university
Let Them Score? Rob Ash, Championship Analytics
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/let-them-score-coaching-analytics-and-in-game-strategy-rob-ash-championship-analytics-inc

Creativity In Coordinating An Offense - Mike Willis, Offensive Coordinator, Princeton

Darby House is the Head Coach at Poteet HS in Texas and in 2021 he led his team a 10-1 Aggies squad and their first playoff victory since 1958!

Coach House took over an 0-10 Poteet team in 2018 and through hard work in the weight room and by building a great coaching staff, Poteet has turned things around.

Coach House was recently honored by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as a 40 under 40, recognizing the best young football coaches in Texas.

He joined Keith while at the THSCA Coaching School in San Antonio.  He talks about building a culture through the weight room, making things easier on the players learning, his Scoop and Pull Stretch Scheme and more in this episode.

Shownotes:
-Building the culture through the weight room
-The little things are learned in the weight room
-Weight room builds discipline in your program
-“Pulling the trigger” on making big change 
-Advice on dealing with the noise of tough decisions
-A simple 11 personnel formation system
-Hard on coaches but easy on kids
-Huddling as a signal or wristband team
-Keeping terminology simple
-Stretch - Scoop and Pull
-Read of the RB
-Side car or Pistol based on the type of QB
-Camp install
-Installing situational offense
-Understanding “why” in game-panning
-Picking on the guy with the most interceptions
-What coaches are watching on game day
-Weight room in season
-Winning edge - a great group of coaches

Making it About the Kids - Darby House, Head Coach, Poteet HS (TX)

Kendrick Crumedy returned to his alma mater as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for the Jasper Bulldogs.

Prior to returning to Jasper offensive coordinator (since 2016), strength and conditioning coordinator and head track coach for Manvel High School. His other accomplishments include:

123-19 record as a varsity coach
68-11 record as the offensive coordinator
His record as a coach at Manvel includes 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 trips to the 6A/5A State Quarterfinals and a 2017 appearance in the state championship game.
As head track coach he has won 2 state championships.
As recruiting coordinator, he has helped over 50 athletes get D1 scholarships.

He joins Keith at the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School in San Antonio to discuss what it means to be a "Jasper kid," how he uses his ability to inspire others, and the Tony Franklin System and how he's applied it to his situations.

Shownotes:
-Growing up in Jasper, Texas
-The weight room
-No excuses
-Inspiring players
-Find pleasure in the work
-Transitioning work into camp
-Football is hard
-Fear no man
-Giving bulletin board material
-Teaching = relatability and ownership
-Giving a QB as much as he can handle
-QB calling 7 on 7
-Process for what to install
-Building around your personnel
-The "want to" as a coach
-Flexibility within a system
-Kid first, athlete second

Related Content:

Texas 40 under 40 Coach Darby House:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/making-it-about-the-kids-darby-house-head-coach-poteet-hs-tx?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Developing as an OC - Tony Franklin
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-tony-franklin-developing-as-an-offensive-coordinator?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Clifton Style 
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/quickcast-clifton-style-lucke-fickell-head-coach-university-of-cincinnati?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Takeaways from OC Magic:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/oc-magic-notes-and-takeaways-day-1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/takeaways-from-oc-magic-part2-jason-mohns-herb-hand-kirk-martin-and-tony-franklin?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Teaching Details, Perfect Practice RPO and more - Tony Franklin
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/teaching-the-details-perfect-practice-rpo-and-more-tony-franklin-oc-middle-tennessee?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

A Gift Of Inspiration - Kendrick Crumedy, Head Coach, Jasper HS (TX)

Today's episode is with Head Coach at Lubbock Christina Chris Softley. Softley is a graduate of Abilene Christian University and Nebraska Wesleyan, where he played college football, has coached for eight years, including the last three at Sunnyvale HS, where he was the basketball coach and an assistant football and track coach at the 3A school. He was named a 40 under 40 coach by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.

He continues to wear several hats at Lubbock Christian as the AD/Head Coach, as well as calling both offense and defense on game day.  

He sat down with Keith at the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School in San Antonio to discuss how calling both sides of the ball works for his program, making it family friendly, and methods for teaching.

Shownotes:
-Calling both sides
-Truly keeping it simple
-Not caring who gets credit
-The height of complementary football
-Being aware of their “fatigue meters”
-Family friendly weekends
-Saturdays 8-noon then family lunch
-Using technology to make family time
-Trust people to do their jobs as professionals
 -Coaches retreat
-Camp install plan
-special teams is a one rep max-out
-teaching to learning styles
-Having method to meetings
-Bell ringers for football 
-Check for understanding
-Chris Beard
 -Plan for walk thru
-Water breaks at a white board
-No 2-a-days
-Handling load and next man up
-Walk thru Wednesday
-The winning edge - unity

Related:
Avoid the First Game Conundrum - Erik Korem, Former Director of Sports Performance, Houston Texans
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/avoid-the-first-game-conundrum-erik-korem-former-director-of-sports-performance-houston-banners

Adjustments Period
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/rob-everett-bridgewater-va

No Sweat and Fast Practice Formats:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/no-sweat-and-fast-friday-practice-formats

Calling Both Sides Of The Ball - Chris Softley, Head Coach,  Lubbock Christian

Alan Haire
On today’s episode Keith sat down with Alan Haire, Head Coach Killeen Chaparral, in SanAntonio at the THSCA Coaching School to about the Slot-T and how he coaches the unique offense, as well as the approach he’s taken in starting a program at a new high school.

Shownotes:
Teaching them to make good decisions
Build person first
Start-up at brand new high school
Mental toughness as a priority
Everyone has a fresh start
Running the slot t
Using a 4 point stance
Advantages of Slot T
What makes Slot T difficult to prepare for
Keying guards or backs
Determining trap, power game, or G
Elements of the offense
Commonalities of the offense
Personal for the offense
QB must be a leader
The four point stance
Install plan
Getting good and adding as the kids can handle it
Keeping it simple and maximizing reps
Slot T theory of game planning
Prepping the defense
The “Fun Team”
Handling growing pains
Studying in the off season
Winning edge

CoachTube:
Slot T Practice Planning
https://bit.ly/3Qi8Rea
Texas Slot T  Game Planning
https://bit.ly/3zs4mXt
Texas Slot T Tempo Offense
https://bit.ly/3d1LhUk

Twitter:
@CoachAHaire

Related - Rice OL Coach Sanders Davis:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/all-in-on-offense-short-yardagegoal-line-heavy-sets-sanders-davis-rice

Starting a Program and the Slot-T - Alan Haire, Head Coach,  Killeen Chaparral

Today's guest on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast is James Clancy, Head Coach at Klein Cain High School near Houston, Texas. Coach Clancy was honored as a 40 under 40 coach in Texas and he started the program at Klein Cane five years ago. Now his team is experiencing success and they have found their advantage in living an uptempo lifestyle in all they do.

-Starting a new program
-The process 
-One chance to get it right at the start
-Get the right people around you
-Your expectations are your own
-Homecoming have people to come home now
-Strategic focus 
-Being uptempo in everything
-When talent catches up to expectations
-The class that taught us how to win
-Embracing an uptempo lifestyle
-Teaching junior high and freshmen the game
-Spot the ball drill
-Pace for each position
-Aligning O & D in an uptempo philosophy
-Actual game pace vs. practice pace
-Not changing personnel
-Teaching skill sets/staff structure
-Keeping your uptempo team fresh/load management
-Communicating expectations
-Value on team reps
-Recommendations fir first time uptempo teams 
-Advice on coaching uptempo
-Go watch someone practice
-Winning Edge - Toughness


Related episodes:
Keith Barefield - Tempo is a Lifestyle
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/tempo-is-a-lifestyle-keith-barefield-analyst-at-the-university-of-louisiana-at-lafayette

Glen Elarbee - Coaching the Uptempo Offensive Line
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/the-details-of-coaching-the-ol-in-tempo-offense-glen-elarbee-ol-coach-tennessee-63022-504-pm

Tony Franklin - Developing as an Offensive Coordinator
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-tony-franklin-developing-as-an-offensive-coordinator

Starting A Program With An Uptempo Lifestyle - James Clancy, Head Coach, Klein Cain HS(TX)

Jerry Prieto is the head coach of the Crosby Cougars. He was named the 2021 Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston. 

He brings a unique style of play built on aggressiveness.  For Crosby it is a grade 7-12 program where toughness is instilled in the weight room 5 days a week in the off season, and 4 days a week in season including a game day lift at all levels.

Shownotes:
-Start with older kids for a week. Older kids off
-Building anticipation
-Working with jr. high kids provides advantages
-Younger guy install
-Approach to both GROUPS THE SAME
-Value of the weight room
-6th grade pre athletics
-5 day a week lifting
-400 m finisher
-Times written on shirt
-Daily focus
-4 days in weight room in season
-The game day lift
-Selling the game day lift
-Fueling up for game day starts early in the week
-Transition to 11 personnel
-Coaching the tight ends
-Advantages of using the tight end
-Hybrid players
-3 safety defense
-Aggressive style fits program
-Philosophy for going for it on fourth down
-Selling out of the box strategy to the team
-How you run your off season dictates what happens in season with uncomfortable situations
-Preparing for tough situations in practice
-Making adjustments to get better during the season
-The Winning Edge - family atmosphere

Building An Aggressive Style On The Field  - Jerry Prieto, Head Coach, Crosby HS (TX)

Carlos Lynn was the defensive coordinator for Cedar Hill in 2006 when the team won their first state title. Now, as head coach, the team has a chance to win again. Coach Lynn Lynn spent nine years at Cedar Hill before leaving to become the head coach at Seguin. He’s spent the past eight years leading Seguin, a role he didn’t expect to leave until he was offered the opportunity to come back to, “the place where I think I established most of my coaching roots.”

He joins us in San Antonio at the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School to talk about his program and now he manages al aspects as the head coach

Shownotes:
-Never follow a legend/following Joey McGuire
-The opportunity to continue to grow
-Discipline and structure
-Be champions in all areas of life
-The vital things
-A full-service program
-Finding the right coaches
-Coaching the coaches
-Longhorn speed
-Solving problems
-Using the benefits of technology
-What great coaching looks like
-Closing the gap
-Game day - be a master of situational football
-Managing the emotions of the team
-Time management “junior high quarter”
-Winning edge - six phases of development
Shownotes:
-Never follow a legend/following Joey McGuire
-The opportunity to continue to grow
-Discipline and structure
-Be champions in all areas of life
-The vital things
-A full-service program
-Finding the right coaches
-Coaching the coaches
-Longhorn speed
-Solving problems
-Using the benefits of technology
-What great coaching looks like
-Closing the gap
-Game day - be a master of situational football
-Managing the emotions of the team
-Time management “junior high quarter”
-Winning edge - six phases of development

A Full Service Program - Carlos Lynn, Head Coach, Cedar Hill HS (TX)

Keith Grabowski interviews the most knowledgeable head coaches, coordinators, and position coaches from professional, college, and high school football. Keith and his guests discuss the philosophy, concepts, schemes, and strategies that they have learned throughout their careers. Each show includes a specific idea that can be applied to help coaches at every level find the winning edge.

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