Today's guest is Rick Streiff, head coach of Cathedral (Indianapolis), one of the top high school programs in the state of Indiana. From 2008 to 2014, Streiff led Cathedral to six state titles in seven seasons. In today's show, Streiff hits on how he utilizes the free safety in the run game, how he molds his scheme to fit his personnel and why it's important for players to witness the coaching staff as parents.

Show notes

• :50   Start as a football coach
• 2:13   Lessons learned early on
• 3:16   "Take care of your buddy and do your job"
• 4:10   Establishing the culture at Cathedral
• 5:10   Turning over play calling to a coordinator
• 6:15   Defensive philosophy and the molding scheme to fit personnel
• 8:18   Defensive game planning during the week
• 9:27   Utilizing the free safety in the run game
• 10:24   Coaching as teaching
• 11:10   Coaching technology
• 13:35   Why coaches don’t need to yell
• 15:00   Best coaching advice received
• 15:42   Book recommendation
• 17:15   Lessons big and small from clinics
• 18:42   Offseason learning
• 19:13   Concerns for future of the game
• 21:02   Young coaches need to put their time in
• 22:41   The value in players seeing coaches parenting
• 24:47   Two-minute drill
• 25:49   The winning edge

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