More Than Football – Bill George, Retired Head Coach, US Coast Guard Academy

More Than Football – Bill George, Retired Head Coach, US Coast Guard Academy

In this episode, Bill George digs into a number of topics from his new book, the importance of understanding the people being served, and how to mold more and better leaders.

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Bill George spent 21 seasons as the head football coach at the US Coast Guard Academy. In this episode, Coach George discusses how to serve your school, use football as a vehicle to build leaders, and find balance in the coaching profession. He also shares some of the main ideas from his new book, Home Fields: Coast Guard Academy Football Coach Recounts the Unfulfilled Lives of World War II.

Show Notes:

>Key to Longevity
>Understanding the People Being Served
>What Are the Goals of These People?
>Football Is a Vehicle
>Always Taking a Positive Approach
>Setting and Keeping the Bar High
>Give People More Leadership Roles
>Synergistic Effect on Buy-In
>Making Players Communicate In-Person
>Main Idea Behind Home Fields
>Ideas on a Better Way for Sundays and Mondays
>Balance in the Coaching Profession

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