Episode 496 – The Scouting Edge with Bob Starkey, LSU

Bob Starkey joins once again this week to discuss opponent scouting. Spurred on by a recent twitter storm from Coach Starkey, we discuss how to approach scouts, use film, and communicate clearly to ensure your scouts are giving your team an advantage next season.

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Show Notes:
• Watch the whole game
• Concepts over patterns
• Cutting the head off the snake
• How to use video
• Incorporating the scout into your practice
• Scouting to impress
• Personnel
– Prioritize
– Slow feet don’t eat
– Getting your message across
• Start scouting defense work in preseason
• Timeline of prep example
• Make them a bad passing team
• Making adjustments
• Emphasizing Terminology
• Book Mentioned: Football Scouting Methods by Steve Belichick
• Special Situations
• Identifying Patterns and Opportunities (When & Why)
• Reviewing how team’s scouted your team
• Knowing your own team
• It takes what it takes


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