JOE DANIEL / MAY 21, 2026

Keep the Playbook, Fit the Defense to Your Players | FBCP S20E19

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Keep the Playbook, Fit the Defense to Your Players 

JOE DANIEL / MAY 21, 2026

Keep the Playbook, Fit the Defense to Your Players | FBCP S20E19

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Keep the Playbook, Fit the Defense to Your Players

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

Once you know a system like the back of your hand, it’s nearly impossible to change the way you think about the game. Changing systems just because you have players that don’t fit it perfectly is similarly almost an impossible task.

On this episode, Joe and Daniel discuss how to fit any defense to the players you have. They talk through player-Centric Coaching, fitting the defense to your players, and executing faster on defense with a player-centric culture.

Player-Centric Coaching

  • This idea gained traction after Urban Meyer started to win some games
  • Kids start to share their observations with their team mates about the performance in a drill/play
  • Don’t force kids to do things they’re not ready for

Fit Any Defense to Your Players

  • If you’ll give your players simple concepts or pillars, they can then be utilized more fluidly
  • ASKAUmbrella
  • Run FIts
  • If what you’re trying to run doesn’t fit any of the players on the roster, you may have to use a simplified version of your scheme
  • You can lineup in whatever you want to run, but you may have to adjust your expectations

Execute Faster on Defense with Player-Centric Coaching

  • Meet the players where they’re at, and bring them along
  • Once your kids get to a point of success, they’ll bring others along with them

Related Links

Social Media

  • Daniel
  • Joe
  • Podcast

Social Media

  • Daniel
  • Joe
  • Podcast

© 2009-2026 Joe Daniel Football | Privacy Policy | Refund PolicyTerms of Service