On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, we have a special Q&A session from our final installment of “Film to Field Friday.” Featured in this special podcast is host Keith Grabowski, 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 watch the video of this podcast, head to our website blogs.usafootball.com.

Show Notes:

0:58 How do you put together tackling circuits?

4:15 Example of a circuit

8:30 Creating drills based on game scenarios

9:45 Teaching core concepts that players can find under chaos

11:06 Tennis Ball drill

14:55 Designing your plan

18:35 Equipment

20:50 Depth Perception drill

23:00 Teaching younger kids

25:00 Importance of understanding the system

26:00 Grading

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