Winning fantasy football is not luck; it is coaching. Welcome to the debut episode of Coached Up with Coach Dan on SportzWire.

In this kickoff clinic, Coach Dan breaks down the core philosophy behind building a championship roster: process over panic. Before the regular season starts, you need to understand the game you are playing. Coach Dan breaks out the whiteboard to dissect the four major fantasy football formats: Redraft, Dynasty, Best Ball, and DFS, outlining the key differences between thinking like a weekly manager and building long term roster architecture.

You will also get an introduction to the three weekly pillars of the show: The Waiver Wire Report: Why opportunity beats talent and how to manage your FAAB budget. Start Sit School: The four reads in order (Volume, Matchups, Game Script, Floor vs. Ceiling). Roster Strategy: Understanding build structures like Robust RB, Hero RB, and Zero RB.

Coach Dan is keeping his personal draft board under wraps until after his Labor Day draft, but the phone lines are open for your team. Send in your rosters, trade ideas, and start sit dilemmas on X (@CoachDanhausen) or Instagram (@CoachDanLaMagna) to get coached up.

Tune in every Tuesday night at 9 PM on SportzWire for weekly frameworks, waiver adds, and lineup strategy to help you become the best manager in your league.