Practice Film: What to Watch, Why It Matters, and a Weekly Routine

On The Coaching 101 Podcast, hosts Daniel Chamberlain and Kenny Simpson share preseason updates, discuss the organizational “fires” of hosting scrimmages, and highlight the value of strong assistants, then use a Thomas Edison quote (“There is a better way. Find it.”) to introduce the episode’s focus on practice film. They promote Simpson’s Field House community (this week featuring his defensive coordinator on defensive game planning) and thank sponsors A Sports, Winning Edge Performance Analytics, and Blended Threads LLC. The hosts explain what to look for on practice film—technique, effort, alignment, assignments, players away from the ball, and whether drills are solving real problems—while emphasizing clipping key reps instead of re-watching full practices. They argue practice film helps catch mistakes and patterns before Friday, boosts accountability, and propose an in-season routine that prioritizes game/opponent film while using targeted practice clips, especially midweek.

00:00 Preseason Check In

01:36 Head Coach Fires

03:18 Quote Better Way

04:57 Fieldhouse Updates

07:02 Sponsor Shoutouts

08:46 Practice Film Basics

09:51 What To Watch

10:55 Technique Effort Alignment

13:20 Clip Smart Not Long

14:50 Coaching Away Ball

17:15 Drills Under Microscope

18:52 Practice Film Value

20:06 Why Practice Film Matters

20:35 Alignment Fixes Before Friday

21:46 Cameras Boost Effort

23:07 Spot Mistakes And Patterns

25:27 Technique Versus Scheme

26:08 Accountability And Discipline

27:14 Building A Film Routine

30:29 Weekly Film Schedule

33:04 What To Record And Watch

37:40 Tagging And Next Day Adjustments

39:38 Wrap Up And Sponsors

Daniel Chamberlain:

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ChamberlainFootballConsulting@gmail.com

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Kenny Simpson:

@FBCoachSimpson

fbcoachsimpson@gmail.com

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