In this episode of the Football Coaching Podcast, hosts Daniel Chamberlain and Joe Daniel engage in an insightful discussion with new Owasso Rams head coach Antonio Graham about his coaching journey and key principles in football coaching. The conversation highlights essential coaching values such as adaptability, maintaining core beliefs during schematic changes, and fostering a strong team culture.

• Take your ego out of the equation. Is what you’re currently doing best for the team?
• What type of kids do you have? Can they fill the depth chart in your chosen scheme?
• How does your current scheme fit to your opponents?

• First you have to identify what your core principles really are. Are they scheme based?
• Keep your same identity regardless of defensive scheme by building fronts with you blitzes

• Passing the reins is a very hard thing to do. It requires you to let someone else learn and improve on their own
• Do the benefits outweigh the struggles?
• Generally someone who has a lot of answers, and is constantly hungry to learn more
• Are YOU ready to pass the reins?

• On this episode we discuss promoting a coordinator on your staff more in depth.
• If you’re looking for some defensive blitzes, this episode on zone blitzes is for you.
• Coaching a 2-High shelled defense takes a certain know how. This episode let’s you see how we’d do it.

• Antonio Graham
         • Twitter: @CoachAGraham
         • Email: antonio.graham@owassops.org
• Daniel
         • Twitter: @CoachChamboOK
         • Email: ChamberlainFootballCoaching@gmail.com
• Joe
          •Twitter: @FOOTBALLINFO
          •Email: Joe@JoeDanielFootball.com
•Podcast
         •Twitter: @TheFBCP