On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator at Middle Tennessee. Coach Dearmon is known for his extensive RPO game and tailoring his offense towards his personnel and scheme. Dearmon left Kansas University this offseason, where he had served as the offensive coordinator for the last year and a half. Prior to that, Dearmon was the Head Coach at Bethel University, where he led the team to their best season ever. Dearmon joins Grabowski today to talk about creating a common language amongst his staff and players. 1:23 Coach’s journey 2:51 Creating a common language 5:30 Importance of getting players AND coaches on the same page in terms of terminology 7:25 Teaching in parables 9:45 D-Gap fitter 12:30 The process of changing old terms 13:35 Gift Route 16:05 Vertical movement 18:08 Rocker 20:20 Preparing to make sure all the terminology is the same and establishing pillars 22:38 Coach’s manual 23:52 Advice for coaches going forward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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