Episodes

  • Episode 12: The Choice Series (Briles & Company) w/ Shawn Liotta, HC at Burrell HS (PA)

    Episode 12: The Choice Series (Briles & Company) w/ Shawn Liotta, HC at Burrell HS (PA)
    May 12 2023
    Episode 12 is with Burrell HS Head Coach Shawn Liotta. Coach joins me to talk about the Deep Choice and Slot Choice series, as well as accompanying plays. Follow Coach Liotta on Twitter @ShawnLiotta. Follow me on Twitter @CoachVass, the show's account @RunVassOption, and the defensive podcast @MDGAPodcast. Join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! MAIN LINKS Visit the website, www.coachvass.com, to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, a link to join Coach Vass' email list, and form for off-season consulting. All links: www.linktree.com/coachvass Coach Vass Football Patreon: www.patreon.com/CoachVass Coach Vass Football YouTube Page: www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball COACHTUBE COURSES BY COACH VASS: "Tite Front Bundle": bit.ly/titefrontvass "3rd Down & RPO Bundle": bit.ly/3rd-down-rpo “Defending the Wing-T Offense": bit.ly/wingtvass Get the "Opponent Breakdown, Gameplanning, Practice Planning, & Creating a Call Sheet" CoachTube course for FREE by signing up for Underdog Fantasy Sports and use Code: VASS. They will also match your first deposit up to $100! Not only will you have fun, get free bonus cash and a CoachTube course, but you will also support the show in a big way! SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com www.underdogfantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Episode 11: Running the I Formation w/ Jay Wilkinson, OC at Fayetteville HS (AR)

    Episode 11: Running the I Formation w/ Jay Wilkinson, OC at Fayetteville HS (AR)
    Aug 16 2022
    SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 is with Fayetteville High School OC, Jay Wilkinson. We talk about running the I Formation, and his favorite concepts. 0:30 State of the Pod 10:50 Welcome Jay Wilkinson! 15:38 Why the I Formation? 27:00 Power and its Variations 34:51 Motions & Shifting 41:55 Exploiting Matchups 45:30 Bunch Preferences 50:25 Other Favorite Runs 67:49 G Lead 1:10:29 Playaction Pass 1:26:19 Dropback Package 1:33:56 Sharing Players w/ the Defense 1:41:28 Check With Me Options 1:43:28 Championship Question Follow Coach Wilkinson on Twitter @CoachWilkinson. Follow me on Twitter @CoachVass, and the show's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! GET THE NEW TITE FRONT DEFENSE COACHTUBE BUNDLE BY YOURS TRULY! bit.ly/titefrontvass To get the new, FREE "Gameweek" course, sign up for Underdog Fantasy Sports and use Code: VASS - they will match your first deposit up to $100! If you want to take a look at the course, go to bit.ly/vassgameweek To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass To see the Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball If you can't remember all of those links head to: www.linktree.com/coachvass Visit the website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. COACH VASS' 3rd DOWN & RPO COACHTUBE BUNDLE bit.ly/vasstubebundle “DEFENDING THE WING-T OFFENSE” BY COACH VASS bit.ly/wingtvass SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com www.underdogfantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Episode 10: Pass Protection Progression w/ Terry Heffernan, OL Coach at Stanford University

    Episode 10: Pass Protection Progression w/ Terry Heffernan, OL Coach at Stanford University
    Jun 22 2022
    SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 with Stanford Offensive Line Coach, Terry Heffernan. We go through his entire pass protection progression, including how he teaches his incoming Freshman. 6:51 Welcome Terry Heffernan 11:42 Pass Pro Progression Start 13:42 Techniques for Setting 22:18 Protection Teaching 27:45 Sort or Man? 31:07 When You Like Man Pro 34:44 Teaching Progression: Sort 50:25 Handling the "NCAA" Pressure 58:30 Center Points 1:08:29 Blocking 4 Weak (Lion Path) 1:13:39 Man Side Progression 1:17:14 Blocking Odd Fronts 1:21:51 Blocking Junk Fronts 1:26:28 Championship Question Follow Coach Heffernan on Twitter @Coach_TerryHeff. Follow me on Twitter @CoachVass, and the show's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! GET THE NEW TITE FRONT DEFENSE COACHTUBE BUNDLE BY YOURS TRULY! bit.ly/titefrontvass Make sure to check out Underdog Fantasy Sports and use Code: Vass to get up to $100 matched on your first deposit! Not only will you have fun, but you will also support the show in a big way! You will also get a free CoachTube course next month if you use the code! To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass To see the Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball If you can't remember all of those links head to: www.linktree.com/coachvass Visit the website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. COACH VASS' 3rd DOWN & RPO COACHTUBE BUNDLE bit.ly/vasstubebundle “DEFENDING THE WING-T OFFENSE” BY COACH VASS bit.ly/wingtvass SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com www.underdogfantasy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 9: Inside Zone, RPOs, and Returning to 3-Step & Mesh w/ Jason Mohns (Saguaro HS)

    Episode 9: Inside Zone, RPOs, and Returning to 3-Step & Mesh w/ Jason Mohns (Saguaro HS)
    Mar 18 2022
    Season 2 Episode 1 features Saguaro High School (Scottsdale, AZ), Jason Mohns. We discuss his rules for Inside Zone, the passes he runs off of that, offensive adjustments countering defensive evolution, and more! SHOW NOTES 7:31 Welcome Jason Mohns! 16:29 Overview of the Offense & Zone 20:40 Inside Zone - Blocking/Back Mechanics 28:41 Designing Pass Game off of Zone 35:31 When Do You Like to Get in 10P Looks? 37:36 Playing Against 3-High Safeties 40:55 Important of the Inside Fade 42:53 Going Back to 3 Step/Mesh 49:45 Auxiliary RPOs 1:00:50 Taking What They Give You 1:11:10 CoachTube Discussion and Course Offerings 1:29:49 Championship Question Follow Coach Jason Mohns on Twitter @CoachMohns. Follow me @CoachVass, and the podcast's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Check out Fantasy Underdog Sports, and use the code VASS to match your first deposit! COACHVASS COACHTUBE COURSE OF THE WEEK The Inside Zone Scheme in the Multiple Spread Offense by Jason Mohns http://bit.ly/vasstubeo To see the Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball To signup for Hudl's Blitz 22, and to enter giveaways the week of the clinic, go to www.hudl.com/coachvass If you can't remember all of those links or want to ask a question for next week's pod, head to: www.linktree.com/coachvass Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 8: Developing the Complete QB & Tweaking Your Offense w/ Will Hall, HC-OC-QBs at So Miss

    Episode 8: Developing the Complete QB & Tweaking Your Offense w/ Will Hall, HC-OC-QBs at So Miss
    Jul 29 2021
    Season 1 Episode 8 features new Southern Mississippi Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and QB Coach, Will Hall. We discuss adjusting an offense to your strengths, the 7 reads Coach Hall teaches, his initial teaching progression, as well as topics we don't usually talk about on the show: constructing a staff and developing culture SHOW NOTES 6:32 Welcome Will Hall 8:00 Constructing Your Staff 17:03 Culture vs. Strategy Argument is Terrible 20:10 Coach Hall's Coaching Journey 27:18 Adjusting the Offense to Your QB 31:26 Initial QB Teaching Progression 34:24 7 Reads for the QB 56:30 Adapting Your Offense to Your Personnel 1:06:37 Coaching a Collective Sport in an Individual Country 1:11:44 6 Core Values of Southern Miss Football 1:18:18 Getting Kids to Compete 1:22:40 Championship Question 1:27:27 Checklist for Creating Dropback Passes Follow Coach Will Hall on Twitter @Coach_Hall7. Follow me @CoachVass, and the podcast's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! COACHVASS COACHTUBE COURSE OF THE WEEK Nick Sheridan - Indiana - Quarterback Play & Pass Game Organization https://coachtube.com/course/football/quarterback-play-pass-game-organization-nick-sheridan/14160054 To see the new Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Episode 7: Coaching QBs in the NFL w/ Mike Kafka of the Kansas City Chiefs (QB Coach & Passing Game Co)

    Episode 7: Coaching QBs in the NFL w/ Mike Kafka of the Kansas City Chiefs (QB Coach & Passing Game Co)
    Jun 17 2021
    Season 1 Episode 7 features Mike Kafka, QB Coach and Passing Game Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. We discuss the different elements of coaching Quarterbacks in the NFL. SHOW NOTES 5:17 Welcome Mike Kafka 10:40 Evolution of the Chiefs Offense 11:54 % of Weekly Additions/Tweaks 16:03 Developing Opponent Driven Packages 19:30 Training Camp Inventory 27:35 Planning Ahead for Certain Looks 33:31 Game Week Schedule 44:54 QB Fundamental Drills 55:01 What It's Like to Coach Patrick Mahomes 56:55 Best Part of Mahomes' Game 58:13 Championship Question & Playcalling Mechanics Follow Coach Mike Kafka on Twitter @MikeKafka3. Follow me @CoachVass, and the podcast's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! COACHVASS COACHTUBE COURSE OF THE WEEK Jeff Steinberg - Steinberg QB Academy Chapter 5 Drills to Develop Your QB https://coachtube.com/course/football/steinberg-qb-academy-ch-5-drills-to-develop-your-qb/13429887 To see the new Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 6: Capology w/ Dub Maddox, Owner of R4 and OC/QBs at Union HS (Tulsa, OK)

    Episode 6: Capology w/ Dub Maddox, Owner of R4 and OC/QBs at Union HS (Tulsa, OK)
    Jun 1 2021
    Season 1 Episode 6 features Dub Maddox, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach, of Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as the creator of the R4 system. We talk about his new book, "Capology," and the concepts he explores in his latest work. SHOW NOTES 2:31 Welcome Dub Maddox 10:20 What is Capology? 18:42 Capology & R4 25:05 The Impetus for Capology 35:26 Deeper Dive into Capology 44:14 Doubling up on Language 52:48 Survival Bias & Explanation of CAP 57:20 Studying Every Interception in the NFL 1:04:58 Most Common Mistake QBs Make 1:07:31 Players' Vision 1:25:06 QB Scan Strategies & Processing the Field 1:34:06 Getting into Coaching 1:43:33 How To Get the Book! 1:50:00 Championship Question Follow Coach Maddox on Twitter @CoachDubMaddox. Follow me @CoachVass, and the podcast's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! COACHVASS COACHTUBE COURSE OF THE WEEK Greg Studrawa - Zone Read & Perimeter Run Game Fundamentals & Techniques @ COOL Clinic https://coachtube.com/course/football/greg-studrawa-ohio-state-read-and-perimeter-run-fundamentals-and-tech/14255755 To see the new Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Episode 5: Spread, Super Power, and Stories w/ Steven Lo, OC at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)

    Episode 5: Spread, Super Power, and Stories w/ Steven Lo, OC at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)
    May 5 2021
    Season 1 Episode 5 features St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach (and by best friend), Steven Lo. We talk offensive evolution, inserting country football into your Spread, and tell lots of stories... lots of stories, so be prepared! SHOW NOTES 4:03 Steven Lo and My Journey Together 35:16 Offensive Philosophy & Top Personnel & Calls 40:45 Gap vs. Zone 45:54 Favorite Pass Plays & Offensive Evolution 1:15:40 Tweaking the Offense to Fit Personnel 1:26:25 Rotating Quarterbacks 1:41:01 Grading Film for Competition 1:57:01 Running the Double Wing as a Package 2:15:00 Double Wing Blocking Schemes 2:20:03 Using the Hash to Teach Plays 2:26:53 HOT TAKE: Better Ball? TX or CA? 2:28:33 Championship Question 2:31:26 Most Embarrassing Vass Story Follow Coach Lo on Twitter @coachstevenlo. Follow me @CoachVass, and the podcast's account @RunVassOption, as well as the defensive podcast, @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! COACHVASS COACHTUBE COURSE OF THE WEEK Brent Dearmon - "Identifying & Attacking Coverages with the RPO" https://coachtube.com/course/football/identifying-attacking-coverages-with-the-rpo/949147 Bobby Peters: "The 2020 Green Bay Packers Complete Offensive Manual" https://www.amazon.com/Green-Packers-Complete-Offensive-Manual/dp/B08YDB697B Alex Kirby: "101 Red Zone Plays" http://ThrowDeepPublishing.com/Vass USE VASS20 @ CHECKOUT FOR 20% OFF!!! To watch the replay of the Kurt Warner webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Hkp-43zFI To see the new Coach Vass Football YouTube Page www.youtube.com/coachvassfootball To join the Coach Vass Football Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/CoachVass Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, the link to his YouTube channel, CoachTube videos, Patreon, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, and articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. SPONSOR LINKS: www.hudl.com www.coachtube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 48 mins