The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Regardless of the record, history, or size of your team, something all coaches have to deal with is parents. Some can be jet fuel for your system, and some can feel like an anchor dragging you down. But, parent involvement is a currency that every team needs to help maximize their potential in the fall. On this episode Joe and Daniel are joined by Coach Rick Stewart to discuss some successful ways to communicate with parents, how to get to know them, increase involvement, and what to do if you have a parent already going sour.

On this episode we're talking to Dale Baskett, a renowned speed coach with over 40 years of speed training experience in the NFL, MLB, and numerous collegiate and high school powerhouse schools, about the intricacies of training speed throughout the year, how little time it can really take away from you, and some mistakes of guys who are trying to do it on their own. Dale is a big part of our "If you don't know, hire an expert" philosophy.

No matter the size or level of your program, adding players to your roster is always a good thing. Maybe you're under the roster size expected for your school size, or you're seeing kids in the hallway that you know could help you be successful. Either way, you have to be able to recruit the building to add numbers and hopefully talent. On this episode Joe and Daniel discuss the importance of recruiting your school, which kids you should aim to recruit, and we talk about a few ways to make you a successful recruiter and team builder.

The H-Back is a position that few admit to or knowingly use. However, they're showing up more and more across the world of Football. In the NFL, Travis Kelce has been playing the role since his emergence in 2014. In college, the Oklahoma Sooners have had a pair of H-Backs helping in their bread-and-butter counter game for at least the last 5 years. Last but not least, the High School ranks have been attempting to use everything the next level does for ages, and the H-Back is just the next thing to trickle down to their level in mass. On this episode we're focusing on identifying what a H-Back is, the benefits of using one, and how you can fit a H-Back into the offensive scheme you're already running. You may be closer to having one than you think. It may be as simple as changing the designator in your playbook.

Every coach in the game has a "best" player on defense. They may or may not be a talent that will move on in the game. But, we all need to know how to identify who our best player is in each position group, and where to play them within that group on Friday nights. In this episode we're talking about why you need to identify your best players, which player in each position group is really your best, and which position you should play them in depending on your overall defensive scheme.

When it comes to learning how to coach football, we all have to start somewhere. Everyone's starting point will be different, and for various reasons. Some of us start coaching after successful playing careers and learning comes easy, some of us haven't touched a football in 10+ years and it feels like the lingo is in a different language. Some start with highly successful mentors that pass on their techniques, others start from scratch with nothing but a desire for self-improvement. In this episode, we're discussing Daniel's start to his coaching career, why he decided to become a coach, and what methods he found useful in learning how to coach football.

How to call football plays from the sideline is one of the most asked questions from new coordinators or play callers. Everyone does it a little differently, and even if you have a way, you may be looking for a more efficient method. In this episode, we will discuss exactly that. How do we like to call plays, whether on the offensive or defensive side of the ball, and what are some pros and cons for each method we've tried.

Defensive line drills can be a key piece to having your big boys playing their most efficient, most effective football. They're not the only tool you need in your toolbox, but one you need without a doubt. In this episode we're talking ways to improve your players with defensive line drills and focusing on the fundamentals of D-Line play.