Husband & Dad ๐Loyola Ramblers Football Coach๐ ๐๏ธโโ๏ธAsst. S&C Coach๐๏ธโโ๏ธ ๐๏ธAlways on the Beach๐๏ธ
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School is hard.
Playing sports is hard.
Graduating college is hard.
Getting a job is hard.
Working a 9-5 is hard.
Buying a home is hard.
Finding โthe oneโ is hard.
Being a good spouse is hard.
Raising kids is hard.
Life is hard. Suck it up, buttercup.
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Little picture: social media football
Big picture: when social media football meets real football
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Herm Edwards on preparation:
โYou can never cheat the game of football... thereโs more preparation in this sport than any sport... You practice more than you play.
This is a game where the practice, the preparation, is bigger than the game...
And ya canโt cheat it.โ
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Right here is servant leadership personified. Watch Jalen Hurts give his support and confidence to the QB who replaced him in the National Championship.
Selfless teams are filled with selfless players, and they can overcome anything. #CFPNationalChampionship
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Big fan of this WR drill from FSU:
โขWork top of the route
โขRun through the ball back to the QB
โขCatch the ball in traffic
โขCompete! Any time a drill includes competition, everyone gets better.
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โLazy people do a little work and think they should be winning; but winners work as hard as possible and still worry if they are being lazy.โ
Facts.
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Claireybash
PJ Fleck trusted interim OC Matt Simon in the biggest game of the seasonโarguably the biggest of Fleckโs head coaching career.
โIโm not gonna micromanage my people... Iโm gonna hire really good people & weโre gonna let em coachโ
Leaders serve, set the culture, trust, & empower.
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8-year-olds donโt need great trainers or showcase camps. They need great moms and dads who play outside with them.
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Drew Brees teaching about throwing a football:
โขโyou canโt throw a football until your front foot hits the groundโ
โขโhips go first and your shoulders stay closedโ
โขfront hands looks like youโre eating a burger
โขoff leg drags on the ground
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Sean McVay on
CAPABILITY โfollowing directions and specific ordersโ
vs
CAPACITY โability to [use] contingency plans and tools to be able to solve the problemsโ
Teaching players to solve in-game problems in your scheme will always be more important than your whiteboard scheme.
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How to out-recruit Bama by Mike Leach:
โYou wanna be a backup at Alabama or you wanna lead the nation in passing?โ
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Breaking NewsโBiden signs executive order outlawing defensive coaches from standing in the secondary during 7 on 7 and team.
Sources say he man ban defenses for having multiple unaccounted safeties during inside run.
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Going to a personal training โguruโ for ladder drills and pats on the back vs hitting the weight room with your teammates:
nitter.app/Cover_1_/status/117586โฆ
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Browns WRs working top of route. These PVC pipes are taking over the coaching drill world!
WRs have to snap shoulders to sink hips. Like how they have to enter and exit through the pipes, working pad level on both snap and burst back down the stem.
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โWe will begin by learning how to tie our shoes.โ - John Wooden
Teams that emphasize details, like properly tying a shoe or tucking in a shirt, know there are truly no details, because it ALL matters.
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Alabama DB disadvantage drill.
โขRUN!
โขRead WR's body language
โขReact to eyes and hands
โขPlay through the hands
โWhen a guy can be out of phase, keep his eyes still on his focal points and keep emotions calm & read WR/field, great plays can happenโ (@GorillaMyscles)
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Teaching strategies by Nick Saban: chunking information
โข Explain
โข Show
โข Deliberate practice: walkthrough, individual drills, small group
โข Group practice: inside run, 7 on 7, blitz pickup
โข Team practice
Danny Schaechter ๐๏ธ๐๐พ
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Love Tom Hermanโs (@CoachTomHerman) rule for touchdown celebrations: you MUST hug an OLineman first or you wonโt get the ball.
Herman says, โthe essence of this game is to move another human being against his will, where he doesnโt want to go.โ
The OLine is footballโs spirit.
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Even Saquon Barkley (@saquon) thought about quitting. His dad taught him that if he quit football, heโd eventually quit on his wife, kids, and job.
This clip shows the need for mentorship & one of footballโs greatest lessons: finishing, like quitting, is a choice and a habit.
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Some guy named Brennan Marion (@BrennanMarion4) having the Texas WRs work a 5-cone stick and snap down drill.
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In case high school coaches wonder why @Hudl prices went up while your storage and functionality went downโฆ
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Iowa State LB Bend and Chase Drill, working Wrap n Roll tackle against a moving target
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I canโt get on board with the philosophy that toughness cannot be taught. Maybe this Nick Saban fella is on to something:
โRun hard when itโs hard to run... Itโs hot. Not used to that many reps. We need those reps, so we can practice until we canโt get it wrong.โ
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Bama DB Every Day Drills
The efficiency. The tempo. The preparedness. The process.
(๐ฅ @bamainsider)
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7 years later and this video is still the best argument against speed ladders:
Joseph Potts
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Baylor HC Dave Aranda discusses competitive maturity when fighting for a starting spot: โItโs not me versus you. Itโs me with you. Itโs me pushing you for you to get better.โ
Competition is a rising tide that lifts all boats.
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Bama Off-Hand Jam Warmup Drill
โขStay big, square, & in front of WR
โขKeep base with short steps
โขForce WR to declare release outside frame of DBโs body
โขEye discipline is key
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OL vs DB in the open field: nitter.app/TheScaryNature/status/โฆ
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LSU DBs practicing vs fade routes.
I like how the slower tempo without a ball allows the DBs to focus on the desire skills:
โข eyes on the WR
โข hand fight
โข see WR turn for back shoulder
โข play and finish through WR's hands
Simple. Effective. Realistic.
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Imagine thinking youโre too good for Special Teams when Jameson Williams had these stats in the SEC Championship and (season):
7 (68) REC
184 (1,445) YDS
26.3 (21.3) AVG
2 (15) TDs
while he brings THISโฆ
Ben Fennell
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Two of the best examples of being a servant leader.
Jalen and Tua could have been jealous & sulked after being benched in crucial moments. Instead, they served through support.
Cheering on the success of others will help lead to finding your own as we rise by lifting others.
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Why lifting with your teammates matters:
โThe culture and leadership and encouragement and the team bonding take steps and reps as well.โ
โ Josh Storms, Florida State Director of Football Strength and Conditioning
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How to handle a loss by PJ Fleck. This is what ownership sounds like. Itโs not blaming recruiting, refs, or anyone else.
Failures are wasted on those who blame others.
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Chiefs LBs working classic read & fit drill. Notice the communication every rep by LBer reading pulling guard.
Love the simplicity and effectiveness of this drill and others like it. The more coaches mimic the game, the better prepared players are to execute without thinking.
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One of the newest coaching hot takes is questioning the importance of toughness. Teach all the skills you want, but they mean nothing when those in the arena cannot overcome physical, mental, and emotional obstacles.
Donโt believe me. Maybe youโll believe a guy named Nick Saban.
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What do you do after the most historic victory in #MarchMaddness history?
KJ Maura (@KJ_Maura24) from @UMBCAthletics picks up a cup left by his teammate. Says a lot about his character, his coach, and his team.
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College GameDay
Freshmen OLinemen working double teams: nitter.app/Yoda4ever/status/15483โฆ
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If you think being on scout team is a punishment or doesnโt matter, listen to this:
๐ซ LEE Ring
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Jets HC Robert Salehโs Survivor, Contender, Competitor, Commander Speech:
โA competitor is someone who is internally motivated to be his best regardless of the situation. His place on the depth chart does not matterโฆ He is always trying to absolutely be his best.โ
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Nick Saban with a quick story about getting chewed out by Bill Belichick for coaching too much.
His message to Saban: โLet the players play.โ The mantra of ABC (Always Be Coaching) can hinder playersโ ability to succeed on game day (๐ฅ @bamainsider).
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My wrestling coach preached that a personโs mind will give up before the body actually quits. Thus, physical toughness stems from training the mind to finish when it complains you canโt keep fighting.
Matt Stafford showed incredible mental toughness is to physical as 4 is to 1.
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Imagine getting prepared to play football by doing running that is similar to football instead of long distance running.
Crazy.
Why is โฆ@TCUFootballโฉ in the college football playoff? Many reasons, but one key factor is their unique approach to team speed. โฆ@KBolton_18โฉ
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Calvin Ridley and Mecole Hardman working top of route going downhill under control. Going downhill forces WR to sink hips and absorb force, which helps WRs throw themself into their breaks. And then full speed.
Great progression.
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Love this quote from Mel Tucker, new coach for Colorado: "A person can go two weeks on one compliment. When they do it wrong, weโll point that out, but when they do it right, weโll go nuts. Thatโs how you build people up as opposed to tearing them down."
Build em up, buttercup!
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Nick Saban: โI acknowledge the fact that we have talent on our team, but I think you canโt win with talent alone. Everybody has to have a commitment to a standard of excellence and a commitment to do the right things on and off the field.โ
Accountability breeds response-ability.
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Special Teams Coordinator calls safe punt.
Punt Block Specialist: nitter.app/buitengebieden/status/โฆ
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Walter Camp invented the T Formation in 1882.
Chris Collinsworth called it creative In 2018.
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Say it with me now: โWhen the best players are the best leaders...โ
Arizona Cardinals
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Why athletes and doctors succeed or fail by Nick Saban
โWhen people are process-oriented & they define: This is what I want, & this is what I need to do to do it, & then they have the discipline to execute it, that's when you get a talented player who becomes a great player.โ
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FSU working leverage tackling. Both players choose a cone and defender adjusts inside/out or outside/in.
Great drill with or without pads.
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Teaching strategies 101 by Nick Saban: present new material in small steps.
โข Explain
โข Show pictures and/or videos
โข Deliberate practice
โข Group practice
โข Team practice
Q&A with Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban: coachtube.com/course/footbalโฆ
Danny Schaechter ๐๏ธ๐๐พ
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Alabama OL tracks drill
Love how this works catching on the whole foot, feeling it, and setting the angle to drive out of it for their fit.
Feel is real.
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Teaching strategies 101 by Nick Saban: present new material in small steps.
โข Explain
โข Show using pictures and/or videos
โข Deliberate practice: walkthrough, individual drills, small group
โข Group practice: inside run, 7 on 7, blitz pickup
โข Team practice
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Auburn formation recognition and fit drill simulating the game by having players move to different hashes, read calls from the sideline, align, and adjust to motions.
Nothing wild/new. Arguably the best group EDD for defenses. Few things kill a defense more than misalignment.
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Steve Perrault
Nick Saban delivers the core values of any successful team: "A team that plays with a lot of discipline: Players go out and take responsibility and ownership for doing their job at a high level and a high standard, and everybody puts the team first."
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PJ Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) defines a leader as when โyouโre infectious and guys want to be like you... when you get people to do extraordinary things.โ
Thereโs a lot more to being a leader than having a โCโ on your chest or yelling.
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Coach Moser (@PorterMoser) of @RamblersMBB explains the difference between winners and losers:
Winners are coachable and embrace getting better.
Losers think coaches be trippinโ.
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LB drill with sound/coaching points from Bama (๐ธ @bamainsider). Working set n slip vs OL downblock in gap scheme:
โขRead pull
โขAttack OLโs angle with athleticism
โขOL is low, LB goes high; tight swipe
โขOL is high, LB goes low; dip n rip
โขCan make read/react drill
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Jalen Ramsey: โFirst thing when I line up, immediately my eyes gotta get right. All about eyes.โ
Eye discipline may be the most important skill to coach for every position. It can never be stressed enough.
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UNLV OC Brennan Marionโs 5-Cone WR Stick and Snap Down Drill
(@BrennanMarion4)
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QBs, your physical abilities are your floor. Your knowledge and processing are your ceiling.
If you canโt explain your decision making with defensive scheme knowledge like this, get to work.
Josh Tolentino
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When the guy who said he was lifting on his own all offseason shows up for the first day of camp:
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Recruiting stars donโt matter!
Mike Leachโs perspective on ranking services is exactly how most, if not all, coaches think about em.
Also, he explains why he should be your doctor for your next surgery.
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Gary Patterson: โyou know what I tell them all the time? You want it to be my fault or your fault? Because if you do it exactly the way I tell you to and you get beat, then itโs my fault. If you donโt do it the way I want you to do it, then itโs your fault.โ
Classic.
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Front & back of TCUโs training shirts are awesome!
The front = OWNERSHIP: the responsibility to DO MY JOB
The back = ACCOUNTABILITY: the responsibility to do my job FOR MY TEAM and help my teammates DO THEIR JOB
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Mizzou WR Fade Drill, working to separate with late hands
Perfect for saving legs while working a crucial skill.
Danny Schaechter ๐๏ธ๐๐พ
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Football coaches watching film at 7 AM on Saturday after a big win
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