[PODCAST] Keith Grabowski, coach Jay Stolfi discuss why kids don't play football anymore
This week in the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski discusses the topic of why kids don’t play football anymore. He has guest coach Jay Stolfi to discuss this as he presented this idea in his article. The coaches look at what has been the problem and also solutions from observation and personal experiences.
Show Notes:
01:20 Jay Stolfi’s background
03:05 A solvable problem but a self-inflicted problem
04:30 Kids not being put in the best situation to succeed
05:30 Coach Stolfi’s observation & examples of kids not in a successful situation
07:35 Putting players in a position of success & providing a positive experience
09:05 Be realistic
09:40 Adapting to change
11:15 Being aware of the kids’ experience
12:02 Keith’s personal football experience
13:20 Things the game teaches
15:23 Bridging the gap
15:55 What a program should offer kids
17:26 Think in terms of progression
20:00 Lack of qualified coaches
20:15 Coach Stolfi’s example of unqualified coaching in a new program
23:25 Be good at something
24:00 Working with fundamentals and scenarios
25:37 Copy & paste mentality
26:20 Time
28:38 Reframing practice
29:45 Show kids how to practice
30:40 It’s about development
32:35 How to get the message out there
33:00 Heads up football
33:45 Spend time yourself
34:45 Rethink & coach up your coaches
35:55 Take advantage of the technology
39:15 Coach Stolfi’s Double Gun system
39:45 Using achievable things
40:20 Run a system that’s good for your entire program
41:15 You can progress through building fundamentals while creating your system
42:16 When you change your system, everyone becomes a freshman
43:55 Coach Stolfi’s final thoughts
44:12 Dedicated coaches
44:35 Be realistic
45:10 Contact Coach Stolfi
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