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Today's Coach and Coordinator podcast guest is Rob Ash, director of coaching development at Championship Analytics, Inc., which helps coaches strategize through analytics. Ash spent 36 years as a head coach at the FCS and NCAA Division III levels before working as an offensive analyst at Arkansas. His coaching stops included Montana State (2007-15), Drake (1989-2006) and Juniata College (1980-88).

In the podcast, Ash discusses his coaching career and the ever-evolving world of football analytics.

Show Notes

• 1:38     What got Ash into coaching
• 3:26     Learning to be a head coach at a young age
• 5:01     Creating a successful program at Drake
• 8:21     Building culture at the FCS level
• 10:52   Changes in recruiting and student-athlete development
• 13:00   Transition from head coach to offensive analyst
• 15:57   Future of analytics in football
• 21:20   Using Championship Analytics in an up-tempo offense
• 23:36   Analytics as part of the pre-game game plan
• 29:16   Using analytics on the defensive side of the ball
• 34:50   Practicing in-game situations within analytics coaching
• 39:25   The ever-changing two-point chart
• 42:25   Small college and high school use for CAI
• 43:51   Recommendations of how high school coaches can use basic analytics

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