
Mind of a Football Coach
By Zach Davis
The Mind of a Football Coach Podcast is about football, philosophy and personal growth.
Please send questions and comments to: zach.davis24@gmail.com
Thank you for listening!
Please send questions and comments to: zach.davis24@gmail.com
Thank you for listening!


New Year's Goals with Dr. Justin Bowers
To learn more about Dr. Bowers' work please click the link: https://www.wvwc.edu/news/new-west-virginia-wesleyan-college-career-services-director-ready-to-assist-students/
Have a great day and thank you for listening!
28:05
January 24, 2023

A Little Bit of Everything With Jared Robertson
Coach Robertson is the Athletic Director, Head Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Football Coach at Greenbrier West High School, WV.
35:26
January 09, 2023

Tom Alward
Coach Tom Alward is one of the four cornerstones of Goodrich Athletics as he has been coaching at Goodrich for over 32 years. Not many programs still have a coach who has dedicated so much of his time and energy for so long but Coach Alward does it because he loves the kids. Coach Alward has been coaching for a total of 47 years, with his coaching career started at Flint Central becoming their Head JV coach then at his alma mater Burton Bendle. Coach Alward has not only been dedicated to Goodrich for almost 32 years, but he was a dedicated sales rep for Jostens for 35 years. Coach Alward is married to his high school sweetheart Darlene, they have two children Trevor and Jennifer. In Coach Alwards free time he enjoys watching the Detroit Tigers, golf, and of course spending time with his 6 grandchildren (Collin, Emma, Luke, Delaney, Neely, and Grady). A little something interesting about Coach Alward is he is a graduate of The University of Nebraska where he played on a National Championship team. Coach Alward was also drafted in the National Football League (NFL) to the NY Jets. He later signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaners. Coach Alward was the first player to ever sign a NFL Contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Source: https://goodrichfootball.com/coaching-staff
35:30
January 06, 2023

School Culture with Adam Cheeseman
Adam Cheeseman is the Superintendent at Doddridge County Schools, WV.
Thank you for listening!
26:54
January 04, 2023

Clayton Lagasse
Coach Lagasse is an Assistant Football Coach and the Head Strength Coach at Doddridge County High School, WV.
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28:28
January 01, 2023

Talking Education and Football with Caleb Davis
Caleb Davis is the Athletic Director at Old Plank Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida.
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40:03
December 28, 2022

School Culture with Alex Cork
Alex is the Principal at Tucker County High School, WV.
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20:11
December 21, 2022

Paul Jacobson
Paul was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Negaunee in 1987. Paul played in the 1987 All Star Game where the West team was victorious. He then went on to letter four years at Central Michigan University and obtain All MAC conference honors in 1990 as an offensive lineman. Paul was a part of the 1990 MAC Championship team and played in the California Raisin Bowl.
After graduating from Central in 1992 Paul was an assistant varsity coach and taught in Mt. Pleasant for four years before getting a teaching and coaching job at his alma mater in the U.P. in 1997. “Jake”, at the age of 30, became the head football coach in 2000 after MHSFCA Hall of Fame member Dick Koski retired. The Negaunee Miners have been in the playoffs 13 times in a row. In Coach Jacobson’s 10 year tenure at Negaunee, the Miners are 80-29 with a State Championship in 2002, a semifinal appearance in 2003 and have won four conference titles. Paul has been awarded Regional Coach of the Year by the MHSFCA three times (2002, 2004, and 2008), MHSFCA State Coach of the Year (2002), and Detroit Lions Coach of the Week in 2003.
Source: https://www.mhsfca.com/bios/paul-coach-jacobson/
34:55
December 19, 2022

Sean Blumette
Sean Blumette is the Athletic Director at Brooke County Schools, WV.
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40:47
December 16, 2022

Cliff Fortin
Coach Fortin's Bio:
My name is Cliff Fortin (Coach Fortin) i live in Johnston RI, I am a husband, a father of two ( boy and girl) an uncle, and a godfather. I have been coaching for 20 years. I coached youth football for about 4-5 years. I started coaching football at the high school level the year of 2007.
I was a volunteer coach at Johnston high school for two years 2007 and 2008. I then became a paid assistant coach at Coventry high school from 2009 to 2017 where we made the playoffs three times and won a division title. I then went to Exeter West Green in 2018 to run the offense, half way through the season I was asked to take over the football program. Once the end of the season came I was asked to become the head football coach, my first year as the head coach we came one game from the playoffs, my second year as head coach we made the playoffs and came one game from the Super Bowl, my third year as head coach we made the playoffs again and made it to the Super Bowl.
We made Rhode Island in a scholastically history by becoming the only team to make it to the super bowl as the 6th seed.
2021 I was awarded coach of the year
2022 I became the defensive coordinator for Ponaganset high school which we made the playoffs our first year moving up to D3.
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26:49
December 14, 2022

Football is a Game
Bobby Dodd on Football: https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Dodd-football-Robert-L/dp/B0007E56TY?tag=mochaglobal20-20&ascsubtag=srctok-808fc9468156b279&btn_ref=srctok-808fc9468156b279
Thank you for listening!
16:48
December 12, 2022

Becoming a Head Coach with Brett Collier
Brett Collier is the Head Football Coach at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Georgia.
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33:30
December 08, 2022

Derek Shell
Derek Shell is the Head Football Coach at Napoleon High School, MI.
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29:09
December 06, 2022

Catching Up with Josh Alexander
Coach Alexander is the Head Football Coach at Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia.
Link to our first podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/oDnQ1ACrzvb
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35:21
December 01, 2022

Tyler Phares
Tyler Phares was named the Indians 20th head coach in February of 2021.
In his first season at the helm, Phares led the Indians to a 12-1 record in 2021 and an appearance in the Class AAA semi-finals. The 12 wins was the best mark for a first year head coach in school history. Also under Phares, the Indians rushed for 4999 yards, the second best mark in school history. The Indians also posted 43.7 points per game which was the best scoring average for a season in Bridgeport football history.
The Elkins, West Virginia native began his coaching career as the offensive line coach at his alma mater Elkins in 2010. He was named the offensive coordinator under Head Coach Greg Hott and served in that role in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Phares became the O.C. at William Campbell High School in Naruna, Virginia from 2013-2015.
He also spend two season at Morgantown High School as the offensive line coach.
30:47
November 29, 2022

Mark Hollars
Coach Hollars is in his second year of teaching strength training at Commerce High School. Coach Hollars has been coaching for 32 years and has extensive experience with working with student athletes in the weight room. He has worked with athletes in a variety of sports and stresses proper lifting technique to build power and explosion. Coach Hollars has developed student athletes at both the high school collegiate levels. He is the head football coach here at CHS.
Source: https://chs.commercecityschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1790175&type=u&pREC_ID=2268424
Thank you for listening!
38:44
November 24, 2022

Greg White
A little bit about Greg White:
I am excited to be in Elkins, working in a great community with this fantastic radio station. I started in radio in 1983, as a high school kid. I have been part-time, and full-time, in radio since that year. I’ve worked in Beckley, Mount Hope, Oak Hill, and Charleston. There’s really nothing in radio I haven’t done. As much as I enjoy playing music, my absolute favorite thing in radio is Play by Play. I’ve been doing High School and College football and basketball play by play since 1990. As part of a team in Charleston, we won the “Best Play by Play Broadcast” award 6 years in a row… and I won the individual “Best Play By Play Announcer” a few years ago. I’ve done high school sports in Beckley, Shady Spring, Charleston, and most recently, Tygarts Valley. For two years, I was the play by play guy for WV State University, and am part of the MetroNews Sports Team for the annual Mountain East Conference Basketball Tournament.
I am also honored to be a Retired Senior Master Sergeant from the US Air Force, with nearly 28 years of service. I served part time for a few years and ended my career an active duty capacity with the WV Air National Guard. I was fortunate to maintain my part-time radio career during my military service, and am proud to have served this state and country.
I have been married to my amazing wife, Diana, since 2019. We are die-hard WVU Mountaineer football and basketball fans, and I’ve been a fan of the New England Patriots since 1975. So you’ll find us watching sports in the fall and winter… and spending our summers out by the firepit.
I’ve lived most of my life in Fayette County, but moved to this area about a year ago… and am loving every minute of it. It’s beautiful here and the people are some of the nicest I’ve ever met. I will be here every weekday morning from 6am until 10am… and will even visit with you on the weekends… playing Elkins Greatest Hits on 94.7 WELK.
Source: https://947welk.com/gregwhite/
39:41
November 22, 2022

Embracing the Struggle with Justin Bowers
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia – West Virginia Wesleyan College’s new director of career services and experiential learning discovered his own passion in helping students navigate their next steps.
Dr. Justin Bowers recently came to the College from Upshur County Schools.
“For a long time, I have wanted to connect to higher education,” he said. “I was teaching at the high school last year. I loved the opportunity to teach, but really got passionate about helping upperclassmen think about next steps – whether that was higher education, employment or enlisting in the military – that was the most fun I had.
“When I saw the position of director of career services and experiential learning was open, I felt like it was a great fit. Being a community member, I have floated around the outskirts of West Virginia Wesleyan College, but to be a part of this community in this role is really, really exciting to me.”
The Office of Career Services and Experiential Learning has also moved. Students will find Bowers on the second floor of the Benedum Campus Center in the Student Development suite when they return in August.
“My primary roles are going to be networking to make sure we have strong internships and experiential learning opportunities for students,” Bowers said. “I will also be developing career services to help students with building effective resumes and cover letters, interview skills, finding the right job or grad school after college.”
Bowers views his office as a campus resource center for students as they look at their next professional steps.
“Everybody comes to college thinking about what they are excited to learn, what they are passionate about, what career they want to pursue,” he said. “I think having a resource with very practical steps they can take to move toward their goals is very helpful.”
Bowers grew up in Buckhannon and moved back in 2012. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational leadership and has spent the last 10 years pastoring a church locally and working in the school system while building a business for leadership developing and coaching and consulting. He and his wife, Carrie, have four daughters.
Source: https://www.wvwc.edu/news/new-west-virginia-wesleyan-college-career-services-director-ready-to-assist-students/
Thank you for listening!
30:55
November 18, 2022

Catching Up with Kyle McElvany
Coach McElvany is currently the Special Teams Coordinator & Offensive Line coach at St. Mary Catholic Central in Monroe, Michigan. Prior to coaching at his alma mater, he served for 5 years as the head football coach at Dundee High School in addition to coaching in Ohio at Anthony Wayne, Delta, and Swanton high schools. He is a member of the 2016 AFCA inaugural 30 Under 30 class. He has spoken at state, regional, and virtual clinics on the Power T and program building topics. He can be found on twitter @coachmcelvany .
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30:06
November 16, 2022

2022 Season Recap
Please send an email to zach.davis24@gmail.com if you have questions or comments.
Have a great Monday!
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14:55
November 14, 2022

Catching Up with Coach Dave Chipps
Caught up with Coach Chipps and discussed this past football season.
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18:35
November 09, 2022

Talking Life, Cross Country and the Classroom with Taylor Stacy
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29:35
October 26, 2022

First Week of Practice
Thoughts on the first week of practice
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13:23
August 02, 2022

Right Where I Need to Be
Here is the link to the email I reference in the podcast: https://www.thedaily.coach/p/sunday-thinking-0f27
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Have a great day!
13:20
July 25, 2022

Old School Football with Kyle McElvany
Coach McElvany is currently the Special Teams Coordinator & Offensive Line coach at St. Mary Catholic Central in Monroe, Michigan. Prior to coaching at his alma mater, he served for 5 years as the head football coach at Dundee High School in addition to coaching in Ohio at Anthony Wayne, Delta, and Swanton high schools. He is a member of the 2016 AFCA inaugural 30 Under 30 class. He has spoken at state, regional, and virtual clinics on the Power T and program building topics.
He can be found on twitter @coachmcelvany.
His email is: kmcelvany@smccmonroe.com
Link to his consulting website: https://oldschoolfootballworks.weebly.com/
33:16
July 16, 2022

Eric Jett
Eric Jett is the Director of Wellness and Conditioning at Upshur County Schools.
43:48
July 08, 2022

Pre - Season Talk with Duane Carpenter
Duane Carpenter is the sports writer for My Buckhannon: https://www.mybuckhannon.com/
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38:34
July 06, 2022

Football Pedagogy
Here's the link to the new Bloom's Taxonomy: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/#bg
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18:28
July 03, 2022

2022 Summer Thoughts
This podcast is short and sweet. Some updated thoughts on summer.
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11:12
June 20, 2022

Douglas Pereira
Coach Pereira is the Head Football Coach at York High School in Yorktown, VA.
You can email Coach Pereira at: dpereira@ycsd.york.va.us
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57:18
June 13, 2022

Coach Kurt Hines
Kurt Hines is the Head Football Coach at Coronado High School, CA.
He also has a website: https://www.coachkurthines.com/
He can be found on Twitter @CoachKurtHines
Please send questions and comments to zach.davis24@gmail.com
29:05
June 10, 2022

Catching Up with Brandon Lowe
Brandon Lowe is the owner of the Brandon Lowe Show with Ryan Pritt
https://www.facebook.com/BLoweShow/
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41:52
June 09, 2022

Head Coach Advice with Jason Jackson
Coach Jackson is the Head Football Coach at Eastern Local High School, Ohio.
49:38
June 06, 2022

Homer DeLattre
Mr. Homer DeLattre began his employment as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of the Hollidaysburg Area School District on July 1, 2013. Prior to his employment at Hollidaysburg, he served as a Health/Physical Education teacher for 16 years in the Glendale and Corry School Districts. He was also the Head Football Coach for the last 11 seasons at Corry and served as the Athletic Director there as well. Mr. DeLattre graduated from Moshannon Valley High School and Lock Haven University.
31:11
May 27, 2022

Coffee with Dave Chipps
Coach Chipps is the Head Football Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur Middle School.
Thank you for listening!
47:15
May 25, 2022

Nicholas Bandstra
Coach Bandstra is the Head Football Coach at Northwestern High School in Springfield, Ohio.
He also runs a YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChW7UyLcMH6QDwCS295w9aQ
Have a great day!
35:55
May 22, 2022

Thoughts on Hard Work with Taylor Stacy
"Young People Have Not Changed": https://footballscoop.com/news/craig-bohl-young-people-have-not-changed
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37:04
May 15, 2022

Paul Schudel
Paul Schudel (born July 2, 1944) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ball State University from 1985 to 1994 and at Central Connecticut State University from 2001 to 2003, compiling a career college football record of 70–69–4.
Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Schudel
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39:35
May 12, 2022

Dr. Justin Bowers
Justin Bowers is a leader and thinker committed to helping others willingly engage the tensions surrounding leadership. He defines his full-time job(s) as a: Creative Idealist Specializing in Community Redevelopment and Spiritual Discovery. Practically speaking, that means he is found most Sunday mornings serving as the Lead Pastor and Teacher of New Community. However, he also works as the Director and Lead Facilitator of Intensional Coaching & Consulting and the Director of Appalachian Impact.
As much as he can, he sneaks away from work to run the mountains of West Virginia or enjoy life with his wife Carrie and three daughters.
Enneagram Types: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
Dr. Bower's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Wonky-Survival-Guide-Following-Church/dp/1737394103
Richard Rohr's Enneagram Book: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Christian-Perspective-Richard-Rohr/dp/0824519507
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37:44
May 11, 2022

Jeremiah McCourt
Coach McCourt is an Assistant Strength Coach and Football Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur High School, WV.
44:56
May 06, 2022

Let's Talk about Practice with Kyle McElvany and Danny Ramsey
Coach McElvany is currently the Special Teams Coordinator & Offensive Line coach at St. Mary Catholic Central in Monroe, Michigan. Prior to coaching at his alma mater, he served for 5 years as the head football coach at Dundee High School in addition to coaching in Ohio at Anthony Wayne, Delta, and Swanton high schools. He is a member of the 2016 AFCA inaugural 30 Under 30 class. He has spoken at state, regional, and virtual clinics on the Power T and program building topics. He can be found on twitter @coachmcelvany .
Danny Ramsey enters his 24th season in coaching having dawned 8 of those as the athletic director and head coach. Most recently, Ramsey served as the assistant athletic director and offensive coordinator at Brenham High School, in Brenham TX. Over his 23 year career, Ramsey run offenses have tallied over 420 yds and 40 points per game while defenses called by Ramsey have touted multiplicity through simplicity and improved teams overall defensive production by 27%.
Coach Ramsey coached 6 players (Offensive linemen and Tight End) to All conference recognition at McPherson College in 1999 before coming home to Texas and coaching at Houston Christian, Marlin, Spring, Cypress Creek, Waco, Tomball, Heights and Brenham High Schools.
Coach Ramsey was mentored by wishbone inventor and college coaching legend, Emory Bellard. Ramsey also coached and played for former Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears coach, Steve Kazor at McPherson College in Kansas. He also earned 3 All Conference letters while playing for the Bulldogs.
Throughout his career, Coach Ramsey has assisted in the development of 100+ collegiate athletes and professional football players such as:
Stephen Anderson - Texans, Patriots, Currently Chargers
Cameron Fleming - Patriots, Cowboys, Giants, Currently Broncos
Andrew Billings - Browns, Bengals, Currently Chiefs
Jermichael Selders - Lions
Danario Alexander - Rams, Chargers
Material Richardson - Browns, Texans, Redskins, Sentinels
Brandon Evans - Texans, Falcons, AZ Rattlers
Coach Ramsey has been married for 25 years to his wife Pamela, and they boast 4 incredible kids. Ashley attends Texas State, Grace will graduate from Brenham High School this spring. His youngest daughter, EmmyJo is entering the 8th grade, and their lone son, Dolan is 9 years old. He can be found on Twitter @CoachDARamsey
01:02:34
May 04, 2022

Tom Sears
Coach Sears is the Athletic Director, Head Boys Basketball Coach and Head Girls Volleyball Coach at South Harrison High School in Lost Creek, WV. He can be found on Twitter: @coachtsearsSH
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23:56
May 01, 2022

Spencer Eagle
Coach Eagle an Assistant Football Coach at Monroe High School, MI. He can be found on Twitter: @spencereagle77
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26:01
April 28, 2022

Process of Elimination
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16:02
April 21, 2022

Resurrection
Here is the link to the book I reference in the podcast: https://innerexcellence.com/
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14:09
April 19, 2022

Matthew Giarmo
Coach Giarmo is currently the QB Coach at Riverview High School, Riverview MI. Prior to that he was the Head Coach at Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard High School. Also assistant jobs at Gibraltar Carlson and Zeeland West High School. Speaker at 2021 MHSFCA Clinic on Power T Football and program building.
46:47
April 17, 2022

Kenny Dallas
Coach Dallas is the Head Football Coach at Trinity Christian School, GA.
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41:15
April 15, 2022

Coffee with Coach Stacy
Coach Stacy and myself talk about a range of topics on this podcast.
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38:24
April 12, 2022

Jason Mensing
Jason Mensing is the Head Football Coach at Whiteford High School in Michigan.
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27:17
April 10, 2022

Fundraising
Today on the Mind of a Football Coach Podcast we are going to talk about fundraising.
Please send questions or comments to: zach.davis24@gmail.com
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20:06
April 09, 2022

John Smith Part 2
Coach Smith teaches and coaches at Shady Spring High School, WV.
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25:29
April 07, 2022

Collaboration
Collaboration: the action of working with someone to produce or create something.
Speaking of collaboration, we are raising funds for our football program. See the link below for more information.
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17:02
April 04, 2022

Frank Rocco
Coach Rocco is the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, VA.
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34:09
April 02, 2022

Chad Marsh
Chad is a Jiu Jitsu Black belt, owner of On Point Athletics screen printing and Body Armor MMA. He is also the owner of The Mantality Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JdjeKAaljEKRlUsRgDOv8?si=95333f09d38848aa
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01:15:16
March 28, 2022

Alex Cork
Alex is the Principal at Tucker County High School, WV.
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19:44
March 25, 2022

Taylor Stacy
Coach Stacy is the Head Cross Country coach at Buckhannon - Upshur High School, and Head Track coach at Buckhannon - Upshur Middle School.
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29:57
March 23, 2022

Monday
Let's ATTACK Monday!
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12:15
March 20, 2022

Bill Plymale
Coach Plymale is the Defensive Coordinator at Buckhannon - Upshur High School, WV.
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19:52
March 18, 2022

Creativity
Here is the link to the article I reference in the podcast: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/creativity
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14:20
March 17, 2022

Josh Lindke
Coach Josh Lindke, from Toledo Central Catholic. Coach Lindke is going into his 10th year of coaching at the age of 28. He has been a part of 4 programs throughout that time at the High School level and Collegiate level in Northwest Ohio. Coach started at his alma mater, Anthony Wayne HS as the Wr's Coach and JV Head Coach. He then went to Bowling Green State University where he spent 2 and a half years under Dino Babers and Mike Jinks. This is where he was able to learn the ins and outs of spread football while winning the MAC Title in 2015. In 2017, Coach Lindke was hired as the Offensive Coordinator at Toledo St. Francis DeSales High School. During his time there, they were able to produce 2 rushing champions and increased the win total from 0-10 before they took over, to 2-8 and 4-6. In 2019 Coach Lindke was hired at Toledo Central Catholic, where he currently is still employed and about to start his 4th season. During his time there under Coach Greg Demspey, the Irish have had a record of 31-5, with a state semi final appearance, regional title and 3 straight Three Rivers Athletic Conference Titles. The Irish passing attack was able to produce a 3,000 yard passer this past year, with 37 TD's and a near 70% completion percentage.
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56:13
March 14, 2022

Help Rescue Ukrainian Orphans and Displaced Refugees
Here is the link I reference : https://pintswithaquinas.com/ukraine
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God bless!
01:57
March 14, 2022

Brett Collier Part 3
Coach Collier is the Defensive Coordinator at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, GA.
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34:47
March 12, 2022

James Barker Part 2
Coach Barker is the Head Football Coach at Chapmanville Regional High School, WV.
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34:26
March 10, 2022

Lent
Here is the article I reference in the podcast:https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/lent
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15:01
March 08, 2022

"Notes" of An Elder Review
Here is the link to the article I reference in the podcast: https://thedailycoach.substack.com/p/notes-of-an-elder-6a9?r=20xhg&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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13:44
March 06, 2022

Craig Tibbe
Coach Tibbe is the Head Football Coach at Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville, Michigan.
25:07
March 04, 2022

Mike Donato
Mike Donato is the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur High School
30:32
March 02, 2022

Give and Take
Some thoughts about compromise and moving forward
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13:04
February 28, 2022

Feedback
Daily Discipline: https://www.dailydiscipline.com/?rid=19538742
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15:15
February 25, 2022

Clinic Notes
Link to the clinic notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0MHKfyD07WjSy10NHdNb2RlMUE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ax4LymjeR254xbJtLldmDg
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21:06
February 23, 2022

Power T Football
Here's the link to buy the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2978032-power-t-football
Here's the link to video about taking the snap under center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKlg9EPc9pg
Thank you for listening!
15:10
February 21, 2022

Chris Beck
Coach Beck is the Head Football Coach at Williamstown High School, WV.
Thank you for listening!
49:37
February 19, 2022

Gus Kapolka
Coach Kapolka is the Head Football Coach at Cedar Springs High School, Michigan
His email is: akapolka56@gmail.com
Twitter: @gus_kapolka
Thank you for listening!
30:25
February 18, 2022

Trust Your Gut
Here are the links to the articles I reference in the podcast:
"It Pays to Trust Your Gut": https://www.wired.com/2005/01/it-pays-to-trust-your-gut/
The “10,000-hour rule” was debunked again. That’s a relief.: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/8/23/20828597/the-10000-hour-rule-debunked
Thank you for listening!
22:43
February 16, 2022

Be Yourself
Some thoughts on knowing your offense and practice schedule like the back of your hand.
Thank you for listening!
17:19
February 14, 2022

Casey Miller
Casey Miller is the Head Football Coach at Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah.
He is also hosting a national football clinic: https://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/cottonwood_high_scho/index.php?l=product_detail&p=909#.YgXOre7MIaM
Thank you for listening!
39:27
February 11, 2022

A Little Bit of Everything with Joey Fields
Coach Fields is the Head Football Coach at Herbert Hoover High School, WV.
25:52
February 07, 2022

Casey Bess
Casey Bess OC/QB- Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, MI
12 years experience with 6 being OC. Have coached QB’s, RB’s, OL, and DB’s.
We are a spread, Power (Gap Scheme) team. Heavy RPO’s. Power allows us to be simple up front while doing many different things in the backfield. Simple is more.
M.O.D.O.
M.O.D.O. is a non profit I started back in 2019 that is dedicated to providing youth opportunities they normally would not get. A big part of M.O.D.O. is the weekly dinners I do with my players. We put on our shirts and ties and go to dinner at one of the nicer restaurants in town. M.O.D.O. is not limited to that as we have events such as our 2020 trip to see Broadways Hamilton. As well as College Campus Tours. Ultimate goal of having a Community Center and Indoor Athletic facility available for the community.
2022 M.O.D.O. Coaches Clinic
March 12, 2022.
A great lineup of football coaches talking on zoom.
$10 charge with all profits to go to M.O.D.O.
Contact Casey Bess
Twitter: @coachBCbess
Facebook: Casey Bess
Email: coach.bess@gmail.com
25:14
February 05, 2022

Follow Through
Thank you for listening! Please send questions or comments to: zach.davis24@gmail.com
13:02
February 03, 2022

Note Taking
Thank you for listening!
Please feel free to email thoughts and comments to: zach.davis24@gmail.com
Have a great day!
16:45
February 01, 2022

Older is Not Always Better
Thank you for listening!
Feel free to reach out: zach.davis24@gmail.com
17:01
January 30, 2022

Kyle McElvany
Coach McElvany is currently the Special Teams Coordinator & Offensive Line coach at St. Mary Catholic Central in Monroe, Michigan. Prior to coaching at his alma mater, he served for 5 years as the head football coach at Dundee High School in addition to coaching in Ohio at Anthony Wayne, Delta, and Swanton high schools. He is a member of the 2016 AFCA inaugural 30 Under 30 class. He has spoken at state, regional, and virtual clinics on the Power T and program building topics. He can be found on twitter @coachmcelvany .
Clinic speaking:
February 12- Power T Run Game, Pass Game, & Belly Play at Glazier Clinic in Detroit (Nov), Michigan
February 19- Power T Run Game, Pass Game, & Connecting to your Community at Utah Clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah at Cottonwood High School.
32:40
January 29, 2022

Some Thoughts on Making Progress
I am going to be putting out a lot more content this off - season to give the listeners more material. Thank you for listening!
15:58
January 28, 2022

Defensive Philosophy
Link to the document I referenced: https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B0MHKfyD07WjbGxIcFBVLVl0aFk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111457937037084163772&resourcekey=0--9ty_gxTN5ZktXlsDIu76Q&rtpof=true&sd=true
Gridiron Genius: https://www.amazon.com/Gridiron-Genius-Building-Winning-Highest/dp/0525573828/ref=asc_df_0525573828/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385651686131&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7618825066536241552&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009346&hvtargid=pla-823324092236&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79288119995&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385651686131&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7618825066536241552&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009346&hvtargid=pla-823324092236
If you want some defensive material, please send an email to zach.davis24@gmail.com
Thank you for listening!
15:39
January 27, 2022

Options
We have a lot of options available to us these days. How do we filter through them to make the best decisions possible?
Thank you for listening!
14:14
January 25, 2022

Boredom
Here is the link to the article I referenced in the podcast: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/boredom
18:30
January 21, 2022

Program Building with Jonathan Gess
Coach Gess is the Head Football Coach at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, GA. He is also the owner of https://www.coachgess.com/
I know you will love this conversation with Coach Gess
39:09
January 19, 2022

Best Laid Plans
I always enjoy feedback! Thank you for listening!
email: zach.davis24@gmail.com
17:45
January 16, 2022

Dave Chipps
Coach Chipps is the Head Football Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur Middle School
18:08
January 13, 2022

Updating Your Resume and Program Manual
This is the time of year where people are looking for jobs. Keep your resume and program manual updated so you can get the job you want!
High School Scoop
https://footballscoop.com/highschoolscoop/high-school-scoop-thursday-january-6-2022
Coach Huey is a great resource for growing your football knowledge:
https://coachhuey.com/
Feel free to contact me
Email: zach.davis24@gmail.com
19:09
January 11, 2022

Face Your Fears
Thank you for listening. I would love you feedback!
Email: zach.davis24@gmail.com
7 Steps to Effective Decision Making
https://www.umassd.edu/media/umassdartmouth/fycm/decision_making_process.pdf
16:31
January 05, 2022

Moving Forward in 2022
Find A Way: What I Wish I'd Known When I Became A Head Football Coach
https://www.amazon.com/Find-Way-Known-Became-Football/dp/1701924188
Coaching the Stacked-I Formation Offense
https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Stacked-I-Formation-Offense-Miers/dp/1606793225/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2U1QSU2GP7MNU&keywords=stacked+i+formation+offense&qid=1641217314&sprefix=stacked+i+formation+offense%2Caps%2C67&sr=8-1
15:02
January 03, 2022

2021 Season Reflection
I reflect back on our 2021 season.
Thank you for listening!
14:04
December 21, 2021

Aaron Rule
Coach Rule is the Head Football Coach at Hampshire High School in Romney, WV.
26:09
November 30, 2021

Tucker Pruitt
Coach Tucker Pruitt is the head football coach at Fitzgerald High School. He is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a major in Physical Education. He received his bachelors and masters degrees while at VSU. He is a 2004 alumni of Fitzgerald High School where he played multiple sports.
19:36
November 26, 2021

Talking Defense with Michael Hughes
Great conversation with Coach Hughes about defense.
37:25
November 24, 2021

Bye Week
Some thoughts on how to use the bye week. If you have questions, comments or want to be on the show, please send me an email: zach.davis24@gmail.com
13:03
September 27, 2021

Adapting to your Surroundings
Thank you for listening to the Mind of a Football Coach podcast!
12:34
September 15, 2021

Priorities
Thank you for listening to the Mind of a Football Coach Podcast! If you have any comments or suggestions please send me an email: zach.davis24@gmail.com
Thank you!
18:39
July 19, 2021

Growth Mindset
Today I talk about how we need to have a growth mindset. Thank you for listening!
Link to the image I talked about: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/differences-between-growth-and-fixed-mindset/
17:32
July 07, 2021

4 Year Anniversary
June 28th marks the 4 year anniversary of the Mind of a Football Coach Podcast.
20:29
June 27, 2021

Wilson Harvey
Wilson Harvey is entering his second year as a strength and conditioning and assistant football coach at Buckhannon-Upshur High School, where he also works as a Social/Emotional Learning Specialist. Coach Harvey is originally from Weston, WV, where he played offensive and defensive line at Lewis County High School, and is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College '17 (B.A., Secondary Education/Social Studies) and West Virginia University '19 (M.A., School Counseling). He has previously worked as a counselor at Philip Barbour High School (Philippi, WV) and Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School (Manassas, VA).
22:05
May 19, 2021

Big News!
I recently became the Head Football Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur High School, in Buckhannon, WV. I also got rid of Twitter so please reach out to me at zach.davis24@gmail.com!
15:51
May 14, 2021

Jason Fulton Part 2
Jason Fulton is the Head Football Coach at Newton Community High School in Newton, Illinois.
52:00
May 05, 2021

Craig Dutton
Husband, Father, Perkins Supply Employee, Part-Time Sportscaster for WV Radio Corporation (93.5, The FBY), Former Sportscaster at Seven Ranges Radio
32:07
April 30, 2021

Dave Moneypenny
Coach Moneypenny is a long time head coach in Fayette County, WV (Fayetteville High School and Oak Hill High School).
35:49
April 24, 2021

Josh Alexander
Coach Alexander is the Head Football Coach at Athens Academy in Athens, GA. You can follow him on Twitter @JoshAlexanderAA
31:42
April 21, 2021

Tony Testa
Tony Testa is the Head Football Coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
34:14
April 18, 2021

Evan Hott
Coach Hott was the Head Football Coach at Elkins High School. You can find him on Twitter @coachprimertp
24:28
April 10, 2021

Tim Britton
Tim is the Multi - Area Representative for FCA in the Charleston, WV area.
30:07
April 08, 2021

Brandon Evans
Coach Evans is the Defensive Coordinator at Brooks County High School in Quitman, GA.
You can follow him on Twitter: @_coachevans
26:29
April 04, 2021

Alex Daugherty
Coach Daugherty is the Head Football Coach at Riverside High School in Quincy, WV.
01:02:23
April 01, 2021

Reid Hollinger
Reid is the Assistant Athletic Director at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
You can follow him on Twitter: @HollingerReid
19:29
March 30, 2021

John Lilly
Coach Lilly is the Head Football Coach at Independence High School in Coal City, WV.
25:53
March 23, 2021

Jay Mathews
Jay Mathews is the Athletics Director at Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama.
31:25
March 17, 2021

Larry Thompson
Coach Thompson is the Head Football Coach at Parkersburg Catholic.
24:35
March 09, 2021

Wayne Ryan
Mr. Wayne Ryan assumed the position of Assistant Executive Director in July, 2016. He served as Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Summers County High School. He received his Bachelors in Secondary Education from Alderson Broaddus and Masters in Communication from West Virginia University. He received his CAA certification from the NIAAA. He is also a member of the WBCA, NFHSCA, WVSACA, NIAAA and the WVADA.
Source: https://www.wvssac.org/wvssac-staff/
21:14
February 17, 2021

Ben Shirley
Ben Shirley is a Dad, Husband, Barrow & District JFL Chairman, Askam United Reserves team joint manager, mental health campaigner!
See below for his Twitter profile:
https://twitter.com/BenShirley_?s=20
29:41
February 14, 2021

Coleman Joiner
Coach Joiner is the Head Football Coach at Whitefield Academy in Smyrna, Georgia.
30:54
February 06, 2021

Bryan Faber
Coach Faber was the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Nitro High School and St. Albans High School.
26:02
February 04, 2021

Justin Cogar
Coach Cogar is the Offensive Coordinator at Westside High School in Clear Fork, WV.
26:20
February 02, 2021

Michael Fitzwater
Michael is the COO Administrative Services / Attendance Director at Calhoun County Schools, WV.
24:50
January 31, 2021

Dr. Richard Duncan
Dr. Duncan is the Superintendent of Roane County Schools (WV). Here is a link to the article I talked about in the introduction: https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2021/01/22/roane-county-offers-a-stark-picture-of-how-west-virginias-distance-learners-may-not-be-learning-much-at-all/
24:41
January 28, 2021

Russ Collett
Coach Collett is an Assistant Principal and Head Football Coach at Philip Barbour High School in Philippi, WV.
34:59
January 26, 2021

Joey Fields Part 2
Coach Fields is the Head Football Coach at Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin, WV.
19:41
January 23, 2021

Adam Cheeseman
Adam Cheeseman is the Superintendent at Doddridge County Schools.
27:35
January 20, 2021

Jonathan Gess
Coach Jonathan Gess has been the head football coach at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) since 2007. He attended college at the Citadel, where he started at center for the football team as a walk-on. After graduation, he became an officer in the United States Air Force in 2002. While he was in the Air Force, God called him to surrender his life to Christ. God led him out of the Air Force and into coaching high school football. Through the 2017 season, Coach Gess and his staff have gone 118-26 and won 4 state championships in the GHSA Class A-Private division.
37:05
January 18, 2021

Brad Likens
Coach Likens is the Head Football Coach at Lincoln County High School in Hamlin, WV.
30:04
January 15, 2021

Bobby Burnside
Coach Burnside is the Head Football Coach at Doddridge County High School.
19:52
January 13, 2021

Michael Hughes Part 2
Coach Hughes is the Defensive Coordinator at Nitro High School in Nitro, WV.
26:30
January 11, 2021

Tyler Teknipp
Coach Teknipp was the Defensive Coordinator at Eagle's Landing High School in McDonough, GA for the past 4 seasons.
29:58
January 09, 2021

Jason Jackson
Coach Jackson talks about his history and his philosophy of creating turnovers.
Thanks for listening!
54:08
January 06, 2021

Matt Martin
Coach Martin is the Head Football Coach at Space Coast High School.
33:24
December 12, 2020

John Smith
Coach Smith is the Special Teams Coordinator at Summers County High School in Hinton, WV.
26:47
December 08, 2020

Mark Hatcher
Coach Hatcher was the Head Boys Basketball coach at Logan High School for 15 seasons. He won 236 games and 2 state championships.
49:11
December 04, 2020

Jason Kouns
Jason Kouns is the Principal at Elbert County High School in Elberton, GA.
26:06
December 02, 2020

Jared Robertson
Coach Robertson is the Athletic Director, assistant football coach and head boys basketball coach at Greenbrier West High School in Charmco, WV.
26:38
November 30, 2020

Rob Dial
Coach Dial has been a Head Football Coach (Chapmanville Regional High School), and he is currently and administrator at Logan County Schools in West Virginia.
24:26
November 27, 2020

Shane Richardson
2003 Graduate of Eastern York High School in York, Pennsylvania
Played TE (All county selection) and DE for 4 years
2003-2004 Played TE at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
2007 Graduate of Millersville University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E. Social Studies)
2009 Graduate of Millersville University of Pennsylvania (M.Ed. Gifted Education)
2012 Moved to Elkins West Virginia and started my teaching career. This is my 8th year teaching special education in Randolph County (3rd at Elkins High)
This is my second year coaching varsity football at Elkins High School. I coach the defensive line and the Tight and Split Ends.
Married to Ashley Richardson with a 3 month old baby boy: Barrett Richardson
34:50
November 25, 2020

Andrew Workman
Andrew Workman is a 2013 graduate of Chapmanville Regional High School. Following high school, he enlisted into the United States marine corps where he would serve for four years as a radio operator with artillery and infantry. By the end of his enlistment, he had deployed twice, been awarded the Navy and Marine corps service medal, and earned the rank of sergeant. In 2017 he was awarded an honorable discharge. Following his marine corps career, he began coaching football for his alma mater, CRHS. He assisted by calling plays for the JV offense. In 2018 he would begin coaching at West Virginia State University as a student assistant Safeties coach. He took over the role of tight ends and fullbacks coach in Spring 2019. Since taking over the role he has coached WVSU’s first All-American in football, and seen the group improve on the field and in the classroom. He is set to graduate with a BA in History in November 2020. He lives in Barboursville, WV with his wife Tayla.
29:59
November 21, 2020

Nathan Tanner
Coach Tanner is the Head Football Coach at Parkersburg South High School.
31:20
November 11, 2020

Eddie Vincent Part 2
1988 Graduate of East Fairmont HS
1992 Graduate of Fairmont State/ BA Education
1996 Graduate of WVU/ MA Counseling
2014. Certificate in Ed Leadership/ Salem University
Coaching
1992, 1994-1999. assistant coach at East Fairmont HS
2000-2005. Head Football and Head Track Coach at Buckhannon-Upshur HS
2006-2007. assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College
2007-2014. Head Football and Head Track coach at Lewis County HS
2015. Athletic Director at Buckhannon-Upshur HS
2016-2020 Principal at Buckhannon-Upshur HS
2020-present. Central office in Upshur County
2 time assistant coach of the WV North South All star Football game
25:05
October 05, 2020

Bryce Casto
Steven Bryce Casto is a teacher and Athletics Director at South Charleston (WV) High School (SCHS). Casto presently teaches Driver’s Education at SCHS. Casto returned to South Charleston High School in late June 2018 from Nitro (WV) High School. He previously served as Nitro’s Head Football Coach from 2015 until his retirement from coaching following the 2017 season. Casto was also an assistant coach at Nitro High from 2012-2014. He was named Mountain State Athletic Conference (MSAC) Athletics Director of the Year in 2020.
26:24
September 26, 2020

Donnie Mays
Donnie Mays is the Head Football Coach at South Charleston High School in South Charleston, WV.
30:55
September 24, 2020

Psychological Principles for Football
I talk about psychological principles for football
14:40
September 23, 2020

Michael Hughes
Coach Hughes is the Defensive Coordinator at Nitro High School in Nitro, WV.
21:01
September 21, 2020

I Formation
Today I talk about the I formation and how it can be used as an offensive system or part of an offensive system.
16:20
September 17, 2020

We Can Practice But We Can't Play
This podcast focuses on how we are moving forward even though we can't play on Friday.
16:46
September 11, 2020

Brandon Lowe
On-air personality at 100.9/102.3 The Mix in Charleston and Huntington. Host of Jock Talk on 1400/1340 The Jock, and The High School Blitz Podcast.
The High School Blitz Podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-high-school-blitz-podcast
Blitz YouTube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-aKq4iFZJVTy-zq6klhIFw
29:47
September 10, 2020

Stop, Go, Stop
How we are going forward even though we don' t know if we are going to play a season.
* Red is 25 cases per 100,000
Color Map link:
https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx
15:42
September 07, 2020

Moving Forward In Uncertain Times
I talk about our color system in West Virginia and how we are trying to move forward.
11:35
September 02, 2020

Shawn Copeland
Shawn Copeland is entering his 19th year in education and coaching. He is currently the Head Varsity Football Coach at Verrado High School in the West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. After spending 11 years coaching and teaching in the Dallas area of Texas, he moved to Phoenix to help plant a church. What was a one year commitment to helping, turned into a place they have called home for the past 7 years. In 2012, he created a character curriculum that was specifically written for high school athletes called Character Wins. Character Wins has been used by over 25,000 athletes across 41 states. Shawn hopes to not only influence those athletes he coaches, but to give other coaches a tool to do the same. www.characterwins.org
37:14
August 25, 2020

Will Thompson
Will is entering his second year as Head Football Coach at Francis Scott Key HS (Union Bridge, MD)
In 2019, the FSK football team made the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade.
Beginning his 10th year coaching. Will also teaches Special Education at FSK
Previous stops coaching include: John Handley HS, Fauquier HS, Fort Defiance HS. While at Handley, mentored by one of the best defensive minds in college football, D3 2014 AFCA Assistant Coach of the year, John Davis.
A native of Charlottesville, VA. Will graduated from Charlottesville HS in 2007. Thompson furthered his education and Football career at Bridgewater College, graduating in 2011 with a BA in History/Political Science.
28:16
August 21, 2020

Josh Lewis
Here is Josh's bio from WCHS:
Hi there!! I cannot tell you how happy I am to be here at WCHS/WVAH! To cover sports for a living has to be one of the greatest jobs in the world. Like every other kid growing up, I wanted to be a pro football or baseball player. You know, the next Bo Jackson. But I soon found out I wasn't big enough, strong enough or fast enough. You don't have to be Mel Kiper, Jr. to figure out that's not your meal-ticket. So what's the next best thing? Without question-- what I do now.
I love West Virginia and now consider it my home, but I am not a native of the Mountain State. The frozen tundra known as Minnesota is where I am from. Prior to moving to West Virginia, I worked in Minneapolis as a production assistant at WCCO TV. I am a big Vikings fan, as well as every other Minnesota sports team, and part of my duties included covering Vikings practices. The first person I'd ever met from West Virginia was the Valley's very own, Randy Moss.
I came to West Virginia in the fall of 2000. My first on-air TV job came at WVVA TV in Bluefield where I served as the Sports Director for two years. The primary objective at WVVA in Southern West Virginia is the same as the number goal here at TV 8 in Charleston-- LOCAL SPORTS. It's hard to pick a favorite time of the year. March is great-- I love tournament time.. but fall is also a wonderful time of the year with the high school football and college football seasons starting.
What I also love about my job is all the great people I get to meet. I am truly blessed to have been introduced to some of the folks in this state the past few years. I also love getting feedback, so drop me a line at jolewis@sbgtv.com if there's something on your mind!! Take Care!
24:46
August 18, 2020

Andy McPherson Part 2
My name is Andy McPherson. I am from Hurricane,WV. I am 36 years old and have been officiating football for half of my life. This is will be my 18th season. Officiating football is something I grew up around. My Dad is entering his 40th year. Being on the same crew with my Dad allows us share in something and have a great time doing it.
29:54
August 14, 2020

Construction
My thoughts on building a football program in 4 steps
1. Planning
2. Demo
3. Build
4. Evaluate
19:13
August 08, 2020

Mark Martin
Mark Martin has served as sports director for both WCHS-TV and WVAH-TV in Charleston/Huntington since 2000. The Fairplain resident has been a broadcaster of games telecast on ESPN, has won an EMMY, was named Sportscaster of the Year in West Virginia in 2002 and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Associated Press in 2009.
34:57
August 05, 2020

Tim McFarlin
Coach McFarlin is entering his 9th season as the head football coach at Blessed Trinity and his 38th year of coaching high school football in Georgia. He holds an 18 year head coaching record of 172 - 52 - 2 and is 90 - 18 - 1 in his eight years at BT. While at Blessed Trinity, Coach McFarlin’s teams have won 5 Region Championships, 3 Region Runner-Ups and have played for the State Championship three of the last four years. In 2015 the Titans played for the State Title where they came up short in an overtime loss to Westminster. Blessed Trinity claimed the 2017 title by defeating rival Marist, and then returned to the championship game this past year to defeat Cartersville giving the Titans their first “Back to Back” State Football titles. It marked the eighth consecutive year for BT to finish their GHSA season ranked in the Top 10. BT finished the 2018 campaign ranked #1 in AAAA, #3 in all classifications in Georgia and #61 overall in the nation. Coach McFarlin was selected the GACA and AJC AAAA Coach of the Year for the third time in his career and named the 2018 National Catholic Coach of the Year by Global Football and Catholic Athletes for Christ.
Coach McFarlin and his wife, Kay have been married for 36 years. They have two children. Their daughter, Courtney Lott, and her husband, Jim, have one son, Taylor. And, their son, Will McFarlin, is the Assistant Men and Women’s Golf Coach at the University of North Georgia. The McFarlins consider Blessed Trinity their second home and look very forward to the 2019 season.
24:59
August 01, 2020

Gaven Parker
2009-2012 Salisbury University Football
2013-2015 Offensive Line Coach at CSD
2016-2017 Offensive Coordinator at CSD
2018-2019 Head Coach at CSD 17-7 record 2019 state semi finalist
35:09
July 31, 2020

Jeff Herron
Coach Jeff Herron is a highly decorated head coach with a 312-54 record, winning five state championships and the only Georgia prep coach to win state championships with three different schools. Most recently, Herron was the head coach at T.L. Hanna High School in South Carolina, going 25-2 over two seasons. The year before that, he took Grayson (Ga.) to the AAAAAAA championship with a 14-1 record, including two games nationally televised on ESPN.
Coach Herron is currently the Tight Ends / Transfer and JUCO Liason at Tennessee Tech University. You can find him on Twitter (@JeffHerron19) and his email is jherron@tntech.edu
29:44
July 29, 2020

Grant Myers
Grant Myers
2006-2010 Played football at Shorter University (Inside Linebacker)
2011-2018 DC/Linebackers and Strength and Conditioning at Spalding HS in Griffin, GA
2019-2020 DC/Linebackers and Director of Athletic Performance Pickens County Schools
Wife- Jena Myers 3rd grade teacher and department chair Harmony Elementary in Pickens County
Daughter- Hadleigh , 10 months (daddy's girl)
36:24
July 26, 2020

Martin Davis
Martin is a special teams coach at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he works with place-kickers, punters, and kick-off specialists. He's also the author of the forthcoming book, 30 Days with America's High School Coaches.
Through interviews with coaches across the nation in a dozen high-school varsity sports, this book peels back the many ways that coaches shape the characters, work ethics, and morals of the young men and women they’re charged to work with in five key areas:
1) How coaches relate to their players.
2) How coaches approach their craft.
3) How coaches build programs.
4) How coaches improve themselves.
5) How coaches affect their communities.
Learn more about the book and when it will be available for purchase here.
An excerpt of the book is running July 27 in Read the Spirit magazine. Read all my writing for RTS at www.readthespirit.com.
42:05
July 23, 2020

Bob Gecewich
Coach Gecewich is the Head Football Coach at Jerome High School. His resume speaks for itself!
Assistant:
Woodland HS-(low income rural) South Carolina
McGavock HS-(inner city) Nashville, Tennessee
2 years at Marion Local in Ohio (rural...2 state titles, state power, 11 titles overall)
Head Coach:
6th year at Dublin Jerome HS
Jerome facts:
HIGH academic school
Traditionally successful in golf, tennis, lacrosse, cheer, hockey
Jerome Highlights first 5 seasons:
Numbers increased from inherited mid 70s to 126 this year
Playoffs 3/5 years
First playoff wins in school history
League title 3/5 years
Changing perception of football in the school/community
43:19
July 19, 2020

Matt Burleson
Coach Burleson has been the Head Football Coach at Telfair County High School for the past 9 seasons. He is an excellent coach and his resume speaks for itself.
Coach Burleson's Bio:
High School - Dunnellon High School, Dunnellon, Florida
College- QB Wake Forest University
QB University of Tennessee at Martin (Graduated 2001)
Work- Intern/Volunteer Assistant - University of Georgia 2001
Graduate Assistant- Georgia Tech 2002-203
Wheeler HS (Marietta,GA) QBs/WRs 2003-2004
Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Ga) Co-Offensive Coordinator 2005-2007
Johnson County HS (Wrightsville,Ga)- Defensive Coordinator 2008-2011
Telfair County HS (McRae,Ga) – Head Football Coach/Offensive Coordinator 2012-Present
You can find Coach Burleson on Twitter (@coachmburleson) and feel free to shoot him an email at mburleson@telfairschools.org
27:39
July 16, 2020

Brett Collier Part 2
Brett Collier is a 3 time state champion defensive coordinator, and he is full of wisdom! You can find him on Twitter at @coachbcollier. Thank you for listening!
28:02
July 13, 2020

Going Forward
I am going to talk about how we move forward with so much uncertainty.
14:30
July 09, 2020

Attacking All Areas of the Field
In this podcast I discuss why an offense should be able to attack all areas of the field.
18:13
July 02, 2020

Wes Eddy
Wesley Eddy - Brooke High 1995 - Bethany College 2000 - Masters WVU 2005Brooke High School - Teacher and Coach 2000-2010Hedgesville High School - Teacher and Coach 2010-2013Webster Co High School - Teacher and Coach 2013-2015Princeton High School -...
24:52
June 11, 2020

Eddie Vincent
Eddie Vincent is the Principal of Buckhannon - Upshur High School, WV. He understands what it is like to be a coach because he was the Head Football Coach at Buckhannon - Upshur High School and Lewis County High School.
26:04
June 08, 2020

Fred Gandy
Fred Gandy, Head Coach at Joliet Central High School in Joliet Illinois. I have been the head coach since March 2019. Prior to becoming the Head Football Coach at Joliet Central, I coached for 12 years at various levels from youth football to the...
30:35
June 02, 2020

Kareem Reid
A native of North Miami (Florida) who played collegiately at the University of Central Florida, Coach Reid specializes in motivating players and getting the most from his teams while engaging the community and student body. Displays an innovative...
28:12
June 01, 2020

Brad Garrett
Coach Brad Garrett is the offensive coordinator at Moore Haven Middle / High School . He has been coaching high school football for 10 years. He started his career at Glades Day as the QB coach and won back to back state championships (09/10). He then...
30:47
May 23, 2020

Disruptive
I am looking for new guests for my YouTube channel! Send me a DM on Twitter (@mindofafbcoach)Thanks for listening!
21:30
April 07, 2020

Dan Woolley
From 2002-2008 Coach Woolley served as an Assistant Coach at Lloyd Memorial High School and from 2008 to 2012 he served as Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at Scott High School.After taking over as Head Coach in 2012, Coach Woolley helped...
31:27
March 31, 2020

Brent Morrison
Coach Brent Morrison is the HC at Westerville Central HS since 2018. The school was coming off 2 losing seasons when he took the position and in each of his first two seasons, his team qualified for the Division 1 Playoffs in Ohio & was ranked in...
42:52
March 28, 2020

Grady Breen
Coach Breen originally hails from Burlington, Vermont where he developed a love for football and lacrosse from both a playing and coaching perspective. After playing college lacrosse at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, he served as wide...
48:55
March 25, 2020

Tyler Ossman
Defensive Backs / Wide Receiver Coach at Oak Glen High School, WVTwitter: @ossmanjames
26:51
March 20, 2020

Bobby Ramsay
Bobby Ramsay of Jacksonville Mandarin has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives.Ramsay, who was previously...
43:59
March 17, 2020

Dustin Mills
Dustin is the Head Football Coach at James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury, Maryland. He brings a lot of great wisdom to the podcast!Twitter: @dustinwmills
28:52
March 14, 2020

John Pennington
Coach Pennington is the Head Coach at West Virginia State University. Websitehttps://www.coachjohnpennington.com/Twitter@CoachPenn
25:21
March 06, 2020

Andy McPherson
Andy is a football and baseball official in the Kanawha Valley. The listeners will enjoy this open and honest conversation about what it takes to be an official and the relationship between officials and coaches.
29:06
January 31, 2020

Kenny Simpson
Kenny Simpson is the Head Football Coach at Southside High School in Arkansas. He is an excellent coach! Check out his website:https://www.fbcoachsimpson.com/
23:54
January 28, 2020

Career
My career has taken me to three states and I share about that journey in this podcast. I would love to hear your thoughts about the podcast! Send me a Tweet or DM on Twitter: @mindofafbcoachThank you for listening!
19:49
January 25, 2020

Brad Burchfield
Brad Burchfield is the Head Football Coach at Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio. He is a state championship head football coach and an even better person. For all things Hartley Football, give them a follow on Twitter: @HartleyFootball
23:43
January 13, 2020

Kevin Womble
Kevin Womble is an experienced coach that was a Head Coach at Holmes High School and is now at Niceville High School. This podcast is full of wisdom and insight from an experienced coach!
49:59
January 12, 2020

Tom MacPherson
You can watch Coach Mac's videos and subscribe to Play Fast Football at the following sites:https://www.patreon.com/CoachMachttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfBxmH2ZYPFjRPaidntsJQ?pbjreload=10I have also uploaded a link to this podcast on my blog site:...
47:17
December 01, 2019

Do the Little Things
This is a quick podcast about doing the little things to achieve greatness.
10:24
December 21, 2018

2018 Reflection
I said episode 16 at the beginning of the podcast, it is episode 17!
15:44
November 09, 2018

Minimalism
This episode is about minimalism as it pertains to our football program. Below is the link to the Focus 3 podcast that I reference in the podcast. Focus 3 podcast: https://www.focus3.com/podcast
19:30
July 04, 2018

Fatigue
Email: mindofafootballcoach@gmail.com Rich Roll Balance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwqlBaX6HzE Twitter: @mindofafbcoach
18:00
May 16, 2018

Coach's Health
Rob Bell: https://robbell.com/ Rich Roll: http://www.richroll.com/ nutritionfacts.org Netflix: What the Health, Cowspiracy Ryan Holiday: https://ryanholiday.net/
20:01
February 27, 2018

Defense
I talk about defensive philosophy and structure. I say episode #8 but it is episode #9!!!
19:27
September 10, 2017

James Barker
James Barker and I talk about football scheme and philosophy. James is the Offensive Coordinator at Chapmanville Regional High School.
24:12
August 03, 2017

Summer
I talk about our football summer schedule, and how to get the most out of our time during the summer.
30:01
July 28, 2017

Culture
I discuss how to start a podcast and the culture of our football program. Please feel free to email me with questions or comments at mindofafootballcoach@gmail.com Thanks for listening!!
21:60
July 04, 2017

Mind of a Football Coach
I talk about why this podcast was created and my post "What's Old is New"
27:42
June 28, 2017