ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION 2017 FOOTBALL CLINIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 3:00-7:30

Registration

Hilton Garden Inn

7:00-9:15

Illinois Football Staff Speaking

Hilton Garden Inn

Luke Butkus - Bob Ligashesky

Alumni Room

Andrew Hayes-Stoker - Garrick McGee

Badger Room

Hardy Nickerson

Buckeye/Wolverine Room

Mike Phair - Paul Williams

Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

Thad Ward

Illinois Room

Strength Coach

Weight Room Stadium

Chalk Talk/Social Hour

Alumni Room

9:30-11:30

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 6:00 AM

Exhibitor and Recruiting Fair Setup

Hilton/Hawthorn

7:00 AM

Registration

Hilton

SESSION 1 8:00-9:00 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Nick Davis - Rose-Hulman Technological Institute, “Stopping RPO’s” - White Oak 1

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George Barnett - Offensive Line Coach, Miami of Ohio, “Power/Power Read” - White Oak 2

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Rick Little - 7A Quincy H.S., “Meshing the Wing T with the Spread Concept” - Grand Prairie Room

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Nate Griffin - Southern Illinois University, “Saluki Running Game” - Champaign/Urbana Room

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Trevor Cipriano - College of DuPage, “Recruiting For Coaches” - Skywalk Room

HOMEWOOD SUITES 

Eric Hehman - Olivet Nazarene University, “The Power of Common Language-How the Words You Use Play a Key Role in Improving Your Culture, Connection sand Give You a Competitive Edge” - Illinois Room

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

HILTON INN Recruiting Fair

Alumni Room

9:10-9:25

IHSFCA Speakers

Hilton Ballroom

9:25-9:45

Awards Ceremony

Hilton Ballroom

9:45-10:30

Lovie Smith Head Coach University Illinois

Hilton Ball Room

10:30-11:40

Sean Payton - Keynote Speaker

Hilton Ballroom

SESSION 2 12:40-1:50 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Pat Fitzgerald - Northwestern University, “Wildcat Football” - White Oak 1

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Greg Stevens - Eastern Illinois University, “EIU Red Zone Offense” - White Oak 2

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Dan Clark - Illinois State University Offensive Line Coach, “Fundamentals of the Inside/Outside Zone” - Grand Prairie Room

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Matt Foster - College of DuPage, “DuPage and Defense” - Champaign/Urbana Room

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Mike Yeager - Carthage College, “Linebacker Play: Fits, Techniques and Drills” - Skywalk Room

HILTON INN Recruiting Fair

Alumni Room

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Randy Bates - Northwestern University, “Linebacker Basics and Drills” - Badger Room

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Rod Carey - Northern Illinois University, “The Hard Way” - Buckeye/Wolverine Room

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Charlie Fisher - Western Illinois University, “Offensive Game Planning: How to Put it Together” Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

HOMEWOOD SUITES 

Josiah Sears - Benedictine University, “Pairing Outside Zone with RPO Concepts” - Illinois Room

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

SESSION 3 2:10-3:15 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Matt Bolles - Muskegon High School Michigan, “Developing a Dominate OL Year After Year” White Oak 1

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Tyson LeBlanc - 8A Oswego East H.S., “Preparing for Offensive Success: Scouting, Game Planning, and practice Planning” - White Oak 2

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Craig Smith - University of Wisconsin Whitewater, “How to Utilize Tight Ends/Fullbacks/H-Backs within Your System” - Grand Prairie Room

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Derek Leonard - 4A Rochester H.S., “Negatives of RPO’s in Rochester Offense” Champaign/Urbana Room

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Ray DeFrisco/James Travis - Illinois College, “Incorporating the ISO Play in the Spread Offense” Skywalk Room

HILTON INN Recruiting Fair

Alumni Room

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Jeff Petersen - 7A St. Charles North, “Basics of Wide Receiver Play” - Badger Room

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Andrew Wagers - 5A Decatur Eisenhower H.S., “The R.P.O.” - Buckeye/Wolverine Room

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Keith Simmons - 3A Chicago Clark Academy, “Making a Program Competitive” Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

HOMEWOOD SUITES 

Dennis Diduch - 1A Forreston H.S., “Offensive Line Play in a No-Huddle Wing-T” - Illinois Room

SESSION 4 3:30-4:40 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Bryce Farquhar - 8A St. Charles East, “Rebuilding Program Culture From The Ground Up” - White Oak 1

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Tim Dougherty - 5A Galesburg H.S., “West Coast Principles in the Spread Offense” - White oak 2

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Jeff Graham/Brock Neibuhr – 3A Paxton/Loda/Buckley H.S., “Simplifying Offensive Line Play at PBL” - Grand Prairie Room

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

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Aaron Elmore - 1A Hardin Calhoun H.S., “Offensive Line Play in the Flexbone” Champaign/Urbana Room

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Donald Gelsomino - 5A Ridgewood H.S., “The Advantages of Hawk Tackling” - Skywalk Room

HILTON INN Recruiting Fair 

Alumni Room

Mike Kohl - 7A Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S., “Outside the Lines: Attack the Person not the Player” Badger Room

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Dominic Passalono - 6A Shepard H.S., “Improving Player Retention and Numbers When Turning Around a Struggling Program” - Buckeye/Wolverine Room

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Ryan Pearson - 4A Canton H.S., “Contrarian Offensive Football” - Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

HOMEWOOD SUITES 

Kyle Tutt - 2A Maroa-Forysth H.S., “Quarterbacks” - Illinois Room

4:40-6:30

Memorial Stadium Cookout

5:30-7:30

Illinois Practice

Great West Hall

SATURDAY APRIL 1 2017 7:00 AM

Registration

7:45-8:30 AM Jim Rexilius Memorial/FCA Breakfast

Chief Illinwek Room

SESSION 5 9:15-10:20 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Lou Sponsel - 8A Fremd H.S., “Spread Based Football Playing Fast and Staying Healthy” - White Oak 1

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Mark Grounds - 5A Jacksonville H.S., “A Program Approach to Two Platooning Without TwoPlatooning” - White Oak 2

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Elton Harris - 6A Chicago Hubbard H.S., “Special Teams the Hubbard Way Getting All Coaches Involved” - Grand Prairie Room

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

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Job Linboom - 2A Deer Creek Mackinaw H.S., “The Fullback Run Game in the Wing-T” Champaign/Urbana Room

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Scott Godfrey - 1A Warrensburg H.S., “How to Move Your Best Athletes Around To Fit” - Skywalk Room

HILTON INN Hall of Fame Reception

Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

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Dan Appino - 7A Rockford Auburn, “From Worst to First: A Five Year Plan” - Alumni Room

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Patrick Lower - 2A Fulton H.S., “Game Planning (Play Script-First 20)” - Badger Room

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Nicolas Klein - 4A Herscher H.S., “Power Running From the Spread” - Buckeye/Wolverine Room

HOMEWOOD SUITES Staff Meeting Room

Illinois Room

SESSION 6 10:35-11:40 HAWTHORN SUITES 

Dave Inserra - 8A Maine South H.S., “Making Time for Special teams: Better Planning to Improve Special Teams” - White Oak 1

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Matt Weckler - 5A DeKalb H.S., “Pistol Spread Offense Run/Pass Game Exploit Opponents Strength”- White Oak 2

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Chad Easterday - 3A Carlinville H.S., “Read Option No Huddle” - Grand Prairie Room

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B.J. Zeleznik - 1A LeRoy H.S., “Program Development: Being Consistently Competitive at a Small School” - Champaign/Urbana Room

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Kenneth Rogers - Morgan Park Academy Chicago, “How to Build A successful Program from Scratch” - Skywalk Room

HILTON INN Hall of Fame reception

Hoosier/Hawkeye Room

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Brian Glashagel- 7A Antioch H.S., “The Progression of Running Triple Option” - Alumni Room

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Tyler Nichols- 4A Kewanee H.S., “Year Round Process: What We Do To Hook Our Kids” - Badger Room

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

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Toby Vallas- 3A Farmington H.S., “Creating a Flexible Offense to Fit Your Personnel” Buckeye/Wolverine Room

12:00 – 2:00pm

Hall of Fame Luncheon

FEATURED SPEAKERS Lovie Smith

Head Coach University of Illinois

Sean Payton

Head Coach New Orleans Saints

ILLINOIS FOOTBALL STAFF SPEAKERS Luke Butkus

University of Illinois

Bob Ligashesky

University of Illinois

Garrick McGee

University of Illinois

Hardy Nickerson

University of Illinois

Mike Phair

University of Illinois

Andrew Hayes-Stoker

University of Illinois

Thad Ward

University of Illinois

Paul Williams

University of Illinois

COLLEGE SPEAKERS George Barnett

Miami University

Randy Bates

Northwestern University

Rod Carey

Northern Illinois University

Trevor Cipriano

College of DuPage

Dan Clark

Illinois State University

Nick Davis

Rose-Hulman Technological Institute

Ray DeFrisco

Illinois College

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern University

Charlie Fisher

Western Illinois University

Nate Griffin

Southern Illinois University

Matt Foster

College of DuPage

Eric Hehman

Olivet Nazarene University

Craig Smith

University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Josiah Sears

Benedictine University

Greg Stevens

Eastern Illinois University

James Travis

Illinois College

Mike Yeager

Carthage College

HIGH SCHOOL SPEAKERS Dan Appino

Rockford Auburn H.S.

Matt Bolles

Muskegon High School MI.

Dennis Diduch

Forreston H.S.

Tim Dougherty

Galesburg H.S.

Chad Easterday

Carlinville H.S.

Aaren Elmore

Harden Calhoun H.S.

Bryce Farquhar

St Charles East H.S.

Donald Gelsomino

Ridgewood H.S.

Scott Godfrey

Warrensburg H.S.

Jeff Graham

Paxton/Loda/Buckley H.S.

Mark Grounds

Jacksonville H.S.

Brian Glashagel

Antioch H.S.

Elton Harris

Hubbard H.S. Chicago

Dave Inserra

Maine South H.S.

Mike Kohl

Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S.

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

Tyson LeBlanc

Oswego East H.S.

Derek Leonard

Rochester H.S.

Job Linboom

Deer-Creek Mackinaw H.S.

Rick Little

Quincy Senior H.S.

Patrick Lower

Fulton H.S.

Brock Neibuhr

Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS.

Tyler Nichols

Kewanee H.S.

Dominic Passalono

Shepard H.S.

Ryan Pearson

Canton H.S.

Jeff Petersen

St Charles North H.S.

Kenneth Rogers

Morgan Park H.S.

Keith Simmons

Chicago Clarke Academy

Lou Sponsel

Fremd H.S.

Kyle Tutt

Maroa-Forysth H.S.

Andrew Wagers

Decatur Eisenhower H.S.

Matt Weckler

DeKalb H.S.

Nicolas Klein

Herscher H.S.

Toby Vallas

Farmington H.S.

BJ Zeleznik

LeRoy H.S.

2017 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES RIC ARAND JERRY BLEW HAL CHIODO TIM ENGEBRETSON ANTWYNE GOLLIDAY SCOTT HAMILTON Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)

KEN JOGGERST BRET KOOI TIM LAFFERTY ERIC MICHAELSEN JOE RYAN TOM VARGOS DAVID YOUNG

2017 RAY ELIOT AWARD JEFF ALDERMAN

Revised – OFFICIAL (2/9/17)