

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel
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Helping Football Coaches build your Program and Succeed
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Apr 10, 2014 • 46min
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 […]

Apr 3, 2014 • 31min
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. […]

Mar 27, 2014 • 17min
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 […]

Mar 20, 2014 • 18min
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 […]

Mar 14, 2014 • 22min
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 […]

Mar 6, 2014 • 24min
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 […]

Feb 26, 2014 • 37min
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 […]

Feb 19, 2014 • 22min
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 […]

Feb 12, 2014 • 25min
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 […]

Jan 30, 2014 • 26min
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 […]


