Q&A with Nick Saban

by Louisiana Football Coaches Association

Description

Have you ever wanted to get inside the head of the goat of college football? Well, we did it for you! This course is filled with questions answered by the legendary Coach Nick Saban. He offers his advice on:

Philosophies
Defense
Coach Development

This course is a must if you want to learn first hand by one of the best!

Lessons

Philosophies

1 Philosophy on wanting AND players and not BUT players? 3:21 2 Can you elaborate on discipline is changing behavior not punishment? 5:54 3 How to maintain a winning culture with team activities and expectations? 6:28 4 Do you think more offenses are bringing more tight ends to combat the 3 man front? 2:54

Defense

5 Most important thing to learn for Defense? 3:42 6 How do you package your defensive play calls to easily react to no huddle? 3:19 7 How has the rise of RPO Offense changed how you teach and install Defense? 3:52 8 What were some of the best things Coach Sark brought through the play calling perspective? 2:36

Coach Development

9 How do you get former Head Coaches to buy into being assistants at Alabama? 1:34 10 What building blocks to prioritize when taking over a program? 2:20 11 What do coaches need in making the jump from High School to College? 4:19 12 How did you handle the biggest challenge in your coaching career? 4:02 13 Do you use analytics/tools, or are your decisions for gut feelings? 3:55

The Coach

Louisiana Football Coaches Association

Supporting High School Football in Louisiana

Nick Saban | University of Alabama | Head Coach

Nick Saban is the GOAT of college football coaches. In 2018 he joined Paul Bryant in being the only 2 college coaches to ever win 6 national titles during the poll era of college football. At Alabama, he became a six-time National Coach of the Year and his record for National Championships is 6-1. His record for championship games (National/SEC) is 13-2.

Saban has compiled a 223-62-1 (.781) record (218-62-1 after vacations) as a college head coach and has gone 125-14 in the past 10 seasons in Tuscaloosa, which includes a 71-9 mark in regular-season conference play. In 2017, Alabama has been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for at least one week for 10 straight years, which broke the all-time record of seven established by Miami

National Championships with Alabama