Win Week 1 Before Week 1 | FBCP S20E21

About this episode

Coaches Joe Daniel and Daniel Chamberlain discuss how to prepare for your Week 1 opponent and build an effective game plan.

Your Week 1 Opponent may be a week away, or 12 weeks away, but it's never too early to start planning for them. As your working through your summer schedule, the 7-on-7s, Team Camps, Fall Install… It all should be guiding you to the same place, your Week 1 Game Plan. On this episode Coaches Joe Daniel and Daniel Chamberlain discuss preparing for your Week 1 Opponent by Beginning with the end in mind, building out your game plan for week 1, and practicing so your players can execute flawlessly in week 1.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Daniel

Guest: Daniel Chamberlain

Topics covered

• game planning
• football strategy
• preparation
• coaching
• execution

Keywords

• Week 1
• opponent preparation
• game plan
• football coaching
• practice execution

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