High School Coaches Club

An assistant football and baseball coach, Mickey Sepanek goes into great detail to explain how he's played a major role in helping shape the culture, direction, and success of high school sports programs. From why it's important to truly listen, to why you have to be willing to speak up as an assistant, to the world of college recruiting and more, it's a conversation that head coaches, assistant c...

A longtime football coach and athletic director now turned principal, Chris Fore jumps on the line to discuss lessons he learned along the way throughout his various roles, including serving as an expert witness in high school sports-related court cases. Fore is also the president of the California Coaches Association. Throughout his career, he's helped tons of coaches land their dream coaching jo...

The Head Track and Field coach at Kalamazoo Central High School - Tyler Germain - jumps on the line to discuss program promotion, program building, speed training, relationships, and more! You can follow Tyler on Twitter @TrackCoachTG . You can also check out his articles on Simplifaster and his videos on Coachtube .   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to ge...

In 2021, a high school student-athlete at Clever High School (MO) walked into the woods near home and hanged himself. He was discovered by his oldest brother. His dad and next-oldest brother pulled him down, followed shortly thereafter by his mom's arrival. There was no warning. His parents knew he was struggling with school work and that he was using marijuana on a regular basis. He was encourage...

The Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Lawrenceburg High School in Indiana, Demarco Henry, jumps on the line to discuss building relationships in the weight room, how we can help student-athletes become more explosive, and everything in between. You can follow Demarco on Twitter @_marco44 . The High School Strength & Conditioning Google Drive put together by the "Godfather of High School Stre...

The Head Baseball Coach at Wright City High School in Wright City, Missouri - Ryan Raterman - jumps on the show to discuss what he learned from two phenomenal high school coaches and what he's experienced in three years as a head coach, including team standards, MUDITA, stealing bases, community service, fundraising, and more! You can follow Ryan on Twitter @Raterman29 .   Join the High School Coa...

The head football coach from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida - Bobby Ramsay - jumps on the call to discuss his path to coaching, how he approached building up two different programs in vastly different ways, his time spent coaching Derrick Henry during his ridiculous national rushing records, and reflecting on mistakes he made along the way. You can follow Bobby on Twitter @CoachRams...

Don Berger (retired) sits down to reflect on his 44-year career as the head track and field coach at Salem Academy (1979-1999) and North Salem High School (2000-2021). During that span, his teams won 10 team state championships (plus an 11th in cross country) and 21 state trophies while also having 283 individual/relay state medals and 72 individual/relay state champions. In 2016, he was named the...

The head baseball coach from Alta-Aurelia High School jumps on the line to discuss all things Warrior Baseball. He deep dives into the importance of self-reflection, how to truly love your players while upholding program standards, some unique fundraising concepts, and why it's so important to be your authentic self. You can follow Burk on Twitter @BaseballBurk and the Alta-Aurelia baseball team o...

Muenster High School's head baseball coach, Josh Wheeler, offers up what he's learned thus far in his career, from winning a state title in his first year at the helm (2017), to why being patient for the right job is important, to building up a program in a small school (150 total students). You can contact Coach Wheeler via Twitter @BKERA_IRISH_RKG and follow the Muenster High School Baseball pro...

Back for his second appearance on the show, the VP of Jaeger Sports and the founder of the Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression Foundation - China McCarney - dives even deeper into the mental game to help you and your players be mentally stronger and healthier, in addition to helping you win more games. You can reach out to McCarney via Twitter . You can support AAAD by purchasing your copy of...

A former collegiate baseball coach and head high school baseball coach, Kyle Douglas joins the podcast to discuss his latest role: that of an assistant coach at his alma mater: Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee. Coach Douglas shares what that journey has been like, what being a loyal assistant coach really means, how open lines of communication can impact just about everyt...

He's now retired from coaching, but he spent 18 years (1998-2016) as the head men's basketball coach at West York Area High School in Pennsylvania, where he amassed a 348-132 record while winning 20+ games in nine consecutive seasons. He was also the head golf coach (2002-2014), where his teams won 12 division titles in 13 seasons. But he'll be the first to admit: sometimes as a coach, you have to...

The former head coach at Redlands East Valley High School joins the show to discuss how his program was so successful (2008-2016: 165-63, 5x league champions, 5 players drafted into Major League Baseball), the special memories they created for their players through senior celebrations, Kangaroo Court, and more, and what his transition to the private side has looked like. You can follow Coach Corde...

The former head baseball coach from Remington High School returned home to Andover High School and currently serves as the program's pitching coach and head JV coach. Coach Hilts is one of the best sharers in the entire Twitter baseball community, and he did not disappoint when he jumped on the line to talk about what he learned as a head coach, how he serves the Andover program as an assistant, w...

He's the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator and serves as the Defensive Coordinator for the West Plains Zizzzers in Missouri. Coach Pitts joins the show to discuss all things S&C, plus what he's learned - and the freedom he's been granted - as an assistant coach under Matt Perkins. You can contact Brandon on Twitter @_CoachPitts .   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the...

Coach Czerwinski reflects on his career in high school athletics, from his playing days, to his time as a dean of students, to his first role as an athletic director, and his current role as the AD for Cocalico School District in Denver, Pennsylvania. He also dives into how he managed being both the head baseball coach and AD in West York, the difficult decision he made to step down when his son r...

The head baseball coach for the brand new Davenport High School in San Antonio, Texas - Ryan Kinnan - jumps on the line to share how he's literally building the program from the ground up. Culture, family, data, winning, t-shirts: he opens up his entire playbook for us. You can follow Coach Kinnan on Twitter @CoachKinnan and the Davenport Baseball team @BsblDavenport .     Join the High School Coa...

It's a unique story: helping your current program transition to your replacement while also trying to get your new program - some 1,600 miles away - geared up for your first year. Randy Kerns, the new head football coach at Mountain Crest High School in Utah, shares what that transition has been like, along with so much more. From turning programs around, to implementing new cultures, it's a can't...

The Strength and Conditioning Coach from Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Madison, Mississippi - George Adams - jumps on the call to give all of us some fantastic ideas to use with our student-athletes, including how to make the weight room a place they might actually want to use.  You can reach out to Coach Adams via Twitter @Coach_GAdams .   Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This...

The head baseball coach at Willard High School (MO), Scott McGee, shares some insights into how early turbulence gave way to a decade of success, with no sign of slowing down in the future. From working to help players become better people, teammates, and competitors, to how he instills confidence in the student-athletes entrusted to his care, it's a can't-miss episode. You can contact Coach McGee...

The Director of Strength and Conditioning for Southside School District in Batesville, Arkansas - Deerick Smith - jumps on the line to discuss training high school athletes. He gives us some tips for helping them navigate their nutritional choices, how to make the weight room a place they want to be, his thoughts on game day lifting, and tons of resources. Whether you're an S & C coach or not, Smi...

Savannah Dennis, Lexi Cahill, and Chloe Williams provide insights into how a student manager program works, how to go about finding potential student managers for your program, what the future of baseball looks like for women, and how they managed to help the 2020 Johnston Dragons win a state title on the diamond. You can follow Savannah, Chloe, and the rest of the Johnston student managers on Twi...

"Are you getting better, or are you getting by?" Longtime - and now retired - Sisters High School Head Football Coach Bob Macauley jumps on the call to dive into a clinic-style look at creating core values for your program. Bob played football at Mater Dei in California, then collegiately for Boise State, before a couple of seasons in the Canadian Football League. He's also a coaching legend in Or...

The Director of Strength and Conditioning, Head Track & Field Coach, and Assistant Football Coach Michael Johnston joins the Club to discuss all things Lewis and Clark High School. From his background in college athletics to his current life as a dad and husband, Coach Johnston draws on numerous experiences to help all of us improve our craft, including deep dives into individualizing workouts, th...