On today's Coach and Coordinator Podcast, University of Chicago Offensive Coordinator Kyle Derickson joins us to discuss the Maroons' high powered offense which was #5 in NCAA D3 in both total yards (518 per game) and points (48 per game) as well as #1 on 3rd Down Conversions (56.6%) and #8 Red Zone Offense (88.9%).
Coach Derickson discusses the philosophy behind their offense as well as how his football journey has taught him to be adaptable to the coaching situations he's been in.
Show notes:
-Learning on the defensive side of the ball
-Being adaptable in new situations
-From Zone/Play Action to Triple Option to Air Raid
-Progression as a teacher of the game
-Taking a piece of the last stop with you
-Learning from coaching the Triple
-Adapting terminology - one person vs. 55 people
-Developing a philosophy of offense year to year
-Taking control of the game through running the ball
-Ball control to open explosives
-Giving QB control of the game
-Creating explosives by being simple
-3rd down success
-Red zone success
-Stats that are most important: Touchdowns and Turnovers
-Practicing situations
-Call sheet organization and volume
-Unique characteristic as an OC
-The winning edge - be a part of something bigger
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