Episode 296: Seminar Series (Part 11): Cody Alexanders

In our eleventh installment of the Seminar Series, Matt is joined by Cody Alexander (@The_Coach_A) Cody is currently the Secondary Coach at Midlothian HS (5A DII - TX) and author of the very successful website MatchQuarters.com. He is the author of two books on defending modern offenses, Cautious Aggression: Defending Modern Football (2017) and Hybrids: The Making of a Modern Defense (2018). Cody has an extensive collegiate and high school coaching background ranging from his days as a Defensive Graduate Assistant at Baylor University under former Arizona St. (2017) and Baylor (2011-16) Defensive Coordinator, Phil Bennett to more recently, being the Corners Coach at Lovejoy High School (5A) in Lucas, TX from 2015 to 2016. In this episode we discuss the nature of the unique movement problems facing defenders within the game of American Football. In addition, we examine the implications of these principles on evaluation and coaching.