Welcome
If you are a Section IV Football Fan, this is your podcast!
This podcast was established to maximize your Section IV Football experience, regardless of your role, past or present. The goal, with your help, is to maintain a family-friendly, informative, entertaining and educational weekly podcast, throughout the regular season and Section IV Playoffs.
This podcast will take you beyond the microphone, with in depth analysis and insight, bringing all resources together for your benefit. This podcast will complement all those who cover, report, support and enjoy Section IV Football.
This webpage was established to make it easy for you to listen, subscribe, recommend guests, share your ideas and purchase your Cover IV Apparel. Your ideas can be personal interest stories, record breaking performances, traditions, rituals, routines, superstitions, etc. Everyone's perspective counts and nothing is out-of-bounds! Be the "Next Fan Up".
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Podcast Coverage
Preseason:
Prior to the regular season, the Cover IV Podcast Football Analysts will analyze the teams in their coverage area. The areas will be North, Southern Tier, East and West.
Regular Season:
Each week “Coach” Smith will analyze “Game(s) of the Week”. Only games where both teams are from Section IV, will be considered for analysis. All classifications will be considered.
"The Second Season" Section IV Playoffs:
Each classification will be analyzed, each round.
NYS Playoffs:
The Cover IV Podcast will not cover NYS Playoff games. Although, during this portion of the season, there may be "Next Fan Up" related Cover IV Podcast episodes. Submit your "Next Fan Up" episode idea.
Post Season:
The Cover IV Podcast will have a dedicated episode for each Section IV NYS Championship Team. Each episode will vary based on the coach’s availability.
All the links you need!
Purchase Cover IV Apparel (Seasonal)
Section IV Athletics Website (official)
Section IV Football Results & Standings
Section 4 Website (unaffiliated, great archived content)
Valley Sports Report (Waverly, Tioga)
Tioga County Sports Report (Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, Newark Valley, Owego)
Southern Tier Sports Report (Corning, Edison, Horseheads, Elmira)
Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC)
Nate Lull Podcast (Eastern Teams)
ScheduleGalaxy (schedules, practices, events)
Southern Tier Chapter of Certified Football Officials (Facebook)
Southern Tier Chapter of Certified Football Officials (Twitter)
New York State Association of Certified Football Officials
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA)
New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA)
New York State High School Football Coaches Association (NYSHSFCA)
What did "Coach" Smith say?
Fox-40 "4th & Goal" Interview
What else did "Coach" Smith say?
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"Next Fan Up"
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Cover IV Podcast Apparel Fundraiser
Check back often for the 2024 Cover IV Podcast Apparel Fundraiser
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Visit the Cover IV Apparel Store to purchase your high quality Cover IV Apparel. You have the option of personalizing your apparel. Cover IV Apparel makes a great gift, anytime, for that special Section IV Football fan or for yourself.
Zappia Athletic Products is the official supplier of Cover IV Apparel.
Football Courses
Cover IV has you covered, whether you know very little or want more in-depth football knowledge. You are in the right place. You have the following course choices.
Football Fundamentals - For those who know little or nothing about football. Click here to express your interest in this course.
Football Beyond the Fundamentals - For those who want to know more or coach football. Click here to express your interest in this course.
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Contributors
Kim Bush - Creative Director, Evergreene Graphics
Don Giovanni, Audio Advisor
Lloyd Landesman - Composer, "CBS College Football Theme Song"
Dan Cordi - Zappia Athletic Products, Inc.
Mike Connell - Section IV Football Statistician (posthumously)
Roger Slawta - Section IV Football Historian
Anthony Quagliata - AJQ Sports Management & Marketing