20 min

Early Season Game Planning Tips Coach and Coordinator Podcast

    • Sports

Whether you are on the offensive, defensive, or special teams side of the ball, early season game planning has some nuances in determining exactly what to focus on. It’s a balance of taking what you know about an opponent and their personnel and, to the best of your ability, filling in the blanks with educated projections. More than anything, it is still about building on what you do best.
In this episode, we talk with Mike Judy, the four-time Delaware state champion head coach at Smyrna High School, Dan Carrel, who is Coastal Carolina’s Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach, and Dante Bartee, an Analyst at the University of Oregon to gain their insights into early season game planning. While the focus is more on the defensive side of the ball, their approach works in any phase of the game.

Mike Judy, Head Coach, Smyrna High School

Dealing with the unknowns of an early season opponent

What you can get out of a scrimmage film

Working with the staff to more accurately predict what an opponent is planning on being


Dan Carrel, CO-DC/LB Coach, Coastal Carolina

It is about what you do best

An example where they didn’t think ahead about getting ready for things that they’d see from the offense

Planning for the future


Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon

Game planning for early season opponents

Thoughts on how to work ahead in game plan preparation

Advice for game plan prep on a smaller staff


Related Episodes:
Dante Bartee: Accelerate Everything
Dan Carrel: Complementary Football

Additional Resources:
Dante Bartee: Thoughts from a First-Time College DC
Dan Carrel: Make Sense of Your Self-Scout

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Whether you are on the offensive, defensive, or special teams side of the ball, early season game planning has some nuances in determining exactly what to focus on. It’s a balance of taking what you know about an opponent and their personnel and, to the best of your ability, filling in the blanks with educated projections. More than anything, it is still about building on what you do best.
In this episode, we talk with Mike Judy, the four-time Delaware state champion head coach at Smyrna High School, Dan Carrel, who is Coastal Carolina’s Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach, and Dante Bartee, an Analyst at the University of Oregon to gain their insights into early season game planning. While the focus is more on the defensive side of the ball, their approach works in any phase of the game.

Mike Judy, Head Coach, Smyrna High School

Dealing with the unknowns of an early season opponent

What you can get out of a scrimmage film

Working with the staff to more accurately predict what an opponent is planning on being


Dan Carrel, CO-DC/LB Coach, Coastal Carolina

It is about what you do best

An example where they didn’t think ahead about getting ready for things that they’d see from the offense

Planning for the future


Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon

Game planning for early season opponents

Thoughts on how to work ahead in game plan preparation

Advice for game plan prep on a smaller staff


Related Episodes:
Dante Bartee: Accelerate Everything
Dan Carrel: Complementary Football

Additional Resources:
Dante Bartee: Thoughts from a First-Time College DC
Dan Carrel: Make Sense of Your Self-Scout

Thank you for supporting our partners:
Learn More about The Headset App:
The Headset App completely changes the communication market for coaches. While traditional headset systems are expensive, as well as a pain to transport and set up, The Headset App setup is ridiculously simple at a fraction of the cost. Download The Headset App today in the App Store or Google Play.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 min

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