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JDFB Quick Clinic #71 – Changing from the 4-2-5 Defense to the 3-4 Defense

August 11, 2017 by Joe Daniel

When is the right time to change your defense? And should you change it at all? There’s a lot of factors that go into this. Today I’m answering a listener question about transitioning from the 4-2-5 Defense to the 3-4 Defense. We’ll talk about what to consider when you look at your players, … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #69 – Quarters Coverage in the 4-2-5 Defense

August 4, 2017 by Joe Daniel

Even more on the weak side of your 4-2-5 Defense in Quarters Coverage. This is a common topic, and it’s important to note that this is not a natural fit. See https://joedanielfootball.com/80 for all the details on that. In this episode I’ll talk about how you can handle 2 by 2 formations with 10 … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #68 – Split Field Coverage on the Away Side

August 2, 2017 by Joe Daniel

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the weak side or Away Side in the TCU terminology, for Split Field Coverage with the 4-2-5 Defense. Today on the Quick Clinic, I’m answering one of them. Joe asked about playing the Sky check on the away side. In the Sky check we roll the Weak Safety … [Read more...]

FBCP Episode 206 – How to Coach Press Man Coverage

August 1, 2017 by Joe Daniel

Press Man Coverage is our Twitter Poll winner at http://twitter.com/footballinfo for this week. I’ll look at some of the myths and reality of coaching Press Coverage. We’ll also talk about technique for coaching press coverage to your athletes. I used to be one of those guys who shied away from … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #63 – Where to Put Your Best Player in The 4-4 Defense

July 14, 2017 by Joe Daniel

JP sent in a question on Facebook asking where to play his stud player in the 4-4 Defense. Mike? Outside Linebacker? Free Safety? There’s a few things to get out of this podcast. The biggest one is changing out decision making process as coaches. If you want to send in a question for the JDFB … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #58 – Player Personnel: The Free Safety

June 30, 2017 by Joe Daniel

The Free Safety is a critical piece of your defense if you’re running a 1-high coverage. Cover 1 or Cover 3, this is the leader of your secondary. And a huge part of your run fits. What kind of player should you use? Who do we look for in our 4-2-5 Defense System to play the Free Safety? … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #57 – Defensive Film Study: Formations

June 28, 2017 by Joe Daniel

Time to get back into the film room. Now that we’re studying our film using Video Analysis Software like Hudl, instead of trading DVDs, you have a lot of information to look at. Just don’t waste your time studying the wrong things. Or slow down your football players by giving them too much … [Read more...]

FBCP Episode 201 – Coaching the 6-Tech Defensive End

June 27, 2017 by Joe Daniel

You’ll find out the advantages of using a 6-tech Defensive End, how to coach this technique, and whether or not your football team has the right guy to play that position. The 6-tech Defensive End won our poll topic getting 33% of the votes and beating out Kick Return Strategy. There won’t be a … [Read more...]

FBCP Episode 200 – Coaching Press Quarters Coverage

June 20, 2017 by Joe Daniel

In this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, I’ll talk about advantages of Press Quarters Coverage, the basics of coaching Press Quarters, and adjustments that you’ll need to be ready to make if this becomes your base coverage. You can use press quarters coverage with any traditional defensive … [Read more...]

JDFB Quick Clinic #54 – Prowling Linebackers in The 33 Stack Defense

June 19, 2017 by Joe Daniel

Prowling is using pre-snap movement by your Linebackers to cause some confusion for the Offensive Line. It was really popular in the 2000’s with the Georgia Military College 3-5-3 Defense. There are some basic rules for prowling that your linebackers need to know. And don’t over-use it. Your … [Read more...]