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Could it become a new varsity sport in high schools across the state? Jason Potts guided Edina to a state football title in November, and this spring, he led the Hornets girls team in their first ever flag football season. Should the sport be offered all across the state? Find out on The WCCO Morning News.
Could it become a new varsity sport in high schools across the state? Jason Potts guided Edina to a state football title in November, and this spring, he led the Hornets girls team in their first ever flag football season. Should the sport be offered all across the state? Find out on The WCCO Morning News.
It is the best time of the year in Minnesota - the Minnesota State High School League hosting the Boys Hockey Tournament at Xcel Energy Center! We chat with David La Vaque with the Minnesota Star Tribune and author of Tourney Time, the story of the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament - a lot of surprises in this year but also a lot of schools not making it for a change - David breaks down some of the key matchups to watch out for this coming week!
Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump's recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on the matter.The first bill voted on in the Minnesota House this session didn't get enough support to pass Thursday. The Republican-sponsored bill would have declared more data from state attorney general investigations as public.
Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump's recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on the matter.The first bill voted on in the Minnesota House this session didn't get enough support to pass Thursday. The Republican-sponsored bill would have declared more data from state attorney general investigations as public.
Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump's recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on the matter.The first bill voted on in the Minnesota House this session didn't get enough support to pass Thursday. The Republican-sponsored bill would have declared more data from state attorney general investigations as public.
Patrick doesn't want to get rid of the MLB All-Star Game, but when it comes to the NBA and NHL all-star games that's another matter. Patrick also has thoughts on what happened at the Hopkins-Wayzata boys' basketball game last week, why the Minnesota State High School League is lacking in some key areas and why the Twins might be handing out jobs too early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Patrick doesn't want to get rid of the MLB All-Star Game, but when it comes to the NBA and NHL all-star games that's another matter. Patrick also has thoughts on what happened at the Hopkins-Wayzata boys' basketball game last week, why the Minnesota State High School League is lacking in some key areas and why the Twins might be handing out jobs too early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Patrick doesn't want to get rid of the MLB All-Star Game, but when it comes to the NBA and NHL all-star games that's another matter. Patrick also has thoughts on what happened at the Hopkins-Wayzata boys' basketball game last week, why the Minnesota State High School League is lacking in some key areas and why the Twins might be handing out jobs too early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Patrick doesn't want to get rid of the MLB All-Star Game, but when it comes to the NBA and NHL all-star games that's another matter. Patrick also has thoughts on what happened at the Hopkins-Wayzata boys' basketball game last week, why the Minnesota State High School League is lacking in some key areas and why the Twins might be handing out jobs too early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League — the governing body of sports and other extracurricular activities in the state — for its policy allowing student athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.University of Minnesota researchers are sounding alarms over President Donald Trump's plan to dramatically cut funding for National Institutes of Health grants.And Fairview Health Services says it is not interested in a merger with the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health. This is an MPR News morning update hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.Find these headlines and more at mprnews.org.Feds to probe Minnesota State High School League over transgender athlete policyMerger with the U and Essentia? Fairview says ‘no'Read the latest edition of the Minnesota Today newsletter.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS.
From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.The River Connects Us Jim Voegeli of Rochester visited to Winona Arts Center recently to see the opening of a photography and poetry exhibition entitled “The River Connects Us.” Retired environmental engineer Pete Mutschler spent six years taking photographs along the full length of the Mississippi River, and for the past two years retired state demographer and poet Tom Gillaspy has written poems to pair with the photographs. The resulting 26 images and poems are on display through March 2 at the Winona Arts Center, which is open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. Voegeli appreciated both artistic halves of the exhibit. He says the enlarged photographs, encompassing all types of transportation along the river, “looked almost like paintings.” The title has a dual meaning.Jim says: The river does just physically connect all of these photos together and poems. But as Peter said in the reception, the people that he met along the way, all the way up and down the Mississippi were such nice, friendly people that the meaning also has to do with all the people that live along the river, that we're all connected together.— Jim VoegeliIn June, the exhibit will be on view at the Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center (also known as Freedom Park) in Prescott, Wis. View the ongoing project at theriverconnectsus.org. A daughter sings her love for her father Delta Rae Giordano is an actor and teaching artist based in Falcon Heights. She recommends the show “Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully.” Elena Glass wrote and performs this show about her father, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 14. The show includes original music by Twin Cities duet The Champagne Drops. It runs Jan. 24 through Jan. 31 at the Hive Collaborative in St. Paul. Delta says: I'm really interested to see how Elena is going to talk about this, present it to an audience, and create art out of something that's, you know, a really sad personal loss. But from the description that she has on her event information, it sounds like she really wanted to let people know about this wonderful relationship she had with her dad, and probably some wisdom that he imparted. It's directed by Allison Vincent, who is a very well known local performer and theater maker. She actually did a show about [losing] her own father that was just performed at the fringe last summer.— Delta Rae GiordanoHigh school thespians' 35 minutes to shine Georgette Jones is an arts educator and advocate in Watson and she is excited to enter the competition season for the Minnesota State High School League one-act plays. From Pipestone to Mora, Detroit Lakes to Mountain Lake, each competing school has 35 minutes or less to shine with a play of their choosing, and Jones says the styles of show vary from comedy to drama to everything in between. The subsection tournaments begin today across the state. Find your nearest host school here. They competition culminates in a state festival held at the O'Shaughnessy at St Catherine University in St. Paul on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7. Georgette says: Some of these schools are coming from well-funded programs with huge, wonderful facilities. And some of these schools have a stage at the end of a gym and a volunteer director. And yet, the quality of student acting and performance and different theater making criteria is just amazing. Every year, I never cease to be surprised by what I see on a stage at a one act play festival.— Georgette Jones
Renowned sports performance coach Bill Welle joins Randy at Training Haus on Minnesota Vikings campus to talk offseason training for prep football players. Plus, Eric Martens, the man in charge of the Minnesota State High School League, appears on the final Shaver's Prep Football Podcast of the season. Sponsored by TruStone Financial, Your Neighborhood Credit Union. It's true. (https://trustonefinancial.org), Aquarius Home Services (https://aquariushomeservices.com), & Culver's (https://www.culvers.com)
Prep football is essentially here with school returning so we got the latest on what to look for on the field this season from the Minnesota Star Tribune high school journalist David LaVaque - talking Holy Family, NIL in Minnesota, players to watch and writing his book on 75 years of the Minnesota State High School League
The Executive Director of the Minnesota State High School League, Erich Martens, talked with Vineeta about how the league is handling the rain on Championship Monday.
John Millea of MSHSL talks about a coaching legend in Annandale, coaching milestones around the state and state debate this weekend. He also thanks a ref and gives us his MVT.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea starts the new year with a visit to Moorhead and a review of highway bakeries. Plus: His MVT, and visit to Albany. From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea's journeys lead him to more great stories and an afternoon with a couple of Greenways and a Reusse.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on his recent travels, wrestling, a great student conference and this week's MVT. From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL prep sports and activities guru John Millea on pep band music, the arrival of the shot clock in basketball, a Hall of Fame honor, a ref work thanking and this week's MVT.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea celebrates a birthday by recapping a dramatic Prep Bowl, thanking a ref and relating how he may have changed Patrick Reusse's life.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea on prep sports championships, a great football story, state volleyball, suspicious bird poop, his MVP and ``Young Steve.'' From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea tells us of challenges at state cross country, what's happening in state tournaments, and cites the "dumbest guy in town.''From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL prep sports guru John Millea on soccer at US Bank Stadium, state cross country and tennis, and the retirement of former MN prep baseball player Dick Bremer.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL prep sports and activities guru John Millea on Cloquet, Farmington, his Most Valuable Teammate, cross country, a football playoff thought and a former show guest who's getting a big honorFrom Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on the wonderful story of longtime ref John Lieser, plus MEA week stuff, a long drive to Cloquet, ref thanking and our MVT.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on the wonderful story of longtime ref John Lieser, plus MEA week stuff, a long drive to Cloquet, ref thanking and our MVT.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on soccer being a family sport, how to watch and attend state cross country, who's in the Hall of Fame, plus thanks for our refs and most valuable teammates.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on soccer being a family sport, how to watch and attend state cross country, who's in the Hall of Fame, plus thanks for our refs and most valuable teammates.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea tells us about Casey O'Brien, the board meeting, Becker, women refs and our MVT.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Prep sports and activities guru John Millea on his travels to volleyball games, classy kid moments, refs and his next big trip.From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Preps Today w/ John Millea - John's 400 mile tripPrep sports and activities guru John Millea on his long trip, what he saw, a big night in Owatonna, Hall of Fame news, volleyball stuff, and kids thanking refs.#MSHSL #highschoolsports #sportsListen Here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f7d9d81 or on your favorite podcast app!From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/)Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea on Jim Nantz, Pequot Lakes, St. Charles, and his upcoming travels across the state of Minnesota.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
John Millea takes us all over Minnesota and maybe the world, telling stories about Minnesota high school sports and activities. Plus, he thanks a ref, as always.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea revisits an interview with Mountain Lake's Luke Klassen, the subject of his No. 1 story from the school year.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea runs it back to a December interview with La Crescent-Hokah basketball player Noah Bjerke-Wieser, whose social media post about respecting officials made a big splash.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on some of his favorite stories not involving cheese pretzels, plus the new Tartan AD is a memorable name.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Stories of the year, that is. MSHSL guru John Millea starts his countdown this week, then talks Seattle, refs and Mankato Mary.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea on a very controversial episode goes after your favorite beverage and shares his favorite DM.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL guru John Millea celebrates a milestone while talking about state tourneys, Hal Miller, and medals.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Introduction: Host Michael Rand was intrigued and maybe a little alarmed recently when he was playing around with artificial intelligence and the 1998 NFC title game. Basic facts were completely wrong, but the emotion of the day was spot-on. Plus a former Vikings owner was sentenced to more than six years in prison. 11:00: Answering an important listener question about the future of the Twins on TV. 13:00: Star Tribune high school writer Jim Paulsen joins Rand to talk about the upcoming spring state tournaments and to explain some recent controversies the Minnesota State High School League has had to deal with. 27:00: Some drama with the Gophers women's hockey team.
Dan Barreiro is back and opens the show with his thoughts on the latest Minnesota State High School League controversy. He's also confused about something that had ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit worked up this week.
MSHSL's John Millea on state tournaments, the Edison twins, a classy moment, St. Charles and St. Francis.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Dan Barreiro is back and opens the show with his thoughts on the latest Minnesota State High School League controversy. He's also confused about something that had ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit worked up this week.
Eric Klein of St. Charles explains True Team track to John & Jim, then John talks about softball, track and Minnesota's new Hall of Famers.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL.org guru John Millea on a great day on the road, outstanding twins and why he went missing.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
MSHSL.org guru John Millea on boys volleyball being approved, St. Francis, congratulations, our MVT and a thank you to the Vikings.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
Rosemount athletic director Mike Manning joins John Millea, plus Band of The Week and Most Valuable Teammate.Thanks to Minnesota Propane Association (https://discoverpropanemn.com/,) Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (https://www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) & All Energy Solar (https://www.allenergysolar.com/coach)
In 2015, Joe Ehrmann and Jody Redman, with a grant from the NFL Foundation, implemented a statewide pilot program in partnership with high school athletic associations, educational leadership associations, and the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Since that time, the InSideOut Initiative has partnered with 20 NFL teams in 17 states. With the support of the NFL Foundation, the InSideOut Initiative is creating a national movement to transform interscholastic athletics. Joe Ehrmann, All-American football player played professional football for 13 years and was the NFL's first Ed Block Courage Award Recipient. Joe is the author of the highly influential and popular InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives which provides the basis for purpose-based athletics: connecting student-athletes to transformational coaches, in a nurturing community for their social, emotional and character development. Jody Redman is a nationally recognized speaker, facilitator, author, and thought leader on strategic planning, organizational design and transformation, and leadership development. She is a former collegiate basketball stand-out, high school teacher, head coach, and Athletic Administrator at both the high school and collegiate levels. During her nineteen-year tenure as an Associate Director for the Minnesota State High School League, Jody authored, developed and produced cutting edge online education that supports the social-emotional and character development of school community stakeholders. In this episode, Joe, Jody and Cindra talk about: Why it is important to be purpose-driven What it means to be an inside-out coach and leader How leaders can become transformational What healthy masculinity looks like HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/534 FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901
This week on Inside the Headset, we are featuring our 2022 Regional Power of Influence Award winners in a roundtable discussion. The coaches discuss their journey, some of the mentors who have had an impact on them, and some pillars of their football program. 2022 AFCA/AFCF Regional Power of Influence Award winners are: Region 1: Jim Kelliher, Abington (Mass.) High School Region 2: Rodney Saulsberry Sr., Whitehaven (Tenn.) High School Region 3: Dwight Lundeen, Becker (Minn.) High School Region 4: John King, Longview (Tex.) High School Region 5: Todd Sloat, Fall River (Calif.) High School Jim Kelliher has been the head coach at Abington High School for 49 years and currently sits fourth for career victories in Massachusetts history with 305. He has guided the Green Wave to three Eastern Massachusetts State titles in Division 5 (2002), Division 3 (2005) and Division 4 (2012) and two overall state championships in Division 5 (2014) and Division 4 (2019). Kelliher graduated from Abington in 1966 and played his college football at the University of Massachusetts. He returned to Abington as an assistant coach for three years before being named head coach in 1974. Rodney Saulsberry Sr. is in his 25th season at Whitehaven High School and 19th as a head coach. He has an overall record of 180-48 with two Tennessee 6A state titles in 2012 and 2016, the first championships in program history. Over 200 of Saulsberry's former players have gone on to play college football, and 15 of them have become coaches. He has served on the board of the Tennessee Football Coaches Association and served on the Rules Committee for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Saulsberry has been a speaker at various football clinics around the country, including the 2013 AFCA Convention. In 2020, he co-founded the Minority Coaches Association of Tennessee, which helps high school, college and professional coaches in Tennessee foster job opportunities and hosts clinics for continuing education. Saulsberry has earned many awards over his time as head coach, such as a two-time Tennessee Titans Coach of the Week, a Tennessee Titans/Shelby Metro Coach of the Year award winner in 2012 and 2016, three-time Regional Coach of the Year and winner of the Rex Dockery Award from the Memphis Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Dwight Lundeen started the Becker High School football team in 1970 and has never left. In his 53 years as head coach, Lundeen has amassed an overall record of 390-166-3 with three state championships, 19 section titles, and 24 conference championships. He has served as president and on the executive committee of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association, the Minnesota Interscholastic Activities Administrators Association, and the Minnesota State High School League. Lundeen has been inducted into the National Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2019), Minnesota Activities Directors Hall of Fame (2014), Minnesota High School League Hall of Fame (2014) and the Minnesota Football Coaches Hall of Fame (2009). He is a four-time Minnesota Football Coach of the Year and was named Minnesota Football Coaches Association Man of the Year in 2015. John King is in his 19th year as head coach at Longview High School. He currently has the Lobos in the semifinals of the Texas 5A state playoffs with a 14-0 record. His overall record sits at 211-43 with a 6A state championship in 2018. King is a past president of the Texas High School Coaches Association and has served on the THSCA Board of Directors. He has served on several committees for the THSCA as well as Treasurer of the East Texas Coaches Association. King was inducted into the East Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2019 and was named Texas Sportswriter Association 6A Coach of the Year, along with Longview News Journal and American State Bank Coach of the Year in 2018. He has won 15 District Coach of the Year honors in his 19 seasons. Todd Sloat has coached football for 23 years, with the last 21 coming at Fall River High School. His overall record in eight years as a head coach sits at 78-16 with one California 7AA state championship and six Northern Section titles. Sloat earned California Coach of the Year honors in 2021 and six other Coach of the Year honors in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018, and 2021. He stepped down as head coach after the 2021 season and works as an assistant coach with Fall River, helping the Bulldogs to a 12-0 record and the Northern Section championship. 0:50 Meaning of Power of Influence Selection 1:55 Pillars/Culture of Each Program 10:20 Impact of Program 13:50 Significant Influences 18:05 Creating a Community within Your Town & Team 21:00 Camaraderie of Coaches