On today's episode. Keith is joined by the three state champion head coaches from Alaska, Mathias Weinberger from Redington HS, Luke Balash from Lathrop HS, and Jeff Trotter from East Anchorage HS.

The share the challenges of coaching in Alaska, what went into winning a state championship, and their approach moving forward.

Shownotes:
-Mathias - coming to Alaska
-Luke & Jeff growing up in Alaska
-Exposure and recruiting for Alaska
-Systems utilized
-Developing the system to fit players
-Getting speed on defense
-Take away what they do best
-Basing from a 3-4
-Lessons learned from 2021 and how it’s changed the coach
-Covid forcing to learn how to adjust better
-Changing practice style
-Keeping the kids up
-Tightest team because they leaned on each other
-Season end - starting connected
-Social/emotional development
-Did it to keep kids healthy
-The need to keep it simple
-Season rewarded simplicity
-Consistency in staff as a component of success
-Mantra - “Stay in the game”
-Commonalities and things that led to a state championship
-What makes a season special
-It’s ok to do it for yourself - enjoy the experience and the ride
-Handling 40% turnover
-Next steps to move forward after a championship
-Code & the Keys: EMAL - Every Man a Leader
-Winning Edge - Coach Win - Don’t force a system on your players; they have to buy in
-Coach Balash - Focus on the state of your heart
-Coach Trotter - keep learning

Rehgister to win the Coach and Coordinator 5 Year Anniversary Sweepstakes:
glazierclinics.com/win

For The Kids, Flexibility, Simplicity - 3 State Champs From Alaska Share What They Learned In 2021

On this podcast, host Keith Grabowski shares thoughts on how the game is becoming a thinking man's game and uses an interview from Bill Walsh to point out important philosophies and tactics that helped Coach Walsh bring his teams to the top.

Enter the Sweepstakes:
glazierclinics.com/win

Link to the Article in Harvard Business Review:
hbr.org/1993/01/to-build-a-wi…head-coach-bill-walsh

A Thinking Man's Game - Part 1

Tim Zetts enters his second season as John Carroll's offensive coordinator in 2016.

Assistant Coach - John Carroll (2015)

-In 2015, the Blue Streaks offense averaged 31.3 points per game.

-Zetts’ offense averaged 233 passing yards and 156.9 rushing yards per contest.

-Five players earned All-OAC honors under his tutelage.

Assistant Coach - Fordham University (2012-14)

-He tutored the Rams’ running backs in his three seasons at the Jesuit University in New York City.

-2014 Jerry Rice Award recipient Chase Edmonds, who received the honor given to the top rookie football player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

-Part of head coach Joe Moorhead’s staff that led the Rams to a Patriot League title in 2014.

Assistant Coach - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011)

-In 2011, Zetts was in charge of the running backs and assisted with the kickoff return, punt return and field goals units at IUP, helping the Crimson Hawks to a 7-3 mark.

-Prior to his stay at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Zetts was a member of the football staff at California University of Pennsylvania in 2010 and the University of Akron from 2008-09.

-A 2009 graduate of the University of Akron with a degree in business and organization communications, Zetts was a backup quarterback for the Zips when they won the Mid American Conference title in 2005, before leaving in 2007 to compete for the starting job at Saginaw Valley State. He returned to Akron in 2008 after an ACL tear to begin his coaching career.

http://www.jcusports.com/staff.aspx?staff=224

Twitter: tzetts@jcu.edu

http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/dec/25/zetts-gets-his-8216rudy8217-moment/

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Tim Zetts - Offensive Coordinator, John Carroll University (Currently Mississippi St)

4 year starter at St Johns University in NY where  heScored 40 Touchdowns in as a WR. He went on to become a Graduate Assistant at St Johns earning a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters in Education.

Coach Mac has  been a Head High School coach for the last 18 years with 15 at Ridgeview HS in Orange Park, FL 2 at Baker County HS in Macclenny , FL and this past season was his first at Orange Park HS in Orange Park, FL.

He has created the coaching website Playfastfootball.blogspot.com and his you tube channel Thomas MacPherson focused on helping coaches improve is approaching 1 million views.  He has been a speaker at Glazier Clinics and has published material for AFCA Weekly and XandO Labs.

Tom MacPherson - Most watched coach on YouTube

Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight, the CEO of Focus 3, discusses trust in today’s podcast.


2:24 Football and coaching are commodities

4:16 Why does trust matter?

6:37 Coaches need to build trust to push players

8:26 Operating out of compliance 

11:21 Titles don’t earn trust

15:05 Trust creates honest conversations

16:33 Trust comes from character, competence, and connection

21:04 Every behavior delivers an experience that increases or decreases trust

26:20 Years of experience does not matter

31:15 Identify your character

32:17 Attitudes, actions and words

36:03 When stakes are high, trust is more important

The Leadership Journey - Episode 5 Why Trust Matters

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Andy Sims, head coach at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas. Sims just completed his fourth season at North, and he guided the Mustangs to a 6A state championship last fall, the first in school history. He’s also coached at several nearby high schools and served as an assistant at Central Missouri, where he also starred as a player. On today’s podcast, Sims and host Keith Grabowski talk about turning around struggling programs, Sims’ offensive philosophies and more.

Show notes
1:00	        Sims’ background turning around struggling programs
4:30	The motivation of turning around a program
6:00	What Sims commonly sees at programs with losing records
8:40	The first thing Sims does upon arriving at a job where the team has struggled
10:45	Selling yourself to a new team
15:00	The importance of delegating
17:30	The pillars of culture that Sims tries to install
20:45	How to mesh the hard work and fun
23:40	What’s unique about North’s offense
27:45	How North determines its offensive scheme
29:45	A play that North uses in its pass offense
34:45	How many passing concepts are in North’s playbook
36:15	How North practices its offensive scheme
41:15	Preparing for any scenario
44:25	The winning edge

Mastering the turnaround. Andy Sims state champion, Kansas Blue Valley HS

A Hosszabbítás magazinban hétfőn a Klubrádión az NFL volt a terítéken. Kezdetét vette az előszezon, van tehát miről beszélni! Vendégünk állandó szakértőnk, aki a hétköznapokon is az NFL-el kel és fekszik, Buday Zoltán volt.

Shaquem Griffin, az egykezű amerikaifocista sokaknak megnyithatja az utat az NFL-be

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski is joined by Muskego (Wi.) High School head coach Ken Krause. Coach Krause was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) & Green Bay Packers Coach of the Year as he led the Warriors to their first state title. He shares his coaching journey and what it took to bring a title to Muskego.
00:57 Coach Krause’s coaching journey
01:44 Lessons learned from coaches
03:27 Managing the player coach relationship
04:39 Evolution of communication with players
06:33 Muskego off-season program
11:11 Working with the multisport athlete
12:53 Program philosophy
16:35 Wing-T disguise
19:31 Taking care of youth sports
22:12 Maintaining balance as a head coach
24:45 What it took to win state?
27:20 Connect with coach:
Email: Kenneth.krause@muskegonorway.org
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State Champions - Ken Krause, Head Coach Muskego High School

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast’s “All In On Offense” segment is Matt Drinkall, current offensive assistant at Army West Point and former head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University. Drinkall was selected to be a participant in the 2018 American Football Coaches Association 35 under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This program is designed to identify and develop premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Drinkall goes all in today on how he has gone about defeating the tite front, including some of his go-to plays. 

Show Notes:

3:20 When Coach noticed the tite front becoming more prevalent 
6:15 Difference between NFL and college tite fronts
10:13 Keys to the tite front for defense
14:10 Starting point for attacking the tite front and base plays
26:43 Where the runs should hit
28:02 Coaching the players vs. the tite
31:55 Preparing your backside tackle
32:25 Dart read
37:08 Dart, jet and fly sweep responsibilities 
46:09 Play-action vs. tite
49:56 In-game coaching
1:01:52 How Coach determines if a new play is worth it
1:03:10 Connecting with Coach

Connect with Coach:
Twitter: @DrinkallCoach


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All In On Offense- Defeating the Tite Front with Matt Drinkall, Army Offensive Assistant

On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Illinois State Head Coach Brock Spack. Coach Spack took over in 2009 for the Redbirds and has amassed a record of 83-50 since then including 2 Missouri Valley Football Conference titles. Prior to taking over as Head Coach, Spack was the defensive coordinator at Purdue from 1997-2008. Spack joins the podcast today to talk about his switch from an even front to an odd front. 

Show Notes:

1:16 Qualities that drive Spacks program
2:55 When he decided he wanted to Coach
7:11 The Coach who had the most impact on Spack
11:13 Fundamentals that his defenses believe in
20:26 What caused him to switch his defense from and even front to an odd front
27:30 Advantage of going from odd to even based on the down
31:35 How coach feels in the 3-4 going against run heavy teams
34:42 Winning Edge

Illinois Clinic Link:

IHSFCA.coachesclinic.com

Making the Switch to the 3-4 Defense- Brock Spack, HFC Illinois St (FCS)

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.