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Kansas City

February 2-4, 2024

Hilton Kansas City Airport
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, MO 64153

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Topical Agenda

We’d love to have you join coaches from across Kansas, Missouri, and the Central Plains at the 2024 Kansas City 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
Up Close and PersonalX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCulture
3:00 PMRegistration Opens
3:30 PM--Implementing a 3-high safety defense

Room: Shawnee B

WR read routes in the '"Air Raid": Techniques and drills

Room: Kansa B

Strength, conditioning and the off-season

Room: Kansa CDE

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4:30 PMFilm: Reviewing the game winning drive

Room: Shawnee B

Developing Linebackers into on-field forces

Room: Shawnee CDE

Coaching the O-Line: Pass pro and run grading

Room: Kansa B

Connecting your program to your community

Room: Shawnee A

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5:30 PMIn Depth: Review of the Flexbone offense

Room: Shawnee A

Creative blitzing in the 3-3 stack

Room: Kansa B

Chalk Talk: Offense Coordinators

Room: Kansa A

Sports psychology and optimal performance

Room: Shawnee B

6:30 PMChalk Talk: Defensive Backs

Room: Kansa B

Ground and pound out of a three-back offense

Room: Shawnee B

--Developing player leaders on your team

Room: Kansa A

7:30 PMCoaches' Social
Up Close and PersonalX'sO'sProgram DevelopmentCulture
9:00 AMFilm: Two-point conversions

Room: Kansa B

3-5-3 Fronts, adjustments, and split field coverage concepts

Room: Shawnee A

Film: Running the Triple Option/RPO

Room: Kansa A

--"Grey Beards" offer wisdom from a life in coaching

Room: Shawnee B

10:00 AMIn Depth: Buddy Ryan coverages & 46 defense fronts, stunts, and blitzes

Room: Kansa CDE

Implementing FG/FG Block & Kickoff and KO Return

Room: Kansa A

Chalk Talk: Offensive Line

Room: Shawnee A

Getting your players recruited for college ball

Room: Shawnee B

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11:00 AMChalk Talk: Linebackers

Room: Kansa A

Gameplanning against quality defenses

Room: Shawnee B

Managing multi-sport athletes

Room: Kansa B

Using virtual reality for player development

Room: Shawnee A

1:30 PMIn Detail: Building an efficient practice plan for 2-way programs

Room: Kansa A

Blitzing philosophy by scheme

Room: Kansa B

Digging into the Gun Wing-T

Room: Shawnee B

Building a game day call sheet

Room: Shawnee A

Mental health and the pressures facing the teenage athlete

Room: Kansa CDE

2:30 PM8-Man defensive scheme

Room: Kansa CDE

Best practices in equipment & technology

Room: Shawnee A

Rebuilding a program with vision and purpose

Room: Shawnee B

3:30 PMFilm: Clock management

Room: Kansa CDE

Coaching the Defensive Line

Room: Kansa B

How to coach RBs in Option football

Room: Kansa A

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

Room: Shawnee B

Positivity and a growth mindset in coaching

Room: Shawnee A

4:30 PMIn Depth: Schemes, systems and success in 6/8 man football

Room: Shawnee B

Stopping the run out of the 4-3

Room: Shawnee A

Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Room: Kansa B

Building a program from nothing into a top-10 team

Room: Kansa CDE

Communication across generations of players and coaches

Room: Kansa A

5:30 PMChalk Talk: Defensive Line

Room: Kansa CDE

Reading defenses in the Air Raid: The QB's mind game

Room: Kansa A

How to be a great assistant coach

Room: Shawnee A

Building a culture of ownership

Room: Kansa B

6:30 PM--Building checks into your defensive game plan

Room: Kansa CDE

Coaching Wide Receivers: Drills and techniques

Room: Shawnee B

--Staying steady: The cultural impact of a head coach

Room: Shawnee A

X's&O'sUp Close and Personal
9:00 AMIn Depth: The Gun-T Air Raid Offense

Room: Kansa A

In Depth: Strategies for small school football programs

Room: Kansa B

Speaker List

Our speaker list for the 2024 Kansas City 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
Implementing a 3-high safety defense

Will Christian: Head Coach, Lebanon High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

3:30 PM
WR read routes in the '"Air Raid": Techniques and drills

Chad Masters: Head Coach, Bishop DuBourg High School

Room: Kansa B

 

3:30 PM
Strength, conditioning and the off-season

Mark McFarland: Head Coach, Jasper High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

4:30 PM
Film: Reviewing the game winning drive

Dustin Baldwin: Offensive Coordinator, Nixa High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

4:30 PM
Developing Linebackers into on-field forces

Tom BrianDefensive Coordinator, Cair Paravel High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

4:30 PM
Coaching the O-Line: Pass pro and run grading

Jeremy Hays: Offensive Line Coach, North Kansas City High School

Room: Kansa B

 

4:30 PM
Connecting your program to your community

Joel Applebee: Head Coach, Mill Valley High School

Tom Beason: Head Coach, Goddard High School

Dominick Guglielmo: Head Coach, Caruthersville High School

Room: Shawnee A

 

5:30 PM
In Depth: Review of the Flexbone Offense

Nikolas Ferri: Assistant Head Coach, Russellville High School

Room: Shawnee A

 

5:30 PM
Creative blitzing in the 3-3 stack

Dominick Dingle Sr: Head Coach, Heights High School

Room: Kansa B

 

5:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Offensive Coordinators

Paul Brown: Offensive Coordinator, Blue Valley High School

Room: Kansa A

 

5:30 PM
Sports psychology and optimal performance

Loren MontgomeryHead Coach, Bixby High School (OK) 

Room: Shawnee B

 

6:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Defensive Backs

Jerod Alton: Defensive Assistant/Cornerback Coach

Room: Kansa B

 

6:30 PM
Ground and pound out of a three-back offense

Brooks Barta: Head Coach, Holton High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

6:30 PM
Developing player leaders on your team

Will Christian: Head Coach, Lebanon High School

Dustin Baldwin: Offensive Coordinator, Nixa High School

Rod Stallbaumer: Head Coach, Basehor-Linwood High School

Room: Kansa A

 

Time
Title
9:00 AM
Film: Two-point conversions

William DukeTipton High School 

Room: Kansa B

 

9:00 AM
3-5-3 Fronts, adjustments, and split field coverage concepts

Tom Beason: Head Coach, Goddard High School

Room: Shawnee A

 

9:00 AM
Film: Running the Triple Option/RPO

Bill Voorhis: Head Coach, Fair Grove High School

Room: Kansa A

 

9:00 AM
"Grey Beards" offer wisdom from a life in coaching

Paul Brown: Offensive Coordinator, Blue Valley High School

Tom Cox: Head Coach, Mt. Vernon High School

David Stuckey: Head Coach, North Shelby High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

10:00 AM
In Depth: Buddy Ryan coverages & 46 defense fronts, stunts, and blitzes

Robert RubelLead Consultant, Real46defense 

Room: Kansa CDE

 

10:00 AM
Implementing FG/FG Block & Kickoff and KO Return

Chris Kerschen: Special Teams Coordinator, Basehor-Linwood High School

Room: Kansa A

 

10:00 AM
Chalk Talk: Offensive Line

Loren Montgomery: Head Coach, Bixby High School (OK)

Room: Shawnee A

 

10:00 AM
Getting your players recruited for college ball

Carl Reed Jr.: College Football Analyst, 24/7 Sports

Room: Shawnee B

 

11:00 AM
Chalk Talk: Linebackers

Tom BrianDefensive Coordinator, Cair Paravel High School

Room: Kansa A

 

11:00 AM
Gameplanning against quality defenses

John Bass: Head Coach, Marais des Cygnes Valley High School

Dominick Guglielmo: Head Coach, Caruthersville High School

Drew Steffen: Head Coach, Eudora High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

11:00 AM
Managing multi-sport athletes

Chris Holt: Head Coach, Gallatin High School

Dustin JohnsonHead Coach, Jayhawk Linn High School

Camron SmithHead Coach, Washington High School

Room: Kansa B

 

11:00 AM
Using virtual reality for player development

Dr. Dutch FranzPerformance Psychologist, UCLA Athletic Dept.

Room: Shawnee A

 

1:30 PM
In Depth: Building an efficient practice plan for 2-way programs

Anthony Orrick: Head Coach, Blue Valley Southwest High School

Room: Kansa A

 

1:30 PM
Blitzing philosophy by scheme

Corby Milleson: Head Coach, Wichita Southeast High School

Danny Catanzaro: Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach, Blue Valley West High School

Mark RossHead Coach, Southern Boone High School

Room: Kansa B

 

1:30 PM
Digging into the Gun Wing-T

Kyle Wagner: Head Coach, Lutheran North High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

1:30 PM
Building a game day call sheet

Corey Bethany: Quarterback Coach, Lindenwood University

Jordan ConnerHead Coach, Doniphan-Trumbull High School (NE)

Room: Shawnee A

 

1:30 PM
Mental health and the pressures facing the teenage athlete

Alex Smith: Assistant Coach, Heights High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

2:30 PM
8-Man defensive scheme

Philip Dean: Head Coach, Drexel/Miami High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

2:30 PM
Best practices in using equipment & technology

Brandon Corbin: Quarterback Trainer and Analyst, Jenkins Elite Training

Kevin Brown: Midwest Sales Manager, Guardian Sports

Room: Shawnee A

 

2:30 PM
Rebuilding a program with vision and purpose

Kenneth Grubb: Head Coach, California High School

Chad Masters: Head Coach, Bishop DuBourg High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

3:30 PM
Film: Clock management

Tom Cox: Head Coach, Mt. Vernon High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

3:30 PM
Coaching the Defensive Line

Ben DoughertyAssistant Coach, Kickapoo High School

Room: Kansa B

 

3:30 PM
How to coach RBs in Option football

Drew Steffen: Head Coach, Eudora High School

Room: Kansa A

 

3:30 PM
"So, you want to be a head coach?"

Jon Holmes: Head Coach, Bishop Miege High School

Mark McFarland: Head Coach, Jasper High School

Bill Voorhis: Head Coach, Fair Grove High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

3:30 PM
Positivity and a growth mindset in coaching

John Bass: Head Coach, Marais des Cygnes Valley High School

Room: Shawnee A

 

4:30 PM
In Depth: Schemes, systems and success in 6/8 man football

David Stuckey: Head Coach, North Shelby High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

4:30 PM
Stopping the run out of the 4-3

Matt Webb: Head Coach, Maryville High School

Room: Shawnee A

 

4:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Quarterbacks

Corey Bethany: Quarterback Coach, Lindenwood University

Room: Kansa B

 

4:30 PM
Building a program from nothing into a top-10 team

Ian PenrodHead Coach, Portageville High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

4:30 PM
Communication across generations of players and coaches

Chuck Hepola: Head Coach, Evangel University

Dominick Dingle SrHead Coach, Heights High School

William Duke: Head Coach, Tipton High School 

Room: Kansa A

 

5:30 PM
Chalk Talk: Defensive Line

Gary CarlDefensive Line Coach, Olathe East High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

5:30 PM
Reading defenses in the Air Raid: The QB's mind game

Dave Degarmo: Former Head Coach, Highland High School

Room: Kansa A

 

5:30 PM
How to be a great assistant coach

Nikolas Ferri: Assistant Head Coach, Russellville High School

Kenneth Grubb: Head Coach, California High School

Ben DoughertyAssistant Coach, Kickapoo High School 

Room: Shawnee A

 

5:30 PM
Building a culture of ownership

Andy Lierman: Head Coach, Liberty North High School

Room: Kansa B

 

6:30 PM
Building checks into your defensive game plan

Corby Milleson: Head Coach, Wichita Southeast High School

Room: Kansa CDE

 

6:30 PM
Coaching Wide Receivers: Drills and technique

Brett Becker: Wide Receiver Coach, Blue Valley Southwest High School

Room: Shawnee B

 

6:30 PM
Staying steady: The cultural impact of a head coach

Kyle Wagner: Head Coach, Lutheran North High School

Matt Webb: Head Coach, Maryville High School

Jordan ConnerHead Coach, Doniphan-Trumbull High School (NE)

Room: Shawnee A

 

Time
Title
9:00 AM
In Depth: The Gun-T Air Raid Offense

Mark Ross: Head Coach, Southern Boone High School 

Room: Kansa A

 

9:00 AM
In Depth: Strategies for small school football programs

Dustin Johnson: Head Coach, Jayhawk Linn High School

Room: Kansa B

 

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 Kansas City 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.

 

Joel Applebee
Head Coach, Mill Valley High School
John Bass
Head Coach, Marais des Cygnes Valley High School
John Black
Head Coach, Piper High School
Tywan Brooks
Co-Defensive Coordinator, MICDS
Paul Brown
Assistant Coach, Blue Valley High School
Philip Dean
Head Coach, Drexel/Miami High School
Kenneth Grubb
Head Coach, California High School
Jeffrey Gschwender
Head Coach, Hannibal High School
Dominick Guglielmo
Head Coach, Caruthersville High School
Jon Holmes
Head Coach, Bishop Miege High School
Logan Pegram
Head Coach, Silver Lake High School
Greg Slade
Head Coach, Newton High School
Rod Stallbaumer
Head Coach, Basehor-Linwood High School
Drew Steffen
Head Coach, Eudora High School
Frank Tristan
Head Coach, Willard High School
Kyle Wagner
Head Coach, Lutheran North High School
Andrew Walter
Head Coach, Shawnee Mission North High School

Hotel Information

Hilton Kansas City Airport
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, MO 64153

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 January 17, 2024 by 12pm to receive the Playbook Clinics discount.

Call 1-(816) 891-8900 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