Mike Rowe is today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. A college football assistant-turned high school head coach, Rowe currently serves as the head coach at ROCORI High School in Minnesota, where he’s earned a berth to the state playoffs each of the last three seasons. Rowe opens up about integrating zone and gap schemes, his midline concept and how he’s shifted away from mirrored sides in the passing game.

Show notes

• 1:03   Start as football coach and lessons learned early on
• 3:17   Helping coaches learn (and how culture has shifted in the coaching community)
• 4:25   Character education
• 5:38   Character as part of team culture
• 13:20   Making practice fun for players through competition
• 14:49   Rowe's Pro-Style spread offense
• 15:39   Integrating zone and gap schemes (and Rowe’s midline concept)
• 17:38   The passing game and shifting away from mirrored sides
• 21:05   Player development pathway
• 25:40   Mistake made as a young coach
• 26:33   Best coaching advice received and advice to a young coach
• 27:50   Book recommendation
• 28:54   Creating balance
• 30:05   Two-minute drill
• 31:57   The winning edge

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