Film to Field Friday on Coach and Coordinator - Fight to Accelerate
In this special video version of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski sits down with USA Football’s senior manager of education and training Andy Ryland, Fordham University assistant coach Vince DiGaetano and Jeff Davis High School (Ga.) defensive coordinator Jacob Lord to discuss the use of analytics in tackling and how video evaluation helps create both the practice plan and the game plan.
The discussion focuses on the Jeff Davis’ tackling analysis, specifically on the “Fight to Accelerate” skills. Fight to Accelerate is from USA Football’s Advanced Tackling System. A defense is only as good as each tackler. The system utilizes a common language, a systematic teaching progression and evaluation tools to coach better tacklers. Video examples from Jeff Davis are used to point out areas needing improvement.
Show Notes:
0:15 Coach introductions
0:50 What Coach Lord hopes to get out of the session
1:52 What is the Fight to Accelerate
2:57 Key Performance Indicators
4:15 Overview of the 5 Fights Report and background
7:45 Coach Lord’s report
13:10 Pre- and post-contact drills based on reports
15:00 How Coach Lord has interpreted and incorporated his data
19:37 Hudl column overview
20:18 Clip #1 Breakdown
28:57 Clip #2 Breakdown
31:34 Clip #3 Breakdown
38:53 Clip #4 Breakdown
45:30 Swoop-Drive drill
51:32 Roll-Reroll drill
54:00 Coach Dig’s drill film
56:13 Coach Dig’s game film
58:07 Coach Lord’s feedback
1:01:37 Differences coach has seen since implementing the system
1:02:40 How the detail of the system is helping Coach Lord and his players
1:05:25 Tackle culture
1:06:30 Signoffs
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Your defense is only as good as each tackler. Equip your staff with a common language, a systematic teaching progression and evaluation tools to coach better tacklers.