Texas HC Steve Sarkisian - Play Calling Flow & Empty Thought Process
Play Calling Flow
- "I think there is a real gut/real instinct to calling plays. You have to trust your gut."
- "There is a gut instinct involved that then ultimately gives you a flow to what you're doing. Because you're feeling the game rather than being a robot just reading off the call sheet."
Empty Thought Process
- Help the QB ID coverage/pressure
- RB/TE location creates DEF indicator
- Empty Menu vs premium looks
The key here is after the hip drop, he keeps his head down and RUNS to create separation 🔥 A lot of young wideouts will look too early, turn their shoulders, and not run as fast as they can to create the proper separation.
Sean McVay on creating "togetherness":
When you love the person next to you, effort stops being a requirement, and it becomes a reflex:
⚙️ Connection creates an extra gear.
🤝 Standards become shared, not forced.
❤️ Culture isn’t built in meetings, it’s forged thru relationships.
You rise to the level of the people you’re connected to!
Steve Sarkisian said, "Culture beats talent if your culture is really strong. Culture is organic. It's not a sign up in your building."
Your culture comes from your behaviors. It comes from what you tolerate.
📌Bookmark it - 5 silent culture killers that destroy teams:
Sometimes the Lord asks us to step into responsibilities that feel bigger than we are. In those moments, I treasure the counsel, “Trust in the Lord” (Proverbs 3:5–6) and the Savior’s promise, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you” (John 15:16).
When you feel you are not good enough for the task you have been called to do, remember: The Lord’s confidence gives you the ability to boldly move ahead. President Thomas S. Monson taught, “Whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies.”
Trust in the Lord.
Offer what you have and let Him make it perfect.
Move forward with humility and courage.
He will strengthen your works and magnify your consecrated efforts.
My interview with @Lane_Kiffin prior to his departure from Oxford to Baton Rouge.
•Why he chose LSU over Ole Miss
•Why he wasn’t in Sunday’s Ole Miss team meeting
•His response to not coaching Ole Miss in the playoff
•Why this took so long
•Peter Carroll’s important msg
Today I signed my letter of intent to play college football for the St. George Eagles! I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me an opportunity to play football and for giving me this shot to continue at the next level.
You need an accountability system as a coach. You don't have to use these, but think about the "golden rules" for your position or group and enforce those. Here is what we used for defensive accountability in football. Maybe it can get you thinking today.
Dabo Swinney said, "Here's the difference in successful people and unsuccessful people - It either shines you up or it grinds you up."
"It's what you're made of on the inside."
Resilience is your ability to face adversity, endure, and move forward stronger.
Because we all face adversity in life.