Eli5: What do the defensive and offensive coordinators in football actually do that the head coach doesn’t?
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The roles are different depending on the level. For the NFL, most coordinators collaborate with the head coach and delegate other tasks to position coaches. Most head coaches are experts at either offense or defense and so contribute more to that side of the ball while checking in with the other side. For example, many head coaches with an offensive background still call plays. Sticking with offense, the other responsibilities for an NFL coordinator would be
– watching hours of your film to see where the team can improve and analyze the success of certain formations plays and player groupings
– watching hours of the next opponent’s film to see where they are weak and predict how they will play defense against you in as many situations as you have time
– coordinate game plan and delegate activities and film sessions for position groups (receivers, line, etc.)
– create a script of plays for practice and run that portion of practice
– review practice film to see what needs to to be adjusted
– collaborative meetings with all your coaches and the HC to continue to improve game plan
– potentially call plays and review pictures of the game to adjust to what the defense is doing
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