On today’s USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast, we continue the conversation talking about install in the “Your Call” series. Today, the topic turns to the defensive install. Defensive coaches across the nation responded on Twitter and shared their thoughts on the time it takes to install their defenses. The majority of respondents voted for having a six-or-more-day install defensively. The full poll can be found below. Here are the coaches featured on today’s podcast.

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Cody Alexander – Secondary Coach, Midlothian High School (Texas) – Twitter: @The_Coach_A

Ian O’Malley – Defensive Coordinator, Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island) – Twitter: @IanGuru13

Jerry Gordon – Defensive Coordinator, Broad Run High School (Ashburn, Virginia) – Twitter: @JerryGordonFB

Mike Judy – Head Coach, Smyrna High School (Delaware) – Twitter: @coachmikejudy

Todd Drury – Defensive Coordinator, Missouri S & T University – Twitter: @ToddDrury

In today’s show, the coaches and host Keith Grabowski talk about their defensive installation plan and how they coordinate their practice schedules.

Show Notes

• 0:18     Intro about defensive install
• 3:33     Cody Alexander shares what offense he installs against
• 4:17     CA: Reasoning behind the four-day install
• 10:35   CA: Overcoming adversity in installation
• 13:58   CA: Preparing for specialty type offensive formations
• 17:20   Jerry Gordon talks about how he sets up his four-day install
• 18:23   JG: Setting up different fronts in the install
• 20:14   JG: Benefits to installing without pads
• 21:34   JG: Focusing on the mental part of football
• 24:30   Mike Judy discusses his six-day install of his defense
• 27:29   MJ: Keeping the install interesting to the defensive line
• 31:17    MJ: Improving players with their “hierarchy of skills”
• 34:42   Ian O’Malley gives his reason for having a longer install period
• 36:13    IO: Coordinating with staff to determine what’s next in the process
• 37:06   IO: Knowing when to move on and when to fine-tune an install
• 40:09   Todd Drury’s philosophy behind the nine-day install
• 44:36   TD: Working with the scout team to prepare for opposing teams
• 46:03   TD: Preparing every position group with flipped teaching
• 49:06   TD: Using technology to speed up the install process

 

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