Film to Field Friday on Coach and Coordinator - Fight to Finish
In this special video version of 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, Clovis (Calif.) High School defensive coordinator Chris Vasseur and linebacker and tackling coach Justin Nast 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 Clovis’ tackling analysis, specifically on the “Fight to Finish” skills. Fight to Finish 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 Clovis are used to expose areas needing improvement.
Show Notes:
0:20 Coach Introductions
1:27 What Coach Vass wants to get out of the session and program
3:00 What Coach Nast is looking to get out of the session
3:48 What the Fight to Finish means
6:02 Different part of the Five Fights reports
10:00 Clovis’ reports
13:15 Pre- and post-contact
14:09 Intro to film and Hudl
16:05 Clip #1 Breakdown
19:34 Clip #2 Breakdown
28:05 Clip #3 Breakdown
36:02 Clip #4 Breakdown
40:10 Clip #5 Breakdown
45:30 Dominate on the Deck drill
48:30 Climb In drill
51:33 Regain your Feet drill
54:30 Coach Dig film from Maritime
57:20 Coach Vass’ thoughts on the system after the session
58:55 As tackling boss, how Coach Nast sees the program going forward
1:00:42 How you fit the system into a scheme
1:05:55 Coach Vass’ scheme and building tackling culture
1:21:25 Closing remarks
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