Coach and Coordinator podcast: Rob Hinson (5/25/17)

By Stephen Spiewak | Posted 5/25/2017

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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