The Football Coaching Podcast With Joe Daniel

This week is devoted to answering your questions on coaching football’s 4-2-5 Defense. With thousands of copies of my Coaching Football’s 4-2-5 Defense eBook sold, I’m kind of a self-made expert in the thing. Not to mention that in 2014 we had 107 coaching staffs join up with the 4-2-5 Defense eCourse. In total, there […]

I’ll keep this really short. This podcast is all about one thing… The 10 Best Football Coaching Books I’ve Ever Read I make no claims that these are the best ever. I’m open to suggestions. So put those in the comments! Listen to Episode 113 here… These are my favorite Football Coaching Books. They have influenced […]

We’re continuing on with our off-season in preparation for the 2015 Football Season. Yeah it’s early, but time’s wasting away! Today it’s time to talk about your offense. Do you have the right scheme or is it time for a change? The answer isn’t always easy. I’m not a big advocate of constantly changing your […]

This is the short, short Thanksgiving version of a post! I’m only putting this up so that the audio gets into the ear buds and iPhones of you guys that are travelling this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving! Want to hear your question on The Football Coaching Podcast? Click the “Send Voicemail” tab on the right and […]

One season ends and almost immediately, another one begins. Hopefully you took my advice in the last episode and took a little break. Feel rested now? Great! Get back to work! It’s time to evaluate the season. What went good, what went bad. In this episode we’re looking at 4 areas of your football program […]

So the season is coming to a close… ours is over. You feel a certain emptiness. And a certain freedom. Is that free time? Nah, can’t be! Look, don’t jump right back into football mode. Take an off-season. Even if it’s only for a few days. Coaches, we need to unwind. We need to step […]

Most of our seasons are winding down. It either ends unceremoniously at the end of the regular season, or better yet – in the playoffs. Even better, you’re holding a big trophy. But in any of those scenarios, it still could be time to move on. This is a tough time of year for some […]

The Football Coaching Podcast is back with Episode 107. The season is winding down, but we’re still working. Today’s focus is on the Game Day coaching jobs. What are all those guy wearing khakis on the sidelines actually doing? More importantly, what are they supposed to be doing! It’s not uncommon to have a few […]

This one just had to get out. My recordings have gone to crap on my computer, and after a long bout of fiddling with it, I just recorded. If the sound quality is unacceptable… well, I apologize. In this episode, we’re hitting up the listener feedback questions… Question  & Answer Tips for running the Muddle […]

It’s that sinking feeling in your stomach. Oh No! You’ve got a dude, that player who is the man… lying on the ground, clutching his [insert terrible injury here]. Now what? Fly into a panic? Cry? Scream? Quit? Next man up! The biggest key to dealing with injuries and other events where you’ve lost a player, […]

I know you’re busy. We all are. But we can’t use that as an excuse. Football coaches are well known for letting our health slip during the season. Our blood pressure gets up, we work ridiculously long hours, and we forget to eat – or resort to eating fast food. The first step is to […]

You are looking LIVE! Today was the first day of the LIVE Football Coaching Podcast recording. I’ll have more information on how you can watch the live podcast, and the recording, later. But I’m planning on doing next week’s on Wednesday at 10:00AM. I’m not sure how that will work though, there’s some cool possibilities […]

Every player on your defense has 5 things they do. That’s all. Maybe in different ways. But there’s just 5. I sent an email out to our Football-Defense.com subscribers this past week detailing the 5 Families. It’s also becoming a pretty consistent theme for the message Insider Members are getting… Tackle Defeat a Block Read […]

My football season is in full swing, with this podcast being recorded on the day of our first scrimmage. To say the least, I’m scrambling. This Episode’s Topics So what did we talk about? Using your iPhone to record practice film Defending Trap plays and pulling guards Defending Trips and Quads formations Preparing your Special […]

Football Coaching Podcast #100 has no special fan fare, we’re in season! I’ll dive into the mailbag for… Coaching your 4-2-5 Defense to defend a Hurry Up, No Huddle offense Should you run your Hurry Up, No Huddle offense in a jamboree or scrimmage setting? How do you decide which way to set your protection […]

The long awaited Episode 99 of The Football Coaching Podcast. It’s a mailbag show with 4 questions from the audience… I’m a young coach at the High School level. What should I do to move up to college and beyond? I’m moving from Sweden, where I’ve been coaching football, to the United States. I want […]

You’re getting ready to start the season. The playbook is set. This group looks good… Now you just have to get the playbook, into their heads. We’re talking install schedule today on The Football Coaching Podcast… How much can I install on Day 1? What should we install first? How do I plan the teaching […]

Looking for ways to twiddle your thumbs but feel really productive? Football coaches have been doing that for years. Granted, just because it made the list doesn’t mean it never did, or doesn’t now, have a purpose. We should just know better. I do some of these things myself, to be honest. I’ve probably done […]

Happy 4th of July!

Last time we talked defense, today we’re talking offense! What are the things your players have to be able to do? We look at Every Day Drills for each position in today’s episode… Wide Receivers: Catch balls! Running routes, both get-off’s and the top of the route, blocking Running Backs: Ball handling & Ball security, […]