Coach and Coordinator Podcast

On this episode Keith shares an idea for being more efficient with film grading as the season heads into the second half as well as keeping the focus on performance. The idea is from the late College Hall of Fame Coach John McKay's book "Football Coaching" where he shares ideas of RBI, Errors, and Hits borrowed from baseball. He also shares. segment from the COOL Clinic with legendary OL Coach Dan...

On this episode of the Mushroom Society with Bob Wylie, XFL Arlington Offensive Line Coach Jonathan Himebauch, fresh off coaching the Birmingham Stallions to a USFL Championship, joins us to discuss "5 as One." Building the OL room and culture throughout the season and as the pieces changes is a dynamic activity. Coach Wylie and Coach Himebauch share their experiences, examples, and stories of how...

TeachTapes 3 On this week’s TeachTapes we review Week 2 of the college season to learn from the plays and sprinkle in some thoughts on the NFL and HS football as well. We are joined throughout this in-season series by Steve Hauser, former FBS special teams assistant and creator of @TeachTapes on Twitter. Shownotes: -Next man up -Justin Reid kicking for KC -Joe Houston (NE Patriots) - 25 reps on vi...

On this week’s episode of Defense with DC, Keith and Dan Carrel, DC for the USFL Michigan Panthers discuss teachable moments and takeaways from the Texas-Alabama game as well as the weekly tips to defend the option. Shownotes: -Crack replace -Swarm drill -40’s quarters/zero -Add blitzes vs max pro (7-man pro) -Maintain coverage lanes -Add 6 man pressures and peel -Off the ball blitzers need to see...

On this week’s installment of OC Office Hour, John Tomlinson, Offensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers, discusses all the ingredients required for a quarterback-friendly offense, the development of the number two, impactful meetings, self-scouting, and when to break tendencies. “Is he making cookies? Or is he making mud pies? We give him the ingredients. We want to see what he comes...

Mike Westhoff’s career in the NFL spanned thirty-two seasons with Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and New Orleans Saints. He is considered to be the foremost expert on special teams in NFL. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said of Coach Westhoff, "We called Mike Westhoff the mad scientist. He changed the game." Coach Westhoff was an innovator who was constantly figuring...

Mike Westhoff’s career in the NFL spanned thirty-two seasons with Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and New Orleans Saints. He is considered to be the foremost expert on special teams in NFL. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said of Coach Westhoff, "We called Mike Westhoff the mad scientist. He changed the game." Coach Westhoff was an innovator who was constantly figuring...

Steve Hauser, former Iowa State and Oklahoma State Special Teams Assistant is back for another week of our in-season series "Teach Tapes" where we point out where technique is good or could be better and offer tips and drills to work on these techniques. Week 1 offered plenty of teachable moments with 26 punts blocked, 23 FG/PAT blocks/misses, and 20 muffed punts in FBS games. Only a handful happe...

USFL Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel is back for another week of talking defense and sharing ideas to make your defense better in-season. This week we pull ideas from OSU-Michigan and Delaware-Navy. Shownotes: -Intsalling a pass rush lanes system -7 possible lanes -How to practice and game plan lanes -OSU sims and disguise on 3rd down -Delaware vs. Navy option offense Learn more...

Today Keith is joined on our OC Office Hour by Eric Marty, Offensive Coordinator of the USFL Michigan Panthers. Shownotes: -The smooth operator QB -Attributes of a smooth operator at QB -Getting a talented #2 ready -Don’t know what you have until the lights come on -Value of playing multiple QB early -Building confidence in him as a play caller - Help him get the ball out -Factoring I what your OL...

Leadership Journey Next Man Up Show Notes: This week on the leadership journey series Keith and Brian talk about the idea of the next man up. They talk about the importance of how you get there. What kind of preparation do you need for that to be true for your team? They use E+R= O (Events+Respones+Outcome) on how coaches and players are to be scaled in their possibility to be the next man up. Exp...

Today we have a guest joining us and our topic, in general, is safety through superior performance. Mike Pollak was a 2nd Round NFL Draft pick out of Arizona State and played Guard and Center for 7 seasons in the NFL (Colts, Panthers & Bengals). After retiring from the NFL in 2015, Mike started his coaching career at Corona del Sol in Tempe, AZ as the Offensive Line coach and was promoted to Offen...

Teach Tapes - Week 1 - Mayhem Moments Coach Steve Hauser joins us for the Week 1 episode of the Teach Tapes series designed to give you tips, ideas, and adjustments focused on special teams and offense and defense. This week’s topic is “mayhem moments,” and how to create and limit them. We talk about games from the past week as examples of how to develop and limit game-changing plays. Shownotes: -...

USFL Michigan Panters Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel is back for another week of talking defense and sharing ideas to make your defense better in-season. Shownotes: -Learning by observing -Making small changes -Tackling -Power foot -How do you drill tackling with limited time? -Year round tackling plan -Building drills -Profile and angle tackles -Keeping cues simple and building drills around th...

Jeff Mullen joins Keith today on our weekly in-season series The OC Office Hour. Coach Mullen is the former OC at West Virginia University and UNC-Charlotte. He served as RB the OT and TE coach at Ohio University from 1995-2000. From there he moved on to Wake Forest as OT & TE and the QB coach. At WVU he served as QB coach and OC and did the same at UNC-Charlotte. Mullen has had success at every s...

The Mushroom Society - Week 0 - The Transition from Camp to the Season -Transitioning out of camp -Coaches practicing the game plan -Time difference - Pro and HS -Learning how to watch film -JV watching their own film from practice to get better -Finding help to support your coaching from within the school -Video guys are just as important as your left tackle -Developing your own video team -Pro l...

We are joined for our in-season defensive focused series “Defense with DC” 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. This week we focus on transitioning from camp into the season and removing the unknowns of early season by providing and...

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. This season, Coach Hauser will join us weekly to discuss special teams, technique in all phases of the game,...

On today's first in-season installment of the OC Office Hour Series, Keith sets the stage for the series in identifying some early season adjustments and work that can be don to keep your offense rolling. Shownotes: -Using Uptempo procedures even if you are a huddle team -Overtime procedures and understanding -The disaster plan -QB pocket movement -Finishing the play -Upcoming guests Learn more ab...

On today's episode we focus on 9 ideas that can help your team be successful this season. We share clips from past podcast and segments that can help any team in any situation. Culture: 1. Jeff Traylor, Head Coach UTSA - Can they? Will yhey? 2. Terry Joseph, Secondary Coach, Texas - They know & They want 3. Bill Snyder, Hall of Fame Coach - When a player's expectations are not met. Offense: 4. Phi...

Brandon Napolean Brandon Napoleon was named to FootballScoop's 2022 Minority Watch List/Rising Stars in coaching. In 2022 he became Sacred Heart’s cornerbacks coach after serving one year as a grad assistant at Buffalo. As a player, Napoleon spent two years at WVU before transferring to Northern Iowa. He also made a stop at Georgetown College, an NAIA school in Kentucky before finishing his colleg...

Cody Alexander is the creator of MatchQuarters & the author of five books on defense. A former Texas HS Football Coach & FBS Defensive GA, Coach A. has a vast amount of experience at all levels of football. Before returning to the high school ranks, Coach A. was the Defensive Graduate Assistant at Baylor University under current North Texas Defensive Coordinator, Phil Bennett. During Coach’s tenur...

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 s...

Today's guest on the podcast is Eddy Morrissey, Offensive Line Coach at Marshall. Coach Morrissey shares his teaching concept of using the meeting room as the lab and getting players to feel the fundamentals. He explains the lifestyle of "Five Strong" and shares how he sets up drills and evaluates players. Shownotes: -Started with idea of being a HS coach\ -Don Brown hired as HC at Plymouth -A des...

On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabwoski welcomes Miami Hurricane Specials Teams Coach, Marwan Maalouf. In 2000, Maalouf started his coaching career at Baldwin Wallace University and has since gone on to coach in various special teams roles for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, MInnesota Vikings and now the Miami Hurricane. Coach join...