The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel
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Episode 110 – Evaluating Your Football Season
One season ends and almost immediately, another one begins. Hopefully you took my advice in the last episode and took a little break. Feel rested now? Great! Get back to work! It’s time to evaluate the season. What went good, what went bad. In this episode we’re looking at 4 areas of your football program […]
Episode 109 – What Should You Do When the Season is Over?
So the season is coming to a close… ours is over. You feel a certain emptiness. And a certain freedom. Is that free time? Nah, can’t be! Look, don’t jump right back into football mode. Take an off-season. Even if it’s only for a few days. Coaches, we need to unwind. We need to step […]
Episode 108 – 7 Ways You'll Know It's Time to Find a New Coaching Job
Most of our seasons are winding down. It either ends unceremoniously at the end of the regular season, or better yet – in the playoffs. Even better, you’re holding a big trophy. But in any of those scenarios, it still could be time to move on. This is a tough time of year for some […]
Episode 107 – Game Day Coaching Jobs
The Football Coaching Podcast is back with Episode 107. The season is winding down, but we’re still working. Today’s focus is on the Game Day coaching jobs. What are all those guy wearing khakis on the sidelines actually doing? More importantly, what are they supposed to be doing! It’s not uncommon to have a few […]
Episode 106 – Offense, Defense, and Special Teams
This one just had to get out. My recordings have gone to crap on my computer, and after a long bout of fiddling with it, I just recorded. If the sound quality is unacceptable… well, I apologize. In this episode, we’re hitting up the listener feedback questions… Question & Answer Tips for running the Muddle […]
Episode 105 – Next Man Up! 5 Tips for Dealing with Injuries
It’s that sinking feeling in your stomach. Oh No! You’ve got a dude, that player who is the man… lying on the ground, clutching his [insert terrible injury here]. Now what? Fly into a panic? Cry? Scream? Quit? Next man up! The biggest key to dealing with injuries and other events where you’ve lost a player, […]
Episode 104 – 10 Tips for Staying Healthy During the Football Season
I know you’re busy. We all are. But we can’t use that as an excuse. Football coaches are well known for letting our health slip during the season. Our blood pressure gets up, we work ridiculously long hours, and we forget to eat – or resort to eating fast food. The first step is to […]
Episode 103 – 3 Types of Screen Plays for Your Offense
You are looking LIVE! Today was the first day of the LIVE Football Coaching Podcast recording. I’ll have more information on how you can watch the live podcast, and the recording, later. But I’m planning on doing next week’s on Wednesday at 10:00AM. I’m not sure how that will work though, there’s some cool possibilities […]
Episode 102 – The Only 5 Jobs Your Defenders Ever Do
Every player on your defense has 5 things they do. That’s all. Maybe in different ways. But there’s just 5. I sent an email out to our Football-Defense.com subscribers this past week detailing the 5 Families. It’s also becoming a pretty consistent theme for the message Insider Members are getting… Tackle Defeat a Block Read […]
Episode 101 – 4-2-5 Defense, Special Teams, Defending Trips & Quads
My football season is in full swing, with this podcast being recorded on the day of our first scrimmage. To say the least, I’m scrambling. This Episode’s Topics So what did we talk about? Using your iPhone to record practice film Defending Trap plays and pulling guards Defending Trips and Quads formations Preparing your Special […]
Episode 100 – Hurry Up No Huddle, Setting the Protection, Perfect Practice
Football Coaching Podcast #100 has no special fan fare, we’re in season! I’ll dive into the mailbag for… Coaching your 4-2-5 Defense to defend a Hurry Up, No Huddle offense Should you run your Hurry Up, No Huddle offense in a jamboree or scrimmage setting? How do you decide which way to set your protection […]
Episode 99 – Getting a Coaching Job, Defending Option and Waggle
The long awaited Episode 99 of The Football Coaching Podcast. It’s a mailbag show with 4 questions from the audience… I’m a young coach at the High School level. What should I do to move up to college and beyond? I’m moving from Sweden, where I’ve been coaching football, to the United States. I want […]
Episode 98 – Offensive Installation Guide
You’re getting ready to start the season. The playbook is set. This group looks good… Now you just have to get the playbook, into their heads. We’re talking install schedule today on The Football Coaching Podcast… How much can I install on Day 1? What should we install first? How do I plan the teaching […]
Episode 97 – 11 Ways to Waste Your Players Time
Looking for ways to twiddle your thumbs but feel really productive? Football coaches have been doing that for years. Granted, just because it made the list doesn’t mean it never did, or doesn’t now, have a purpose. We should just know better. I do some of these things myself, to be honest. I’ve probably done […]
Episode 96 – Youth Defense, Game Planning, Defending Jet Sweep
Happy 4th of July!
Episode 95 – Every Day Drills for Offensive Positions
Last time we talked defense, today we’re talking offense! What are the things your players have to be able to do? We look at Every Day Drills for each position in today’s episode… Wide Receivers: Catch balls! Running routes, both get-off's and the top of the route, blocking Running Backs: Ball handling & Ball security, […]
Episode 94 – Defensive Football Drills, Pistol Option, Man Coverage
Announcements The 4-3 Defense eCourse is up and ready – still posting the drills, and going to be adding more on the Press check for Quarters. http://the43defense.com On Wednesday July 9 in Atlanta, Georgia (down by the airport), Shane Sams and I will be holding a defensive coaching clinic. It’s not a clinic, it’s more than a clinic. […]
Episode 93 – Zone Coverage, Defending Empty, and Youth Defense
It’s a mailbag week and I’m out the door… I’ll add more later but if you’ve got a road trip you can give it a listen! Question & Answer Re-routes and Wall technique for Inside Linebackers in Zone Coverage Adjusting your Quarters Coverage for Empty Formations – can you still use the Survivor Check? How […]
Episode 92 – Do Not Make These 4 Assumptions!
It’s hard for football coaches to remember what it was like when we were players. We forget. We remember the good times. Big hits. Touchdowns. Time with the guys. And the girls… chicks dig football players, you know. We sometimes forget hating going through summer conditioning. Or the ringing headaches that lasted all of Spring Practice […]
Episode 91 – 30 Defense, Quarters Coverage and Kangaroos
OK, this one was a struggle. I may sound like I’m under water. And I may have had too many over-the-counter remedies for the common cold to be podcasting. But we got it done. In today’s episode, we have some listener emails… In This Episode Plenty of listener emails. Well, 3 listener emails. But they […]
Episode 90 – 6 Tips for Summer Football Workouts
We’re talking Summer Football Workouts. Summer is about a month away but the heat outside got me thinking ahead! How can you get the most out of your Summer workouts? Use your time wisely. PLAN your practice time. Vacations are a GOOD thing. For players and coaches. Give them a reason to leave the pool. […]
Episode 89 – Getting the Most From Your Practice with Tempo
Question & Answer How to adjust the 4-2-5 Defense for head up alignments required by Youth Football Leagues rules? Gap blocking vs. Zone Blocking, which is easier to teach with better results? Can you use Press Corner technique in your Quarters Coverage in High School? Getting the Most From Your Practice with Tempo Teach Tempo […]
Episode 88 – The Many Faces of the 3-4 Defense
In episode 85 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we will answer the question “How one term can describe so many looks? Question & Answer How to run the Jet Sweep off of my Inside Zone play? What are the main differences between a run blitz vs. a pass blitz? Lists of Points The origins of […]
Episode 87 – Mailbag Questions & Answers
Question & Answer What coverages from the 4-2-5 do you utilize against trips and doubles formations? When does gap responsibility get tossed out the door? Why do you shade your N on the center instead of a traditional 1 technique? The difference between the Miami 4-3 Defense Linebacker fits and other 4-3 Defenses? Do you […]
Episode 86 – 3 Plays you Can Base an Offense Around
In Episode 86 of Football Coaching Podcast, we talk about 3 plays you can base an offense around. Improve your playbook by focusing on a centerpiece for your offense. This is about being great at one play that gives you Identity. Question & Answer How do you decide which play calls to use, and when […]
Episode 85 – So You Want to Be a Football Coach? 8 Tips for Getting Involved
In episode 85 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we talk about becoming a football coach. This is for coaches who are trying to get their foot in the door. It is a list of stuff the other coaches don’t want to do. Question & Answer We are pattern reading in Quarters. How can you stop […]
Episode 84 – 5 Tips for Staff Unity
Episode 84 of The Football Coachign Podcast focuses on two big topics. First, we’re talking some more advanced coverage topics. Fiddle and Banjo, to be specific. Fiddle is used for 2 on 1 coverage. That can help us erase a mismatch. Banjo is for 2 on 2. We use that with bunched or stacked receivers. […]
Episode 83 – K.I.S.S. and the 5 Minute Plan
Big thanks to Coach Mike O’Donnell from Rush City High School (MN) for the inspiration for this podcast. He sent me an email on the 5 Minute Plan that he’s been using for the last decade. The 5 Minute Plan is all about making sure that you stay true to your scheme. This short version […]
Episode 82 – 5 Tips for Improving Your Zone Coverage
Earlier this week I hosted a free Web Clinic on Zone Coverage for Defensive Football Coaches. It’s not a sexy topic. But we had close to 200 football coaches who wanted to get better. Those are coaches who get it – they aren’t looking for the next hot gimmick. They know that sound football wins a lot […]
Episode 81 – 10 Things I Wish I Knew as a Rookie Coach
On Episode 81 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we are looking back at the past. Back to the days when I was a first-year football coach who knew it all! We’ve probably all been there. You simultaneously know everything, and nothing. On Football-Offense.com, I recently posted a huge list – 53 Things I Wish I […]
Episode 80 – The 4 Types of Defense in Football
There are only 4 types of defenses in football. That is a fact. Non-negotiable. Your defensive scheme is based in one of these 4 boxes… It doesn’t matter what you run or what you call your defense. There are a limited number of gaps down there, anyway. Listen to Episode 80 of the Football Coaching […]
Episode 79 – 7 Reasons You Should be Running a Spread Offense
This week on The Football Coaching Podcast, we’re taking a look at the offensive side of the ball. More specifically, we’re talking about the Spread Offense. There’s nothing new about the Spread Offense. It has been a big part of High School Football for well over a decade now. We are even seeing a shift […]
Episode 78 - 4 Defensive Line Drills You Can Use Now
There are tons of things you can do to help your football team – at least it seems that way. But they don't do you much good in February. Most of us are trapped in our weight rooms until Spring Break. Whether by choice, by weather, or by state regulations, we are limited. In Episode […]
Episode 77 – 5 Tips to Get a Football Coaching Job Interview with Chris Fore
Chris Fore from CoachFore.org joins us again on this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast. Coach Fore is an expert in helping coaches improve their resume, apply and interview for Coaching and Athletic Director positions. This week we’re talking about the time between sending in your resume, and actually getting that first interview. The job […]
Episode 76 – 5 Reasons You Should Attend Football Coaching Clinics
As I recorded Episode 76 of The Football Coaching Podcast, I was packing up for my first football clinic of the 2014 Clinic Season. I’m really excited, as always, get out and hear what other coaches are doing – and what they learned from the season that just passed. Clinics are an experience every football […]
Episode 75 – Under Front, 4-2-5 Defense
Tons of stuff in Episode 75 for your Even Front Defense. I’ve been doing a ton of work on the 4-2-5 Defense lately so that’s where the questions are going. I would LOVE for you to send in a question or two on Offense. But for now, we’re the least offensive podcast on the internet. […]
Episode 74 – 4-2-5 Defense, Cover 2, Game Planning Tips
We’ve got some great questions this week on The Football Coaching Podcast. Lots of 4-2-5 Defense topics have been coming up, and that’s only appropriate! Coaching Football’s 4-2-5 Defense eBook has been my top selling eBook over the last year. Not only that, in January I’ll be doing the 4-2-5 Defense eCourse to even more in […]
Episode 73 – Making Adjustments, Ironman Football, Pass Rush Moves, Defending Zone Read in the 4-2-5 Defense
In Episode 73 of The Football Coaching Podcast we’re answering more listener questions from Email and the Football-Defense.com Forum. Some good topics this week including: Defending the Zone Read Play with your 4-2-5 Defense Making adjustments during the game Working with players who are playing both ways and helping them transition from one side of […]
Episode 72 – Leaving your Job, Coaching the 4-2-5 Defense or 4-3 Defense
In Episode 72 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’ve got a new segment for you! Chris Fore from CoachFore.org joins us to talk about the professional side of coaching. This week we’re looking at how to handle knowing it’s time to go when there’s still time on the clock! We’re also talking… 4-2-5 Defense vs. 4-3 Defense, […]
Episode 71 – Building a Winning Tradition, Route Spacing, 4-2-5 Defense, 4-3 Defense
The 2013 Football Season is moving right along and we’re back with another episode of The Football Coaching Podcast! Lots of fun stuff is going on and we’re talking about it all on this week. The first question this week hit really close to home. How do you build a winning tradition? There is nothing […]
Episode 70 – Defending Empty Formations and Double Wing, Moving from Youth to High School, Goal Line Defense, Blitz Technique
Another very defense heavy episode. “Dark Siders” only! In Episode 70 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’re talking about defending everything from Empty Formations to Double Wing and Goal Line Defense. What do you do with your defense when you want to keep 6 defenders in the box against Empty Formations? Today’s Empty Formation teams are not […]
Episode 69 – Coaching Defensive Line, iPads on the Sidelines, Secondary Run Fits
We’re getting further into the start of the 2013 Football Season this week on The Football Coaching Podcast! We have a lot of Defensive Line questions including… Spilling a kick-out block versus squeezing the block What are “Pressure” and “Visual” keys for the Defensive Line Advantages and disadvantages of playing a 2i technique in your […]
Episode 68 – Cover 3, Air Raid Offense, Pass Protection, 4-2-5 Defense
A brief show this week, but some really interesting questions to listen to! Check out Episode 68 of The Football Coaching Podcast. We’re talking about Cover 3 and the 4-2-5 Defense, discussing route tags in the Air Raid system, and looking at the advantages of Half-Slide Pass Protection over Full Slide or BOB Protections. If […]
Episode 67 – Shotgun Triple Option, 5-2 Defense Pattern Reading, and Becoming a Football Expert
This episode is going up a little late, so I’ll add the show notes and everything later! But we are going to be talking about moving from Triple Option under center to the Shotgun Triple Option. Is Zone Read the only way to go? And when you’re seeing nothing but teams that pound the football, […]
Episode 66 – Power O Play, 3-5-3 Defense Linebacker Reads, and Quarters Coverage
After a week off, the Football Coaching Podcast is back! This week we get to talk a little Offense with the Power O Play. Is it a must have for your playbook? (is anything?) We also get some good defensive questions and we have an official winding-down point for 7 on 7 Discussion! Check it […]
Episode 65 – Defending Option, 4 Verts, Attacking Pass Pro, Pistol Offense
Here we are again! The topics are all defense… at this point, I’m assuming we have run everyone who coaches offense out of the audience. Here’s the feature of this week’s podcast: my stuffed up nose, and probable occasional snort or sniffle. I didn’t do a lot of editing because I was heading out of […]
Episode 64 – Your First Coaching Job, the 46 Defense Jayhawk Adjustment, Choosing a Coverage, and Defending Bunch Formations
We have a mixed bag on Episode 64 of The Football Coaching Podcast. We’re answering your questions on everything under the sun. Remember that you can submit your questions by using our Contact Button at the top left. Offense, Defense or Special Teams – I just want to talk ball! In This Episode… Can you […]
Episode 63 – Wishbone Option, Under Fronts, 46 Defense and Defending the Draw Play
In Episode 63 of The Football Coaching Podcast we have a range of topics to cover. We start with 2 and 3 sport athletes in your football program. They’re missing weight room time, 7 on 7 and team bonding experiences. Should we worry? I want to hear your thoughts on those multi-sport athletes. More specifically, […]
Episode 62 – 46 Defense, 7 on 7, Quarterback Reads, 3-4 Defense
Back in the mailbag this week! Thanks to everyone for the flood of positive support on the podcast, and also for plenty of great ideas on how to make the podcast even better. The new format for the podcast got some overwhelming support. I promise we will be having some guests on in the future, […]
Episode 61 – Choosing a Defense, Coaching Contain Players, Best Playbook Software and More
There’s a new format to The Football Coaching Podcast! Give it a listen as I’ll dip into the ol’ mail bag today. After 60 episodes of the podcast, including over 40 interviews, I decided that it was time for a change. I never set out to be a radio show host. I’m a football coach. […]