Joining Keith today on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Michigan high school football coach Mike Carr. Carr, a state title-winning coach at Chippewa Valley, discusses the transition of going from a Pro Style offense to the spread, why “Run on Bags” can be even more valuable than team drills and how he runs his Stick RPO scheme.

Show notes

• 1:02   Start as a football coach
• 4:16   Lessons learned as a young coach
• 5:25   Transition from Pro Style to RPO
• 6:22   QB coaching in spread option offense vs. QB coaching in Power I
• 7:35   Key to being an offensive coordinator is showing restraint with the playbook
• 8:45   Overall coaching philosophy
• 10:03   Culture building with players and coaching staff
• 11:50   Why "Run on Bags" can be more valuable than full team drills
• 14:13   Shifting practice strategy with player wellness in mind
• 15:22   Favorite RPO play
• 18:23   Common defenses of RPO
• 21:13   Repping RPO
• 23:21   It's not what you know, it's what the kids know
• 27:15   Choosing family over football, but what Carr tells other coaches who are feeling burned out
• 29:22   Starting players too soon on tackle football and choosing a developmental approach to young players learning the game
• 31:55   Young kids becoming "has-beens" before they hit puberty
• 32:30   Two-minute drill
• 34:32   The winning edge

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