Shane Sams is the Defensive Coordinator for a 5A School in Southeast Kentucky. He is also the author of 3-5-3defense.com. Coach Sams joins us on The Football Coaching Podcast to talk about his 3-5-3 Defense. Not all 30 Stack fronts are created the same. Some coaches are gamblers. Some guys are conservative. Coach Sams has […]

Jason Thomas has resurrected the program at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont. And a big part of that change has been his Hurry Up, No Huddle style of offense. What got him started on the No Huddle Offense? How about working with Chip Kelly at the University of New Hampshire? That’s a start. […]

There are unique challenges in every program around the country. No two teams are the same, and no two staffs are the same. But there are certain challenges that coaches at small schools face, that the rest of us have never experienced. Justin Dottavio is the Head Football Coach at Cornerstone Charter Academy in Belle […]

Chris Fore is Athletic Director and Assistant Football Coach at Excelsior High School in California, where he helped the football team finish 2012 with a #1 ranking in the state. He is also a former Head Football Coach. Chris now holds an additional distinction: The first return interview for The Football Coaching Podcast! Coach Fore, […]

The Wishbone Offense may seem like a piece of offensive football history, but it’s alive and well at North Bullitt High School in Kentucky. Brett Newton has recently put out a new book on Coaching the Wishbone Offense through CoachesChoice.com. This week he’s joining us on The Football Coaching Podcast. Coach Newton’s Wishbone Offense over the last […]

We’ve made it all the way to Episode 50 of The Football Coaching Podcast, and Nate Albaugh from ChiefPigskin.com is back to celebrate with us! Well, celebrate and talk about tackling technique. There’s probably not a more controversial topic in football – and there’s certainly not one more important. Both from a safety standpoint and […]

Chris Rusiewicz is the Head Football Coach at Division III Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and he’s our guest this week on The Football Coaching Podcast. Coach Rusiewicz has a unique take on the 4-2-5 Defense and he’s giving us all the details in this interview. We’ll go position by position looking at a […]

On this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast we’re interviewing Coach Steve Shaughnessy, Defensive Coordinator of the Butler High School Bulldogs in Matthews, North Carolina. Butler has enjoyed amazing success in recent years including winning the 2012 State Championship, their 3rd in the last 4 years. Coach Shaughnessy’s 3-4 Defense has been a big part […]

The Linebackers are the heart and soul of your defense, and they deserve plenty of special attention. Are you doing everything necessary to build great Linebackers? Joe Dishun is the Head Football Coach for W.T. Woodson High School (VA) and former Defensive Coordinator at Lake Braddock High School (VA). Linebacker movements, defeating blocks, tackling and […]

The 4-2-5 Defense is one of the hottest defenses in High School and College Football today, and everyone is looking to run Quarters Coverage with. Coach Aaron Segedi from Trenton High School (MI) is talking to us about that exact combination today. Coach Segedi tells us how to run Quarters with your 4-2-5 Defense, setting […]

This is a really exciting episode of The Football Coaching Podcast for me. We’re talking Coaching Character in our young men this week with Bob Lord. Coach Lord has over 50 years of experience in coaching football, and certainly knows a thing or two about the role of coaches in developing men of great character. […]

It’s always a popular topic among coaches: When I was a player, it wasn’t like this! So sometimes it’s just a way to vent a little steam. But the truth is, we really do have to do with some different challenges today. Joe and Nate are talking about what affect our media has on our […]

If there’s one thing we all could use on our Football Team, it’s more speed. Speed can win games and championships for you. No one knows that better than Adam Szabo. Adam is an Assistant Football Coach and Speed & Conditioning Coach for Anderson High School (OH). He also runs Speed Application, LLC where he […]

In 2012, Gainesville High School limped into the Georgia State Playoffs at 7-3, then went on a winning streak that culminated in the AAAAA Georgia State Championship. Coach Bruce Miller’s team used a combination of Zone, Gap and Option schemes from Spread Formations to get the job done. This week on The Football Coaching Podcast, […]

Art Walker continued his run of success in Pennsylvania High School Football this season with a PIAA State Championship. Then he was generous enough to get on the phone and talk football just a couple days later. We are taking a look at the powerful offense of North Allegheny Senior High School this week. In […]

This week we take a look at the College of William & Mary’s 4-3 Defense and particularly the Cover 2 Package, with Defensive Assistant Trey Henderson. Coach Henderson breaks down each position’s alignment, keys and reads. We also get into the basics of the 4-3 Defense, matching coverages to your front, and Coach Henderson’s favorite […]

Coach Pete Mutascio is the Head Football Coach at Cosby High School in Midlothian, Virginia. He is also one of the coaches who helped bring the 3-5-3 Defense into the spotlight in the state of Virginia when his team started running it 10 years ago. We sat down to talk about why he chose the […]

We’re talking defense again, and this time it’s with Kenny Sanchez, Defensive Coordinator at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fresh off a 4th consecutive Nevada State Championship, Coach Sanchez is going to talk to us about his 4-3 Defense and some specifics of the Cover 2 coverage they use behind it. Find […]

We’re back to talking football, and getting on the field. Between all of our sites we receive a lot of questions. In this episode we’re going to answer some of those questions. Our topics include… Adjusting your coverage to motion Spilling the football using wrong arm techniques Running Power against the 3-5-3 Defense 1 High […]

Nate is back with us this week and we’re sitting down to evaluate our 2012 Football Seasons. Most of us have some things we would have liked to change about each season. We also have some lessons we know we never want to forget. At least ours will be recorded for next season. We both […]

Who’s the man behind the curtain? CoachHuey.com is the largest social site for coaches on the internet today. Since 2005, over 30,000 of us have become better coaches through the forum. Now meet Brandon Houston, the man who started it all. From Youth to College, from 1st year to 40th year and beyond. There is […]

Looking to improve your passing game? Check out this interview with Dub Maddox, co-author of From Headset To Helmet with Darin Slack. Coach Maddox is also the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. Listen in to get an introduction to the R4 System, a great system for communicating to your […]

One topic that there just isn’t much out there on is 8 Man Football. While it seems to be growing across the country, the amount of resources available for 8 Man Football coaches is not keeping up. So we sat down with Chris Fore of CoachFore.org and Excelsior High School in California. Coach Fore will […]

Anyone who’s running the Wing-T Offense should know Dennis Creehan, and this week we talk to the current Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Alderson-Broaddus College (WV). Coach Creehan has authored several books and videos on the subject. We focus on Game Planning this week. How do you build your package for your Wing-T […]

This is the second half of my interview with Coach Hugh Wyatt of CoachWyatt.com. A long time High School Football Coach, with experience at all levels, Coach Wyatt gives us a ton of great insight as we talk about his career. Hugh Wyatt is a well known Double Wing guru, and you can learn more […]