Notes from S&C #NatCon15 provided by Coach Garson Skelton of Killeen Harker Heights HS

Harker Heights S&C Coach Garson Skelton attended the National Convention for S&C coaches and tweeted out some great coaching points and information for athletes from the lectures he attended. Great material that we all can learn from.

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Tools of the Trade: Using Google Drive for Coach Collaboration

Discussing how we install our offense and defense brought about a conversation of the use of technology to introduce concepts to coaches and athletes. Coach Behnfeldt does a great job of explaining how Google Drive is an excellent AND FREE resource to use in your planning. This is what #txhsfbchat is all about…spurring discussion that leads to the sharing of information that all of us can benefit from.

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Braxton Harris Texas Lutheran DC

From the TLU Bulldogs website Braxton Harris Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator Braxton Harris enters the 2015 season as the Bulldogs’ assistant head coach and as the team’s co-defensive coordinator, roles he will man for a third consecutive year. He also coaches the linebackers and serves as the team’s special teams coordinator and…

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Installing Your Offensive and Defensive Systems

Part of organizing your program is how you install your offense and defense with your coaches and players. Whether you use a playbook or not, there is a rhyme and reason for what you put in and when you put it in. After that its about making sure the players and coaches understand the concepts and can execute them with repetition after repetition after repetition. There are many great uses of technology that makes getting the information to the team easy, but in the end its about what works best for the program.

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Athlete Buy-In

Our programs are built with athletes that want to be there for one reason or another. While we have them under our influence it is our duty as coaches to sell ourselves and our program to our athletes. In order to be successful on and off the field they must believe in us and the program we are all working to build.

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Special Teams Chat with Coach Daric Riley of SMU

Special Teams are an important part of the game that deserves attention and game planning because of the possibility of explosiveness on any given snap. Just ask Coach Malzahn and the Auburn Tigers how important they were against Alabama in 2013.
#txhsfbchat strives to bring you the best opportunity to learn from coaches around the nation, and this week we were very fortunate to have Coach Riley lead us. Anytime you have an expert in their field willing to share their knowledge, its wise to listen.
I hope you enjoyed Coach Riley as much as I did.

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This Week’s Guest – Daric Riley of SMU

Daric Riley is our guest this week on #txhsfbchat. He is known as one of the best special teams coordinators in college football. Last year at UAB, he was a finalist for the 2014 Special Teams Coach of the Year, with a KOR unit that averaged over 28 yards per return and had 4 touchdowns…

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Coach as Dad by Coach Fore

Coach Chris Fore wrote this about the impact that coaches have on their athletes. Many of us are fathers to our own children, but we also share a special fatherly bond with our players. Thank you to all who have committed to making an impact on a young person’s life. Happy Father’s Day. This could…

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OL/TE play in the UpTempo Offense – Coach Kyle Segler SHSU

Coach Segler did an outstanding job of not only talking about tempo, but producing it during the chat! This was a very fast paced chat with Coach Segler providing insight into the Sam Houston St offensive system and how the offensive line plays a major part in what they want to accomplish.

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