Insider Program: https://www.jochumstrength.com Jochum Strength Gear: https://www.bonfire.com/store/jochum-strength/ 1:1 Consults: https://calendly.com/jochumstrength/consult Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinjochum/ Rival Nutrition: Use code JST20 for 20% off at https://rstr.co/rivalnutrition/jst Sam Crain joins the podcast to talk small-sided games, contact prep, football performance, and building a training environment that actually looks and feels like sport. Sam breaks down how his time at Rhode Island with Coach Leach changed the way he viewed agility, contact prep, and offseason football training. Instead of running dead 5-10-5s and L-drills forever, he started using competitive, alive, game-based drills that force athletes to react, solve problems, and compete. We get into how to progress small-sided games, when to add more people or more decisions, how to use the OODA loop in training, why tracking wins and losses changes intensity, and how these drills build confidence in second- and third-string players. Sam also explains JMU’s contact prep progressions, how they use Catapult data, fly 10s, approach jumps, VBT, Perch, Zurcher competitions, quarterback training, system-specific football prep, and how to think about Devo athletes in season. 00:00 Sam Crain joins the podcast 03:00 The red-pill moment with small-sided games 09:00 Progressing football movement drills 12:30 OODA loop and decision-making 16:00 Tracking wins and publishing matchups 20:00 Catapult data and weekly running demands 22:30 Contact prep progressions 32:00 Blending traditional lifting with creative training 39:00 KPIs, fly 10s, jumps, and sprint work 54:30 In-season training and Devo athletes Extras: Make training competitive, make it alive, and give athletes problems worth solving.
