Best Eleven of 2023, #9: The Process of Evolving an Offense – Curt Fitzpatrick, Head Coach, SUNY Cortland

Dec 18, 2023

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We continue our countdown of our “Best 11” interviews of 2023 with an episode from SUNY Cortland Head Coach Curt Fitzpatrick. Cortland just defeated defending D3 national champion North Central in a thriller at the Stagg Bowl 38-37 to win their first national championship.

Coach Fitzpatrick joined us earlier this year at the New York State High School Football Coaches Association Clinic. We discussed the process of evolving an offense each year to be able to attack opponents and best utilize personnel.

As you sit down to plan what your offense will look like in the next season, this conversation is a good one to revisit.

Congratulations to Coach Fitzpatrick and the Red Dragons on their 2023 National Championship. Here is our #9 interview of 2023. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Being multiple
Advantages of niche offenses
Defining multiplicity
Approach to researching ideas
There are many ways to coach one play: Find the one that fits best
Approach to evolving an offense
Looking at it from an opponent's point of view
Finding a new play isn’t always the answer
Grounding things in your identity
Building complements around the base play
Exercise to figure out if you are attacking the whole defense
Finding the discipline to know what fits your identity is the magic
Embracing new ideas but figuring out how they fit you
Ability to execute is the filter
Andy Kotelnicki: Making the game finite

Follow Coach Fitzpatrick on Twitter @_CoachFitz.

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