Seeing the Game Beyond Film - Doug Brady, Founder of American Football IQ

On this episode of Coach and Coordinator, presented by Modern Football Technology, Keith Grabowski interviews Doug Brady, founder of American Football IQ, to discuss successful strategies for developing football intelligence in today’s players. Brady outlines how coaches can move beyond highlight clips and basic film study to help athletes recognize patterns, coverages, and game context in real time.

The discussion addresses the widening gap in football IQ among young athletes and highlights how structured tools, such as flashcards and concept-based learning, can substantially improve on-field decision-making. The episode also examines the roles of parents and coaches in reinforcing learning, the influence of technology and analytics, and upcoming resources created to bridge knowledge gaps across all positions. This episode gives coaches practical ways to help players process faster, play with more confidence, and perform better on the field.

Chapters

• Introduction to football IQ
• Beyond highlights: understanding full game context
• Why recognizing patterns wins games
• The football IQ gap in young athletes
• Teaching coverage through simple tools
• Pre-snap reads and defensive structure
• Building and validating training resources
• The role of coaches and parents in development
• Using analytics to improve decision making
• Practical ways to teach the full picture
• Resources for developing football intelligence

Connect on X:

Keith Grabowski: @CoachKGrabowski

Doug Brady: @CoachDougBrady

Modern Football: @modernFB

For the JT O'Sullivan episode mentioned visit the following link: https://open.spotify.com/

Presented by Modern Football:

Modern Football helps coaches chart and tag in real time, delivers sideline reports to keep the booth and sideline aligned, and makes self-scout faster with on-demand reports.

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