Quoted: Adam Henry Introductory Press Conference
3/22/2022 1:45:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The newest member of the Indiana football coaching staff, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Adam Henry met with the media for the first time on Tuesday (March 22) inside Memorial Stadium.
Below is a partial transcript of the press conference and video of the full media session can be found on the right sidebar at IUHoosiers.com.
Adam Henry | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Opening Statement
AH: First of all, I would like to thank Tom Allen and the whole football family for welcoming me here at Indiana. Right at this time, it is a great place for me to be. I believe that this is a great program on the rise, and I am proud to be a part of it. The atmosphere is totally what I am looking for. I am excited to be here and ready to go to work.
On what made Indiana appealing...
AH: Like you said, I had been in the NFL for a while. It is a family setting here [at Indiana] - not to say that it isn't in the NLF - and I had some things happen in my life. My mother and my father each passed in a span of seven months. At that point, I wanted to take some time off and then Coach Allen reached out to me. I had heard a lot of positive things about him and from what I am seeing now, it is real. It is just a great fit for me right now.
On how his time in the NFL can help him at Indiana...
AH: One of the most important things is confidence. As far as the wide receivers plan and the developmental part of it, I played and coached at McNeese State, so most of the time when I got a receiver he never really played receiver. [A lot of times] He was a great 2A or 3A quarterback, running back, played baseball and basketball, and was kind of an athlete, and we really sculpted them into being a receiver. For me, that is where I got my tenure of experience coaching guys and developing them to play receiver and the technical part of it. For me, having that background and then going to the NFL and having success, for me to come back is just a beautiful thing. Not only do I have tape of it and examples, but it is real life things that I really believe in. And, if I believe in it and I am teaching it, and they believe in what I am teaching, then they are going to go out there with preparation and confidence to execute it at a high level. That is the biggest thing about being a pro on and off the field, about being a technician with your craft. We know at this level, in the Big Ten, it is big time football. You have to be on your game each and every week. For me, it is about the consistency and the preparation. If I can bring that to this group; the confidence, the energy, the enthusiasm, I am just ready for that at this point and time.
On what can transfer from the professional level to the college level...
AH: The biggest thing that Coach Allen preaches is learning concepts and playing with energy and enthusiasm. So, if you are a conceptual learner here, it is going to help you on the next level. Guys may play outside and inside, in different spots, so if I can conceptualize and understand what we are running and how [it all works together], I can go inside and outside and move around. You see the guys that have the most success at the next level when they are conceptual learners. [In the NFL] You are only going to have five guys, maybe six, dressed [at each position] on a Sunday, so it is the next person up, not the next position man up. If this L or R goes down, it's not like [the next L or R is called up], it is the next best person. For me, the conceptual thinking and bringing that to the receivers group, especially in writing down everything, the note taking and the details of it, it's all about being a pro. … Meeting time and preparation is so important, and for me to bring that to the room and bring that over to the practice field, we can develop those things and work those things. We are going to work those in the individual periods on the field, so when we get to the team setting then it will transfer over there. Repetition is the mother of all learning. We just have to get the reps in and then keep prepping those things and the fine details of it.
Below is a partial transcript of the press conference and video of the full media session can be found on the right sidebar at IUHoosiers.com.
Adam Henry | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Opening Statement
AH: First of all, I would like to thank Tom Allen and the whole football family for welcoming me here at Indiana. Right at this time, it is a great place for me to be. I believe that this is a great program on the rise, and I am proud to be a part of it. The atmosphere is totally what I am looking for. I am excited to be here and ready to go to work.
On what made Indiana appealing...
AH: Like you said, I had been in the NFL for a while. It is a family setting here [at Indiana] - not to say that it isn't in the NLF - and I had some things happen in my life. My mother and my father each passed in a span of seven months. At that point, I wanted to take some time off and then Coach Allen reached out to me. I had heard a lot of positive things about him and from what I am seeing now, it is real. It is just a great fit for me right now.
On how his time in the NFL can help him at Indiana...
AH: One of the most important things is confidence. As far as the wide receivers plan and the developmental part of it, I played and coached at McNeese State, so most of the time when I got a receiver he never really played receiver. [A lot of times] He was a great 2A or 3A quarterback, running back, played baseball and basketball, and was kind of an athlete, and we really sculpted them into being a receiver. For me, that is where I got my tenure of experience coaching guys and developing them to play receiver and the technical part of it. For me, having that background and then going to the NFL and having success, for me to come back is just a beautiful thing. Not only do I have tape of it and examples, but it is real life things that I really believe in. And, if I believe in it and I am teaching it, and they believe in what I am teaching, then they are going to go out there with preparation and confidence to execute it at a high level. That is the biggest thing about being a pro on and off the field, about being a technician with your craft. We know at this level, in the Big Ten, it is big time football. You have to be on your game each and every week. For me, it is about the consistency and the preparation. If I can bring that to this group; the confidence, the energy, the enthusiasm, I am just ready for that at this point and time.
On what can transfer from the professional level to the college level...
AH: The biggest thing that Coach Allen preaches is learning concepts and playing with energy and enthusiasm. So, if you are a conceptual learner here, it is going to help you on the next level. Guys may play outside and inside, in different spots, so if I can conceptualize and understand what we are running and how [it all works together], I can go inside and outside and move around. You see the guys that have the most success at the next level when they are conceptual learners. [In the NFL] You are only going to have five guys, maybe six, dressed [at each position] on a Sunday, so it is the next person up, not the next position man up. If this L or R goes down, it's not like [the next L or R is called up], it is the next best person. For me, the conceptual thinking and bringing that to the receivers group, especially in writing down everything, the note taking and the details of it, it's all about being a pro. … Meeting time and preparation is so important, and for me to bring that to the room and bring that over to the practice field, we can develop those things and work those things. We are going to work those in the individual periods on the field, so when we get to the team setting then it will transfer over there. Repetition is the mother of all learning. We just have to get the reps in and then keep prepping those things and the fine details of it.
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