Every football coaching staff needs certain guys. And I put together a list.

It’s the 5 types of football coaches every staff needs to have. Are you one of them?

The truth is you probably fall somewhere on a spectrum for each of these qualities. You have some of them. Some of them, you don’t.

Then you have the 5 types of football coaches no one wants.

These guys are the worst. The guys who kill your team unity. Ruin your enjoyment of the sport.

The types of coaches that need to either change... or get gone.

I put these lists together based on coaches that I have been around. The best and the worst.

There’s probably some more out there. Good and bad. I just haven’t worked with them.

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As a Coordinator or a Head Coach, you’re looking at the picture. How does it all work together?

In this week’s episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’re talking about looking at your football team from 30,000 feet.

How can you get it all to mesh? Use these 6 little details to get started...

1. Let go of the ‘little things’ if they don’t affect your big picture.
2. Know what the non-negotiables are.
3. Communicate your Vision to the coaches and the team
4. Put the pieces together without worrying about the individual parts.
5. Timing is everything. Your football team is a machine.
6. Constantly adapt. You have to make corrections, without over-correcting.

It’s time to step back and take a look at the big picture!

The Defensive Installation Manual is an in-depth guide on figuring out the big picture for your defense. Click here to download it now.

We get caught up in the X's and O's sometimes. Probably too much.

There's a lot that goes into a football season. Far beyond your playbook. 

Do you have everything ready? Are you prepared to deal with the off the field stuff? 

Make sure you've got all your gear ready. 

Have a plan for the worst case scenario.

Put systems in place that will save time all season long. 

Maybe even get a new whistle (I recommend the Fox 40 Classic).

This week's episode of The Football Coaching Podcast isn't really sexy. No cool plays.

This time of year, all that should be in place. If it's not, you better get moving.

We're getting everything in place to have a great season.

Limit the headaches so that you can do what you love doing... Coach Football!