Alan Stanfield joins the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast today. Stanfield currently serves as offensive coordinator at Whitworth University (Spokane, Wash.). Previously, Stanfield coached high school football in New Jersey, Idaho and Washington. He sits down with Keith to discuss why coaches can have such a significant impact on their players, the value in play calling against common tendencies and how he manages to keep a tempo using simple verbiage.

Show notes

• :35   Start as a football coach
• 2:56   Philosophy = Earn the right to be heard
• 4:02   Building culture through Giant Jenga and Ping Pong Peanut Butter
• 6:48   Simple verbiage and fast tempo
• 7:50   Involving players in naming plays
• 9:40   "Army" play
• 13:01   Don't run a play unless you've repped it. A lot.
• 15:20   Play calling against common tendencies
• 17:45   One-word play calls to push tempo and get defenses in base call
• 18:27   Red Zone play calling
• 20:59   Don't be afraid to tell your players you love them
• 21:59   "Never be afraid to learn. Don't be embarrassed to show you don't know something."
• 24:15   Tagging receivers in empty sets
• 27:45   Creating balance
• 31:29   Two-minute drill
• 33:50   The winning edge

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