Faith, Family, Football

This episode discusses the ability to make a mistake and still be used by God. We examine the story of Ray Rice, a top-tier running back during his time in the NFL, who made a mistake that altered his path forever. Join us to find out more and examine how the Bible provides hope for those of us that fall short, but are willing to work towards redemption. Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:39 - Ray Rice Highlights 1:39 - Ray Rice Background and Mistake That Changes His Path3:55 - How The Story Of David Provides Hope For Our Mistakes6:49 - How This Can Apply To Teaching Our Athletes8:25 - The Present Life of Ray - Head JV Coach10:06 - Using the term 'ASKA' in Film Study11:37 - Using play example to breakdown ASKA in positions18:39 - ConclusionProduct Links:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebookFree Cone Lab E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/cone-lab3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop: https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/

In this video, we wrap up our offseason series discussing common presses and auxiliary movements to implement in workout programming to create better athletes. Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:40 - Let's talk presses (vertical and horizontal)7:00 - Let's talk about the back (vertical and horizontal pulls)11:50 - Landmine Movements for athletes13:40 - Selecting a Hamstring and Hinge for Your Programming15:00 - Straight-Leg Deadlift and RDL19:58 - ConclusionLink to video resource (picture in video):https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VFIKI6ihCmcLinks to our resources:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebookFree Cone Lab E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/cone-lab3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop: https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/

After taking a week off to spend with some family, trying to get back into the routine... Today we are talking about EXPLOSION. There are three main movements I like to use within offseason programming to develop EXPLOSION. Watch the video to find out what they are and how to use them for your junior high and varsity level athletes. Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:30 - Power Clean: Con of Teaching, Alternative Movements for Explosion and Development, and How To Use in 7th through 12th Athletics5:25 - Sled Work: Variations of Sled Uses To Meet Certain Goals in Programming8:42 - Jumping: Box Jumps are a SINGLE TOOL, not The ONLY TOOL, and how to implement and coach Max Effort Jumps14:10 - Looking at Jeremiah Ch1 v5, how it applies to CoachingPRODUCTS:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebookFree Cone Lab E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/cone-lab3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4

Welcome to our offseason series, where we will discuss movements that help our athletes perform better. In this episode we discuss what I believe to be the FOUNDATION of athleticism... The Squat. Watch the video to find out how we use it to build our athletes from the ground up.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:31 - What is a Squat (Back Squat)5:00 - Front Loaded Squats (Regular Front Squat/Zercher Squat)8:07 - Squat Alternatives: Why you need them9:51 - Split Squat (Regular and Elevated)11:31 - Landmine Squat 13:05 - Dumbbell Goblet Squat14:09 - Bodyweight Squats (Squat Jumps for HS Athletes)Video of a Zercher Squat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwx6Ip7hd3IPRODUCTS:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebookFree Cone Lab E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/cone-lab3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop (Our Website - 5% Discount): https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/

In this episode we discuss 7 ways to hold athletes accountable within a youth sports program. Each one is tools that I use to create a process that leads into a more successful program.Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:36 - Number 1 (Creating Squads)1:42 - Number 2 (Electing Leaders --- Leadership Role)3:44 - Number 3 (Leaders Create Consequences)6:39 - Number 4 (Attendance Accountability)9:45 - Number 5 (Accountability Tokens - monitoring classroom behavior)12:35 - Number 6 (Grade Accountability)15:17 - Number 7 (PPC - Poor Performance Consequences)Product Links:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebookFree Cone Lab E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/cone-lab3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop : https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/

Want to make your football team better at defense? Use these 3 calls to help tilt the game in your favor... The awesome part?These 3 calls aren't specific to A SCHEME. So they can be used within the system that you ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE within your program. Watch the video to find out the 3 calls and see if they can help your program. Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:40 - Call 1 "Bump"2:00 - "Bump" Situations 7:40 - Call 2 "Stim and Shift"10:00 - What Stim and Shift Look Like on Game Day17:04 - Call 3 "Front Changes: What is it, Why do it, and How it Helps"19:00 - "Front Changes" on Game Day (4-4, 5-2, etc.)22:22 - Wrapping UpProduct Links:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebook3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop (Our Website - 5% Discount): https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/ Shirt Shop (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/s?me=ACMXRBYIHUBLW&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER

In this episode I discuss the importance of building relationships with athletes to influence a stronger culture within your sports program. By building relationships with your athletes, you invest into them as people and not just athletes. This creates a stronger bonds with you and your athletes, which in turn allows them to work harder, perform better, and more likely to adhere to coaching demands. We also discuss the techniques for inside linebacker play, including read steps and how to read guards to get your LB's to the ball faster. We wrap up our episode taking a look at the book of Ecclesiastes and the importance of building relationships on a personal level and how it can be used as a coach to improve team chemistry. Video Timestamps:0:00 - introduction1:30 - Importance of Relationships in Athletes (How To Build Relationships)10:40 - Coaching Read Steps for LB's15:55 - Reading Guards as an Inside LB (Compared to reading backfield)26:14 - Bible Talk (Ecclesiastes 4)Product Links:Free Coaching E-Book: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/ebook3-4 Defensive Playbook: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/learn-about-our-3-4Shirt Shop (Our Website - 5% Discount): https://sideline-success-academy.printify.me/ Shirt Shop (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/s?me=ACMXRBYIHUBLW&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Discussing the advantages of slanting the defensive line, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BASE OUT OF A SLANTING FRONT. We discuss my transition from a 4-3 Read and React defensive system into my love for slanting, which I now run within a 3-4 defensive system. Figure out a way to get more athletes on the field, without limiting them to a box of qualifications for your base stuff. This is a great way to begin learning about slanting fronts and how they can help you create more explosive plays for your defense. Introduction - 0:00Chalk Talk (slanting with 4 down) - 8:00Coaching The Slant - 20:47Mother/Wife Appreciation (Proverbs) - 28:30GROW YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SPOUSE (Books that helped my wife and I): Power of a Praying Husband: https://amzn.to/43d3ntdPower of a Praying Wife: https://amzn.to/43q4RBqIf you want to learn more about my 3-4 defense:https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/Remember - $10 off code for pod listeners (mentioned in the video/audio --- get yours now!)

Today we are discussing why I personally swapped to a 3 man front when I really came from a successful 4 man front team and coaching experience in the past. The many advantages that I see to running a 3 man front over a 4 man front. In this video we also discuss some advice for young coaches and look at the Bible to provide insight into the importance of patience. (Yes, even though we want it RIGHT NOW)Introduction - 0:00Why I Switched from 4 to 3 Down - 4:455 Advantages I See In the 3 Man - 6:47Chalk Talk - 21:48Advice for Young Coaches - 29:20Bible Verse (Galatians) - 39:11Website: https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/

In this episode we discuss the reality of winning at the highest level possible while maintaining balance in other areas of life, specifically relationships with your kids and wife.0:00 - Introduction2:20 - The Reality of becoming a Championship Coach5:30 - Don't Lose Sight of What Matters (Kids/Wife)9:45 - What does the Bible Say? (Proverbs 18:22)17:56 - Chalk Talk: Creating Pressure using Crossing Blitz and TwistsCheck out the blog - https://www.sidelinesuccessacademy.com/blog/pursuing-the-ringTwo Books That I Recommend for Husbands:1) Power of a Praying Husband - https://amzn.to/4iGYldT2) The Love Dare - https://amzn.to/42wG1zw

Everyone has just wrapped up their Easter. And while my kids are thinking about candy and egg hunts, we’re diving into the real reason this day is celebrated — the resurrection of Jesus Christ.But here’s the twist — we’re looking at it through the lens of the game we love: football.Because Easter isn’t just some holy day… it’s the story of the greatest comeback of all time."Let’s begin with a question… Have you ever been down? Have you ever been down in a game? Losing by a large margin… Going into half time with a sense of hopelessness in the air. You’re trying to pick the team up, to give them courage, but the response is flat…Think of an instance in life where you felt like life was beating you..You didn’t get accepted into the college you wanted. You lost your job. You lost your spouse. You experienced the death of a loved one.Take that experience, let it fester in your mind… How did you feel going through it all? What were you thinking? How did you respond?You see… Coming back from something that gets you down in life, something that makes you feel like you are losing, something that makes you feel defeated, like you want to give up… Coming back from something like that is tough, but through the story of Easter, we know we have hope… Today’s episode dives deeper than football, we go into the power of the Cross and examine how it adds hope to our lives in the midst of the storm. It’s my hope and prayer that by the end of this episode you feel encouraged to take on any challenges that you might be experiencing in your own life, and you begin taking action for your own personal comeback story. God bless.

In this episode, we are discussing ways to maintain faith as a coach, improve spouse and family relationships, and provide tips on how to run various types of cover 3 to maintain flat integrity even with sending outside pressure.Throughout the episode, I acknowledge the struggles of living as a Christian coach within the coaching atmosphere. Not every coach you work with (OR UNDER) will necessarily be a Christian coach. This doesn’t make them “bad” coaches or diminish their callings… You just need to acknowledge the differences that might arise between your coaching styles. This includes finding time to prioritize your family. As a coach, we are often expected to live in the office. This idea that success only comes for people who are always found in the office, but that reality isn’t true… Which we will discuss in greater detail in our next episode. The final section of the video focuses on football, discussing the advantages of running cover 3 in a 3-4 defense. Learning to teach safeties to roll coverage and absorb for outside linebackers on blitz allows you to run more pressure while maintaining strong pass coverage. Is cover 4 bad? No, I’m not saying that… But if you want to send more pressure, you may not want to constantly leave the flats open when sending outside pressure. Website: www.sidelinesuccessacademy.comDiscount Code: PODDISCOUNT10