The Friday Night Life

#019. Corinne sits down with Robyn Hoekstra and Anita Rix for some candid talks about the first Fall without football and how the wives can uplift and support their Friday Night Husbands in and out of season. Robyn, along with her husband Matt,  were our very first guests on our very first episode. And Anita, along with her husband Chris, have been our dear friends for the last 15 years. This epis...

#018. Danny is the Math Tech at Downey HS and the Passing Game Coordinator/WR Coach at Orange Coast College. Dalise also works at Downey HS, and is on the Board of the AFCWA (American Football Coaches Wives Association) as the Hospitality Chair. She is also the Event Planner, a Sign Language Interpreter, and KEEP Collective Designer They have 2 wonderful kiddos whose names are Dixie (5 years old)...

#017 In this weeks episode we dive into the life of Kayla Fox.  She is the owner of Fly Fox Apparel, creator of the Facebook community “The Huddle”, Host of her own podcast “The Coach’s Wife Podcast” and also the founder of the Mock Up Market Shop!  We sit down together through a zoom session and talk about life married to a Head Football Coach, also  being a mom of four little ones, heading up he...

#016. Rob attended Elysian Fields HS in east Texas and played football, baseball, tennis, and ran track.  He is ambidextrous, which made him a very dangerous baseball player. He was given the opportunity to play both baseball and football at Taft Junior College where he was a part of the 1982 football National Championship team.  He transferred to Mesa College in Grand Junction, CO and played base...

#015. After 2 1/2 months of podcasting, and over  1100+ downloads later, Corinne and I wanted to sit down together and have a wonderful talk about how awesome it has been to be on this journey together doing this "passion project" podcast. We have been blown away by the grace of God and how He has blessed us to be able to do this. We have met and talked with some outstanding couples that...

#014. This is part two of a two part series with Donnie and Lisa Martin. She is a working mom of two, and he is one of the best Defensive Coordinators in the CIF-Southern Section. In this episode, we hear from Lisa on how she uplifts and supports her husband while at the same time handles all her other responsibilities with work and raising her two children. Donnie and Lisa share their greatest me...

#013. In this first episode of a two-part series, Donnie and Lisa Martin embody servanthood in the coaching profession. They have been a part of many teams, and everywhere they have been, they have left a legacy of love trailing behind them as they have touched the lives of hundreds of athletes over the last 20+ years.  They have coached and fed their fair share of athletes who have gone on to gre...

#012. He’s a published author of three books with a YouTube channel with over 1,300 followers...she is a graphic designer for sports teams, and also a published author…..oh yeah, and by the way, they are a very successful football couple. Kenny and Jamey Simpson are the epitome of teamwork.  Coach Simpson is currently the Head Football Coach at Searcy High School, a 6A school in Arkansas.  Before...

#011. You may know him as the Head Football Coach at Coronado HS….you may know him from his motivational speaking engagements… but for most coaches, if you’re like me, you know him from Twitter as the “Take it for what it's worth, stay strong” guy…that is where I first was introduced to Kurt Hines. However you have come to know Coach Hines, and his lovely bride Jillian, their story is very co...

#010. Alright Coaches...you just got fired from your dream job before the season even ended...you have a son who is a Sophomore on the team who grew up being your ball boy for many years, and now gets a chance to play for you...you have a daughter who has been a team manager for the program...you have a wife who teaches at the school...you have been the head coach for 9 years, and coached there fo...

#009. Can sports save lives? According to Les Robinson, current Head Football Coach at Trinity Classical Academy, it surely does! Coach Robinson takes through his early days on the streets, and how a coach and sports saved him from getting involved with the wrong crowds.  He talks about his faith being at the forefront of everything he does, and everything he is today. And how one legendary coach...

#008. A powerful story of building relationships through adversity and tragedy, and how a coach of impact can bring it all together by just being there for his boys in their hour of need. Coaches....you make a thousand decisions everyday, but this one comes around once in a lifetime: it's your first day on the job at your new school, and your wife is giving birth to your lil baby girl on the...

#007. In this day and age, it is hard to find coaches who have been at the same high school for their entire career. We would like to thank Jim and Wendy Shapiro for sharing their story of perseverance and a true testimony of loyalty. Jim and Wendy Shapiro are a legacy couple not only to Kings HS and their football program, but the entire community and the 1000’s of athletes that they have had a c...

#006. Many coaches over this past 2020 off-season season have experienced the frustration of the nation shutting down because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. But how does a newly hired college head football coach handle all of this? From trying to hire a staff....recruiting....family obligations, etc, etc.? In this episode, Cesar and Jen Rivas talk to us about the crazy whirlwind of a journey that...

#005. For a championship program to be successful for the long haul, a coach has to have "buy in" from everyone from the athletes, to coaches, to Booster Club members, to community members, Administration, and most importantly...the home front. Coach Henderson and his lovely wife, Amy, have the right formula for this buy in to take place. In each and every program that they have been inv...

#002. Chris and Christine Fore take us on a crazy ride through their football lives, and how Chris went from Head Coach to Assistant Principal, and talks about differences between the two jobs. They talk about how they met, and who was the major influence of them getting a first date. Chris is a published author, clinician coaching consultant, and much much more. For more about Coach Fore, go to h...

#003. Every football couple has a story. And The Gower's are no different. Follow along with us as we take you on a journey with Ty and Natalie Gower. From Oklahoma to Texas. From Broken Arrow HS to Princeton HS. The twists and turns of marriage, tornadoes, fixer uppers, long commutes, and that quarantine life.  What's it like to buy and sell a house in the same day with a baby on the wa...

#001. What would drive a 25+ year football coaching veteran and his wife to start a podcast? We have had so many adventures along this journey of ours, that we would love to not only share our journey with you (this episode), but the thousands of other coaching couples who have awesome stories to tell, and we want to come along side them and support and encourage them as we journey together. So th...

#004. Take a walk with us through the football journey of Matt and Robyn Hoekstra. They will share intimate details on how they met at college, fell in love, got married, and started down their journey together. Listen to Matt talk about his reservations about going into coaching as he pursued his occupational goals of becoming a Physical Therapist, and how the love for the sport he played grew in...