Former Army offensive lineman Ted Kimmey is today’s Military Appreciation Week guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. Kimmey is now the head coach of Satellite High School (Satellite Beach, Fla.) after coaching youth and semi-pro football during his Army tour of service in Germany. He sits down with Keith to discuss the transition from military service to the high school coaching ranks, creating uncommon leaders and why tempo is hard to detect on game film.

Show notes

• 0:58   The transition from the Army to being a high school football coach
• 3:13   Applying military lessons to being a coach
• 9:17   Educating and creating uncommon leaders
• 14:29   The U-Crew
• 18:56   Preparing for adversity during the offseason
• 23:17   Energy vampires vs. energy multipliers
• 29:40   Being uncommon on the field
• 31:42   Tempo and practice
• 38:26   It’s hard to recognize tempo on Hudl
• 43:33   Mistakes made as a young coach
• 47:08   Football pathway
• 49:22   Creating balance
• 54:12   The winning edge

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