Talking QB's

Episode 50: Unmatched Football Academy: "The Beginning"

The coaching staff for Unmatched Football Academy (UFA) sit down to discuss their new company!  The coaches talk about their backgrounds and experience coaching the game and how running developmental camps together will benefit the youth in Manitoba!  We go into depth about each coaches role and responsibilities within the business and plans for the future!  Coach Gies says farewell to Big Air Academy and puts the podcast on pause for the time being, this and much more on the full podcast!

Episode 49: Bryce Coutts "Built Different"

Returning guest and owner of Pinnacle Football Academy Bryce Coutts, joins Coach Gies for a fantastic QB centric episode!  The Coaches talk in depth about QB training and Coach Coutts creating Pinnacle with his wife.  The coaches discuss NCAA playoffs as well as NFL Firings and QB matchups for the Wildcard playoff games.  Coach Coutts breaks down some drills and talks passing concepts that helped his Vancouver College Fighting Irish to a championship in 2022!  This and much more!

Episode 48: Kris Johnston, Eric Yuen and Stefan Hirsch : "The Three Stooges"

Three former guests of the show (Kris Johnston, Eric Yuen and Stefan Hirsch)  join Coach Gies to talk about the College Football playoffs and much more.  The coaches share insights and details about their own seasons in 2022 along with their take on the coaching and QB play taking place in the NCAA and NFL.  Tune in for another great episode!

Episode 47: Bryson McNeil: "Fire me up baby"

Winnipeg Rifles graduating QB Bryson McNeil joins Coach Gies, to talk about his journey in the game.  Bryson shares his background growing up in an athletic family and all the support that his family have given him throughout the years.  Bryson talks about playing Terminator football for the Eastside Eagles as a youngster and his epic 98 yard Touchdown run in the championship game!   Coach Gies asks Bryson about his time playing High School and Majors football, Bryson credits coaches Tom Walls, Robin Mead and Barry Berard for mentoring him into the player and man he is today.   Bryson shares insight about the past two seasons playing QB for The Winnipeg Rifles, which Coach Gies was the first QB to play for the junior program in its inaugural season in 2002-2004.  Bryson talks about the growing pains of being a young team in 2021 and his offseason training with Big Air Academy and at F45 with Coach Ryan Marsh.  Bryson speaks positively about the 2022 season and beating The Saskatoon Hilltops 19-16 in a fantastic game and accomplishment for the program!  This and much more!

Episode 46: Ethan Schnerch: "RollMets"

WR Ethan Schnerch joins Coach Gies to talk about his background in the game!  Ethan talks about his early days growing up in Winnipeg and playing for the Valour Patriots, then moving on to play at DMCI for the Maroons football team and having a very successful high school career!  Ethan shares some insight on his off season training and what has helped him improve.  Ethan discusses the move to North Dakota to play for the Mayville State Comets and how his season and adjustment to life on campus went this past year.  This and much more on another great podcast!