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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Terry Gambill, head coach at Allen High School (Texas). Gambill won the state championship at Allen as a defensive coordinator in 2008 and won the 2017 state championship as the head coach. On this episode, Coach Gambill and host Keith Grabowski talk about gaining experience and holding players accountable.

Show Notes

• 1:12        Gambill’s coaching background
• 2:15        Transitioning from a graduate assistant to assistant coach
• 4:10        Experience gained from coaching other sports
• 5:05        Moving up the ranks of a coaching staff
• 5:45        A mistake Coach Gambill has learned from
• 7:05        Challenges with being a first-year coordinator
• 9:00       Taking over a program
• 10:45     Gambill’s coaching philosophy
• 12:55      Role of the coaching staff
• 16:35      Weekly meetings with players
• 17:15       Building culture
• 21:25      Experience of having a son on the coaching staff
• 24:25      Program support
• 26:05      Expectation of the coaching staff
• 28:00     Holding players accountable
• 30:40     Base schemes
• 32:15      The winning edge 
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