The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Get ready for an in-depth look at Coaching the Outside Linebackers. Or Overhang Safeties. Whatever you want to call them! In this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, I'm going through the foundations of coaching your force players in the defense. This is mainly from the perspective of a 4-4 or 4-2-5 Defense, or a 3-5-3 or 33 Stack Defense. But you can pick up some ideas no matter what defensive system you're running. Cover 3, Quarters, Cover 1 or Cover 2 all get discussed. I'm going through the ASKA pre-snap progression for your players. Stolen from TCU, as so many things I talk about are. ASKA stand for Alignment, Stance, Key, Assignment. It's a great way to build your pre-snap checklist that your players run through. I'll share the how and why of everything your Outside Linebackers need to do. Include 4 different Outside Linebacker Keys for determining Run or Pass and identifying the play. Outside Linebackers take a lot of work. This is the guy that most Offensive Coordinators will look to put in conflict. Make him wrong no matter what. This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast will help to arm you against the bad guys! Looking for the Umbrella Principle video? Click here to watch the video. Then you can sign up to get the entire 3 video series on Coaching The 4-2-5 Defense System delivered directly to your inbox for free.

I've talked a lot about The Pistol Power Offense System. But I don't know if I've ever talked about what it really is. At least, not on this podcast. The Pistol Power Offense System is just the One Back Offense. Run from Pistol… and under center, and gun. It's just a fancy name. What's the One Back Offense? Pretty simple. We've got a feature back. Then use a hybrid H-Back to move around and set up the defense. That hybrid guy replaces your Fullback in a Pro I Offense. He's just more versatile. Most of the plays are the same. Listen to this episode to hear the details of the running plays in the offensive playbook. Power, Counter, Zone, Stretch and Truck Toss. I get into the basics of each play, along with how and why they're packaged together. It's a good introduction to the One Back Offense for your football team. When you're ready to dive all the way in, join the Pistol Power Offense System!

Size matters. Especially when you don't have it. Coaching with smaller players means you have to make some adjustments. Your undersized team can still have success if you don't hit the panic button. In today's episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, I'll give you 8 keys to Coaching With Smaller Players. This is probably the most common question I get asked. Or some form of it. "My team is undersized. What should I run?" The answer is… changing the playbook won't change a thing. It's how you use your scheme that will make the difference (no matter what it is). So don't panic about all those little guys. Listen to this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast for ideas on how to coach your smaller players. And if you need a System - one that works no matter who you're coaching - check out The 4-2-5 Defense System. You can get Instant Access when you sign up now!

The 4-2-5 Defense is probably my favorite defense. And what I'm best known for. In today's episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, we're going to talk about the basics of this 8 man, even front defense. This is the same as a 4-4 Defense. Or a 6-2 Defense. Numbers don't really matter. Don't get caught up thinking this is some 'Spread Defense'. We'll go in depth on Defensive End alignment and responsibility. His technique is critical to the 4-2-5 Defense. This defense is a balanced front. You can flip your players strong and weak, or not flip them. This is an advantage when you're facing Hurry Up, No Huddle teams. I'll also talk about the variety of coverage you can run with your 4-2-5 Defense. Stay a single high safety Cover 3 or Cover 1, or get fancy. Like TCU's Split Field Coverage. Finally, we'll go in depth on position personnel. Who do you need in order to run a dominating 4-2-5 Defense? I'll give you details. I've worked with over 3,000 coaches on this incredible defensive scheme. To learn all about my 4-2-5 Defense System, visit 425defense.com and get Instant Access today.

When's the right time to start applying for jobs? That's easy. You can always apply for the job. The interview experience in invaluable. But when are you ready to take a head coaching job? "It depends." That's the answer we've heard for years. In this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, I'm going to nail down the real right time to be a new Head Coach. Just a warning. I don't want to be a head coach right now. I have never been a head coach. A lot of this is a little tongue-in-cheek. But it's what I've observed. What I believe. What would have to be true for me, if I were to pursue head coaching jobs. My sources are a few head coaches I've worked for, and hundreds of head coaches I've worked with. It's a hard job. So… thinking about it? Or just want to reminisce about the time before you sold your soul to be a head football coach? (that's tongue-in-cheek too!) Listen to this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast. In this episode, I mentioned Coach Chris Fore. He's THE MAN when you want to put your resume together and prep for your head coaching interviews. Find him at CoachFore.org. I also mentioned the Max Motivation for Peak Performance eCourse. This is the definitive guide to building trust with your new team, and creating the culture that all winning teams have. It's available only by becoming a JDFB Insider Client.

Champions are made in the Weight Room. Every High School Football Coach talks about how important this time of year is. This week's episode of The Football Coaching Podcast is all about the keys to having a great off-season in the Weight Room. Getting the most from your football strength training. On a side note, this episode is 100 episodes after my favorite Football Coaching Podcast of all time… Episode 80 4 Types of Defense. What makes your football strength training program great? You need players in the weight room. Sell the program to them. Better yet, get your players that are already committed to sell to new kids. Then you've got to know your facilities. Yeah, you need a weight room. It doesn't have to be anything special though. Work with what you have. Then you ned a plan. Laid out. Well thought out. Don't just wing it. This season, we've got an expert Strength Coach to do all that for you. Chris Lawyer, who runs The Weight Room RVA here in Richmond, VA, has put together an incredible football strength program for you. Click here to get the details on JDFB Weight Room 2017 With 40,000 hours of strength coaching hours logged, Chris is a true expert. He's coached State, National and World Record Holders in powerlifting, weightlifting and strongman. He's also consulted with plenty of High School and College strength coaches. Chris knows his stuff.

I've only heard one coach ever talk about how loaded his team was. Twice. He's won two State Championships. For the rest of us… we got problems. The kids are too small. Too slow. Too young. Too soft. Too entitled. Something's wrong. For every single one of us. Probably why coaching is not for everyone. You get into coaching thinking you know everything. The smartest coaches are the one's who have never done it. Then you find out this is a hard gig. The kids don't run around like they do in Madden. But the truth is… your players can play. They're just like everyone else's players. Maybe not as big, or as fast, or as… whatever it is. But everyone has shortcomings. This off-season, figure out what yours are. Get to work addressing them. Then move on. Time to go to work. In this episode, I mention the Max Motivation for Peak Performance eCourse along with several of the other resources that are available exclusively as part of JDFB Insiders. Click here to find out how to get Instant Access to JDFB Insiders!

Our biggest job as a coach is to develop character in our players. Best way to do that is to model it. There's a lot of problems in society today. We know football can help develop our young men to overcome those problems. Rise above. And a victim mentality? That's a big one. It's always someone else's fault. "I can't!" Why not? Because of this… this… this… oh the list goes on. As a football coach, we shouldn't have that mentality. But it creeps up for a lot of us. I see it all the time. Stop finding reasons you can't. Start finding solutions. Finding answers. And then get to work. This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast is a total rant, by the way. By the way, JDFB Insiders is a great place to find help for your football team. 1% at a time. Stop looking for excuses about why you can't… sign up here for JDFB Insiders.

You work hard. Is it enough? Are you the right guy for this? We all worry about whether or not we've done all we can. Done it the right way. Your players only have a few years to play the game. That's a lot of pressure. Not to mention pressure for the faculty, administration and community. It's normal to wonder... Am I a good football coach? So I made a checklist. And you can download it from Joe Daniel Football. At some point we all run into tough times. You ask yourself the question. Then you carry on because, well, no one else is going to do it and you love it. That, coupled with the fact that you're listening to this podcast, means you probably are a good football coach. But we all need a reminder.

It's that time of year. Some guys are rolling into the Playoffs. Others are searching for answers. This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast is for those guys who know that what you're doing... it isn't working. Change your thinking. Your approach. Make that change first. Then you can change the scheme. I talk about my Pistol Power Offense System in this episode. You can check out the free video series at http://joedanielfootball.com/ppo. If what you're doing on offense isn't working... it's the solution. But not because of the playbook. Check out this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast to find out why.