What's the true significance of a position coach??

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At the college level, is there actually that much technique you can teach a player, that another coach hasn't taught him?

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Tons. You have to realize many corners and wide receivers, particularly in Louisiana, are converted from Quarterback where schools play their best athlete. Alot of lineman come in to college with size/length but are underdeveloped with poor technique. In addition to that, position coaches do the majority of the leg work in recruiting. For player recruitment and development, elite positional coaches are essential to championship programs.

Position coaches make an immediate difference all the way to the NFL. Great technique can be lost quickly.

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For those of us that aren't aware, what is the benefit of having a good DL coach outside of recruiting??

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technique specific to the scheme being played.

and some places, the position coach is responsible for the rotation of players as well.

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At the college level, is there actually that much technique you can teach a player, that another coach hasn't taught him?

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YES

talk to guys that have been to different schools. A lot of them will tell you something like "when they got to _______, Coach _____ really taught me a lot and changed the way I viewed things", etc.

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At the college level, is there actually that much technique you can teach a player, that another coach hasn't taught him?

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Did you see any of our attempts to tackle this past season? Clearly all those guys could use someone at the college level to teach them some basic fundamentals.

A lot of 4 and 5 star recruits dominate athletically in high school and don’t necessarily have the “skills” or technique to do so in the SEC. They need to be broken of their bad habits.

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At the college level, is there actually that much technique you can teach a player, that another coach hasn't taught him?

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Players at the HS level are just playing on raw talent for the most part. College is where you separate the wheat from the chaf…

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You serious? To provide detailed coaching on technique to specific position groups.

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To be less of a dick, say the following:


A position coach is not only teaching g technique but evaluating effort, positioning, body motion, how to keep head up annd eval what the offense is doing etc.

He offers feedback on how the player took his advice and can see pretty early if the player is coach able and deserves more pt.

There’s a lot more than recruiting.

Some players can lack technique and do well in college based on their athleticism and speed. The best position coaches can recognize this and develop a player to improve each year and increase his draft stock. Some kids with NFL potential never develop in college due to poor coaching and being played out of position.

Just one example, Danielle Hunter. He should have been a 3x All-American based on his size, athleticism, and potential. Brick Haley and Chevis didn’t teach Hunter any technique and never developed him. During his rookie season, Viking coaches commented how raw Hunter was and how little technique he had especially coming from LSU.

Danielle Hunter should answer this emphatically. He went through college coaching and still improved significantly in the NFL once he finally got good coaching. Nobody should look significantly better in the NFL than college yet he did due to finally getting coached correctly.

It’s quite obvious you never played sports in your life.

The players that make major SEC rosters have amazing athletic ability, have the body strength, and size to play at this level. However, a lot are raw when it comes to knowing and understanding the fundamentals needed to perfect the positions they are playing.

Elite coaching takes raw athletic ability and improves that players ability to perform at a higher level by learning better techniques and improving fundamentals. Elite coaching combines the ability to read your opponents to know when, why, and how to apply those techniques to beat your opponent.