The Friday Night Life

#043. Tim and Anne Rulo. A wonderful couple that has impacted and continues to impact lives everywhere. Tim is the Head Football, Head Strength & Conditioning, Assistant Track, Leadership Coordinator at Russellville High School (Missouri). He has been coaching for 18 years, 14 as head coach. His main focus is leadership and character development. Anne Rulo, LMFT, LPC, was a counselor for 14 ye...

#042. Randy and Carolyn Allen met through Kanakuk ministries at one of the camps in Missiouri.  However they were reunited when Carolyn was attending Texas A &M  and Randy was asked to play the guitar and entertain some college students.   They have two children, Zac and Ashley (which you will have to hear how Coach Allen became "matchmaker"), and 8 grand children. Carolyn is the aut...

#041.  This is a great episode as we introduce you to  Kirby Toribio.  Kirby  shares about life as a college football coach's wife.  Kirby's husband is Anthony Toribio and they've been married for 6 years now.  They met when Kirby was in college at Carson-Newman University in Tennessee.  Anthony had attended Carson-Newman but had since graduated and was playing NFL football for the...

#040. John and Luz Rice have a riveting "together story" unlike any other. Luz is from Columbia and has not known American Football before she met John. You have to hear their story to believe it. Now, Luz and John have four children and they are all in on being a "footbal family", so much so that their daughter is the Director of Football Operations for her Dad. Coach Rice ser...

#039. Jeff and Jocelyn Steinberg has a great story. From Canada to Southern California. 4 kiddos, 4 dogs, 5 horses, and a partridge in a pear tree! Coach Steinberg is the Head Football Coach at Beaumont High School in Southern California. He joined Beaumont after successful stints at Rancho Verde, Corona Santiago, AB Miller and Ridgecrest Burroughs. He won CIF Championships at Rancho Verde and Bur...

#038. Coach Masaki Matsumoto was born in Japan, but grew up in Seattle, WA and attended King's High School and played for Jim Shapiro (Episode #007).  After graduating from high school, Coach Matsumoto received a scholarship to play football at Trinity International University in Chicago, IL.  He went onto receive his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education & Health and eventually, r...

#037.  Ladies and Gentlemen...Corinne and I have been looking forward to this episode since the moment we started this podcast. This is where it all began in my journey to become a Head Football Coach. I would like to introduce to you my Mom and Dad, Laing and Holly Stevens. They have a powerful story of love and forgiveness, restoration and perseverance. Laing has been a coach for 45+ years. He o...

#036.  Arguably one of the greatest Father - Son coaching teams in California, and maybe the nation. Joe and Herb Meyer have spent their entire football coaching careers in San Diego, California. Herb is on the "Mount Rushmore" of California high school football with 338 total wins (only three coaches have accomplished this to date) and 10 CIF titles in his career that spans from 1959 -...

#035. PJ and Kristin Gibbs have a fascinating and intriguing story.   Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples Florida. Coach Gibbs' Defensive Unit was the #1 Ranked Defense in SWFL this year allowing 6.9 Points per game while creating 33 Turnovers and having a Havoc Rate of 42% for the season. Coach has completed his 3rd year at Palmetto Ridge and has helped the team to a historical 2020 Season,...

#034. Meet Dallas and Becca Hartwell. Dallas is originally from Nebraska and served in our United Sates Army from 2005-2012. He participated in escort and security missions in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He also worked for the railroad and was a plumber before pursuing a career in teaching and coaching. Becca is originally from Costa Rica, and saw her ver...

#033. Tammy C. Barnett holds a Ph. D in Christian Counseling.  She has served for over 25+ years educating, empowering and equipping people to self-reflect, accept that their imperfections are perfectly them, and overcome any challenges or adversities they might encounter.  Her professional experience includes counseling, mentoring and facilitating.  As a counselor, she offers hope to audiences wh...

#032. We have Cecelia and John Simon on the show with us and we talk Faith, Family and as always Football. Cecelia is a Faith Based author, speaker and teacher who has written 2 books. One is a devotional called “The one day hope: A Christian guide to learning life” and her second book is entitled Married to Coach submitted to Both.  Cecelia’s heart and ministry is to uplift and encourage other wo...

#031. Football reaches and impacts so many lives in so many different ways. And for RJ Feild, it reached him in high school, and he wasn't even playing the game. So how does a young man become a football coach without even playing the game? What kept RJ from playing the game? Who reached out to him and introduced him to the game of football? And ho did it change his life forever? Your going t...

#030. Decisions determines destiny. A life mantra for The Muagututi'as.  Halakilangi was a  5'7 160 pound safety coming out of high school who had a dream and a Coach who inspired him to follow that dream to be a Division I football player. And Lenora, as a young girl who moved 23 times in her childhood before settling in California. Their paths would cross in their late 20's, fall...

#029. Today we have Ordell and Beth Walker talking with us about Faith Family and Football.  I have followed Beth on social media for quite some time.  She has always posted such wonderful posts encouraging women to “Thrive in their Sweet Spot”.  What I love about her is that she has such a heart for her husband, her family, football and coaches’ wives.  Her posts continually uplift and encourage...

#028.  I have a special connection with Mark and Julie. Mark was my first boss coming out of college. He hired me in 1994 at Ayala HS, and I served under him for 3 three years before I had to go get a teaching contract in another District. In those years, we went to the CIF Division 2 Finals twice! I was spoiled to be a part of a staff that had multiple former head coaches on it, including my Dad...

#027. Aaron Masden played his High School Football at La Crosse Central HS, La Crosse, WI. He was a college RB at Luther College (NCAA DIII), Decorah IA and  at the University of Thomas (NCAA DIII), St. Paul MN. He is the current Head Football Coach at Spring Mountain HS. He has a very impressive resume', but that only begins to scratch the surface of what he and his wife, Jody have done to t...

#026. Coach Coco started coaching football at the Pop Warner level in 1980. As a coach, Coco learned early that a coach is as good as the players that he coaches. In 1980, Coco was fortunate to coach a team blessed with talent with 7 players going on to play major college football. The 1980 team went on to post a 15-0 record and a midget division state championship and a mythical National Champion...

#025. Corinne and I had the privilege of traveling to Nashville, Tennessee this January for the AFCA Convention. The bad news was the convention was cancelled due to lockdowns. The good news was I still got to sit around and talk football with some great men and coaches. The great news was I recorded our conversations for you! Rob Griffing, Danny Faulkenstein, Aaron Masden and I got talk about our...

#024. Coach DeChon Burns is the Head Football Coach at Linfield Christian HS (Temecula, CA). He has coached at every level (see below), and has worked with some HOF coaches and athletes. In this episode, he takes us inside his childhood and playing sports was an "all-the-time" thing. Listen how he reminisces about his Father and the legacy he left for DeChon and his grandchildren. Hear h...

#023.  Justin is a QB Coach at his Alma Mater El Molino High School in Sonoma County, in Northern California.  He is also a  QB Coach at Ground Force Quarter Back Acadmey.  Haley is a substitute teacher in the school district and is a swim coach as well.  They have their own podcast called "The Price of Avocado Toast" where they help young people with their finances. They have a very com...

#022. We have a great episode to share with you!  I had the opportunity to talk with Peyton Erickson.  I had been following her for sometime on social media.   She’s a banker, beach body coach, a fellow coach’s wife and also the host of her own podcast called The Coach’s wife Playbook podcast.  She’s married to Spencer Erickson who is an Assistant Defensive Line coach and director of player person...

#022. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! 2020 has been one for the books, and can be viewed as forgettable. A lot has happened, and a  lot of people have had traumatic experiences that have radically altered the course of their lives. From death, to loss of businesses, to political divide. Our focus and goal in this episode is to bring you a change in your perspective and uplift and encourage you wit...

#021. Our first "Overtime edition" with Dominic and Adriana Farrar. We had so much great content in our conversation with Dominic and Adriana, that we felt to leave anything out would be a disservice to their family and the extended village of The Farrar Family and The Charter Oak Football Family. So is an extra 20 minutes or so, of Dominic and Adriana talking about relationships and the...

#020.  in this episode, Corinne and I got to talk with Dominic and Adriana Farrar. Dominic is currently the Head Football Coach at Charter Oak HS (Covina, CA). He and Adriana have three kids: Louis (20), Vincent (17), and Sophia (12). Dominic has an impressive resume'... 25+ years in the District. Co-founded an educational award-winning program Odyssey.  10 years Psychology teacher and Athlet...