Sun Coaches West

Coaching is Teaching: How to Run a Great Meeting Room

Coaching is teaching, and teaching is coaching.  Dusty May, head basketball at national champion University of Michigan, practices this everyday. With the help of a teaching expert, 58 year ex-high school principal Doug Lemov, Coach May accepts critique and takes steps to constantly improve the teaching of his student athletes.   We also explore how to establish a great meeting room, and what should occur inside that room.  Details on specific teaching traits that will make your meetings much more effective and impactful.

HS Football Coaches Panel Discussion

HS Football Coaches panel discussion with head coaches Calvin Connors of Churchill County HS (NV), Erick Jackson of Paraclete HS (CA), and Keith Ross of Sumner HS (WA).  Topics include how they teach team building and culture, motivational books, videos, or clinic speakers they've seen recently, what makes it unique and fun to play in their program, how they develop leadership, instilling discipline, and the process they use to hire off-campus coaches to their staff.

HS Football Coaches: Program Discipline, making Tough Decisions, and the most important Statistics to Winning

Discussion about HS Football Program Discipline (specifically sideline and locker room discipline), how to make tough decisions and have tough conversations, and the most important statistics to winning.  Ultimately how to we win more one score games than we lose.   People mentioned during this podcast include: Eric Brown, John Beam, Mike Bradeson, John Robinson, Mike Sanford, Edward Gomez, Erick Capetillo, Jose Cerriteno, Jay Staggs, Tim Skipper, Chris Faircloth, Steve Oliver, Dan Campbell, John Morton, Billy Bean, Peter Brand, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Barry Gunderson, Bob Petrino Sr., Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Steve Spagnola, Kenny Dillingham, Chris Klenakis, Dan Mullen, Bobby Petrino, Sam Pittman, Fernando Carmona Jr., Fernando Carmona, Sr., Chris Klieman

Casey Flair, UNLV All-Time WR, shares life lessons learned from football with Kris Cinkovich

Casey Flair speaks on the life lessons he learned playing football at East HS in Anchorage AK, and at UNLV.  He gives specific examples of how playing football helps him personally and professionally.  His journey from Alaska to Las Vegas is amazing, and you will see why he was recently selected as one of 40 under 40 elite Las Vegans by Vegas Inc. and the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.  Casey talks about learning how to deal with adversity, being consistent and outstanding at what you do everyday, and the importance of giving back to your community. People mentioned during this podcast include Joe Haro, Steve Stallworth, Curt Nading, John Robinson, Bruce Snyder, Ryan Wolfe, Greg Olsen, Bobby Petrino, Paul Petrino, Patrick Mahomes, Terry Cottle, David Pappas, Elaine Wynn, Nikki and Tony Berti.

Make a Difference as a HS football coach this season

Thoughts and reminders on how to be a transformative coach for your high school football program this season.  Shoutout to Rick McGuire, Wolf Creek Anglers, South Fork CO. Tips from Gregg Popovich, Kirby Smart, Bobby Petrino, Paul Petrino, Jordan Frysinger, Barry Odom, Joel Thomas, Tremain Mack, Dana LeDuc, Jason Chorak, Art Plunkett, Mark Bruener, Riq Woolen, and Bob Petrino Sr.. You can and will make a difference every day for your HS football program.  Best of luck!