Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Keelon Brookins joined the Kent State coaching staff  as cornerbacks coach in January of 2022. Brookins came to Kent State from the University of Northern Iowa where he coached the defensive backs from 2019-2021. Brookins oversaw a unit that was top-20 in the FCS in interceptions and defensive pass efficiency. Prior to his time at UNI, Brookins coached at the University of Central Missouri, where...

Today’s guest is CJ Wilson, Grapevine Faith Head Football Coach, NFL veteran, Baylor All-American, Baylor Legend, 2-time Amazon Best Selling Author, 2021 Christian Literary Award Winner. He’s also a Dave Campbell Texas Football 40 under 40 Coach. After an illustrious career for Baylor, where he was the Thorpe Award winner, an All-American, and a Baylor Hall of Fame, he played for the Carolina Pant...

On today’s episode, Sterling Doty, Head Coach of Stephenville High School in Texas, a 2021 State Champion joins us to discuss his year-round plan for player improvement, building leaders, and coaching the offensive line. Shownotes: -Learning from Art Briles, Mike Copeland and others -Championships are won January thru august -Culture wins over equal or better talent -Defining championship effort a...

DeMarcus Harris named Head Football at Mesquite after serving as the defensive coordinator for Cedar Hill High School and helping the team to a Texas state football championship runner-up in 2020. Coach Harris is completing his 14th year in education as a teacher and coach and his passion for teaching and coaching show through in the details of how he runs his program. He sat down with us at the T...

Carlos Lynn was the defensive coordinator for Cedar Hill in 2006 when the team won their first state title. Now, as head coach, the team has a chance to win again. Coach Lynn Lynn spent nine years at Cedar Hill before leaving to become the head coach at Seguin. He’s spent the past eight years leading Seguin, a role he didn’t expect to leave until he was offered the opportunity to come back to, “th...

Jerry Prieto is the head coach of the Crosby Cougars. He was named the 2021 Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston. He brings a unique style of play built on aggressiveness. For Crosby it is a grade 7-12 program where toughness is instilled in the weight room 5 days a week in the off season, and 4 days a week in season including a game day lift at all levels. Shownotes: -Start with old...

Today's guest on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast is James Clancy, Head Coach at Klein Cain High School near Houston, Texas. Coach Clancy was honored as a 40 under 40 coach in Texas and he started the program at Klein Cane five years ago. Now his team is experiencing success and they have found their advantage in living an uptempo lifestyle in all they do. -Starting a new program -The process -On...

Alan Haire On today’s episode Keith sat down with Alan Haire, Head Coach Killeen Chaparral, in SanAntonio at the THSCA Coaching School to about the Slot-T and how he coaches the unique offense, as well as the approach he’s taken in starting a program at a new high school. Shownotes: Teaching them to make good decisions Build person first Start-up at brand new high school Mental toughness as a prio...

Today's episode is with Head Coach at Lubbock Christina Chris Softley. Softley is a graduate of Abilene Christian University and Nebraska Wesleyan, where he played college football, has coached for eight years, including the last three at Sunnyvale HS, where he was the basketball coach and an assistant football and track coach at the 3A school. He was named a 40 under 40 coach by Dave Campbell's T...

Kendrick Crumedy returned to his alma mater as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for the Jasper Bulldogs. Prior to returning to Jasper offensive coordinator (since 2016), strength and conditioning coordinator and head track coach for Manvel High School. His other accomplishments include: 123-19 record as a varsity coach 68-11 record as the offensive coordinator His record as a coac...

Darby House is the Head Coach at Poteet HS in Texas and in 2021 he led his team a 10-1 Aggies squad and their first playoff victory since 1958! Coach House took over an 0-10 Poteet team in 2018 and through hard work in the weight room and by building a great coaching staff, Poteet has turned things around. Coach House was recently honored by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as a 40 under 40, recogni...

As a player, then coach and serving in various roles on the staff Mike Willis has helped the Princeton football team win its last four Ivy League titles. After being an offensive lineman on a record-setting offense that won the Ivy League championship in 2013, he yearned to get back into the game. In 2016, he had that opportunity and returned to his alma mater as one of the youngest position coach...

Steve Hauser is completed three seasons as a quality control assistant for special teams for Iowa State before making a change for his young family. However he remains close to the game and his passion for the game continues in what he provides through his social media accounts @TeachTapes. Coach Hauser directed Mike Gundy’s special teams units at Oklahoma State from 2016-17 as a graduate assistan...

Former NFL and College Strength Coach Anthony Schlegel joins the podcast as the co-host of "The Difference Maker Series" presented by The Difference USA. Brian Hartline is the Receivers Coach and Passing Game Coordinator for the Ohio State University. In making his transition from player to coach, Coach Hartline has been on a fast track as he's developed one of the most explosive position groups i...

This episode is taken from the Virtual Football Summit which was held at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. Former Director of Performance for the Houston Texans Erik Korem shared the details of how he helps prepare a team and get them in game shape for week 1. Today, Coach Korem shares how to calculate the ramp up to week one, sharing examples and ideas on how to practice in a way that will...

This episode is taking from the Virtual Football Summit which was held at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. Former Director of Performance for the Houston Texans Erik Korem shared the details of how he helps prepare a team and get them in game shape for week 1. Over the course of your career how many times have you walked away from week 1 saying “We need to get into better shape?” For some,...

Today we share the third and final installment with Offensive Line Coach of the Miami Hurricanes Alex Mirabal. Coach Mirabal continues his discussion on drills and explains why the language used is so important to teaching techniques and fundamentals. He covers player evaluation and his approach to coaching on game day. Coach Mirabal's Course on the Wide Zone & Gallop Technique: coachtube.com/cour...

We continue our conversation with Alex Mirabal on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast. In over 30 years of coaching, the focus has remained the same for Coach Mirabal - to impact others and be the best teacher that he can be. Today he shares his insight on what it means to be a teacher and a coach and his approach to the game. Today the focus is on mindset, leadership of a coach, networiking, practi...

Alex Mirabal is our guest today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast. He is in his first year at Miami having served in the sam position at Oregon in 2021. A life long friend and high school team of Mario Cristobal, Coach Mirabla got his start at their alma mater Christopher Columbus High School in Miami where he coached for 16 years before moving to the college level at FIU as the Tight Ends Coac...

Today we share part 2 of our conversation with Jeff Howard DB Coach and Pass Game Coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. In part 1 we talked about his climb from hs to college to the nfl and the learning and networking that made it possible. We dove into his mindset as a coach teaching and his practice and game day routines. In part 2 we talk about defending intent, his view on drills and what he w...

Today we talk with Cleveland Browns Defensive Backs Coach and Pass Game Coordinator Jeff Howard. After finishing his playing career at Eastern New Mexico University, Howard bypassed plans to go to medical school and chose instead to enter the coaching ranks. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at the storied Odessa Permian High School (Friday Night Lights). After working his way...

Matt Myers, Head Coach of Kansas Wesleyan joings the show to discuss his path, the systems that set KWU up for success and his plan for the future of the program. Related: Matt Drinkall Play list (6 episodes): https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/sets/matt-drinkall-playlist Travis Johansen: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/from-the-archives-travis-johansen-defensive-coordinator-south-dakota...

Matt Moran, who spent 7 seasons (2015-2022) coaching special teams. During those 7 seasons, Stanford ranked #1 in the nation in Special Teams, according to Sports Source Analytics. He was mentored by one of the best special teams coaches in PAC-12 history, Pete Alamar, a veteran of 35+ seasons. Coach Moran is a 2015 Rose Bowl & PAC-12 Champion, and went to 4 bowl games at Stanford. He attended Sta...

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