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The Board Drill Podcast

The Board Drill Podcast

The Board Drill 105 Episodes Jul 15, 2026

Join seasoned coaches Kyle Bradburn and Matt Dixon on The Board Drill Podcast, a dynamic journey into the intricate world of high school football. With a passion for the game that extends beyond the field, Kyle and Matt delve deep into the challenges facing coaches today. This podcast is more than just X's and O's; it's a guiding light for high school coaches nationwide, offering valuable resources and insights to empower them on their journey to becoming better, more effective leaders on and off the field. Tune in for engaging conversations on football with The Board Drill Podcast!

Episodes

Bracketing in Cover 7 with Coach Chad Broadrick
Bracketing in Cover 7 with Coach Chad Broadrick Jul 15, 2026 3479 Most coaches treat quarters as a set of rules that react to what the offense does after the snap. Chad Broadrick treats it as a way to decide, before the ball is ever snapped, which two players he is going to take away.In this episode, the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Centennial High School in Tennessee walks through his Cover 7 film and the single question that drives every call i
One Play, A Dozen Ways to Run Counter | Coach Sean Cooley
One Play, A Dozen Ways to Run Counter | Coach Sean Cooley Jul 8, 2026 3685 Some coaches collect plays. Coach Shawn Cooley collects ways to run the same one.In his third visit to the Board Drill, the East Ridge offensive coordinator makes the case that you do not need a thick call sheet to be multiple. You need one play your kids believe in and a hundred ways to show it. For Cooley, that play is counter, and over the course of the episode he takes GH counter from its plai
The King of All Blitz Patterns with Wallie Kuchinski
The King of All Blitz Patterns with Wallie Kuchinski Jul 1, 2026 3855 This week on The Board Drill Podcast, Kyle sits down with Coach Wallie Kuchinski, Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at the University of St. Thomas, for an hour-long install of what Coach K calls the king of all blitz patterns.On tape it looks like the NCAA pressure everybody runs. It is not. It is a single five-man zone pressure built on reading offensive linemen instead of assigning
Installing Stump Coverage with Coach Colin Lark
Installing Stump Coverage with Coach Colin Lark Jun 17, 2026 3532 Stump coverage does not get talked about enough. Most cover 7 teams run Stubbie as their three by one answer and stop there, but the moment a good offensive coordinator figures out you are in Stubbie, the double in from three becomes a weekly problem. Stump is the answer, and Coach Colin Lark from Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas breaks the whole thing down.Coach Lark walks through every
Nathan McPeek on Team Standards and Leadership
Nathan McPeek on Team Standards and Leadership Jun 3, 2026 3082 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
Coaching Modern Linebackers: Drills, Reads, and Block Destruction
Coaching Modern Linebackers: Drills, Reads, and Block Destruction May 27, 2026 5356 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,
Why Programs Are Built On People, Not Schemes with Kurt Hines
Why Programs Are Built On People, Not Schemes with Kurt Hines May 13, 2026 3677 Coach Kurt Hines has spent 29 years on the sideline and 32 in the classroom. He has been a head coach in New Hampshire and at Coronado in California. He has been hired and he has been fired. Through all of it, he has settled on one belief that drives everything: programs are built on people, not schemes.In this conversation, Coach Hines walks Kyle and Matt through how he hires assistant coaches (n
How Denton Ryan Builds a Weekly Defensive Game Plan with Coach Will Cockerill
How Denton Ryan Builds a Weekly Defensive Game Plan with Coach Will Cockerill Apr 29, 2026 4485 Will Cockerill has gone 25-5 in two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Denton Ryan High School in Texas. His defense finished number one in scoring defense in the Dallas area at just over 12 points per game and has held a 70 percent third down stop rate back to back. The Sons of Ryan are not just a good defense. They are a program built on culture, structure, and a weekly process that leaves
Spring Install Plan and Red Zone Offense with Coach Josh Jones
Spring Install Plan and Red Zone Offense with Coach Josh Jones Apr 22, 2026 3585 Coach Josh Jones has been on the show before, and he earns every return trip.Jones is the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Knoxville Catholic High School in Tennessee. He has been coaching football for over 30 years, and in this episode he sits down with Kyle and Matt to lay out two things that every offensive staff should have nailed down before fall: a structured spring install
Pressure Without the Risk | Coach Jimmie Tyson on Hot Coverage and Six-Man Blitz Paths
Pressure Without the Risk | Coach Jimmie Tyson on Hot Coverage and Six-Man Blitz Paths Apr 8, 2026 5877 Coach Jimmie Tyson is back. The DC at Dothan High School in Alabama returns just weeks after his first appearance because there was unfinished business: hot pressures. In this film-heavy session, Coach Tyson breaks down how he couples six and five-man pressure paths with hot coverage, why self-scouting data pushed him away from zero coverage, and how a modular system lets him run the same pressure
Being Multiple and Changing the Picture Week to Week with Coach Jimmie Tyson
Being Multiple and Changing the Picture Week to Week with Coach Jimmie Tyson Mar 11, 2026 3401 The Board Drill Podcast | Coach Jimmie Tyson | Being Multiple, Changing the Picture, and Week-to-Week Pressure VariationsIn this episode, host Kyle Bradburn sits down with Coach Jimmie Tyson, the new Defensive Coordinator at Dothan High School in Alabama. Coach Tyson brings over 20 years of coaching experience, including six years at Florida A&M University and nearly a decade as the Defensive Coor
How Coach Nguyen Uses Unbalanced to Win the Numbers Game
How Coach Nguyen Uses Unbalanced to Win the Numbers Game Mar 4, 2026 3029 Coach Jimmy Nguyen (OC/QB, New Canaan HS, CT) hops on the Board Drill Podcast to break down unbalanced formations and how they’re using them to steal numbers in both the run game and pass game without turning the offense into a special package the kids cannot own.We talk tackle-over, WR unbalanced (X Over), jet/toss/boot sequencing, and how tempo plus presentation forces defenses to either over-ro

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