Daniel Chamberlain and Kenny Simpson discuss spring football scheduling, summer team camps, and a quote on maintaining standards through adversity, then focus on selecting and teaching core run plays. They emphasize first deciding team identity (run-heavy, balanced, or pass-heavy), then choosing a small number of run concepts that attack the perimeter, interior, and a change-of-direction element (counter/reverse), while majoring in either gap or zone and pairing runs with RPO/play-action. Th...

The Coaching 101 Podcast

Kenny Simpson and Daniel Chamberlain

Core Run Plays: Choosing Families, Simplifying Teaching, and Maximizing Execution

MAY 7, 202655 MIN
The Coaching 101 Podcast

Core Run Plays: Choosing Families, Simplifying Teaching, and Maximizing Execution

MAY 7, 202655 MIN

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Daniel Chamberlain and Kenny Simpson discuss spring football scheduling, summer team camps, and a quote on maintaining standards through adversity, then focus on selecting and teaching core run plays. They emphasize first deciding team identity (run-heavy, balanced, or pass-heavy), then choosing a small number of run concepts that attack the perimeter, interior, and a change-of-direction element (counter/reverse), while majoring in either gap or zone and pairing runs with RPO/play-action. They argue coaches should prioritize schemes they can problem-solve, use tags and window dressing (formations, motions) to expand without overloading linemen, and build clear, rule-based teaching that answers defensive looks. They also introduce Simpson’s “Field House” community with courses, recorded Zoom calls, and Q&A, including an upcoming session on attacking man-zero.00:00 Podcast Intro00:36 Spring Ball Check In02:10 Summer Camp Schedule04:04 Quote Of The Week05:59 Adversity In Youth Sports07:05 Sponsor Shoutouts09:56 Core Run Plays Overview12:04 Building Your Run Identity15:04 Gap Vs Zone Decisions21:43 How Many Runs To Carry24:19 Tags Families And Playbook Size27:01 Run Concept Families27:46 Major In Core Plays28:32 Play Count Reality Check30:24 Tags Over New Schemes30:54 Minimize Upfront Learning32:17 Three Play Run Menu33:09 Maximize Game Night Execution33:36 Trojan Rules For Everyone35:37 Rule Based Blocking Counts38:28 Window Dressing And Motion39:38 Quarterback Run Cheat Code40:57 RPO And Play Action Answers42:25 Move Numbers Not Rules46:12 Field House Community Launch46:31 How Field House Works49:12 Upcoming Topics And Man Zero51:31 Sponsors And Sign OffDaniel Chamberlain:@CoachChamboOKChamberlainFootballConsulting@gmail.comchamberlainfootballconsulting.comKenny Simpson:@[email protected]