[PODCAST] Coach and Coordinator: Jordan Neal (7/17/17)
By Stephen Spiewak | Posted 7/17/2017
Jordan Neal joins the podcast today to discuss his prodigious offense at Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.). Neal, the program’s offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, pulls back the curtain on his offense that averaged more than 600 yards per game in 2016. He describes his one-word play calls, his 10-10-100 drill and the one simple metric that is a great barometer of team success.
Show notes
- :56 An offense that averaged 600+ yards/game
- 2:47 Being process-driven and outcome-oriented
- 6:00 Building ball security into program culture
- 9:31 Importance of doing homework as a coach
- 13:37 One-word play calls
- 17:58 Manipulating the defense with reads
- 22:50 Third down play calling
- 25:15 This simple metric is a great barometer of success
- 27:41 "If you can't block, you can't play"
- 30:23 Making adjustments on film vs. keeping practice tempo
- 32:50 10-10-100 drill
- 36:16 Two-minute drill
- 40:08 The winning edge
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