Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast

We are back! Episode 39 features Jefferson City AD and Head Coach Damon Wells! We ask coach some questions about football, a unique place in Rifle, CO and debut our new 2 minute drill segment at the end. Thank you to Coach Wells for coming on and we hope that you all enjoy!

Episode 38: We welcome Coach Mitchell of the Missouri Helmet Project to talk about how he has been able to resurrect the project, what he has done to sustain it and a new venture he is now involved with. Bill and J.R. update everyone on the clinic February 5th and get side tracked a bit as always!

Episode 37: Head Coach Alex Zangriles of the North Point Grizzlies (Wentzville, MO) joined us on the show! Coach talks about what it was like starting a program from scratch, the many mentors he has had in his coaching career and what the future holds for the new North Point High School. Don't forget about our 3rd annual clinic on February 5th in Jefferson City, MO! More info can be found on breakdownsports.com

Clinic Information: February 5th, 2022 Courtyard by Marriott Jefferson City, MO Pre-Register at: breakdownsports.com

Episode 35 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast has former Lamar and Jefferson City Head Coach Scott Bailey join us! We staged a surprise where seven of his former players join us about 1/3 into the podcast and talk about their time under Coach Bailey. We really appreciate him coming on the show and both of us are glad to have had a chance to coach with him!

Part 2 of the Missouri High School Baseball Podcast has coaches Ash, Lasley, McGee and Darby answer specific questions about their program and Coach Simmons responds to the claim he hacked gamechanger to the delight of all. The coaches then weigh in on any specific rule change they would like to see implemented for High School Baseball. As a final thought, the coaches give a preview on their teams for the 2021 baseball season. We cannot thank all of you enough for coming on the show and to Brian Ash for helping organize it. Enjoy!

Part clinic and part discussion, this episode saw us joined by the Who's Who of High School Baseball coaches in the State of Missouri: Brian Ash (Southern Boone), Dustin Darby (Lone Jack), Kyle Lasley (Jeff City), Scott McGee (Willard), Tony Perkins (Francis Howell), Justin Towe (Rock Bridge) and Dave Wilson (Staley). The amount of Final Fours(25) and State Championships (11) on this podcast is absolutely staggering! Part 1 has coaches Perkins, Wilson and Towe answer specific questions related to their program, while all of the coaches weigh in on a Hall of Fame debate, the use of analytics in their program and how rebuilding culture has been a challenge this school year. We are extremely thankful to all of them for joining us and we cannot wait to release Part 2!

Episode 32 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast has Head Coach Carl Reed of Lutheran North High School join us! Coach Reed has had a tremendous amount of success in his career and discusses why St. Louis, his ongoing Raccoon problem at his house, what is the best team he has played while coaching at Lutheran North, what he believes coaches fall short on and then takes on Coach Duke in Paper, Rock, Scissors. We know you will enjoy this episode and a huge thank you to Coach Reed for coming on the show!

Episode 31 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Coach Joe Collier, Defensive Coordinator for Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, MO. Coach talks about growing up in Miami, why he runs the 3-4 defense, the Cor Columbia program, cutting hair and was the first person to make us decide who he would Tag as one of our next guests. We greatly appreciate coach for coming on the show!

Episode 30 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast saw Coach James Vint of Estacado High School join us. Coach talked about running the option, the evolution of RPO's, his new book Finding Faith and his experience being in the Bronx on 9/11. We are glad to be back after a little bit of a break and Coach Vint was the perfect guest to be on Episode 30! Enjoy!

This weeks episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Coach Kurt Hines of Coronado High School in California. Coach discusses culture, what its like having the Navy Seals training in the same town, why it is important to tell players you love them and many other things. Enjoy!

Episode 28 features Quincy University Defensive Coordinator Sean Kelly. Coach Kelly has spoken at our clinic both years and comes on the show to talk about recruiting, what he looks for when breaking down an opponent, his favorite restaurant in Quincy, how a young coach can get into college football and answers Coach Bass' question of how it felt to wear Barney purple!

Episode 27 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Quincy University Head Coach Gary Bass. Coach Bass talks about going from being the interim Head Coach to the Head Coach, his coaching staff, what he looks for in players to come to Quincy and the recruiting process. Bill takes a trip down memory lane to his days at Quincy and J.R. provides his usual commentary. A fun episode that you are going to like!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features St. Dominic Head Coach Blake Markway. Coach talks about his coaching career which has included stops at North Callaway, University of Missouri, Eldon, Waynesboro, VA and Warsaw while also discussing why St. Dominic, the increased participation in his program, his time of the MSHSAA advisory committee and many other things! Enjoy!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features us! We decided for this episode to go back to how we started and talk about COVID, how amazed we are that the podcast has made it 25 episodes, Bill has his own plan for school restart and J.R. talks about his trip to Baton Rouge and how many miles he has been riding his bike. We hope you enjoy!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast takes us back to California for a chat with Beaumont High School Head Coach Jeff Steinberg. We talk to him about the adjustments needed for California moving the football season to the spring, Six Days till Friday, his three key components of assistant coaches and his thoughts about how you can identify if culture is a problem when taking over a new program. Thanks to Coach Steinberg for coming on the show and we think everyone will gain something from our conversation!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features St. John Vianney Head Coach Chad Masters. Coach Masters talks about his coaching career which includes stops at Centralia, Hickman, Jeff City, Tolton and now St. John Vianney. We also talk to Chad about how faith has shaped his coaching journey, what it was like to start a program at Tolton from the ground up and J.R. tells a story that involved Chad's time at Jeff City involving a Dry Erase Marker!

Episode 22 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is with former NHL Player and current Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach Ian Laperriere! Frank Delano (Episode 21) joins us as a co-host and was instrumental in setting it up for Coach Laperriere to come on the show. We ask Coach about his time in the NHL, winning the Masterton trophy, serving as the Flyers Player Development Coach, what makes a good teammate, who in the NHL he would not mess with (his Bob Probert story is fantastic) and many other topics. We cannot thank Coach Delano and Coach Laperriere enough! Good luck to the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Haddonfield, New Jersey Head Coach Frank DeLano! We talk about Coach Duke getting a Tesla, J.R.'s infatuation with British Television, Wawa, North Jersey v South Jersey, Creating winning football at Haddonfield, Offense and Defense in New Jersey, Rocky and the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers. It is quite the entertaining conversation to say the least!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our conversation with former Columbia Hickman graduate and professional bodybuilder Lukas Duncan. Lukas talks about what got him into competitive bodybuilding, why people struggle to get in shape and stay in shape, what he does to help people meet their fitness goals and many other things!

Episode 19 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our conversation with Arkansas State Running Backs coach Desmond Lindsey. Coach Lindsey talks about how he came to Arkansas State, what is the biggest adjustment kids make from High School to the College Level, what he believes is essential to the Running Back position and what he likes to do on Day 1 of practice. This was a great conversation which we are sure you will enjoy!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our conversation with Head Coach Kevin Miles of Palmyra High School (MO). Coach Miles talks about the Palmyra vs Monroe City rivalry and his Top 3 memories of the games, his military experience in the U.S. Navy, the tragic incident involving Monroe City coach Jamar White, his time working for a funeral home (which J.R. was fascinated by) and the community of Palmyra, MO. This was an extremely fun, entertaining and emotional conversation that you will enjoy!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Waynesville Tigers Head Coach Joe Haynes. Coach Haynes will be starting his third year at the helm of the Waynesville Tigers and he talks about why the Waynesville job was perfect for him, competing against schools with traditions, how he and his staff work with the transient population of a military town, the difference between High School football in his home state of Arkansas and Missouri, the best athlete he has ever seen and his Offensive and Defensive philosophy.

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Arapahoe High School Head Coach Rod Sherman. Coach Sherman has won multiple football State Titles and has coached in the U.S. Army All-American game as Offensive Coordinator. He talks about his journey to Arapahoe, why they canceled a game in the 2018 season, how to change the culture of a program, how he believes kids can do more than people believe, playing Mater Die and Long Beach Poly while in California and many other things!

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our conversation with Brian Kula of Kula Sports Performance. Coach Kula talks about training elite level athletes including Christian McCaffrey and MaryBeth Sant, his philosophy of training and many other topics. It was our absolute pleasure to have him as a guest and we hope everyone enjoys this episode as much as we did making it!

Episode 14 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast sees Bill and J.R. take the show international and highlight Quinte Skyhawks Head Coach and Owner of QBMAD Warren Goldie of Canada! Coach Goldie talks about QBMAD, his new position as Head Coach of the Quinte Skyhaws, Visualization and VR training, why he got into football and not hockey, his daughter Alexa Goldie's singing career (her song Take the Blame is at the end of the episode) and many other topics.

This episode of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our conversation with Stephen Prather, Co-Founder of SportSource Analytics, which is the sole analytics provider for the College Football Playoff Committee. This conversation was a master class in analytics, decision making, delegation and how to apply these concepts at the High School Level!

Episode 12 is our conversation with Tori Schoonover, the Director of On-Campus Recruiting at the University of Missouri! Tori talks about her journey to Mizzou, what she does on a daily basis as the Director of On-Campus Recruiting, a little about new Mizzou Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and gives advice for recruits looking to get noticed. This was a very enlightening and fun conversation with one of the faces of the #NEWZOU!

Episode 11 is our conversation with Westminster College (Fulton, MO) D-Line coach Tobias Gibson, who is also writing a three page article series for us! Coach Gibson talks about his life as a college professor, coaching the D-Line at South Callaway High School and now transitioning over to the college level. Coach is also a martial arts instructor and talks about his involvement in those disciplines.

Episode 10 of Process, Preparation and Performance is our discussion with Shane Meyer, the Director of Football Operations at Tulane University! Shane was a college kicker at the University of Central Missouri for Coach Willie Fritz, taught at the High School level and coached Varsity girls basketball, served as Coach Fritz's Director of Football Operations at Georgia Southern and is now serving in the same roll at Tulane University. Shane talks about what his job entails on a daily basis, some of the unique things they are able to do with student athletes in the City of New Orleans and we take a couple of trips down memory lane from his time at Jefferson City High School.

Episode 9 is our conversation with Tony Holler who is the Head Track Coach at Plainfield North HS (IL) and the co-founder of the Track Football Consortium. His program, Feed The Cats, is revolutionizing the sports world and we are extremely excited to have him as our guest!

Episode 8 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is our talk with Coach Mike Woosley of Prepstar. Coach Mike talks about the recruiting process and is posed with the challenge of getting Coach Duke recruited to finish up the last year of eligibility he has.

Episode 7 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast features Chris Fore. The conversation is centered around helping coaches write resumes, cover letters, getting jobs and knowing when it is time to walk away. Chris is the author of BUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER FOOTBALL PROGRAMS and has also published OUTSIDE THE LINES: FOOTBALL COACHES and OUTSIDE THE LINES: ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. Fore has written articles for two national magazines: NIAAA and Coach/Athletic Director, and has been featured in articles on some of football’s best websites: Football Scoop, X and O Labs, Coach XO, My CoachBook and more. He has been a guest on High School Football America’s radio show, as well as Fox Sports AM 570 Los Angeles, and has also appeared multiple times on FootballCoachingPodcast.com.

Episode 6 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast highlights new Washington University in St. Louis Head Football Coach Aaron Keen and former Head Coach (now assistant) Larry Kindbom.

Episode 5 of the Process, Preparation and Performance Podcast is a conversation with La Jolla High School QB Coach and Passing Game Coordinator Jerome Watson. We talk about La Jolla's run through the playoffs last year, how they are building their program and several other topics related to La Jolla football

Episode 4 of the Process, Preparation and Performance podcast features Coach Howard Brown who is currently serving as Head Coach of the McCluer Comets, after 15 years as the Head Coach at McCluer South-Berkeley. The conversation is centered around Faith and Hard Work with a few surprises thrown in!

Our first guest on the Process, Preparation and Performance podcast is Dr. David Wilson. Dr. Wilson was an educator for 27 years and is currently serving as the Communications Director for Transit and Parking at the University of Arkansas. His book, Growing Up With Pro Football, is the main topic of the discussion, but we dive into his other experiences as a High School football official, other books that he has written and what happens on football game days at the University of Arkansas.

A quick Bonus Episode before getting onto our regular schedule of Tuesday nights. We discuss the online poll about the three ways to run the football, talk about the 5 ways to block a run play (in our mind), reveal our first guest and talk about the baseball sized hail that hit Jefferson City, Missouri last night!

Episode 2 of the Process, Preparation and Performance podcast dives into what we call The R-Code.

The first episode of Process, Preparation and Performance brought to you by Breakdown Sports LLC! In this episode we talk about our reason for the podcast, get into something we call "The Program" and set the stage for future episodes!