Retired U.S. Marine Leo Hand is today’s Military Appreciation Week guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. Hand is a seasoned high school football coach with experience leading programs in several different states. He discusses his “Geronimo” philosophy to defeat bigger, faster and stronger opponents and why photos can be more valuable in film breakdown than data.

Show notes

• :33   From boxing to football
• 3:12   Lessons learned early on
• 5:32   On becoming a prolific football writer
• 6:15   Dare to be different
• 8:13   Defending the pistol and Geronimo's 7 strategies
• 13:02   Bob Ladouceur, trust, and how to establish team culture
• 15:40   The importance of focus on the field as a coach
• 18:10   Being more efficient than Hudl
• 21:25   Data paralysis by analysis (and why football pictures are worth a thousand words, too)
• 26:43   Dictating what defense your opponent runs
• 31:08   The Modern T and why schemes come and go--and come back
• 33:23   Why your offense needs to be like a good toolbox
• 35:28   Coaches need to keep healthy
• 37:25   Teaching football without contact
• 38:35   What football has taught Hand
• 40:21 Two-minute drill

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