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Scott Boyle is today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. Boyle currently serves as the defensive coordinator at Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.). He previously served as the head football coach at Massachusetts powerhouse Lowell High School, where he also coached the school’s basketball team. Boyle dives into his 4-2-5 defense, why his focus starts with stopping the run and how coaching clinics can be networking gold mines.

Show notes

• :32   Start as a football coach
• 2:22   Philosophy as a coach
• 3:39   Creating a culture based on outworking anyone and everyone
• 5:05   Philosophy of Boyle's 4-2-5 defense
• 6:02   Just like in the classroom, players learn in different ways in football
• 7:40   Committed to the 4-2-5
• 8:51   Importance of good players who trust each other--and the scheme
• 10:05   Game planning: Start with stopping the run and practicing situational football
• 16:01   Don't be in a rush to be a HC (or a OC/DC).
• 18:43   Clinics and college practices: Networking gold mines
• 21:09   Balance is so important, because football can't be everything
• 22:25   Concerns for future of the game
• 23:58   Two-minute drill
• 25:25   The winning edge

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