Podcasts about coppell high school

This week we welcome back Head Coach of Coppell High School and owner of Graham Hockey Skills, DJ Graham. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faceoffspot/support

The hosts of the Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, sit down with Percussion Arrangers and Instructors at Coppell High School, Doug Bush and Patricia Islas to talk about the Coppell High School Percussion Program as well as deep dive into their teaching philosophy and approach.

This week, host Taylor Arenz discusses Week 6 of Texas high school football.Week 6 did not disappoint! The Coppell High School "Powder" game vs. Lewisville was the place to be on Friday night, but there were also some exciting 6A matchups down in Houston.Host Taylor Arenz updates you on all these games and talks to playmakers from notable games around the state: Ingleside Mustangs WR Jaydon Smith, Oakridge War Eagles DL Joseph Jonah Ajonye, Prosper Eagles' Ellis Davis, Needville Bluejays RB Da'shawn Burton, and QB Keilan Sweeny. 

Paul and Zain connect with Coppell High School and 3D Empire star point guard Anthony Black. Anthony is the #27 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and is one of the fastest stock risers in the entire high school game. Anthony has picked up offers from Iowa State, Illinois, Kansas, Duke, and more this summer. Anthony talks about: - What has led to his rapid ascension in the rankings. - Why he chose to play with a local independent team vs. a big shoe circuit team. - What 1 or 2 factors will determine where he will play his college basketball. - His love of football and the decision to give it up to focus on basketball. You can follow Anthony on Instagram @antb1ack and on Twitter @AnthonyBlack24_

On this College Basketball Interview, we bring on Ryan Agarwal from Coppell High School. Ryan just recently committed to Stanford to play basketball. Ryan speaks about his Junior Season at Coppell as well as his Final Season of AAU with 3D Empire. After the break we dive into what the commit process was like for Ryan. Why he choose Stanford? and What he is expecting when gets to Stanford? and many more questions. We also talk about his commitment video and the process of that. Be sure to check out Ryan's commitment video at this Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acCnKfoOb-U #Different Ryan's Insta: @ryan_agarwal Ryan's Twitter: @ryanagarwa1 Ryan's TikTok: @ryan_agarwal Go check us out on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/5ive_out​​​​​​​​​​ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7E0RoNo...... ​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sideline.sp... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sideline_spor...... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On today's interview, we bring on Tariq Aman. Tariq is journey man in the JUCO world but it as skilled of a player as they come. We start off the interview talking about Tariq's freshmen year at Coppell High School. We talk about his growth over those 4 years as well. Tariq was a 4 year-Letterman at Coppell. We then dive into the AAU scene and his experience with 3d Empire and Proskills. Then we talk about Tariq's recruitment process and when it started. After the break we look at all of Tariq college journey's so far. We start off at his freshmen year at Temple College. Then we head to Victoria College for his "sophomore" year where unfortunately it was shorting because of Covid. But because of Covid right now, Tariq is verbally commitment to Paris Junior College but it still open to going to a 4 year school at any point. Check out Tariq at his Social listed below: Twitter: @tariqaman_ Instagram: @tjma3 Go check us out on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/5ive_out Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7E0RoNo...... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sideline.sp... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sideline_spor...... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On today's interview, we bring on Sam Marshall. Sam played at Coppell High School and Tarleton State as well as many years in his AAU days. Sam and Drew played many years together stemming back to bitter rivals in the Aquatic Center league games. After many hard fought battles against each other, they soon became teammates with Texas Xpress. A gifted athlete, Sam was a 4 year Letter mean at Coppell for Basketball. He spent his days playing for Deron Williams Elite and Urban DFW Elite, even getting dunked on by Zion Williams in the Adidas Gauntlet. After his Senior season at Coppell, Sam moved his talents to Tarleton State where he started as Freshmen for half the season and stole the job from a 5th year Senior. After his Sophomore year, Sam retired from the sport he loved and continued the legacy of the Marshall name by attending Texas A&M. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

SMU walkon, Matt Dorrity joins the podcast to talk SMU Football. He talks about his journey from Coppell High School to SMU. Matt talks about being an All-Academic Athlete for Conference USA. He gives us insight into what Cortland Sutton was like. We dive into the best spots in the Dallas area. We had to ask him about Dallas sports as well.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/splittinuprights/support

James McClenahan and Colleen Michaelis are beyond brave to share their story about the overdose death of their beautiful son Tommy McClenahan on August 10, 2018.They are helping many people that are listening and might be in this exact situation and possibly missing important signs that can change the outcome of their story. Colleen came on this show less than 3 months after Tommy passed away and you can hear her brave testimony in episodes 77 and 78. Since then she has tirelessly worked to bring awareness and education to thisopioid crisis not only in the small town of Coppell but all over the country. This episode we get a first hand look inside the grief of a Dad. James takes us through his memories of being Tommy's Dad from the time he was little and how he was just naturally great at everything. He tells us that even though Tommy struggled he was always convinced that he would beat the disease of addiction. Up until a month before his death there was every indication he was beating the disease.Even though James noticed signs in early highschool he never understood how powerful and highly addictive these opioids were. Colleen says that Tommy had so much greatness that as a parent you allow that to cloud your vision because you believe that he will stop anything that is silly and the greatness will take over. Colleen warns everyone that in addition to prescription medications all drugs are being laced with Fentanyl or Oxycontin because drug dealers know that will bring the customers back. Most people don't even realize that the Xanax bars are also laced with it and they take those at parties. The Fentanyl issue is so deadly. Fentanyl was initially used for pain treatment in severe cancer patients. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 2 tiny little grains can kill a man. It is extremely powerful. James and Colleen have made it their mission to get the word out and get people and parents aware of how truly dangerous it is. James tells us about the time Tommy had a sports injury and was prescribed opioids. 2 1/2 millions of people are addicted to opiods. You can be addicted to hydrocodone in 3 days. There is a huge misconception that once people complete drug rehab they are going to be fine going on with life but reality is they need treatment for the rest of their life. James bravely and tearfully takes us through the day when he found out that Tommy passed away. He leaned on his best friends that were right by his side. He had to call Colleen and his son Ben, Tommy's brother. Both Colleen and James are so grateful to the town of Coppell, Texas and all their friends who rallied around them. James says he doesn't know how people do it without support. Colleen tells us that the average age in Texas of children experimenting with alcohol and smoking is age 11!!!!!!!Colleen warns everyone to be very vigilant with what you are prescribed. When kids have been given opioids and medication for one thing or another it makes them way more prone to addiction when they are older. With opioids it takes on average 8 years of relapsing, being sober, relapsing, being sober to get 1 full year of sobriety. That is very daunting and almost too much to handle. James shares about his experience at Encore, which is an after care program from the rehab facility Unplugged where Tommy was. He went to a reception held for Tommy and was blown away by how many people showed up.Addiction makes good people do bad things. It changes and rewires the brain to make it think you need this drug like you need food and water. James talks about how hard it is on Tommy's younger brother to have lost the person that he always looked up to. Tommy was the 8th drug related death in Coppell of Coppell High School graduated students in 2018.With Colleen's leadership together with the superintendent and the principles of the Coppell school district they are focused on educating parents, students and focusing on kids emotional wellness. They are making sure kids have good coping skills. There is no one solution. We like to think in Coppell like so many other suburbs we live in a bubble. It's time to burst that bubble. If you think that we do not have drug issues you either live under a rock or are severely misinformed.

Karl and Laurel Pointer join us to share their hearts for reaching student athletes for Christ through coaching, while Laurel has a passion for encouraging coaches’ wives as well. Karl is currently Assistant Head Football Coach/CB Coach at Coppell High School, in Coppell, TX. He is also the Head Boys Track Coach. You can find […]

Zach Stricker, from Coppell, TX, is entering his Jr year as a member of the Coppell Cowboys Football program. He is a strong leader and great example for others to follow.

Khalil is a Senior at Coppell High School in Coppell, TX. He played Safety for the Coppell Cowboys. Khalil will be continuing his football career at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.

On March 26, 2019, the Dallas Morning News published a story titled, "How a drug-infested motel in northwest Dallas 'ruined many, many lives' in Coppell". Joining Michael Molthan for real talk on solutions to addiction, alcoholism, and unmanageable habits is Colleen Michaelis, who was interviewed for this story. Colleen Michaelis lost her 24 year old son, Tommy McClenahan, to an accidental drug overdose on August 10, 2018. She believes that when bad or even tragic things happen in your life, they are an opportunity to help others. By telling her family's story, she hopes to educate people about addiction...in particular opioids, bring awareness to the drug epidemic that is killing so many and help to end the stigma of addiction. Addiction has no zip code and although hers is an affluent suburb of Dallas, they have sadly witnessed a spike in opioid use and opioid related deaths. It is a subject that is often covered up or swept under the rug. She wants to address "the elephant in the room" in hopes of helping other families who are dealing with addiction or even prevent someone from heading down that road altogether.M2 The Rock airs LIVE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube weekdays at 12/noon CST and offers spiritual solutions to human problems. Listen on-demand via all major podcast platforms or watch past shows on Facebook and YouTube. To learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com.

Jay Jones is currently the Offensive Coordinator at Coppell High School in Coppell, TX.  He is a graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He and Stephanie have been married 21 years and they have two children, Trinity  and Jagger. Jay also serves on the Board for Texas Sports Reach, a sports outreach organization that takes […]

Pramika Kadari, my guest today is a gifted and special young woman, with a bright future ahead of her. She is a junior at Coppell High School , a vibrant and thriving suburb in the Dallas-Ft Worth area. All of us have been teenagers, either in the recent past or the distant past. We’re all very familiar with teen angst and the many things that were both major and minor stressors to us during that period of our lives. Pramika is living that life right now and as we all did navigating her way through what many of us would say was the most challenging part of our lives.   Life in the digital age is creating an unprecedented level of stress and anxiety in today’s teens. On top of the rapid changes to their bodies and hormones is the non-stop information overload that we’re all dealing with. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that 70% of teens see depression and anxiety as major problems among their peers. It was consistent across gender, race and income lines.   Among the issues identified were increased social media use, academic pressure and frightening events like terror attacks and school shootings. Another study released in 2017 found that children and adolescents admitted to children’s hospitals for thoughts of self-harm or suicide had more than doubled from 2008 to 2015.   Pramika is the copy editor of the school's Sidekick Newspaper. She enjoys writing (both creatively and journalistically), reading, and watching films and TV shows. Her favorite book is Ender's Game. While she does not have a favorite film, her top 5 include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Titanic, and Revolutionary Road. In college, she hopes to study both Film and English. In the future, she hopes to be a filmmaker and novelist. Pramika wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News recently on the topic of teen suicide and a Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. She said it is “damaging, dangerous and should not be allowed on the air for a 3rd season.   In this episode, you will learn: -Why she feels so passionately that the 13 Reasons Why TV should be taken off the air? -Her views on the reason for the alarming rise in teen suicide rates and causes. -Where she feels social media stress ranks as one of the causes. -The difference between teen girls and boys regarding the effect of social media on their lives -Where academic pressure, standardized testing, making good grades and getting into the right college rank as stressors. -Are school shootings and terror attacks among the causes in her school? -Teen drama and all the time dealing with it and what she means by that. -Is cyber bullying an issue? -Her views on the current college-entry cheating scandal   #fitness #keynote #wellness

Jay Dempsey is a Senior at Coppell High School in Coppell, TX. Due to a serious injury, he retired from football after his Junior season. Listen to Jay’s story of how God worked in his life through the difficulty of having to walk away from the game he loves. He is currently the President of […]

In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Apple Distinguished Educator, Mike Yakubovsky. We talk about the importance of teaching Cyber Security and App Development in schools. We also discuss his engineering class, technology standards, Swift Playgrounds, smishing, vishing, and so, so, so much more! You are going to love this interview.  Mike Yakubovsky is the Secondary CTE Lead for Coppell ISD and teaches Engineering and IOS app Development at Coppell High School. He has been with CISD since 2003 and started the CHS School of Engineering in 2006. The program is a 4-year pre-college engineering program focusing on design in which learners work on projects that prepare them for college STEM disciplines. Activities expose learners to design, applications of math and science, electronics, kinematics, and coding. This year, they just added a cyber security course Mike is working on his masters degree in digital leading and learning from Lamar University. He has a passion for preparing learners through authentic, real-world projects and challenges. For example, this past July, his team drove their solar car from Ft. Worth, Texas to Palmdale, CA. You can connect with mike on Twitter @myakSTEM. Mentioned in this Episode:  Mike's favorite book: Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess(Affiliate Link) Mike's other favorite book, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts https://slack.com Https://swiftteacher.me https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus https://github.com https://stackoverflow.com https://www.uscyberpatriot.org https://www.lastpass.com https://1password.com https://www.securemac.com/topics/checklist https://www.apple.com/everyone-can-code/ https://tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=51539616487 (download link for Principles of Cyber Security standards) Principles of Cyber Security ————————————————————————————————– Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you'd like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email. • Listen to Kelly's other podcast, The Future Focused Podcastand subscribe. • Subscribe to The Wired Educator Podcastwith over 115 episodes of interviews and professional development. • Visit Kelly's website at www.KellyCroy.com. • Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school's opening day? • Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com • Order Kelly's book, Along Came a Leaderfor a school book study or your personal library. • Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  • Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  •  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram     

Greg Tepper has become a media brand as the managing editor of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine and an analyst/expert on Fox Sports Southwest's high school football coverage. He tells his story from attending Coppell High School and the University of Missouri's renowned journalism school to an internship with the Dallas Morning News that led to his dream job.

Greg Tepper has become a media brand as the managing editor of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine and an analyst/expert on Fox Sports Southwest's high school football coverage. He tells his story from attending Coppell High School and the University of Missouri's renowned journalism school to an internship with the Dallas Morning News that led to his dream job.

Rowdy is currently a Sr at Coppell High School and a member of the Coppell Cowboys Football program. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at an early age, but he never let that hold him back from pursuing his dreams and goals in sports. Rowdy is  a Christ-driven competitor on and off the field looking […]

Caden Davis is a Jr at Coppell High School, in Coppell, TX. He is a PK on the Coppell Cowboys football team and the #4 ranked kicker in the nation. Caden is a strong young man of faith. His boldness for Christ is powerful in Coppell and beyond.

Chad grew up in Coppell, TX . He graduated from Coppell High School in 2009 and was selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and also offered a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Oklahoma. He chose Oklahoma. After an injury that sidelined him during his freshman […]

Norris and Tonya McGill, of Coppell, TX, have been married 26 years and have 3 children. They are Founders/Pastors of Antioch Christian Church (ACC) in Irving, Texas. ACC just celebrated its 18th anniversary. Their youngest son, Jonathan, is  currently a Junior at Coppell High School and plays football. The 3 of them join this podcast […]

Mike DeWitt, Head Football Coach at Coppell High School (Coppell, TX) joins us to share his story of faith and the impact of his faith on his coaching career. Coach DeWitt has been in coaching for over 15 years. He is married to Amanda and they have a 1 year old son, Matthew. Mike and […]

I am happy to share my conversation with Mike Yakubovsky. Mike is the STEM Coordinator and lead engineering teacher at Coppell High School, a 1:1 iPad Apple Distinguished School. He has been with CISD since 2003 and started the CHS School of Engineering in 2006. The School of Engineering is a 4-year pre-college engineering program focusing on design in which learners work on projects that prepare them for college STEM disciplines. Activities expose learners to design, applications of math and science, electronics, kinematics, and coding. Learners have begun Swift Playgrounds and Swift as a core component of their coding instruction. In addition to teaching, Mike is the department Instructional Coach. Mike was honored as an Apple Distinguished Educator in the spring of 2017. In 2015, the Metroplex Technology Business Council named Mike the Tech Titan of the Future for High Schools. Prior to that, Mike was presented with the Excellence in Engineering Education award from National Instruments and was named a runner up for the Discover Educator Award. Mike is the advisor for several organizations related to the Engineering program: Society of Women Engineers, Society of Minority Engineers, and the Coppell Solar Racing Team. I would like to thank Mike for taking time out of his busy teaching and engineering coaching schedule. Coppell School of Engineering - http://www.coppellisd.com/engineering Mike Yakubovsky - http://www.coppellisd.com/Domain/377 Coppell Engineering on Facebook - http://www.coppellisd.com/engineering Mike - Twitter - https://twitter.com/myakSTEM @CoppellSTEM - https://twitter.com/CoppellSTEM @CoppellSolar - https://twitter.com/CoppellSolar @Coppell_SWE - https://twitter.com/Coppell_SWE Show links Apple Distinguished Educators - http://www.apple.com/education/apple-distinguished-educator/ C programming language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language Lego Mindstorms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms Lab View - http://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/labview.html Arduino - https://www.arduino.cc Swift language - https://swift.org Larry Reiff - https://twitter.com/Mrreiff Dr. Chris Penny - https://twitter.com/chrispenny Douglas Kiang - https://twitter.com/dkiang Swift Playgrounds - https://appsto.re/us/eHUj2.i Intro to App Development with Swift curriculum: Teacher - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/app-development-with-swift/id1118577558?mt=11 Student - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/app-development-with-swift/id1118575552?mt=11 Accidental Tech: Episode 205 - People Don't Use the Weird Parts - http://atp.fm/episodes/205 Everyone Can Code K - 5 with Tynker - https://www.tynker.com/everyone-can-code/ Favorite Podcasts Wired Educator Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wired-educator-podcast/id974270220?mt=2 Swift Unwrapped - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-unwrapped/id1209817203?mt=2 Runtime - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/runtime/id1122203945?mt=2 Swift Teacher podcast Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SwiftTeachers/ Join the Swift Teachers Slack Group - mailto:brian@swiftteacher.org You can find also find the show notes and other information on my blog: Swift Teacher Blog - http://www.swiftteacher.org/podcast

In Episode 7 of Season 1, Dr. Amber reviews Building Block 6 of  her "Building Your Mental Performance Foundation" program, Emotional Management. Bo Scaife, former Ford High School Player of the Year out of Coppell High School in Texas, former Texas Longhorn and Tight End in the NFL, and current entrepreneur (aka: baller-preneuer!), joins Amber to share how the mental game drives his success in sport, business, and in life.   Mindset Note: YOU CONTROL THE MOMENT, DON'T LET YOUR MOMENT CONTROL YOU!   Championship Mindset Training: Shift your perspective on pressure, and view pressure as a privilege.   Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media that you use.   Referenced Links: The Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: Selking Performance Group Follow SPG on Twitter: @DrSelking     Follow Bo on Twitter: @BoScaife80 Check out Bo's awesome company, Fresh Ed Life here:            Twitter: @FreshEdLife            Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshEdLife/            Instagram: @FreshEdLife   Referenced Material: "The Chimp Paradox" by Dr. Steve Peters

In Episode 6 of Season 1, Dr. Amber reviews Building Block 5 of  her "Building Your Mental Performance Foundation" program, Attentional Control. Cam McDaniel, former Ford High School Player of the Year out of Coppell High School in Texas, Captain of the Notre Dame Football team, and current running back for the Montreal Alouettes, joins Amber to share how the mental game drives his success in sport, business, and in life.   Mindset Note: YOU GIVE POWER TO WHAT YOU FOCUS ON!   Championship Mindset Training: Practice using Coach Holtz's W.I.N. Principle. W.I.N. stands for "What's Important Now?" Practice asking yourself this question throughout the day to help train your mind, and to direct your attention to what is important in the moment to drive your execution.   Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media that you use.   Referenced Links: The Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: Selking Performance Group Follow SPG on Twitter: @DrSelking     Follow Cam on Twitter: @cammcdaniel33 Check out Cam's high school highlight videos on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eA1SXKGGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Fn7_NKrOw   Referenced Material: "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis "Seven Days of Utopia" by David Cook (formerly called "Golf's Sacred Journey"      

Host Chris Vognar calls in from the Venice Film Festival and Dallas independent filmmaker Jason Reimer takes his spot in the studio. We consider the continued fallout from that promotional video for Alpha Phi at the University of Alabama. (You know, the one with the blond sorority sisters laughing, blowing glitter from their hands and prancing in bikinis.) Turns out, it was shot by a 20-year-old Coppell High School grad who is now dealing with the aftermath of viral fame. Next, “Wanna see some shapes?” Shapes is the title of the zine by Dallas artist Randy Guthmiller, who has built a mini zine publishing empire for local artists. Guthmiller talks about what it all means in advance of the inaugural Dallas Zine Party. Finally, we point our microphones back at guest-host Jason Reimer for a lightening round of topics. He’ll tell us about the book he just optioned for a TV series about the Chitlin' Circuit, we’ll discuss reports that his crew may (or may not) be negotiating to take over the historic Lakewood Theater, and we’ll get an update on Dallas actor Harry Goaz’s return to David Lynch’s strange world of Twin Peaks, courtesy of Showtime. Plus: Our weekly recommendations.

   What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Chris Stricker shares stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth sports coach. Chris has been the Head girl's soccer coach of perennial powerhouse Coppell High School in Texas.  His accolades include: 7-time District Coach of the Year, 17 straight years of playoff appearances, 2009 and 2014 Texas 5A State Champions, 2009 NSCAA Texas Large School, Dallas Morning News, and  TASCO Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Organization Coach of the Year. Chris also has built one of the best soccer camps in the country. Chris is married and has 4 children -  15 year-old son, 13 year-old twin sons, and a 11 year-old daughter. Twitter: @stricker_soccer Website/Camps: strickersoccer.com Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Quote 'As a coach - you can't be pulling the wagon by yourself.  If your best players are pulling the wagon - everyone is going to on board.' Turning around the culture on a team You have to instill the vision so the players believe they can win Have them set goals - and every practice you're reminding them of what there goals are HUGE IDEA #1 4 Pillars of the program: CALI: Commitment Accountability Love Integrity Establishing goals/guides Break everything into relatable levels: Barclays level, National level, College. HUGE IDEA #2 If your best players are your hardest workers - you're going to always have a good team: 'As a coach - you can't be pulling the wagon by yourself.  If your best players are pulling the wagon - everyone is going to on board.' Every kid on the team needs to be crystal clear on what their role is on the team Culture - Discipline/Rewards/Teambuilding Everyone will be treated fairly, but that doesn't mean everyone will be treated equally Teaching Skills At the younger ages - the most important thing to teach is technique.  To keep the kids engaged you have to find creative ways to keep it fun. An effective way to teach is have your most talented kids help teach the less talented kids. The One that Got Away Losing to their big rival the first 2 years, which kept them out of the playoffs.  But those losses were used as fuel Favorite sports movies When the Game Stands Tall Miracle Remember the Titans Facing the Giants Best Stolen idea Jim Tressel - The Winners Manual - You have to invest in people Lead for God's Sake - Todd Gongwer Parting Advice Don't try to be the kid's friends - be their teacher who cares about them Have a plan   Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: