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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 14): Walking the Field – The Scoring Zone

On this week’s episode of Teach Tapes, Steve Hauser concludes his walk down the field and discusses the important strategies and techniques that show up as an offense approaches the scoring zone, and the defense attempts to stop them. Listen On: Steve Hauser brings a unique résumé to the Coach and Coordinator Podcast in-season lineup, most…

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Beat Burnout and Enhance Your Performance as a Coach, Featuring Dr. Erik Korem

Dr. Erik Korem, Founder and CEO of AIM7, joins the podcast again with some eye-opening data as well as simple, practical ways coaches can enhance performance while remaining physically and mentally healthy in a demanding profession.

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Defense with DC (Week 13): The Importance of Rivalries

Every coach dreams of playing Thanksgiving week. If you’re in high school, it means you’ve made a deep run. If you’re in small college, you’re starting a playoff run after a successful season. And if you’re an FBS school, it’s rivalry week. This week on Defense with DC, Dan Carrel, who coached in the Ohio…

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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 12): Walking the Field – Winning Third Down

On this week’s episode of Teach Tapes, Steve Hauser continues his walk down the field and discusses open field 3rd down with all of its variations, strategies, and techniques from both sides of the ball.

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Defense with DC (Week 12): Three Safety Defense, Plus Option Tips

On this week’s episode of Defense with DC, Dan Carrel focuses on the three safety defense, looking specifically at TCU’s play against Texas. We also give this week’s option tips, illustrated by Notre Dame against Navy.

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The Mushroom Society with Bob Wylie: Blending Past and Present Methods of Learning, Featuring Thom McDaniels

The Mushroom Society series welcomes Thom McDaniels to the podcast this week. Coach McDaniels is the father Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Josh McDaniels and Houston Texans Wide Receivers Coach/Passing Game Coordinator Ben McDaniels. Thom, now retired, was a 40-year veteran of the coaching profession and is a member of the Ohio High School Coaches…

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OC Office Hour: Play Calling Strategy from Homer Smith

On this episode of OC Office Hour, we share timeless tips for improving your play calling from the late Homer Smith’s Handbook for Coaching the Football Passing Attack. Coach Smith was a savant of offensive football and published many of his strategies, helping coaches understand and teach theory, and not just assignment. Listen On: Homer…

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Defense with DC (Week 11): Making Halftime Adjustments, Georgia-Tennessee Observations, and Army-Air Force Option Tips

Dan Carrel, Defensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, is back for another week. In this episode, Coach Carrel focuses on halftime adjustments, blitz checks, and takeaways from the Georgia-Tennessee and Army-Air Force games. Listen On: “Start to peel back the menu a little bit, especially your third down and situational menus.”– Dan Carrel at…

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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 11): Walking the Field – Coaching Second Down

Steve Hauser continues his “walk down the field,” this week taking a look at all of the open field second down situations, tendencies, skills, and techniques that increase success on this most forgotten down.

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The Mushroom Society with Bob Wylie: The Keys to a Successful Career, Featuring Dante Scarnecchia

Dante Scarnecchia joins The Mushroom Society series this week to discuss his 34 years of coaching in the NFL, all but two of those years spent with the New England Patriots. Coach Scarnecchia offers perspective on longevity in the profession, working with elite players and coaches in elite organizations, and the consistency required to be…

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