The Night Roger Gruneisen Almost Fired Me
I heard from Coach Gruneisen today. He brought up one of the times he almost fired me! 🙂 We were at Bath County playing in the freezing cold for the region championship in November of 1989. Bath had beaten us…
Graduation Gift or Retirement Gift
Check this out. It may be the perfect gift you are looking for. It has football, wisdom, life lessons, and great stories from a collection of great old coaches. If you are looking for something that will rekindle your memories(or…
The Transition Plan: What are the Priorities?
Rex Lardner, the Managing Editor of American Football Monthly, is a good friend of mine. He asked me to share my transition plan on this blog. Holler at me if you have questions. Overall, I have tried to address people issues…
Transition: When One of Yours Takes Over the Program
On April 2nd, a tough transition began to take place. I resigned as the head football coach at Mason County HS after 19 great years. I am returning to be the head football coach position at Mercer County Senior…
Old School Leadership for the 21st Century
Are you tired of the mumbo jumbo/ big word leadership phrases of the 21st century? Would you like to see a return to the old school values of character, toughness, and serving others? Has the age of entitlement frustrated you…
Attacking the Problem and Avoiding the Distractions
As football coaches, do we prioritize and address the issues that affect our student-athletes and the great game of football? In the state of Kentucky, we have experienced changes in restrictions for June and July regarding what we can and…
Quarterback Camp/School….Remembering September, 1982
This weekend I will host a Quarterback Camp at our HS for QBs from all over the state. I started hosting these back in the summer of 2002. The one this weekend is set to get QBs ready as they…
Recruit Night: Recruiting Kids to Football in the 21st Century
We started something here a few years ago that has become a great way to transition our 8th graders to HS football and introduce their parents to our football coaches and program. As a staff, we call…
Happy Birthday to the Ultimate Leader
What are the characteristics of a great leader? I have spent the last few months writing about great people and football coaches. I have learned a lot from those guys. But, my ultimate role model for coaching never played a…
The Firm Always Knows Best
I hear an expression several times throughout the season (including last week) and every now and then during the off-season: The Firm. The Firm is Smith, Smith, Coverdale and Holcomb. More specifically, Homer Smith, Chuck Smith, Andrew Coverdale, and Mike…