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

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 Intro

00:36 Spring Ball Check In

02:10 Summer Camp Schedule

04:04 Quote Of The Week

05:59 Adversity In Youth Sports

07:05 Sponsor Shoutouts

09:56 Core Run Plays Overview

12:04 Building Your Run Identity

15:04 Gap Vs Zone Decisions

21:43 How Many Runs To Carry

24:19 Tags Families And Playbook Size

27:01 Run Concept Families

27:46 Major In Core Plays

28:32 Play Count Reality Check

30:24 Tags Over New Schemes

30:54 Minimize Upfront Learning

32:17 Three Play Run Menu

33:09 Maximize Game Night Execution

33:36 Trojan Rules For Everyone

35:37 Rule Based Blocking Counts

38:28 Window Dressing And Motion

39:38 Quarterback Run Cheat Code

40:57 RPO And Play Action Answers

42:25 Move Numbers Not Rules

46:12 Field House Community Launch

46:31 How Field House Works

49:12 Upcoming Topics And Man Zero

51:31 Sponsors And Sign Off

Daniel Chamberlain:

@CoachChamboOK

ChamberlainFootballConsulting@gmail.com

chamberlainfootballconsulting.com

Kenny Simpson:

@FBCoachSimpson

fbcoachsimpson@gmail.com

FBCoachSimpson.com