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Charlotte

February 23-25, 2024

Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
3315 Scott Futrell Drive
Charlotte, NC 28208

Topical Agenda
Speaker List
Convening Panel
Hotel Information
Register

Topical Agenda

We’d love to have you join coaches from across the Carolinas and the East Coast at the 2024 Charlotte 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.

 

Friday
Saturday
Deep DivesX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCultureSpecialty OL Clinic
3:00 PMRegistration Opens
3:30 PM--Drill progression for DL

Room: Ballroom A

Detailing the Oak Grove "Option Attack" offense

Room: Ballroom B

Creating energy and buy-in from your athletes

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

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4:30 PMTurning around struggling programs

Room: Ballroom A

Gap fits against the run game

Room: Ballroom B

RB drill progression

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Community engagement and fundraising

Room: Junior Ballroom

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5:30 PMIn Depth: Conversations on small program football

Room: Ballroom A

Scheming for punt and punt block

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Creating solutions from the whiteboard to the game

Room: Ballroom B

--Staff communication strategies

Room: Junior Ballroom

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6:30 PMChalk Talk: Linebackers

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Overview of Pistol Wing-T

Room: Ballroom B

--Mental toughness and sports psychology

Room: Junior Ballroom

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Deep DivesX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCultureSpecialty OL Clinic
9:00 AMFilm: How we called our longest drive of the year

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Defending 10 and Empty personnel

Room: Ballroom B

Utilizing Special Teams periods during practice

Room: Ballroom A

--Revitalizing a program's culture and visibility

Room: ABC

Inside zone drills and fundamentals

Room: Junior Ballroom

10:00 AMIn Depth: Tackling, block destruction and takeaway progressions

Room: Ballroom B

Drill progression for Defensive Backs

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Calendaring your program across 12 months

Room: ABC

In season practice planning

Room: Junior Ballroom

--Current trends in OL play

Room: Ballroom A

11:00 AMIn Depth: How to connect your football program to your community

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Building a call sheet for game night

Room: ABC

"So, you want to be a head coach?"

Room: Junior Ballroom

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12:00 PM--------Blocking the gap scheme run game

Room: Junior Ballroom

1:00 PM--
1:30 PMIn Depth: "The art of play calling"

Room: Ballroom A

Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

"Gray beards" share their wisdom

Room: ABC

Character, culture and player leadership

Room: Junior Ballroom

Aggressive pass protection

Room: Ballroom B

2:30 PMHow to keep up with up-tempo offenses

Room: Junior Ballroom

Developing confidence in your young men

Room: ABC

Recruiting 101: Help your athletes get noticed

Room: Ballroom B

Lessons for new Assistant Coaches

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

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3:30 PM--Defending the Triple Option

Room: Ballroom A

How Special Teams can be the equalizer against bigger schools

Room: Ballroom B

Working with multi-sport athletes

Room: Junior Ballroom

Carrot or stick: Discipline and modern athletes

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

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4:30 PMIn Depth: Power Raid offense--Mixing a downhill running mentality with the Air Raid passing principles

Room: Ballroom B

Defensive practice structure organization and scripting periods

Room: Ballroom A

Chalk Talk: Offensive Coordinators

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Leveraging technology, data and analytics in today's game

Room: ABC

Turning around a culture at your program

Room: Junior Ballroom

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5:30 PMChalk Talk: Defensive Coordinators

Room: Douglas/O'Hare/Shannon

Old school offense

Room: Ballroom A

Referees offer insights to the game

Room: Junior Ballroom

Balancing life as a young coach while giving the program 100%

Room: ABC

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Speaker List

Our speaker list for the 2024 Charlotte 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.

 

Friday
Saturday
Time
Title
3:30 PM
Drill progression for DL

Randy Birch: Defensive Coordinator, Gaffney High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

3:30 PM
Detailing the Oak Grove "Option Attack" offense

Jared Rolfes: Offensive Coordinator, Oak Grove High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

3:30 PM
Creating energy and buy-in from your athletes

Rob Creason: Head Coach, Oak Grove High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

4:30 PM
Turning around struggling programs

Justin Keeler: Head Coach, Colonial Heights High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

4:30 PM
Gap fits against the run game

Scott Riley: Head Coach, Cleveland High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

4:30 PM
RB drill progression

De’Angelo Bryant: Head Coach, Silver Bluff High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

4:30 PM
Community engagement and fundraising

Robert Washington: Head Coach, Mountain Island Charter High School

Shane Fidler: Head Coach, Airport High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

5:30 PM
In Depth: Conversations on small program football

Robert Washington: Head Coach, Mountain Island Charter High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

5:30 PM
Scheming for punt and punt block

Christopher Long: Special Teams Coordinator, Ninety Six High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

5:30 PM
Creating solutions from the whiteboard to the game

Bobby Jones: Associate Head Football Coach, Washington and Lee University 

Room: Ballroom B

 

5:30 PM
Staff communication strategies

Christopher Dodson: Head Coach, Ware Shoals High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

6:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Linebackers

Randy Birch: Defensive Coordinator, Gaffney High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

6:30 PM
Overview of Pistol Wing-T

Matthew Bennett: Head Coach, Ninety Six High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

6:30 PM
Mental toughness and sports psychology

Justin Keeler: Head Coach, Colonial Heights High School

Jared Rolfes: Offensive Coordinator, Oak Grove High School

Austin Trotter: Head Coach, Pine Lake Preparatory 

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

Time
Title
9:00 AM
Film: How we called our longest drive of the year

Paul Cornwell: Head Coach, Ayden-Grifton High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

9:00 AM
Defending 10 and Empty personnel

Kelly Davis: Head Coach, Dixon High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

9:00 AM
Utilizing Special Teams periods during practice

Jack Carpenter: Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator, Montgomery Central High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

9:00 AM
Revitalizing a program's culture and visibility

Philip Russ, CAA: Athletic Director and Head Coach, East Rutherford High School

Room: ABC

 

9:00 AM
Inside zone drills and fundamentals

Steve Saulnier: Assistant Head Coach, Univ. of West Florida

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

10:00 AM
In Depth: Tackling, block destruction and takeaway progressions

Scott Braswell: Defensive Coordinator, Dutch Fork High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

10:00 AM
Drill progression for Defensive Backs

Brandon Gentry: Head Coach, Hopewell High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

10:00 AM
Calendaring your program across 12 months

John Faircloth: Head Coach, RS Central High School

Room: ABC

 

10:00 AM
In season practice planning

Dr. Dean Boyd: Head Coach, York Comprehensive High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

10:00 AM
Current trends in OL play

Jim McNally: Former OL Coach with 50 years experience coaching, including with the Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills

Room: Ballroom A

 

11:00 AM
In Depth: How to connect football to your community

Kennedy Tinsley: Head Coach, Mallard Creek High School 

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

11:00 AM
Building a call sheet for game night

Dub Maddox: Offensive Coordinator, Union High School (OK)

Brian Smith: Head Coach, Barnwell High School

Garrett Wingate: Offensive Coordinator, Ayden-Grifton High School

Room: ABC

 

11:00 AM
"So, you want to be a head coach?"

De’Angelo Bryant: Head Coach, Silver Bluff High School

Ian Rapanick: Head Coach, Perquimans County High School

Scott Riley: Head Coach, Cleveland High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

12:00 PM
Blocking the gap scheme run game

Brett Shockley: Assistant Coach, Ouachita Baptist University

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

1:30 PM
In Depth: "The Art of Play Calling"

Dub Maddox: Offensive Coordinator, Union High School (OK)

Room: Ballroom A

 

1:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Mitch Johnson: Head Coach, Northwood High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

1:30 PM
"Gray beards" share their wisdom

Paul Cornwell: Head Coach, Ayden-Grifton High School

Victor Floyd: Head Coach, Chester High School

Brian Smith: Head Coach, Barnwell High School

Room: ABC

 

1:30 PM
Character, culture and player leadership

Chris Metzger: Head Coach, Montgomery Central High School

Philip Russ, CAA: Athletic Director and Head Coach, East Rutherford High School

Kelly Davis: Head Coach, Dixon High School

Willie Fox: Head Coach, Swansea High School

Kennedy Tinsley: Head Coach, Mallard Creek High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

1:30 PM
Aggressive pass protection

Bill Best: Assistant Coach, Colorado State Univ.

Room: Ballroom B

 

2:30 PM
How to keep up with up-tempo offenses

Scott Braswell: Defensive Coordinator, Dutch Fork High School

John Faircloth: Head Coach, RS Central High School

Brian Andrews: Defensive Coordinator, South Point High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

2:30 PM
Developing confidence in your young men

Rob Creason: Head Coach, Oak Grove High School

Trevor George: Head Coach, Riverview High School (PA)

Mark Holcomb: Head Coach, Bishop McGuinness High School

Room: ABC

 

2:30 PM
Recruiting 101: Help your athletes get noticed

Scott Chadwick: Head Coach, Clayton High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

2:30 PM
Lessons for new Assistant Coaches

Victor Floyd: Head Coach, Chester High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

3:30 PM
Defending the Triple Option

Kenneth Wooten: Defensive Coordinator, Havelock High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

3:30 PM
How Special Teams can be the equalizer against bigger schools

Mark Holcomb: Head Coach, Bishop McGuinness High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

3:30 PM
Working with multi-sport athletes

Matthew Bennett: Head Coach, Ninety Six High School

Kirkland Brown: Head Coach, Tunstall High School (VA)

DJ McFadden: Head Coach, Independence High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

3:30 PM
Carrot or stick: Discipline and modern athletes

Brandon Simmons: Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach, Southeast Raleigh High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

4:30 PM
In Depth: Power Raid offense--Mixing a downhill running mentality with the Air Raid passing principles

Mitch Johnson: Head Coach, Northwood High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

4:30 PM
Defensive practice structure organization and scripting periods

Spencer Shaw: Defensive Coordinator, Montgomery Central High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

4:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Offensive Coordinators

Garrett Wingate: Offensive Coordinator, Ayden-Grifton High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

4:30 PM
Leveraging technology, data and analytics in today's game

Brandon Simmons: Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach, Southeast Raleigh High School

Room: ABC

 

4:30 PM
Turning around a culture at your program

Dr. Dean Boyd: Head Coach, York Comprehensive High School

Scott Chadwick: Head Coach, Clayton High School

Christopher Dodson: Head Coach, Ware Shoals High School

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

5:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Defensive Coordinators

Kenneth Wooten: Defensive Coordinator, Havelock High School

Room: Douglas/O’Hare/Shannon

 

5:30 PM
Old school offense

Willie Fox: Head Coach, Swansea High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

5:30 PM
Referees offer insights to the game

Steve Adams: Referee, Metrolina Football Officials Association

Lou Satryan: White Hat and Crew Chief, Metrolina Football Officials Association and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

David Frew: Referee, Metrolina Football Officials Association 

Room: Junior Ballroom

 

5:30 PM
Balancing life as a young coach while giving the program 100%

Tyler George: Wide Receivers Coach, Upper St. Clair High School (PA)

Room: ABC

 

Convening Panel

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 Charlotte 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.

Matthew Bennett
Head Coach, Ninety Six High School
De'Angelo Bryant
Head Coach, Silver Bluff High School
Christopher Dodson
Head Coach, Ware Shoals High School
Shane Fidler
Head Coach, Airport High School
Victor Floyd
Head Coach, Chester High School
Willie Fox
Head Coach, Wagener-Salley High School
John Hammett
Board of Directors, NCFCA
Paul Hoggard
Head Coach, John A. Holmes High School
Trent Lowman
Head Coach, East Surry High School
Ian Rapanick
Head Coach, Perquimans County High School
Scott Riley
Head Coach, Cleveland High School
Kelvin Roller
Head Coach, Dillon High School
Brian Smith
Head Coach, Barnwell High School
Kennedy Tinsley
Head Coach, Mallard Creek High School
Dr. Steven Wright
Head Coach, Cardinal Gibbons High School

Hotel Information

Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
3315 Scott Futrell Drive
Charlotte, NC, 28208

We have negotiated a discounted rate of $139 for a limited number of single/double rooms for our coaches who want to join us overnight.  Book by February 16, 2024 to receive the Playbook Clinics discount.

Call 1-800-325-3535 and reference ‘Playbook Clinics’ or use the link below to book your rooms.

Parking: Complimentary self-parking is available to all overnight and daytime attendees.

 

Register

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.

$450

One Program Pass

  • Any number of coaches from your program
  • Any number of clinics across the country
  • Opportunity for one coach to attend VIP networking and chalk talk sessions throughout the year, both online and in-person

$150

Individual

  • One coach per ticket
  • Any number of clinics across the country