The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Get the full plan for your 4-3 Defense Install Schedule. It only takes 5 practices to get this done. During Season 6 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’ve been going through the pieces of the 4-3 Defense System. Now it’s time to actually install your 4-3 Defense with your players. Learn how you can get the entire defense installed in just one week of practice. No two-a-days and you don’t need to be a 2-platoon team to get it done. This is the Coach Simple, Play Fast, Win approach to the Miami 4-3 Defense Show Links Coaching Quarters Coverage in the 4-3 Defense System: https://joedanielfootball.com/2019quarters43/ Foundations of the 4-3 Defense System: https://joedanielfootball.com/2019miami43/ The 90 Minute Practice Plan: https://joedanielfootball.com/2018practice/

How can you get the most out of your 4-3 Defense Safeties in Quarters Coverage? Here’s the levers you need to pull. During Season 6 of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’ve been looking at the Miami 4-3 Defense System. No position is going to define the success of that defense for you more than your 4-3 Defense Safeties. Today’s episode walks you through the A.S.K.A. for Quarters Coverage Safeties. The Alignment, Stance, Key Reads and Assignment for the position. Learn how you can use these 4 levers to have constant improvement at the Safety position (and all over the field) all season long. Show Links Listen to the podcast on the Simplified Quarters Coverage package Get access to the 4-3 Defense System when your team joins JDFB Insider

Get extra possessions for your football team using the Onside Kick this season. Here’s how to do it. Kevin Kelley is a 8 time Arkansas State Championship Pulaski Academy. He’s known for doing this a little different. Like onside kicking every single time.  A while back, I adopted the same philosophy. It really is a difference maker for your team when you commit to it!  Check out this podcast to hear Coach Kelley and myself talk about the onside kick. The logic behind it, how to study the analytics, and why you’re going to want to use the onside kick every time for your team.  Show Links Learn how to execute Coach Kelley’s best onside kicks: Coach Kevin Kelley`s Onside Kicks from CoachTube. Find Kevin Kelley on Twitter @coachkelley1

How do you lead your players through the recruiting process? How can you protect them from a harsh business? You’ve got athletes that want to play at the next level. And they’re capable of doing it. But how do you point them the right direction? It’s a thin line between helping your players get exposure, and wasting your athlete’s time and money by attending a bunch of one-day ‘camps’ (fundraisers?). This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast is more like a JDFB Quick Clinic. I’m answering a listener question on recruiting… because we all need to work on it.

Coaches love talking about the X’s and O’s. But it’s these ‘Little Things’ that make the big difference for Championship Programs. You spend your entire off-season working on blitz packages and trick plays. You might call some of them once or twice the entire season. But you miss the big picture. Chris Fore from The Coaches Locker Podcast joins me on today’s episode to talk about the ‘little things’ that really matter in coaching. We’ll talk about recruiting your building, player academics, and everything else your program needs to win.

The Double Wing Offense is one of the most feared and brutal offensive attacks in football. Learn it or lose to it! Years ago, I wanted to learn the Double Wing Offense and turned to the Internet for resources. After all, you can’t just visit your local college to learn this stuff.  I found an amazing resource to learn from. That was Coach Jerry Vallotton’s “The Toss” book, available at DoubleWing.org. Easily the best resource I found then, and still great.  This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast is your chance to learn the Double Wing Offense from Coach Val! Check it out as we talk about the philosophy behind the offense, the base play series, and the details of coaching The Toss, Coach Val’s Super Power play.   Show Links Check out all the resources from Coach Val at DoubleWing.org Find Coach Val on Instagram at @doublewingfootball The Smash Mouth Alumni Facebook Group started by Coach Vallotton

How can you simplify the Play Action Pass for your offense and still be effective? All you need to know is in this episode. The Play Action Pass is a critical part of any offensive playbook. You’ve got base runs, counters, and play action. That creates a simple series based offensive package.  You can go overboard in preparing your Play Action Pass game, though. The key is to get the maximum amount of benefit with the minimal amount of teaching.  Check out this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast to find out how we’ve simplified the Play Action Pass for the Pistol Power Offense System.

What are the Special Teams schemes your football team needs to be running? Here’s my favorites. Every football coach knows how important Special Teams are to winning football games. If it’s one-third of the game, why don’t coaches spend a whole lot more time on it? There’s good reason. If you’re going to be a Coach Simple, Play Fast, Win type of coach - it needs to carry over to your Special Teams philosophy. Check out this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast to find out the special teams schemes that have worked best for my teams. And how you can add them to your own football team. Show Links The Shield Punt book by Coach Fore (I’m an idiot - the actual URL is shieldpunt.com). Lew Johnston’s Put the “Special” in Special Teams video from Championship Productions. Gaining Possession Using the Onside Kick by Kevin Kelley from Championship Productions.         

How do you get the most out of 7 on 7 football this off-season? Don’t waste your team’s time - follow these tips. I’m not the biggest fan of 7 on 7, and that’s no secret. It’s not because it’s an offensive drill or because there’s anything wrong with the concept, either. It’s more about how 7 on 7 has evolved in the football landscape over the years. But the truth is, 7 on 7 football can be really valuable for your team. It’s a chance to learn the route concepts, learn the coverage concepts, and get better as a football program. You just need to do it the right way.  Check out these 10 tips for getting the most from 7 on 7 football this off-season. And remember, it doesn’t matter if you’re winning with no pads on in June.

Your 4-3 Defense Linebacker Reads are critical to your run stopping defense. Here’s how to get the job done. The Miami 4-3 Defense has proved itself time and again to adapt to every change that offenses have thrown at it in the last 30+ years. At the core is a sound, aggressive defense that can play fast. This episode of The Football Coaching Podcast looks at the Linebacker Reads for the 4-3 Defense System. We’ll talk about the options you have, the thought process I’ve been through over the last decade in testing different options, and how to coach the most effective Linebacker Reads I’ve learned for the 4-3 Defense.