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Talking to coaches from around the country, it was the best clinic they have attended with the strongest line-up ever. Here are the highlights and a FREE course from the off-seasons biggest clinic. 

When coaches get together for a cause, you can be sure of one thing, they will deliver with passion. That’s exactly what happened when 153 coaches from the NFL and college level put their support behind Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation to benefit pediatric brain tumor research and cancer services. Sales of courses produced from the clinic continue to support LFG. 

Here is UNC Head Coach Mack Brown talking to Lauren and why this clinic is so important.

Get Mack Brown’s course on Program Building, Culture, and Leadership FREE as a thank you from Lauren’s First and Goal for your support. He gives the plan they used to take UNC from two wins to the Orange Bowl in two years.

LFG was a clinic that had something for everyone from culture and leadership to the specific fundamentals and techniques of every position. Here are some highlights.

Georgia Tech Head Coach Geoff Collins emphasized the importance of building relationships as the foundation of any strong culture.  He shares belief in this video from his clinic “Program Building, Culture & Leadership”:

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Brian Polian, Special Teams Coach at Notre Dame wrote a book on coaching Generation Z and shared some of his methods in his clinic. Here he is talking about an epiphany he had about how he can get the best out of his players:

More courses on culture are coming, but in addition to the two above, these have been released:

James Franklin- Penn State Football Culture

Dave Aranda - Lessons for a 1st Year Head Coach

Tem Lukabu - Establishing Defensive Culture

Culture Builders Bundle of all 5 clinics

Transitioning into some highlights from offense, there was plenty of outstanding coaching on the RPO. In this video, MTSU Offensive Coordinator Brent Dearmon explains how they use a process of questions and answers by illustrating it with the Buck Sweep. It helps them fix what hurts the play.

Clinics from Dearmon, Joe Moorhead, Matt Drinkall, and Kevin Loney are available in the “Latest in RPO Concepts” Bundle. The detail these coaches have put into their clinic talks will definitely allow you the ability to stay ahead of the defensive coordinators who are intensively learning about how to stop the RPO game.

Here are more excellent clinics on offensive scheme:

Pass Game Clinics:

Jedd Fisch - Developing an Offense to Marry the Run and Pass Game

Matt Mumme - Nevada Pack Attack: Air Raid

Craig Stutzmann- Developing base and Complementary pass Concepts

Joe Davis - Easy Completion Concepts for Developing Young Quarterbacks

Kevin Morris - PSO Pass Options off Running Back Screen

Run Game Clinics:

Bill Durkin - Coastal Carolina Counter

Ed Warinner - Michigan Run Game: Outside Zone/Pin & Pull Series

Keith Clark - Power Read

Cody Kennedy - The Duo Play

Brennan Marion - The Duo Set

Defensive Scheme:

The defensive coaches at Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic dove into the details that make their defensive schemes work. Here is Penn State DC Brent Pry talking about their 5 Man Zone Pressure from his clinic “5-Man Pressures:”

Other Defensive Schemes:

Ole Miss, Chris Partridge - 3rd Down and Red Zone Bracket

Wake Forest, Dave Cohen - Movements and Stunts to Stop The Run

Kennesaw State, Darius Safford - Defensive Coverage: Press Quarters and Trap

Army, Cortney Braswell - Cover 6 Defense

Defense Pressure, Stunt and Coverage Bundle - All 5 courses

The schemes are important, but they cannot be effective without fundamentals and techniques. The coaches presenting at every position gave their methods for developing players.  

Offensive Line:

There’s few better than Kyle Flood who won a national championship with Alabama and is now the Offensive Coordinator at Texas. He explains how he teaches a man reach on inside zone in this video from his Run Game Fundamentals clinic:

More offensive line courses:

Cincinnati, Ron Crook - Run Game Blocking Fundamentals

Vanderbilt, Peter Rossomando - OL Fundamentals and Techniques

Tennesse Martin, Matt Jones - Skip Pull Clinic

South Florida, Allen Mogridge - Everyday Drills

GET THE OL FUNDAMENTALS BUNDLE - All 5 courses

Wide Receivers:

Rob Likens is the wide receiver coach at the U and he shares what it takes to run a receiver room in this clip from his talk “WR Getting the Room Right/ It all Starts with the Verts”

Other WR clinics:

Buffalo, Rob Ianello - WR Practice Fundamentals

Georgia Southern Isaiah Walker - WR Play- Meetings, Drills, and Practice

Wide Receiver Fundamentals Bundle - all 3 courses.

Tight Ends:

Having a tight end or multiple tight ends in today’s offenses is proving to be an effective way to stress a defense. Training them to do all of the skills that belong in their tool box is critical, and TE Coach Chris Monfiletto explains the pre snap process he teaches his tight ends from his clinic “TE Technique in The Pass Game:”

More TE Development:

Monmouth, Jeff Gallo - Building the TE from the Ground Up

Marshall, Kyle Segler - TE Utilization in Multiple Set Offense

TE Development Bundle - all 3 courses.

Running Backs:

Buffalo had the top running back in Jaret Patterson (178.1 rush yards per game) in the country this past season. Buffalo RB Coach Issac Reed explains the approach they take to training the running back in this video from his talk “Buffalo Running Back Fundamentals”

BOGO: Get Reed’s course plus Cal RB Coach Aristotle Thompson’s Cal Position Culture & Run Game which gets into specifics of RB in Pin and Pull. Here are both clinics bundled up

Quarterbacks:

In a world of cool drills, complex plays, and numerous philosophies on developing a quarterback, Coach Patenaude has simplified his job down to one simple concept - alleviate stress and anxiety on the quarterback. He uses the analogy of taking a test and that preparation leads to confidence. He explains his philosophy here:

Other QB clinics:

Albany, Joe Davis - Easy Completion Concepts for Developing Young Quarterbacks

Eastern Washington, Ian Shoemaker - EOS, QB Throwing Mechanics & Drills

Monmouth, TJ Dimuzio - Quarterback Friendly Schemes

QB Success Bundle has all 4 courses

Defensive Line:

Duke’s Defensive Coordinator and DL Coach Benjamin Albert shares Duke’s “55” for DL from his talk Duke Defensive Line Play. The “55” is the foundation of Duke’s culture, 5 things in each 5 second play that must happen, that extends to every position. Coach Albert explains:

Other DL clinics:

Washington State, AJ Cooper - Defensive Line Fundamentals

Eastern Kentucky, Jeremy Hawkins - Defensive Line Play

LFG Defensive Line Bundle for all 3 courses

Linebackers:

The linebackers on the edge of the box need to be trained well. More and more these players have to have a wider range of skill sets because of the nature of today’s offenses. Jamar Cain, OLB coach at Oklahoma University is in charge of developing one of the most dynamic positions in their defense. In this video, he focuses on pre-practice drills to improve pass rush ability.

BOGO: Get Cain’s course plus Army, John Loose course - Tackling & Defensive Fundamentals for the price of a single course. BUY ONE GET ONE HERE. 

Defensive Backs

When it comes to a position that must be fundamentally sound or be exposed in a way that leads to big plays or touchdowns, defensive back development is of utmost importance. Villanova defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Ola Adams takes a detailed approach to teaching his DB’s to being fundamentally sound. He gives an overview of what he covers in his course in ball disruption, finishes, footwork matrix, and his indoctrination of man coverage:

ShaDon Brown- Defensive Back Fundamentals

Gary McGraw - Defensive Back Technique at the L.O.S and Downfield +Drills

LFG DB Bundle for all 3 courses

The third phase of the game, special teams, was covered very well at the LFG Clinic.  

Special Teams Clinics:

Army Special Teams Coordinator Sean Saturnio, a Broyles Award nominee, treats the punt block team as the first offensive play in a series.  They focus on using techniques and execution that will put the offense in a position to score by winning the field position battle and shortening the field. He explains all of their objectives in this video:

Notre Dame, Brian Polian- Fundamental Drills for Special Teams

South Carolina, Pete Lembo -Special Teams Organization

Nevada, Thomas Sheffield - Punt Return

Columbia, Justin Stovall - Kickoff Return

Check out the LFG Special Teams Bundle for all 5 courses.

There’s plenty more to learn from in this clinic. We wanted you to be aware of these great resources and watch some of the highlights from the game’s top coaches. Keep checking back on the Lauren’s First and Goal Channel for more releases.

Always be growing!

Coach Grabowski

P.S. All Proceeds from these clinics go to support Lauren's First & Goal's mission to provide financial support for brain tumor research and cancer services. As well as to offer financial and emotional support to families living with pediatric cancer, and to increase awareness of the disease.