Here we are again! The topics are all defense… at this point, I’m assuming we have run everyone who coaches offense out of the audience. Here’s the feature of this week’s podcast: my stuffed up nose, and probable occasional snort or sniffle. I didn’t do a lot of editing because I was heading out of […]

We have a mixed bag on Episode 64 of The Football Coaching Podcast. We’re answering your questions on everything under the sun. Remember that you can submit your questions by using our Contact Button at the top left. Offense, Defense or Special Teams – I just want to talk ball! In This Episode… Can you […]

In Episode 63 of The Football Coaching Podcast we have a range of topics to cover. We start with 2 and 3 sport athletes in your football program. They’re missing weight room time, 7 on 7 and team bonding experiences. Should we worry? I want to hear your thoughts on those multi-sport athletes. More specifically, […]

Back in the mailbag this week! Thanks to everyone for the flood of positive support on the podcast, and also for plenty of great ideas on how to make the podcast even better. The new format for the podcast got some overwhelming support. I promise we will be having some guests on in the future, […]

There’s a new format to The Football Coaching Podcast! Give it a listen as I’ll dip into the ol’ mail bag today. After 60 episodes of the podcast, including over 40 interviews, I decided that it was time for a change. I never set out to be a radio show host. I’m a football coach. […]

The hottest topic in Offensive football circles right now is the Pistol Offense. We have a coach who knows a thing or two about it on the Football Coaching Podcast. Keith Grabowski is the Offensive Coordinator for Baldwin-Wallace University in Ohio. He has also been a regular columnist for American Football Monthly. Coach Grabowski writes […]

This week on The Football Coaching Podcast, we’re talking Multiple Front Defense with Jamelle Byrd. Coach Byrd is the Defensive Coordinator at Hough High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since helping to get  the program off the ground in 2010, Coach Byrd has risen through the ranks. He helped Hough to their most successful season […]

One of our most important jobs as football coaches is to help develop our players into strong young men when they go out into society in the future. We can never lose sight of this, even though sometimes we get blinded by the Wins & Losses. Shawn Copeland and Darrick Ware realized this need. They […]

Coach Eric Scammons took over as the Head Football Coach at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts in 2011. But this was not his first job in South Hadley. Coach Scammons was a long time assistant, and a player at South Hadley prior to taking over. He has quickly built the team up, playing for […]

Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida has a won 6 State Championships and 2 National Championships under Coach Bill Castle. This week on the Football Coaching Podcast we have John Flath, who has been coaching the Offensive Line at Lakeland since 2006. Besides working with Coach Castle for the last 8 years, he also played […]

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 […]