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How to Teach Football Concepts to HS Players (not just coaches)
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On The Coaching 101 Podcast, hosts Daniel Chamberlain and Coach Kenny Simpson discuss clinic season in Houston and Daniel’s new head coaching job, then share a quote: “The best competitors have a short memory and have a long focus,” emphasizing competing without fear of failure. They highlight sponsors and Kenny’s resources, then dive into teaching high school players concepts rather than memorized plays by starting with the big picture, using rules-based “families,” layering installs, and keeping language modular and consistent to avoid “wasted words.” They explain using formations, tags, and simple blitz/coverage rules to appear complex to opponents while staying simple for players, plus crawl-walk-run and pressure-testing in practice. They close with a game-management scenario on when to sub up 28 and the risks of doing it too early.
00:00 Clinic Season Check In
00:59 New Head Coach Buzz
02:44 Honeymoon Phase Advice
04:48 Quote of the Week
06:25 Sponsor Shoutouts
08:57 Teaching Concepts Not Plays
13:43 Rules Based Offense Defense
16:15 Families and Simple Rules
19:52 Consistent Language and Tags
24:30 Defensive Word Examples
25:55 Sticks Tag Cover Three
26:59 No Wasted Words
30:37 Rules Over Memorization
31:43 Making It Work Fridays
37:59 Install Crawl Walk Run
41:05 Situation Of The Week
46:44 Sponsors Books Clinics
50:46 Final Sign Off
Daniel Chamberlain:
@CoachChamboOK
ChamberlainFootballConsulting@gmail.com
chamberlainfootballconsulting.com
Kenny Simpson:
@FBCoachSimpson
fbcoachsimpson@gmail.com
FBCoachSimpson.com