Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
We’d love to have you join coaches from across Georgia and the Southeast at the 2024 Atlanta Playbook Clinic!
Our Topical Agenda is developed by listening to coaches tell us what they want to discuss. It’s not rocket science, but it is an uncommon approach for clinics today.
Read about the different types of sessions at our clinic make us a little different from the usual. If you have any questions, drop us a note and we’ll get back to you.
| Deep Dives | X's | O's | Program Development | Culture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Registration Opens | ||||
| 3:30 PM | -- | Blitz looks out of multiple fronts
Room: Oakwood A | -- | Reaching Gen-Z
Room: Oakwood B | -- |
| 4:30 PM | -- | D-Line EDD progression
Room: Oakwood A | Meshing misdirection ideology with Power Run game
Room: Oakwood B | "So, you want to be a head coach?"
Room: Maplewood | -- |
| 5:30 PM | In Depth: Organizing an offensive installation plan from spring to summer to fall camp
Room: Oakwood B | Stunts and blitzes out of the 3-4/4-2
Room: Oakwood A | Chalk Talk: Offensive Line
Room: Camillia | -- | In-season training for football
Room: Maplewood |
| 6:30 PM | -- | Air Raid philosophy for any high school program
Room: Oakwood A | "What I've learned": OC's share insights
Room: Maplewood | A conversation on motivation & discipline
Room: Camillia | |
| 7:30 PM | Coaches Social | ||||
| Deep Dives | X's | O's | Program Development | Culture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | -- | 46 Defense – Buddy Ryan coverage concepts
Room: Oakwood A | Building your offense to fit your players
Room: Oakwood B | -- | Building a brand: Strategies for promoting your program and players
Room: Maplewood |
| 10:00 AM | In Depth: "The art of play calling"
Room: Oakwood B | 46 Defense – Front, stunts and blitzes
Room: Oakwood A | Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks
Room: Gardenia | Structuring football practices with limited player numbers
Room: Camillia | -- |
| 11:00 AM | -- | "Run the d*mn ball": A discussion of run concepts
Room: Maplewood | Creating a cohesive coaching staff
Room: Gardenia | Wisdom from veteran head coaches
Room: Camillia | |
| 1:30 PM | -- | -- | Practicing the run game for maximum reps and physicality without banging your players up
Room: Oakwood A | Effective fundraising at any school size
Room: Oakwood B | Pattern Read in Cover 4
Room: Maplewood |
| 2:30 PM | What it takes: Becoming a DC
Room: Camillia | What does it mean to be a Kingdom Coach?
Room: Oakwood A | How to create a positive off season culture
Room: Oakwood B | Turning around a struggling program
Room: Maplewood | |
| 3:30 PM | -- | 3rd Down: What do you do and why?
Room: Oakwood A | -- | Managing your parents and administration
Room: Camillia | What it takes to be a great assistant coach
Room: Oakwood B |
| 4:30 PM | In Depth: Mental health, sport performance and the teenage brain
Room: Gardenia | Chalk Talk: Defensive Backs
Room: Oakwood A | Developing young QB's in a Spread Option system
Room: Maplewood | Making Special Teams, special
Room: Oakwood B | Building a growth oriented culture
Room: Camillia |
| 5:30 PM | Game planning your defense for Friday night
Room: Maplewood | -- | Developing your practice plan
Room: Camillia | Developing leadership among players on and off the field
Room: Oakwood A |
Our speaker list for the 2024 Atlanta Playbook Clinic includes over 50 coaches and experts from across the region. Each speaker brings a unique perspective and was curated through input from our Convening Panel and through direct outreach to coaches in the local community.
Read more about the different types of sessions on our agenda—including Film Rooms, Chalk Talks, and In Depth sessions—and how we use the color coding on our Topical Agenda to organize the clinic.
Jerry Caldwell: Defensive Coordinator, Chester High School
Room: Oakwood A
Jarrod Rickman: Defensive Coordinator, Flowery Branch High School
Room: Oakwood B
Johnny White: Head Coach, Douglas County High School
Room: Oakwood A
Jonathan Gess: Head Coach, Hebron Christian Academy
Room: Oakwood B
Joe Sturdivant: Head Coach, Parkview High School
Ryan Livezey: Head Coach, Mount Pisgah Christian School
Room: Maplewood
Tracy Malone: Quarterbacks Coach, Rockmart High School (TN)
Room: Oakwood B
Dan Mullins: Director of Athletic Performance and Defensive Coordinator, Allatoona High School
Room: Oakwood A
Maurice Dixon: Head Coach, Creekside High School
Room: Camillia
Cody Mahler: Strength & Conditioning Coach and Offensive Line Coach, Perry High School
Room: Maplewood
Justin Pressley: Head Coach, Carter High School (TN)
Room: Oakwood A
Dub Maddox: Offensive Coordinator, Union High School (OK)
Burt Waller: Offensive Coordinator, Starr’s Mill High School
Room: Maplewood
Dan Mullins: Director of Athletic Performance and Defensive Coordinator, Allatoona High School
Cody Mahler: Strength and Conditioning / Offensive Line Coach, Perry High School
Richard Vester: Special Teams Coordinator, Coffee High School
Room: Camillia
Robert Rubel: Lead Consultant, real46defense.com
Room: Oakwood A
Burt Waller: Offensive Coordinator, Starr’s Mill High School
Room: Oakwood B
Justin Pressley: Head Coach, Carter High School (TN)
Room: Maplewood
Dub Maddox: Offensive Coordinator, Union High School (OK)
Room: Oakwood B
Robert Rubel: Lead Consultant, real46defense.com
Room: Oakwood A
Jim Ertzberger: Quarterbacks Coach, Coffee High School
Room: Gardenia
Micah Hughes: Head Coach, Mt. Bethel Christian Academy
Room: Camillia
Jim Ertzberger: Quarterbacks Coach, Coffee High School
Mark Hollars: Head Coach, Commerce High School
Thomas Clark: Head Coach, Stockbridge High School
Room: Maplewood
Travis Noland: Head Coach, Jefferson High School
Marcus Jelks: Head Coach, Stephenson High School
Room: Gardenia
Alan Chadwick: Head Coach, Marist High School
Brian Smith: Head Coach, Barnwell High School
Jeff Herron: Head Coach, Camden County High School
Room: Camillia
Ryan Herring: Head Coach, Pierce County High School
Room: Gardenia
Mark Hollars: Head Coach, Commerce High School
Room: Oakwood A
Micah Hughes: Head Coach, Mt. Bethel Christian Academy
Room: Oakwood B
Joe Sturdivant: Head Coach, Parkview High School
Room: Maplewood
Jerry Caldwell: Defensive Coordinator, Chester High School (SC)
Justin Newman: Defensive Coordinator, Carver High School
Room: Camillia
Ken Karcher: CEO and former College Football Coach, Win Awakening
Room: Oakwood A
Rich Fendley: Head Coach, Bowdon High School
Room: Oakwood B
Chad Evans: Athletic Director and Head Coach, Westminster Christian Academy High School
Jonathan Gess: Head Coach, Hebron Christian Academy
Tracy Malone: Quarterbacks Coach, Rockmart High School (TN)
Room: Maplewood
Tyler Teknipp: Defensive Coordinator, Ola High School
Room: Oakwood A
Johnny White: Head Coach, Douglas County High School
Maurice Allen: Head Coach, South Paulding High School
Heath Webb: Head Coach, Lumpkin County High School
Room: Camillia
Brian Smith: Head Coach, Barnwell High School (SC)
Room: Oakwood B
Kelli Monedero, MSW, LSW: Athletic Counselor, Office of Counseling and Sport Psychology, Indiana University Athletics
Room: Gardenia
Andrew Crenshaw: Defensive Coordinator, Jackson Academy (MS)
Room: Oakwood A
Thomas Causey: Head Coach, Ola High School
Room: Maplewood
Richard Vester: Special Teams Coordinator, Coffee High School
Room: Oakwood B
Ken Karcher: CEO and former College Football Coach, Win Awakening
Rich Fendley: Head Coach, Bowdon High School
Room: Camillia
Jason McEachin: Head Coach, Portal High School
Taylor Geathers: Defensive Coordinator, Redan High School
Room: Maplewood
Maurice Dixon: Head Coach, Creekside High School
Tyler Teknipp: Defensive Coordinator, Ola High School
Jarrod Rickman: Defensive Coordinator, Flowery Branch High School
Room: Camillia
Heath Webb: Head Coach, Lumpkin County
Room: Oakwood A
Our Convening Panel is a group of coaches dedicated to improving the game, and who serve as the bedrock of our agenda development process.
To the right is the full list of coaches contributing to building a better football coaching clinic in Atlanta for this new era of football.
You can read more about how the Convening Panel process works for a better understanding of how our agenda will come together in the fall of 2023 ahead of the 2024 clinic season.
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30326
We have negotiated a discounted rate of $129/night for a limited of single and double rooms for our coaches who want to join us overnight. Book by January 31, 2024 to receive the Playbook discount.
Call (877) 227-6963 and reference “Playbook Clinics” or use the link below to book your rooms.
To register for this clinic, you will need to purchase one of the passes below. Once you make this purchase, you can register for as many clinics as you would like.
