The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel
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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. […]
Episode 60 – Pro Style Pistol Offense with Keith Grabowski
The hottest topic in Offensive football circles right now is the Pistol Offense. We have a coach who knows a thing or two about it on the Football Coaching Podcast. Keith Grabowski is the Offensive Coordinator for Baldwin-Wallace University in Ohio. He has also been a regular columnist for American Football Monthly. Coach Grabowski writes […]
Episode 59 – Coaching a Multiple Front Defense with Jamelle Byrd
This week on The Football Coaching Podcast, we’re talking Multiple Front Defense with Jamelle Byrd. Coach Byrd is the Defensive Coordinator at Hough High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since helping to get the program off the ground in 2010, Coach Byrd has risen through the ranks. He helped Hough to their most successful season […]
Episode 58 – A Football Journey with Shawn Copeland and Darrick Ware
One of our most important jobs as football coaches is to help develop our players into strong young men when they go out into society in the future. We can never lose sight of this, even though sometimes we get blinded by the Wins & Losses. Shawn Copeland and Darrick Ware realized this need. They […]
Episode 57 – Pistol Wing-T Offense with Eric Scammons
Coach Eric Scammons took over as the Head Football Coach at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts in 2011. But this was not his first job in South Hadley. Coach Scammons was a long time assistant, and a player at South Hadley prior to taking over. He has quickly built the team up, playing for […]
Episode 56 – Coaching a Championship Football Program with John Flath
Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida has a won 6 State Championships and 2 National Championships under Coach Bill Castle. This week on the Football Coaching Podcast we have John Flath, who has been coaching the Offensive Line at Lakeland since 2006. Besides working with Coach Castle for the last 8 years, he also played […]
Episode 55 – Coaching the 3-5-3 Defense with Shane Sams
Shane Sams is the Defensive Coordinator for a 5A School in Southeast Kentucky. He is also the author of 3-5-3defense.com. Coach Sams joins us on The Football Coaching Podcast to talk about his 3-5-3 Defense. Not all 30 Stack fronts are created the same. Some coaches are gamblers. Some guys are conservative. Coach Sams has […]
Episode 54 – No Huddle Offense with Jason Thomas
Jason Thomas has resurrected the program at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont. And a big part of that change has been his Hurry Up, No Huddle style of offense. What got him started on the No Huddle Offense? How about working with Chip Kelly at the University of New Hampshire? That’s a start. […]
Episode 53 – Coaching at a Small School with Justin Dottavio
There are unique challenges in every program around the country. No two teams are the same, and no two staffs are the same. But there are certain challenges that coaches at small schools face, that the rest of us have never experienced. Justin Dottavio is the Head Football Coach at Cornerstone Charter Academy in Belle […]
Episode 52 – How to Get a Coaching Job with Chris Fore
Chris Fore is Athletic Director and Assistant Football Coach at Excelsior High School in California, where he helped the football team finish 2012 with a #1 ranking in the state. He is also a former Head Football Coach. Chris now holds an additional distinction: The first return interview for The Football Coaching Podcast! Coach Fore, […]
Episode 51 – Coaching the Wishbone Offense with Brett Newton
The Wishbone Offense may seem like a piece of offensive football history, but it’s alive and well at North Bullitt High School in Kentucky. Brett Newton has recently put out a new book on Coaching the Wishbone Offense through CoachesChoice.com. This week he’s joining us on The Football Coaching Podcast. Coach Newton’s Wishbone Offense over the last […]
Episode 50 – Tackling Technique
We’ve made it all the way to Episode 50 of The Football Coaching Podcast, and Nate Albaugh from ChiefPigskin.com is back to celebrate with us! Well, celebrate and talk about tackling technique. There’s probably not a more controversial topic in football – and there’s certainly not one more important. Both from a safety standpoint and […]
Episode 49 – Coaching the 4-2-5 Defense with Chris Rusiewicz
Chris Rusiewicz is the Head Football Coach at Division III Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and he’s our guest this week on The Football Coaching Podcast. Coach Rusiewicz has a unique take on the 4-2-5 Defense and he’s giving us all the details in this interview. We’ll go position by position looking at a […]
Episode 48 – 3-4 Defense with Steve Shaughnessy
On this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast we’re interviewing Coach Steve Shaughnessy, Defensive Coordinator of the Butler High School Bulldogs in Matthews, North Carolina. Butler has enjoyed amazing success in recent years including winning the 2012 State Championship, their 3rd in the last 4 years. Coach Shaughnessy’s 3-4 Defense has been a big part […]
Episode 47 – Linebacker Fundamentals with Joe Dishun
The Linebackers are the heart and soul of your defense, and they deserve plenty of special attention. Are you doing everything necessary to build great Linebackers? Joe Dishun is the Head Football Coach for W.T. Woodson High School (VA) and former Defensive Coordinator at Lake Braddock High School (VA). Linebacker movements, defeating blocks, tackling and […]
Episode 46 – Quarters Coverage in the 4-2-5 Defense with Aaron Segedi
The 4-2-5 Defense is one of the hottest defenses in High School and College Football today, and everyone is looking to run Quarters Coverage with. Coach Aaron Segedi from Trenton High School (MI) is talking to us about that exact combination today. Coach Segedi tells us how to run Quarters with your 4-2-5 Defense, setting […]
Episode 45 – Coaching Character with Bob Lord
This is a really exciting episode of The Football Coaching Podcast for me. We’re talking Coaching Character in our young men this week with Bob Lord. Coach Lord has over 50 years of experience in coaching football, and certainly knows a thing or two about the role of coaches in developing men of great character. […]
Episode 44 – Coaching Football and the Media
It’s always a popular topic among coaches: When I was a player, it wasn’t like this! So sometimes it’s just a way to vent a little steam. But the truth is, we really do have to do with some different challenges today. Joe and Nate are talking about what affect our media has on our […]
Episode 43 – Football Speed and Agility with Adam Szabo
If there’s one thing we all could use on our Football Team, it’s more speed. Speed can win games and championships for you. No one knows that better than Adam Szabo. Adam is an Assistant Football Coach and Speed & Conditioning Coach for Anderson High School (OH). He also runs Speed Application, LLC where he […]
Episode 42 – Power Running Game in the Spread Offense with Bruce Miller
In 2012, Gainesville High School limped into the Georgia State Playoffs at 7-3, then went on a winning streak that culminated in the AAAAA Georgia State Championship. Coach Bruce Miller’s team used a combination of Zone, Gap and Option schemes from Spread Formations to get the job done. This week on The Football Coaching Podcast, […]
Episode 41 – Play Action Passing with Art Walker
Art Walker continued his run of success in Pennsylvania High School Football this season with a PIAA State Championship. Then he was generous enough to get on the phone and talk football just a couple days later. We are taking a look at the powerful offense of North Allegheny Senior High School this week. In […]
Episode 40 – William & Mary Cover 2 with Trey Henderson
This week we take a look at the College of William & Mary’s 4-3 Defense and particularly the Cover 2 Package, with Defensive Assistant Trey Henderson. Coach Henderson breaks down each position’s alignment, keys and reads. We also get into the basics of the 4-3 Defense, matching coverages to your front, and Coach Henderson’s favorite […]
Episode 39 – The 3-5-3 Defense with Pete Mutascio
Coach Pete Mutascio is the Head Football Coach at Cosby High School in Midlothian, Virginia. He is also one of the coaches who helped bring the 3-5-3 Defense into the spotlight in the state of Virginia when his team started running it 10 years ago. We sat down to talk about why he chose the […]
Episode 38 – Cover 2 with Kenny Sanchez
We’re talking defense again, and this time it’s with Kenny Sanchez, Defensive Coordinator at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fresh off a 4th consecutive Nevada State Championship, Coach Sanchez is going to talk to us about his 4-3 Defense and some specifics of the Cover 2 coverage they use behind it. Find […]
Episode 37 – Questions & Answers
We’re back to talking football, and getting on the field. Between all of our sites we receive a lot of questions. In this episode we’re going to answer some of those questions. Our topics include… Adjusting your coverage to motion Spilling the football using wrong arm techniques Running Power against the 3-5-3 Defense 1 High […]
Episode 36 – Evaluating the Season
Nate is back with us this week and we’re sitting down to evaluate our 2012 Football Seasons. Most of us have some things we would have liked to change about each season. We also have some lessons we know we never want to forget. At least ours will be recorded for next season. We both […]
Episode 35 – Interview with Coach Huey
Who’s the man behind the curtain? CoachHuey.com is the largest social site for coaches on the internet today. Since 2005, over 30,000 of us have become better coaches through the forum. Now meet Brandon Houston, the man who started it all. From Youth to College, from 1st year to 40th year and beyond. There is […]
Episode 34 – R4 Passing with Dub Maddox
Looking to improve your passing game? Check out this interview with Dub Maddox, co-author of From Headset To Helmet with Darin Slack. Coach Maddox is also the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. Listen in to get an introduction to the R4 System, a great system for communicating to your […]
Episode 33 – Spread Fly Offense in 8 Man Football with Chris Fore
One topic that there just isn’t much out there on is 8 Man Football. While it seems to be growing across the country, the amount of resources available for 8 Man Football coaches is not keeping up. So we sat down with Chris Fore of CoachFore.org and Excelsior High School in California. Coach Fore will […]
Episode 32 – Play Calling in the Wing-T Offense with Dennis Creehan
Anyone who’s running the Wing-T Offense should know Dennis Creehan, and this week we talk to the current Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Alderson-Broaddus College (WV). Coach Creehan has authored several books and videos on the subject. We focus on Game Planning this week. How do you build your package for your Wing-T […]