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Chicago

February 2-4, 2024

DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago Oak Brook
1909 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Topical Agenda
Speaker List
Convening Panel
Hotel Information
Register

Topical Agenda

We’d love to have you join coaches from across Illinois and the Great Lakes region at the 2024 Chicago 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
Sunday
Deep DivesX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCulture
3:00 PMRegistration Opens
3:30 PM--Deploying match coverages to confuse QBs

Room: Ballroom F

--Planning practice for two-way players

Room: Ballroom A

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4:30 PMFilm: Reviewing the best drive of 2023

Room: Ballroom F

The 'Dagger' Concept

Room: Ballroom B

Wide Receiver Play: Building a route tree

Room: Ballroom A

What it takes: Becoming a great Assistant Coach

Room: Ballroom DE

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5:30 PMIn Depth: Pin n’ Pull run game and packages for the Red Zone

Room: Ballroom A

--Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Room: Ballroom C

--Connecting your program to your community

Room: Ballroom B

6:30 PMChalk Talk: Defensive Line

Room: Ballroom C

Full Field Passing Game

Room: Ballroom F

--Coaches as role models: What does it look like in 2024?

Room: Ballroom DE

7:30 PMCoaches Social
Deep DivesX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCulture
9:00 AMFilm: Bend, don't break defense

Room: Ballroom A

--The Quincy Passing Game

Room: Ballroom B

--Communication and culture across generations

Room: Ballroom C

10:00 AMIn Depth: Planning your program calendar across 12 months

Room: Ballroom A

--Chalk Talk: Offensive Line

Room: Ballroom C

How a 3 Back Attack Could Help You Turn Around Your Program

Room: Ballroom F

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11:00 AMChalk Talk: Linebackers

Room: Ballroom B

Game planning your offense for Friday night

Room: Ballroom DE

How can a head coach get their kids recruited?

Room: Ballroom C

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1:30 PMIn Depth: Teaching the spread offense

Room: Ballroom F

Drill progressions for Defensive Backs

Room: Ballroom B

Developing talent at the QB position

Room: Ballroom A

Developing an effective practice plan

Room: Ballroom DE

The comeback drive: Analyzing how we flipped the script

Room: Ballroom C

2:30 PMWhat it takes: Becoming a DC

Room: Ballroom DE

Developing a Special Teams System: Core beliefs, practice, organization, award system and more

Room: Ballroom A

Attracting, retaining and building a staff

Room: Ballroom B

Developing leaders among kids & staff

Room: Ballroom C

3:30 PMFilm: Yorkville 2 minute drill

Room: Ballroom A

--"What I've learned": OCs share insights

Room: Ballroom DE

The art of grading

Room: Ballroom C

Culture: A shift from the individual to the team

Room: Ballroom F

4:30 PMIn Depth: The Power-O Run Scheme

Room: Ballroom A

Weaponizing your ILBs: Putting them in positions to make plays

Room: Ballroom B

Chalk Talk: Wide Receivers and Running Backs

Room: Ballroom C

Drawing lessons from the rise of flag football

Room: Ballroom F

Teaching accountability and doing hard things

Room: Ballroom DE

5:30 PMChalk Talk: Defensive Backs

Room: Ballroom F

Incorporating RPO into your offense

Room: Ballroom B

Winning in-season thanks to your off-season

Room: Ballroom C

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6:30 PM--Defensive game planning over the season

Room: Ballroom C

WR routes and drill progressions

Room: Ballroom A

Working with the multi-sport athlete

Room: Ballroom B

"So you want to be a head coach?"

Room: Ballroom DE

Situation RoomDeep Dive
9:00 AMFilm: Why I called the plays on this drive

Room: Oak Brook 1 & 2

Teaching the fundamentals of offensive football

Room: Oak Brook 3 & 4

10:00 AMDL/LB Fundamentals for a 3-3 Stack Defense

Room: Oak Brook 1 & 2

Installing the 46 defense

Room: Oak Brook 3 & 4

Speaker List

Our speaker list for the 2024 Chicago 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
Sunday
Time
Title
3:30 PM
Deploying match coverages to confuse QBs

Colton Nero: Head Coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

3:30 PM
Planning practice for two-way players

Austin Frazier: Head Coach, Althoff Catholic High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

4:30 PM
Film: Reviewing the best drive of 2023

Matt Silkowski: Head Coach, Lincoln High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

4:30 PM
The 'Dagger' Concept

Bobby Peters: Assistant Coach, Providence Catholic High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

4:30 PM
Wide Receiver Play: Building a route tree

TK Ehlebracht: Founder, The Elite Receiver Academy

Room: Ballroom A

 

4:30 PM
What it takes: Becoming a great Assistant Coach

Bart Curtis: Head Coach, Warsaw High School (IN)

Adam Griggs: Offensive Coordinator, University of Rochester

Dan Fodrocy: Former College Assistant and CEO of ARENA

Room: Ballroom DE

 

5:30 PM
In Depth: Pin n’ Pull run game and packages for the Red Zone

Tim Heyse: Head Coach, Hoffman Estates High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

5:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Danny Schaechter: Offensive Coordinator, Libertyville High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

5:30 PM
Connecting your program to your community

Nate Eimer: Head Coach, West Aurora High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

6:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Defensive Line

Keith Snyder: Defensive Coordinator, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

6:30 PM
Full Field Passing Game

Aaron Hilgendorf: Head Coach, Mascoutah High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

6:30 PM
Coaches as role models: What does it look like in 2024?

Colton Nero: Head Coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Dennis Piron: Head Coach, Batavia High School

Rob Pomazak: Head Coach, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom DE

 

Time
Title
9:00 AM
Film: Bend, don't break defense

Patrick Stremel: Defensive Coordinator, St. West Aurora High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

9:00 AM
The Quincy passing game

Rick Little: Head Coach, Quincy High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

9:00 AM
Communication and culture across generations

Nick Hildreth: Head Coach, Willowbrook High School

Derek Pennington: Head Coach, Caledonia High School (MI)

Tom O’Connor: Special Teams Coordinator, St. Ignatius College Prep

Room: Ballroom C

 

10:00 AM
In Depth: Planning your program calendar across 12 months

Tim Thornton: Head Coach, Peoria High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

10:00 AM
Chalk Talk: Offensive Line

Ron Planz: Head Coach, Lake Zurich High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

10:00 AM
How a 3 Back Attack Could Help You Turn Around Your Program

Nate Albaugh: Head Coach, Heyworth High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

11:00 AM
Chalk Talk: Linebackers

Calvin Potthast: Head Coach, Triad High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

11:00 AM
Game planning your offense for Friday night

Todd Gilcrist Jr.: Head Coach, University of Chicago

Dan Paplaczyk: Offensive Coordinator, St. Francis High School

Joel Beard: Offensive Coordinator, College of Dupage

Room: Ballroom DE

 

11:00 AM
How can a head coach get their kids recruited?

Nate Eimer: Head Coach, West Aurora High School

Tim Heyse: Head Coach, Hoffman Estates High School

Adam Griggs: Offensive Coordinator, University of Rochester

Room: Ballroom C

 

1:30 PM
In Depth: Teaching the Spread Offense

Derek Pennington: Head Coach, Caledonia High School (MI)

Room: Ballroom F

 

1:30 PM
Drill progressions for Defensive Backs

Colin Wood: Defensive Backs Coach, North Central College

Room: Ballroom B

 

1:30 PM
Developing talent at the QB position

Sean Anderson: Offensive Coordinator, Batavia High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

1:30 PM
Developing an effective practice plan

Carlos Jones: Former Head Coach, Von Steuben High School

Sheamus Murphy: Head Coach, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Ron Planz: Head Coach, Lake Zurich High School

Room: Ballroom DE

 

1:30 PM
The comeback drive: Analyzing how we flipped the script

Brian Flynn: Offensive Coordinator, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

2:30 PM
What it takes: Becoming a DC

Patrick Stremel: Defensive Coordinator, West Aurora High School

Dan Mings: Head Coach, Mount Vernon High School

Don Gelsomino: Defensive Coordinator, York High School

Room: Ballroom DE

 

2:30 PM
Developing a Special Teams System: Core beliefs, practice, organization, award system and more.

Jimmy Flynn: Defensive Coordinator, Carl Sandburg High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

2:30 PM
Attracting, retaining and building a staff

Rob Pomazak: Head Coach, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

2:30 PM
Developing leaders among kids & staff

Tim Racki: Head Coach, Nazareth Academy 

Dom Salle: Head Coach, Bishop Blanchet High School (WA) 

Patrick Shannon: Assistant Head Coach, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

3:30 PM
Film: Yorkville 2 minute drill

Dan McGuire: Head Coach, Yorkville High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

3:30 PM
"What I've learned": OCs share insights

Mike Emanuelson: Offensive Coordinator, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Danny Schaechter: Offensive Coordinator, Libertyville High School

Dan Paplaczyk: Offensive Coordinator, St. Francis High School

Room: Ballroom DE

 

3:30 PM
The art of grading

Kingsley Osei: CEO, Optimum Grading

Debo Olaleye: Defensive Coordinator, Morgan Park High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

3:30 PM
Culture: A shift from the individual to the team

Colton Rhodes: Head Coach, Collinsville High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

4:30 PM
In Depth: The Power-O Run scheme

Patrick Shannon : Assistant Head Coach, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom A

 

4:30 PM
Weaponizing your ILBs: Putting them in positions to make plays

Keith Snyder: Defensive Coordinator, St. Charles North High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

4:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Wide Receivers and Running Backs

Ivan Leander: Offensive Coordinator, Bishop Blanchet High School (WA)

Room: Ballroom C

 

4:30 PM
Drawing lessons from the rise of flag football

Nick Hildreth: Head Coach, Willowbrook High School

Room: Ballroom F

 

4:30 PM
Teaching accountability and doing hard things

Joel Beard: Offensive Coordinator, College of Dupage

Jeff Reents: Head Coach, Wilmington High School

Tom O’Connor: Special Teams Coordinator, St. Ignatius College Prep

Room: Ballroom DE

 

5:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Defensive Backs

Colin Wood: Defensive Backs Coach, North Central College

Room: Ballroom F

 

5:30 PM
Incorporating RPO into your offense

Ivan Leander: Offensive Coordinator, Bishop Blanchet High School (WA)

Room: Ballroom B

 

5:30 PM
Winning in-season thanks to your off-season

Dan Mings: Head Coach, Mount Vernon High School

Troy McAllister: Head Coach, Carl Sandburg High School

Todd Gilcrist Jr.: Head Coach, University of Chicago

Room: Ballroom C

 

6:30 PM
Defensive game planning over the season

Calvin Potthast: Head Coach, Triad High School

Thomas Regnier: Defensive Coordinator, Yorkville High School

Room: Ballroom C

 

6:30 PM
WR routes and drill progressions

James Houck: Wide Receivers Coach, Wheaton College

Room: Ballroom A

 

6:30 PM
Working with the multi-sport athlete

Carlos Jones: Former Head Coach, Von Steuben High School

Room: Ballroom B

 

6:30 PM
"So you want to be a head coach?"

Matt Silkowski: Head Coach, Lincoln High School

Cullen Welter: Head Coach, Monticello High School

Troy McAllister: Head Coach, Carl Sandburg High School

Room: Ballroom DE

 

Time
Title
9:00 AM
Film: Why I called the plays on this drive

Mike Emanuelson: Offensive Coordinator, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Room: Oak Brook 1 & 2

 

9:00 AM
Teaching the fundamentals of offensive football

Dom Salle: Head Coach, Bishop Blanchet High School (WA)

Room: Oak Brook 3 & 4

 

10:00 AM
DL/LB Fundamentals for a 3-3 Stack Defense

Adam Ziemba: Co-Defensive Coordinator, Richards High School

Room: Oak Brook 1 & 2

 

10:00 AM
Installing the 46 defense

Jimmy Flynn: Defensive Coordinator, Carl Sandburg High School

Room: Oak Brook 3 & 4

 

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 Chicago 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.

Jeff Fritchtnitch
Head Coach, Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School
Jason Fulton
Head Coach, Newton High School
Brad Goeway
Head Coach, Centralia High School
Nick Hildreth
Head Coach, Willowbrook High School
Aaron Hilgendorf
Head Coach, Mascoutah High School
Robert Keane
Head Coach, Plainfield Central High School
John Konecki
Head Coach, Crete-Monee High School
Dan McGuire
Head Coach, Yorkville High School
Tom Nelson
Head Coach, John Hersey High School
Tom O'Connor
Special Teams Coordinator, St. Ignatius College Prep
Dennis Piron
Head Coach, Batavia High School
Ron Planz
Head Coach, Lake Zurich High School
Calvin Potthast
Head Coach, Triad High School
Tim Racki
Head Coach, Nazareth Academy
Brad Seaburg
Head Coach, Cary-Grove High School
Matt Silkowski
Head Coach, Lincoln High School

Hotel Information

DoubleTree Hilton Chicago Oak Brook
1909 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

We have negotiated a discounted rate of $135 for a limited number of single/double rooms which includes breakfast for our coaches who want to join us overnight.  Book by January 26, 2024 to receive the Playbook Clinics discount.

Call 1-888-812-3959 and reference ‘Playbook Clinics’ or use the link below to book your rooms.

Parking: Complimentary self parking is available to all 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