Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsJoe Daniel Football Quick Clinics are short podcasts covering questions our listeners submit, or anything that is rattling around in my brain. The Quick Clinics are recorded in my car on the way to practice, or coming home. These 5-10 minute discussions are a supplement to The Football Coaching Podcast and JoeDanielFootball.com.
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QC 125 The Best Defense for Single Wing Offense
July 18, 2018 09:30 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBHow do you stop the Single Wing Offense? What’s the best defense for it? The Single Wing Offense is a tough one. It looks a lot different than what you might see week in and week out. I have a little insider knowledge, as we used an unbalanced Single Wing alignment to run our goal line offense. You wouldn’t believe the looks your players have to deal with! Today’s episode answers the question, “How do you stop the Single Wing?”. It’s not as complicated as you might think! This episod...
QC 124 Disrupting the Center with Odd Front Defenses
July 11, 2018 09:30 - 12 minutes - 8.04 MBShould you run an Odd Front Defense to disrupt the center exchange? Will a few fumbles win your a Championship? Love this question. We talk about it a lot. Does playing a nose guard over the center actually create more fumbles? Honest answer is I have no idea. But our JDFB Quick Clinic question addresses changing the defense to get a few more fumbles. Check out this episode to hear whether it’s worth it! This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is in response to questio...
QC 123 Counting Fronts, Coaching Jobs and more… The Mailbag Edition
July 04, 2018 09:30 - 21 minutes - 13.9 MBHow can I get into coaching football? What Defense should I run? And where can I find that podcast I remember!? Today’s episode of The JDFB Quick Clinic is a potpourri of coaching information. We go from the job search to counting fronts and more. It’s a mailbag episode for the 4th of July holiday! Celebrate America’s Independence with the JDFB Quick Clinic… and a hot dog, a cold beer, and some recklessly planned homemade fireworks shows. This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick C...
QC 122 Coaching Defensive Line Stunts
June 27, 2018 09:30 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MBHow do you run your Defensive Line stunts? On the snap or wait to recognize pass sets? The topic this week for the JDFB Quick Clinic is all about Defensive Line stunts. More specifically, how should you execute those stunts? Some coaches like to execute the stunt on the snap. Others wait to see the Offensive Line pass set. It all depends on what you’re running those stunts for! This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is in response to a question sent by Twitter. You ca...
QC 121 Etiquette for Requesting Game Film
June 20, 2018 09:30 - 14 minutes - 9.92 MBIs it taboo to ask other coaches to exchange film? Here’s the right way to do it... Scouting a big game on the schedule? Want to see how another team runs that play you’re trying to install? All reasons to request a film exchange. But should you? Is it the right thing to do? And how do you go about asking for game film the right way? This week’s episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic answers a listener question about exchanging film with teams you don’t play. This episode of The Joe Dani...
QC 120 Should I Take This Head Coach Job?
June 13, 2018 09:30 - 14 minutes - 26.7 MBIs it the right time to take this Head Coach position? Here’s what every young football coach needs to consider. Every one of us, early in our career, thought we knew everything. If you were in charge, you’d do things different. And it would work. Actually, this JDFB Quick Clinic is in response to an email from a coach with a very different perspective. He’s not sure he’s ready to take on that responsibility, but it may be falling to him anyway. I took the opportunity to answer tha...
QC119 Defensive End Alignment in the 4-3 Defense
June 06, 2018 09:30 - 14 minutes - 9.92 MBWhy do you play the 4-3 Defense Strong Defensive End in a 9 Technique? Wouldn’t it be better to play him in a 7 Technique, inside of the Tight End? I hear from a lot of coaches who want to run the Strong Defensive End in a 7 technique, to control C Gap and help protect the Inside Linebackers. There’s no problem with it. It’s what we do in the 4-2-5 Defense. And that, in itself, is the primary difference in the two fronts. Check out my response to a question from Josh on defending stron...
QC 118 Three Questions on the 4-2-5 Defense
May 30, 2018 16:31 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBHow do you defend Unbalanced? What coverage do you run in 7 on 7? Can I change my defense? Time to get caught up on some mailbag questions. None of the questions for today was long enough for its own episode. But every one is important. Today’s mailbag questions involve defending unbalanced formations into the boundary, 7 on 7 coverages, and when to change your defense! This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is in response to questions sent by email. You can send question...
QC 117 Play Calling for Youth Football Defense
May 23, 2018 09:30 - 12 minutes - 8.81 MBHow do you get your defensive play calls in for Youth Football? If your playbook is simple, it doesn’t take much. At the youth level, it’s all about getting your players to enjoy the game and play with great fundamentals. Focus on that. Scheme won’t win you nearly as many games as great execution will. That’s true at every level. On this week’s episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic, I’ll answer an email question about how to make your play calls for Youth Football Defense. It comes down to ...
QC116 How to Develop Your JV Team
May 16, 2018 09:30 - 15 minutes - 11 MBYou’ve got to develop your JV Team to have continued success on Varsity. How do you make sure they’re getting better and having fun? Junior Varsity coaches can be in a tough spot. You want to keep the enthusiasm of your players high. Make them love the game of football. You also need to win games. And prioritize development of those players who are going to contribute to Varsity in the near future. On this week’s JDFB Quick Clinic, we’ll look at the role of the JV Coach. And how to bes...
QC 115 Linebacker Reads in the 3-4 Defense
May 09, 2018 09:30 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBWho Should Your Inside Linebackers Read in the 3-4 Defense? Listen to this Episode to Find Out. Linebacker Reads are the most popular topic on the Quick Clinic podcast. There’s lots of ways to do it, and none of them are the ‘right’ way. This listener question focuses on Linebacker Reads in the 3-4 Defense. We’ll talk about the options, and why you might choose each one as your preferred method of getting your Linebacker to the point of attack, faster. This episode of The Joe Daniel Fo...
QC 114 Defending Unbalanced I-Twins in the 4-2-5 Defense
May 02, 2018 09:30 - 11 minutes - 8.69 MBHow do you defend Unbalanced Formations in your 4-2-5 Defense? This one will add a little more stress. Today’s JDFB Quick Clinic question was sent to me on Twitter asking a specific question on defending Unbalanced I-Twins with the 4-2-5 Defense. So we’ve got to get out the mental whiteboard and draw it up! We’ve run this formation as part of the Pistol Power Offense System in the past. Some teams fail to adjust as you’ve added two unbalanced elements to one formation. This episode of ...
QC 113 How Should You Split Your Practice Plan?
April 25, 2018 09:30 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBThe perfect practice plan will fly by and end with everyone feeling confident. But how do you know the right split for your team? Should your practice plans use split days for Offense and Defense? Or days focused on Offensive and Defensive practice? If your team is a 2-platoon group, that’s an easy one. But when you aren’t 2-platoon, this is a key decision for your team’s practice planning success. This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is in response to a question sent b...
QC112 2-Gap Defensive Linemen in the 3-5-3 Defense
April 20, 2018 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.62 MBShould you 2-Gap your Defensive Linemen in the 3-5-3 Defense? Here’s one idea on how to get it done. I’ve always been a proponent of slanting for your 3-5-3 Defensive Line. It’s what we teach in the 33 Stack Defensive System. But there’s more than one way to be successful in coaching football. That’s true of pretty much everything in the game. And this week’s episode looks at another way to get the job done up front in your 3-5-3 Defense. Gus sends in a question on Twitter about coachi...
QC111 Defending T-Formation in the 4-2-5 Defense
April 11, 2018 17:06 - 11 minutes - 7.37 MBHow do you adjust your 4-2-5 Defense to defend against a T-Formation attack? Check out these ideas. The T-Formation isn’t the offensive football scheme of choice that it once was. Modern football has shifted to a lot more wide open attack. But your 4-2-5 Defense, or any other modern defense your football team is running, better be prepared to defend those downhill rushing attacks with 32 Personnel. Today’s question comes from Steve by email. He asks about defending a T-Formation with 2...
QC110 How to Coach Better Tackling
April 04, 2018 09:30 - 16 minutes - 10.3 MBTackling is not about being ‘aggressive’ in today’s football. Tackling is about getting in the right position. It doesn’t matter what style of tackling you teach. That’s a different argument. Great tackling comes down to getting in the right position, and taking the momentum away from the ball carrier. If you can do that, you can get him to the ground. Today’s topic comes from a Youth Football Coach whose players were tackling too high, and unable to hold on to finish the play. We’ll t...
QC109 Why I Wanted to Be a Head Coach
March 28, 2018 11:46 - 10 minutes - 6.77 MBI always said being a Coordinator was the perfect coaching job. What changed? Last week I was named the Head Football Coach, after two seasons as Offensive Coordinator at the same school. And I’ve been pretty public in saying that I was not seeking that job. Things change. In today’s episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic, I’ll talk about why I decided to throw my name in the hat, and to eventually accept the position as Head Football Coach. This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clin...
QC108 What is the Best Coverage for 7 on 7?
March 21, 2018 09:30 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBHow can you get the most out of 7 on 7 leagues and tournaments? Play a coverage that will help you win in the regular season! 7 on 7 passing leagues are extremely important for your football team to have success. If you use it the right way. On this JDFB Quick Clinic, we’ve got a question from Robert about the best coverage to use with your 4-2-5 Defense in 7 on 7 this year. Don’t worry if you don’t run a 4-2-5 Defense, my response applies to any defense. And it’s simple. Run w...
QC107 Defensive Line: Outside Shade vs Inside Shade
March 14, 2018 09:30 - 13 minutes - 8.49 MBHow do you coach your Defensive Linemen differently when they’re playing an Inside Shade vs an Outside Shade? You know I want to keep it simple. But playing an inside shade is not always simple for kids that work on playing an outside shade most of the time. This question was brought up on Twitter and it’s a great one. I’ll give you some solutions for when this is your primary technique, versus when it’s just a part of a change-up front. Plus a few more considerations to think ab...
QC106 Preparing Your Offensive Play Call Sheet
March 07, 2018 10:30 - 12 minutes - 7.97 MBWhat needs to be on your Offensive Play Call Sheet? Here’s my process for putting it together. Everyone’s offensive play call sheet is a little different. Each coach has certain answers they need to see when they look down during the game. Here’s the process I use to put together a play call sheet during the week. We start on Sunday with a big package, and then narrow it down during the week. This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to m...
QC105 Inside Linebacker Reads on Outside Runs
February 27, 2018 10:30 - 11 minutes - 7.34 MBHow do you coach your Inside Linebackers to read Outside Zone? We made one big change to keep up with modern offenses. It used to be very simple to coach Inside Linebackers to read the outside run. Then Spread Offenses changed the game. You need to update your Inside Linebacker reads to handle outside runs like Power Read or RPOs off of the stretch run game or you’ll be in trouble! This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to me by em...
QC 104 Quarters Coverage for 9-Man Football
February 21, 2018 12:32 - 10 minutes - 6.82 MBHow can you adjust your Quarters Coverage for 9 Man Football? It’s pretty simple, actually. I coach 11 man football. But 9-man football has always been interesting to me. Just like 6-man, 8-man and 12-man games, the fact remains that this is still football. You fill up all the gaps, cover all the receivers or zones, and you’re in business. But coaches have got to be able to apply the principles that are used in 11-man football, without losing the sound aspects of defensive football. In...
QC103 Is 2-Platoon Right For Your Football Team?
February 14, 2018 10:30 - 12 minutes - 8.08 MBEvery Football Coach is trying to maximize the talent of his players. Is 2-Platoon the best way to do that for your team? Some coaches live by the 2-platoon philosophy. Playing guys on one side of the ball has a lot of benefits. More players get on the field. Players are able to master their position. And coaches can put a little more into that playbook when kids don’t need to learn both sides. But is it right for your team? I’ll share my thoughts on 2-platoon in this episode o...
QC102 When is the Right Time for Defensive Adjustments?
February 06, 2018 10:30 - 9 minutes - 6.16 MBYou know the play calling isn’t the problem, but you’ve got to make a change. How do you know when it’s time to change the game plan? Sometimes the play calling just isn’t the problem. You know your scheme should be working, but the players just aren’t executing. Maybe it’s because you’re out-gunned. Or you just didn’t get the fundamentals taught to your players correctly. But it’s a problem. Here’s how you can decide when it’s time to make that critical adjustment to try to get ba...
QC101 How to Be a Good Press Box Coach
January 30, 2018 20:45 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MBWhat should the Press Box Coach be looking for? How can you help the Offensive Coordinator make better play calls? The Press Box Coach in a football game can have a big impact. But it’s not an easy job. A good press box coach has to know the offense. He needs to be able to communicate what adjustments you’re seeing from the defense. What wasn’t in the game plan? More important, a good press box coach must stay calm and deliver exactly what the play caller has asked for. It’s on the pla...
QC - 100 Changing from 1-High to 2-High Coverage?
January 23, 2018 10:30 - 8 minutes - 12 MBWe lost our Stud Free Safety. Is it time to change the Defensive Scheme? You’ve just installed your defensive scheme. Last year it was a new staff, new scheme, all new. And one player really made things work. Now he’s gone. Do you change the scheme? It’s a pretty common question. One we should all ask. Ultimately, you do fit the scheme to the players. But you do not change the scheme for the players. We’re talking about whether to switch from a 1-high safety 4-2-5 Defense to a 2-hi...
QC - 99 Grading Players for Practice and Games
January 16, 2018 10:30 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBWhat’s the best strategy for grading football players in practice and during games? Do you even need to do it? There’s a lot of ways to evaluate player performance, both in practices and during games. What’s the best way to give your players a grade for their actions on the field? Grading football players can be time consuming. I’ll tell you why you might not need to spend that much time working on this task. We’ll also talk about a quick method to grading football players on the fie...
QC - 98 Coaching the 33 Stack Against Spread Formations
January 12, 2018 10:30 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBHow should you adjust your 33 Stack against Spread Offenses? When is it time to ‘Break the Stack’? The 33 Stack Defense gives you a ton of flexibility. Can you flex too much, though? When it’s time to adjust the 33 stack against spread formations, how do you account for those outside safeties getting taken out of the box? Some coaches ‘break the stack’ by sliding the Linebackers. Other coaches never, ever want to break the stack. Listen to this episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic to h...
QC - 97 Warm-Up for Practice and Games
January 05, 2018 10:30 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBYou’ve got to start right to finish right. What’s the ‘right’ way to start your practices and games? We’ve come a long way in pre-practice stretching and pre-game warm ups. There’s still a lot of discussion about the right way to do it. In this episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic, I’ll talk about how you can get your team ready to have a great practice or start the game on a high note.
QC - 96 How to Defend the T-Formation with the 4-2-5 Defense
December 16, 2017 03:43 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBCan you stop a downhill rushing attack with your 4-2-5 Defense? Yes. And here’s how to do it. Folks who don’t know any better, love to tell you that the 4-2-5 Defense is a ‘Spread’ defense. It’s just not true. Listen to this episode of the Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic out how to adjust your 4-2-5 Defense to defend the rugged 32 personnel attack of a T-Formation Offense.
QC - 95 When It’s Right to Forfeit a Game
December 12, 2017 10:30 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBNo football coach wants to forfeit a game. But there are times when that decision has to be made. It’s a tough call to make. You want to coach. Your players want to play. We are all competitors. In this episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic, I’m answering a listener question on how to know when it’s the right time to forfeit a football game.
QC - 94 How to Run Fit Lead Blockers in The 4-2-5 Defense
December 05, 2017 10:30 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBHow does you coach your 4-2-5 Defense Linebackers to fit the lead blocker on the Iso? What about a pulling Guard on Power? Consistency is the key. Coach Simple, Play Fast, Win. In this episode of JDFB Quick Clinic, I’m answering a listener question from Mike on how we coach the Inside Linebackers in our 4-2-5 Defense to fit the Iso block on a lead play, or the pulling guard on a Power.
QC-93 Game Plan for ‘Flavor of the Week’ Offense
November 25, 2017 16:02 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBPutting together a great defensive game plan can win your football team some games. But what do you do when it’s not so easy to game plan? Some teams just don’t have an identity. They run a little bit of everything. Or change every week. That makes it really hard to create a defensive game plan. The good news is, they probably won’t be able to master a new defense in just a few days of practice. We stick to the rule of staying simple with your defensive game plan when the offense is co...
QC -92 Coaching Linebackers to Play Downhill
November 17, 2017 10:30 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBThere’s nothing worse than watching your Middle Linebacker dance around 5 yards from the line of scrimmage, while the opponent runs an Iso right at him. The single most important skill for Linebackers is to get going downhill fast! Many coaches will try to fill the Linebacker’s head with a million different ‘What If’ scenarios. Then he’s standing there dancing while he tries to figure out which one this play is. So the coach does the only thing he can think of… he calls a blitz. Heck, at...
QC -91 Containing the Quarterback with Your Defensive Line
November 13, 2017 10:30 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBMany coaches are putting their best athletes at Quarterback in High School and Youth football today. You’ve got to have a plan for how to contain the Quarterback to win those games. Once upon a time, most Quarterbacks were just a distributor of the football. Hand it off. Quick passes. Drop back passing. He wasn’t a weapon. Now, a lot of Quarterbacks are their team’s primary weapon! This question was sent in by Chris to my email. You can email your questions to me any time at joe@joedanie...
QC-90 3 Step Plan for Coaching Offensive Linemen to Finish Blocks
November 10, 2017 10:30 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBOffensive Line blocking technique is not natural. It’s not something that your players are just born with. You have to teach it. That means they need to learn who to block, and how to block them. It’s a lot of learning and technical, tedious repetition. Takes a special dude to be a great Offensive Lineman. And then, somewhere in all that scholarly coaching… you gotta get some kids who want to be a little nasty. Finish the block. Drive their guy to the ground. This is where I see coachi...
QC-89 How to Defend the Shovel Pass in The 4-2-5 Defense
November 06, 2017 17:58 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBThe Shovel Pass and Shovel Option Play are becoming increasingly popular in High School Football. You better have a plan for defending it! If you're not seeing the Shovel Option yet, it'll be coming to your town soon. This is the trickle down from the NCAA and NFL where the play as gotten a lot of highlights lately. At the heart of the Shovel Option, though, the play is pretty simple. On paper, anyway. It's just a Triple Option. Tyler sent this topic in via Twitter @footballinfo to h...
QC-88 The Defense is Cutting My Pulling Guards!
October 27, 2017 09:30 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBSometimes, you just have to accept that a penalty will not be called. Even if it should be. On this episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic, I’m answering a great question from Cameron, who sent his question in on Twitter @footballinfo. The question is simply this: What do you teach when the defenders are cutting your pulling linemen? We run into this a lot running The Pistol Power Offense System. Teams want to cut the H-Back or Guard who is kicking out. And that’s illegal. But my experienc...
QC-87 Best Football Coaching Books
October 17, 2017 09:30 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBGreat coaches are always learning. Always looking for new ideas and new ways to get more from your players. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to know where to go for those ideas. There’s a lot of information on the internet. It’s hard to know what’s good and what’s bad. I’ve even heard about this one guy who does two podcasts, writes a blog, has sold some eBooks and recorded a few videos. And then had the nerve to name a website after himself. Anyway, back to the question at hand - A...
QC-86 How to Block Counter Run Play Against Odd Fronts
October 13, 2017 09:30 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBIn the Pistol Power Offense System, Power is obviously one of the staple plays. If you’re going to run a lot of Power, you better have a Counter run play. To keep it simple, our Counter run play is designed with the exact same blocking scheme as the Power play. Only two player’s assignments change. But the look does change. In today’s Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic, I’m answering a listener question on blocking the Counter run play against an Odd Front defense. Specifically, the qu...