Coach Colin Lark, defensive backs coach at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, joins the Board Drill to teach Stump coverage from the ground up. Stump is the three by one check out of the cover seven world: a four over three concept that matches any three receiver surface while keeping split safety structure intact.Coach Lark walks through every position rule, from the corner's mod technique and the in/smash call to the nickel reading three to two, the safety's vertical rules, and the three by four push mechanism. Then Kyle and Matt stress test the coverage against real trips concepts from Notre Dame's offense, dig into formation checks against attached tight ends, sniffers, and bunch, and break down spring film including a pick six against stick.If you run Stubbie, mini, or special and you're tired of getting beat by the double in from three, this episode is the answer.Coach Lark also demos Football U, his interactive playbook tool that lets players rep out coverage checks from their phones.Check out Football U here: https://www.footballu.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro and welcoming Coach Colin Lark02:09 Stump coverage overview: the four over three check for trips09:20 Stump vs Stubbie: what changes at the corner and why you need both16:16 Why Stump became a red zone answer against the double in22:02 Stress testing Stump against Notre Dame's dagger and sail concepts28:06 Formation checks: attached tight ends, sniffers, and bunch33:36 Backside coverage options and game planning around their best player38:44 Spring film: the three by four push, carrying the wheel, and a pick six42:46 Taking three through and handling the dirty over route49:15 Up calls and teaching defenders when to fall off55:42 Final question: the most unique thing Bishop Lynch doesThis episode is sponsored by Sideline HQ. If you're still managing equipment on spreadsheets, check out Sideline HQ for check in, check out, and full equipment management right from your phone. Handle equipment in minutes and get back to coaching football. Learn more at sidelinehq.coSubscribe for more X's and O's breakdowns, coaching philosophy, and film study, and find all of our content at www.boarddrill.com

Coach Nathan McPeek has built Frederick Douglass High School (Lexington, KY) into one of the most consistent programs in Kentucky 6A football: a 2022 state championship, a perfect 39-0 record against city opponents, 27 playoff wins, and five players currently in the NFL. In this episode, he breaks down the player-led leadership system behind it all, from the core values that run the locker room to trust sessions, the game-day beast lift, and the branding that gets his kids recruited.

If you coach high school, youth, or small college football and want a blueprint for developing leaders instead of just managing talent, this one is for you.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome and meeting Coach Nathan McPeek

01:44 Building Frederick Douglass from 13 players to a 6A power

06:31 Living the core: the four values that run the program

11:31 Leadership as influence and why tradition doesn't graduate

17:04 Beating Instagram culture with a real value system

21:44 Player-driven vs. player-run: getting the team out of neutral

26:16 Trust sessions: small groups, captains, and 6 a.m. accountability

29:29 The game-day beast lift, velocity training, and five NFL players

36:59 Branding and social media that gets the program noticed

40:01 Process over outcome: starting 0-3 and finishing 8-5

45:44 A recruiting one-stop shop and final thoughts

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Modern linebacker play lives in the tweener space: guys who can fit the run, play in space, and rush off the edge without being a true safety or a true edge. In this episode, Kyle and Matt sit down with Coach Nick Vagnone, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Lenoir-Rhyne University, to break down how he develops modern linebackers inside a 3-3-5.

Coach Vagnone gets granular on the Sam, Mike, and Rush roles, the read step versus pop in place debate, how he teaches block destruction and tackling, and the exact Indy drills he uses to build it all. If you coach defense at the high school, youth, or small college level, there is a lot here worth stealing.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome and tonight's guest, Coach Nick Vagnone

06:00 Why Lenoir-Rhyne moved from a 3-4 hybrid to a 3-3-5

09:41 Building a player-led defensive identity

14:21 Defining the modern linebacker: Sam, Mike, and Rush

23:40 Read step versus pop in place

30:53 The five movements and five core skills of a linebacker

36:54 Stance and start: the first drill every linebacker runs

42:04 Coaching pass drops, angle pedal, and head on a swivel

51:10 Change of direction and linebacker ball skills

1:00:10 Walking run fits with the scout line

1:03:09 Block destruction: taking on half a man

1:10:33 Living on the sled and the dip and rip

1:14:38 Tackling with the donuts

1:18:58 Circle chase: forced fumbles and ball security

1:26:35 The closing question: 828 Day at Lenoir-Rhyne

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