High School Coaches Club

After 20 years of honorable service in the United States Marines, Hector Cano finds himself deep in the Texas soccer scene. Currently the head girls soccer coach at Saint Mary's Hall following a successful stint at Ysleta, Cano also hosts the 50/50 Pod. You can follow him on Twitter @CoachHCano . You can also check out the 50/50 Pod on Apple , Spotify , and pretty much anywhere you listen to your...

Since returning to coach for his alma mater, Greg Himes has helped Overbook High School's baseball program reach new heights in a phenomenally short timeframe. He highlights his team, shares their successes, and provides insight into how his family manages real life and baseball. You can follow him on Twitter @PapaBearRU34   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way...

After 12 years in the United States Marine Corps, including a rise to team leader as a Force Recon Scout Sniper, a foot injury, a well-placed neighbor, and the right timing led to Josh Mickles becoming a college baseball coach. He's the Director of Player Development and Mental Skills Coach for the University of San Diego's baseball team, and in this conversation he shares some phenomenal ideas yo...

The host of the One Percent Better podcast and founder of Damn Good Conversations - Joe Ferraro -joins the show to interview the host, Max Price. You can follow Joe on Twitter @ FerraroOnAir   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to get the weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday!) You can send recommendations for future guests by cli...

After 16 years an assistant football coach and more, Coach Walker took over as the head football coach at his alma mater, Lebanon High School, in 2021. As he heads into year two, he joins the Club to reflect on his past, what went well in year one as a head coach, and what the future holds. A true family man, he's a refreshing voice in the sports world.     Join the High School Coaches Club as a F...

He's in his third decade as a high school baseball coach and serves as the head coach for his alma mater, the Lawrence High School Chesty Lions. Over the course of his career, he's helped young people learn the importance of thank-you notes, community service, and competing for something bigger than yourself. You can follow him on Twitter @coachstoll .   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE...

A huge proponent of overcoming healthy struggle, Jason Retz has dedicated a major part of his life to the world of running. After finishing his collegiate career as an All-American distance runner, he entered into the world of coaching. He's now the Head XC and Track & Field coach at St. Joseph-Ogden High School in Illinois. You can follow him on Twitter @CoachRetz and can follow his squad at sjor...

From creating a yearly blueprint, to investing thousands of dollars a year in basketballs for youth players, to competing for state championships, Tal Wold has been hard at working creating something special for the Silverton High School Girls Basketball program. In this conversation, he offers up a lifetime of experiences that can make you a better coach right now. You can follow him on Twitter @...

After retiring from professional baseball (Kansas City Royals organization), Coach Maas found his way into coaching. From middle school to high school, tennis to track & field to football to basketball and, of course, to baseball, he's had an opportunity to hone his skills over the last two decades. He's been at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, for the last 11 years, building up a nationally-...

He coached at two previous high schools, including a state title run at Central High (OR), in addition to coaching for Whitman College, UC Davis, and Central Michigan University. Now, he's in his first year as a head coach and doing it at Nelson, a brand new 6A high school in its first year of existence. Alex Edwards runs listeners through his coaching journey and takes us into the trenches of wha...

A standout catcher who played professionally in the San Francisco Giants organization, Mike Murray jumps on the call to reflect on what it means to be a high school baseball coach and athletic director. He dives into a number of topics, but one thing will become abundantly clear: coaching is about relationships. It's a refreshing conversation, and one that has plenty of ideas that can be stolen an...

He's led two California high school basketball programs to their first-ever CIF championships (2014 at Chaminade, 2020 at St. Francis) while focusing relentlessly on building up young men of character. Off the court, he's become well-known for sharing some of his thoughts on coaching, leadership, student-athletes, and parents. In this conversation, he deep dives into what it means to be a self-ref...

The head baseball coach and co-athletic director of Clinton High School (TN), Rob Stacy, joins the show to discuss how he uses baseball to help student-athletes achieve their academic and athletic dreams; how he uses a whole-school and whole-community approach to coaching; and what he learned from a unique path to coaching. You can follow Coach Stacy on Twitter .   Join the High School Coaches Clu...

After spending three years playing in the New York Mets organization, Brett Kay transitioned into the world of high school coaching. By his own admissions, it wasn't always easy. But since taking over the JSerra baseball program in 2006, the team holds a .639 winning percentage while sending 76 graduates on to playing at the collegiate or professional levels. He also serves as the school's assista...

On his first day on the job, Coach Curtis had a total of five students signed up to play on the football team. Just a couple of years later, Don Bosco Tech won its first district title in 20 years. A writer, podcast host, artist, chess player, teacher, and comic book creator, he bucks off traditional stereotypes and helps us realize what coaching high school sports is all about. You can follow him...

A true family man, Coach Moore jumps on the call to discuss how he finds a way to be a husband, dad, and head football coach all at the same time. He also dives into his path from playing in college, to coaching in college, to teaching and coaching at the high school level.   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to get the weekly newsletter delivered straight t...

After taking over at his alma mater at age 22, Coach Webb jumps on the show ten years later to discuss what that was like, how he's adapted since then, and why self-reflection is so important when you're leading people. You can follow Jonathan Webb on Twitter @MRHbaseball   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to get the weekly newsletter delivered straight to...

He recently stepped down after serving as the head baseball coach at Wenatchee Valley Community College. Zach Clanton dives into his playing and coaching career, but offers high school coaches, parents, and student-athletes a unique and unfiltered view into the world of recruiting. You can follow him on Twitter @Clant1015   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way...

She's in her first year as the Head Softball Coach and Girls Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at El Campo High School after a successful run at Whitesboro. Haley Colwell jumps on the show to discuss what she learned early in her career, how she's embracing her new position, and how she works to grow as a coach! You can follow her on Twitter @TheCoachColwell   Join the High School Coaches Club a...

The host of the show breaks in the half-century mark of the High School Coaches Club with some insights into three topics: reflections, leveraging sports, and family. Max Price is the owner of the High School Coaches Club, but he also serves as the Head Baseball Coach at South Salem High School in Salem, Oregon.   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to get the...

He's in his first year as head football coach at Sam Houston, a program that's struggled to keep coaches around and has struggled mightily to succeed on the gridiron, but Coach Brown has made an immediate impact. He jumps on the show to share what it's like to have an unwavering belief in his players, how he's growing the program, and what a lot of people get wrong about many coaching positions. Y...

A longtime baseball and football coach in Texas, Ron Kretz joins the Club to share many of the lessons he learned along the way, from how his first head coaching gig involved a barbed wire fence, to how he helped parents see the game through a coach's eyes. He now serves as an assistant principal while also offering tons of resources to high school baseball coaches at kretzfiles.com . You can cont...

He's a legend who coached 74 individual sport seasons spanning 45 years, in addition to 14 years as the president of an umpire association, plus 9 years and counting as the Executive Director of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association. A true lifer, Younger offers up just a portion here of a lifetime worth of coaching experience. You can contact him via Twitter @oacarob .   Join the High School Co...

Deven Morgan is the Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline in Kent, Washington. Over the course of his career, he's developed an approach to prepare youth athletes for the high school level by focusing in on "skills that scale." Hit the play button to learn about how he reached this point, how he defines skills that scale, why it matters for high school coaches, and how winning fits into developm...

He's entering his first full season as the head coach of a three-high school co-op football team, a program looking for its first win since the fall of 2018. In this conversation, he shares why he thinks he's the right guy to help the players overcome the team's struggles and pick up that elusive first victory. In past episodes of the Club, a number of guests have shared how they turned programs a...