Option Central has sponsored option-themed football coaching podcasts since January 2010. Our Chalk Talk podcasts are hosted by Coach Tony DeMeo, a frequent contributor to Option Central in recent years.
In Volume 7, Tucker Berger - one of the youngest High School Head Football Coaches in Ohio, talks about his background as a player and coach, his philosophy and how he has grown as a coach since moving from Offensive Coordinator to Head Coach.
In Volume 6, Defending the Triple Gun Offense is the topic as Greg Huster joined Host Tony DeMeo.
Coach Huster, a former opponent of Coach DeMeo when he was the Defensive Coordinator of Seton Hill explained the difficulty of defending the Triple Gun and how he approached game planning and practice preparation when he faced off against DeMeo's University of Charleston teams. Coach Huster, now Athletic Director at Deer Park (OH) H.S. also discussed the school's move to The Triple Gun and why the Offense can be a good fit for small High School programs.
Volume 5 of the Chalk Talk podcast marked the resumption of the production schedule of Coach DeMeo's own podcast. In this, the first episode after a multi-year hiatus, Coach DeMeo and Ryan Lott - Head Coach at Pinckneyville H.S. (IL) discussed the school's transition from the Flexbone to the Triple Gun.
Volume 4 of the Chalk Talk podcast, Coach Tony DeMeo interviewed Coach John Strollo. Coach Strollo has been called "the smartest and best OL Coach in all of Football - including the NFL " by Jim McNally, a long time NFL Coach. In this video podcast, the two coaches discussed the 2 Point Stance and illustrated a number of Offensive Line blocking principles with both Drills and Game Video showing the "C Gap Zone Play". A video enabled version is available at Option Central.
Volume 3 of the Chalk Talk podcast series, Coach DeMeo talked with Frank Lenti, Head Football Coach at Mt. Carmel H.S. in Illinois. Coach Lenti, the winningest coach in Illinois HS football history, talks about his philosphy and the Split Back Veer offense that he has run over over 3 decades.
In Volume II of our Chalk Talk podcast, Host Tony DeMeo talks with Steve Weber, Head Football Coach at Bedford North Lawrence (IN) HS about the evolution of his Offense - from the Wing T, to the Flexbone, to the Spread and finally to the Triple Gun. Other topics include the critical role that off-season strength and conditioning plays in his approach to turning around and building a successful High School football program.
In Volume 1, the series debuted with Coach Philip Haywood of Belfry, KY as the Guest. Coach Haywood, the winningest coach in Kentucky history, discusses the origins and evolution of his Offensive philosophy that is based on Option football and dissects his base formation - the Spread T.