Boyden Hull/Rock Valley (Iowa) head coach Cory Brandt is today's guest of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. Brandt discusses what it's like coaching a "shared program," which combines players from two different schools. He also shares his approach to maintaining a successful football program in an area more well-known for its basketball. 

Show notes

• 1:02   Start as a football coach
• 2:34   Developing as a coach in a football family
• 4:24   Coach philosophy: Developing young men and focus on team
• 6:15   Developing culture in a shared program
• 8:24   "Fast-Break Offense: Attracting football players in a basketball mecca
• 10:30   Teaching players to understand the system (and the influence of Hal Mumme)
• 14:04   Building from Jet motion
• 18:14   Communication between coaches and taking advantage of what the defense gives
• 23:48   The highs should never be too high; the lows, never too low
• 27:13   Book recommendation
• 29:13   Try to take away one small thing from each coaching clinic
• 31:14   On the value of playground football
• 36:55   Two-minute drill

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