George Penree, the defensive coordinator at St. Scholastica (Duluth, Minn.), is today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. He discusses his “PAC” approach to developing leadership: Process-oriented, Accountable for actions and Consistent. He also explains his 3-3 stack defense and why he thinks it’s important to simulate stressful situations for players to prepare them for game day.

Show notes

• 1:10   St. Scholastica
• 2:23   Start as a football coach
• 4:19   "Everything you do should be about making your kids better."
• 5:27   Establishing leadership skills in players
• 7:12   Building culture in the team defense
• 10:11   Getting your kids to be solution-oriented
• 12:58   Behind the curtain of Penree's 3-3 stack defense
• 15:41   Benefits of 3-3 stack
• 17:27   Adding 4-2-5 elements and keeping consistent with terminology
• 19:23   Stopping what the offense does best and dictating what they do
• 22:07   Flipped Classroom
• 25:34   Keys to running a great walkthrough practice
• 28:01   As a young coach, not doing enough listening
• 30:44   Creating balance
• 33:15   Two-minute drill
• 34:35   The winning edge

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