Coach Mario Price

🏈 Director of Coaching Education at @WeAreAFCA | 🎙 Host of Inside The Headset Podcast | Former FBS, FCS, D2, D3, HS Coach | 👯 Marleigh & Shileaux’s Daddy

[AFCA @WeAreAFCA]

Using Pullers To Create Space

@GoConqs Head Coach @CoachLusby explains how adjusting pullers based on fronts can create cleaner running lanes and better angles in the run game.

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"Calloused mind & a calloused body."

@UVAFootball Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach Adam Smotherman explains why Olympic lifting remains a critical part of preparing players for the physical demands of football during his 2026 AFCA Convention.

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[Jordan J. Gush @JordanGush]

Coach Joe Price lll, here with some wisdom 👇

@CoachMarioPrice @CoachJP3

“Ultimately I want to make sure they see me the same way I see my self.”

“Being clear with who I think I am, or who I want to be, I think that helps.”

“It’s always been important for me to have relationships outside of my room too.”

“Have an understanding for the pulse of the team.”

“I knew what things I needed to bring to him and what things he just wanted me to handle myself.”

“Have a servant type mentality.”

[Coach Mario Price @CoachMarioPrice]

Hopped on @InsideTheHeadst with the legendary @TonyDungy and it was heck of ride talking about his coaching journey.

The ups, the downs, the learning experiences, so much more… will be out tomorrow @WeAreAFCA

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📰AFCA & @RiddellSports Extend Strategic Partnership with Expanded Multi-Year Agreement 🤝

As an official corporate partner, Riddell will continue to support coaches through innovation, education, & player safety while also serving as the presenting sponsor of the AFCA 35 Under 35 program.

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Supporting a community that helps us do what we do.

Riddell and @WeAreAFCA are proud to announce their formalized partnership, advancing the game through education, innovation, and coach development.

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"Confidence without humility is arrogance. Humility without confidence is insecurity."

@CentralDutchFB OL coach Eric Jones joined ITH to talk about his career in D3 football.

🎧 Presented by @CoachComm

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"Managing people, that was the part that took time to grow in."

@kennesawstfb HC @CoachMack_KSU joined ITH to talk about how he grew from a young OC to a head coach.

🎧 Presented by @CoachComm

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Richardson Berkner's MTM system shows how simple tags like "Stay" can help you handle play-action, protection, and defensive reactions without adding complexity.

@BERKNERFOOTBALL | @CoachNine7

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[ANSRSFB @ANSRSFB]

Built by former college coach @CoachShalala, who experienced the grind of the film room firsthand ANSRS:
👉 automates film breakdown
👉 instantly generates video cutups
👉 allows coaches to filter game situations in seconds.

Thank you to the American Football Coaches Association, @WeAreAFCA for having us!

LISTEN HERE:
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Coaches know the drill: one cutup leads to another, and suddenly you’re lost in a film-study rabbit hole.

@ANSRSFB helps staffs filter faster, find specific tendencies, and get to real ANSRS.

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How do you build a career in coaching?

@cnfootball HC @Coach_Almond joins ITH to talk about relationships, perseverance, & lessons learned throughout his journey to head coach.

🎧 Presented by @CoachComm

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[Randy Clements @Coach___Clem]

Coaches make sure your drills show up in real time.

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

This coach is taking a lot of heat for this drill - unfairly.

I had two offensive line coaches early in my career who ran drills I didn’t fully understand at the time. But there was no social media for them to be critiqued. If it were available, you guys would’ve LIT THEM UP😅.

Ironically, they became two of the BEST coaches I ever had because they taught the most important element of offensive line play:

Mentality.

If people want to have an honest conversation about why offensive line play feels softer today, I’d point to three things:

1. Mentality
Too much weight-room theater and “tough guy” performance, but not enough real edge.

2. Over-emphasis on scheme
Offenses are playing faster than ever, but linemen are being asked to process more information than ever. When the brain is overloaded, players hesitate.

3. Information without context
There are now a lot of “OL trainers” and podcast experts with strong opinions but very little real résumé behind them. Young players have unlimited information — but very little guidance on how to interpret it.

Sometimes development isn’t supposed to look perfect on camera.

Sometimes the best development happens away from the field and looks more like building a real relationship with the person, and not just the player.

Maybe it’s time the entire OL “industry” quiets down a bit and let coaches coach.

Because.

Offensive line play was really good long before everyone had a microphone.

I have many more thoughts on this topic… so maybe I’ll just do a podcast about them 😂🎙️ #AMDG

[Bryant Haines @Coach_BHaines]

My fellow FCS coordinator & #35Under35 coach has been there too! A lot of us have. No shame in it. Brick by brick. Just build!

[Coach Ola Adams @CoachOlaAdams]

Great message for young coaches to hear!!!

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Today on @InsideTheHeadst we sat down with @IndianaFootball DC @Coach_BHaines to talk his career & winning the national championship.

🎧 Presented by @CoachComm

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🏈At the 2026 AFCA Convention, @RichieGrayGSI of GSI Performance & @RiddellSports broke down a movement-based tackling system built to eliminate static training and create true game-like reps.

This session delivers tools you can install this spring.

See It Here⬇️
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Today on @InsideTheHeadst we sat down with @UWRFFootball HC @CoachWalkerRF

🎧 Presented by @CoachComm

Coach Walker talked about his career, winning the natty, & creating the Top Gun offense.

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