How do you coach your Inside Linebackers to read Outside Zone? We made one big change to keep up with modern offenses.

It used to be very simple to coach Inside Linebackers to read the outside run. Then Spread Offenses changed the game.

You need to update your Inside Linebacker reads to handle outside runs like Power Read or RPOs off of the stretch run game or you’ll be in trouble!

This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to me by email. You can send questions for the JDFB Quick Clinic to me on Twitter @footballinfo or by email to joe@joedanielfootball.com.

How can you adjust your Quarters Coverage for 9 Man Football? It’s pretty simple, actually.

I coach 11 man football. But 9-man football has always been interesting to me.

Just like 6-man, 8-man and 12-man games, the fact remains that this is still football. You fill up all the gaps, cover all the receivers or zones, and you’re in business.

But coaches have got to be able to apply the principles that are used in 11-man football, without losing the sound aspects of defensive football. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to do that.

This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to me by email. You can send questions for the JDFB Quick Clinic to me on Twitter @footballinfo or by email to joe@joedanielfootball.com.

Every Football Coach is trying to maximize the talent of his players. Is 2-Platoon the best way to do that for your team?

Some coaches live by the 2-platoon philosophy. Playing guys on one side of the ball has a lot of benefits.

More players get on the field. Players are able to master their position. And coaches can put a little more into that playbook when kids don’t need to learn both sides.

But is it right for your team? I’ll share my thoughts on 2-platoon in this episode of The JDFB Quick Clinic.

This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to me by email. You can send questions for the JDFB Quick Clinic to me on Twitter @footballinfo or by email to joe@joedanielfootball.com.

You know the play calling isn’t the problem, but you’ve got to make a change. How do you know when it’s time to change the game plan?

Sometimes the play calling just isn’t the problem. You know your scheme should be working, but the players just aren’t executing.

Maybe it’s because you’re out-gunned. Or you just didn’t get the fundamentals taught to your players correctly. But it’s a problem.

Here’s how you can decide when it’s time to make that critical adjustment to try to get back on track. Even if the scheme isn’t really the issue.

This episode of The Joe Daniel Football Quick Clinic is a response to a question sent to me on Twitter. You can send questions for the JDFB Quick Clinic to me on Twitter @footballinfo or by email to joe@joedanielfootball.com.