Head Coach

Evaluating Defensive Performance and Making Adjustments

Eric Kasperowicz, Shane Dierking, and Ty Gower give us their approaches to adjustments to their defensive units. These mid-season evaluations are crucial to remaining on the right track or getting back on the right track when necessary.

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Mid-Season Workload: Understand Player Needs

Cris Reisert and Chris Softley share their philosophies and approaches on the practice field and in the weight room to keep their players healthy and performing optimally as the season rolls on.

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Adding Wrinkles to Meetings, Practices, and Drills for Continuous Improvement

Eric Marty, Scotty Walden, and Tommy Zagorski share how they keep their teams focused and engaged through meetings and practice periods so that execution and performance on game day remains sharp through the middle parts of their schedules.

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Keeping the Team Focused and Motivated

Levi Nelson, Loren Johnson, and Matt Drinkall talk about celebrating things outside of wins and losses, focusing on a theme each week, and even outsourcing vocal messages to the players, even on game day.

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Take the Team’s Mid-Season Temperature

Dan Carrel, Michael Toerper, and Steve Steele deliver ideas on how to evaluate team progress as the season midpoint and the things to focus on to be sure the back half of the season goes well.

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Early Season Volume of Scheme

Steve Steele, Eric Marty, and John Tomlinson share their points of view on how to handle the early season progression of offense, the imperfections of our schemes, and the players executing them while they continue to learn and fine-tune their performances.

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Early Season Game Planning Tips

Mike Judy, Dan Carrel, and Dante Bartee share insights into early season game planning. While their focus is more on the defensive side of the ball, their approach works in any phase of the game.

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Creating Buy-In and Playing to Strengths for a Strong Start

Mike Elder, Tyler Roehl, and Todd Drury provide ideas with examples of the little things we can do to create the buy-in needed to get the season started off with a strong foundation with players and coaches aligned in the culture.

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A Strong Foundation for the Start of the Season

Pete Shinnick, Scotty Walden, and Loren Johnson share tips to ensure a positive start to the season that is aligned with the culture and values lived during all times of the year.

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Optimal Performance in Week 1 and Throughout the Season

Kirk Fridrich, head coach of Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, details how he winds down camp to prepare for week one, as well as how he sets the Redhawks’ practice weeks up for the season.

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