How to Be a GREAT Press Box Coach

On The Coaching 101 Podcast, hosts Daniel Chamberlain and Kenny Simpson open with early-season updates, scrimmage takeaways, and how scheduling tougher opponents can better prepare a program for conference play, then share a Nick Saban quote on constant evaluation beyond the scoreboard. They discuss Simpson’s Field House coaching group and then focus on having a coach in the press box: why it’s a critical role (often best for coordinators), what the box coach should watch (coverage, fronts, far-sideline issues, personnel/substitutions, alignment, leverage/space, tendencies), what information helps win games, what not to communicate (obvious statements, uninstalled play ideas, criticizing players, ref complaints), and how to build a simple, organized headset/communication system with clear expectations, roles, and timing for adjustments, including how to handle disagreements between the box and the play caller.

00:00 Podcast Kickoff

00:52 Week One Prep

02:43 Scheduling Up Philosophy

05:32 Quote and Evaluation

07:46 Field House Breakdown

09:52 Sponsor Shoutouts

11:49 Box Coach Basics

15:24 What to Watch Up Top

24:57 Box Intel That Wins

28:46 Better Headset Communication

29:26 Confirm Film On Field

30:05 Find The Wrinkle

30:45 Chart Live Tendencies

31:17 Adjust Before Too Late

31:58 Diagnose Why Plays Fail

33:19 What Not To Report

35:57 Build Box System

44:39 Patterns And Causality

45:56 Headset Roles And Timing

49:04 Disagreements And Ego

53:36 Sponsors And Sign Off

Daniel Chamberlain:

@CoachChamboOK

ChamberlainFootballConsulting@gmail.com

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Kenny Simpson:

@FBCoachSimpson

fbcoachsimpson@gmail.com

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