Rob Hinson is today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast during USA Football’s Military Appreciation Week. Hinson, the head coach at Timber Creek High School (Sicklerville, N.J.), has a combined 25 years of military service under his belt, most recently with the U.S. Army National Guard. He’s led Timber Creek to numerous state titles—including a 12-0 season—and routinely produces Division I recruits. He discusses balancing a coaching career with a military career, the military influence on his program and Timber Creek’s 4-2-5 defense.

Show notes

• :32   Start as a football coach
• 1:16   Balancing a military career and a coaching career
• 2:30   Program culture (and military influence)
• 7:47   Keeping it simple to maximize players' physical ability
• 8:54   Inside Timber Creek's 4-2-5 defense
• 12:44   Defending the RPO
• 17:33   Practice structure
• 23:26   Don't be someone you're not
• 24:15   Book recommendation
• 25:45   Creating balance
• 28:50   Approach to player development
• 31:23   Two-minute drill
• 35:21   The winning edge

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