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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Troy McAllister, head coach at Phillips Academy High School in Chicago. In 2015, McAllister helped Phillips Academy become the first Chicago Public School to win an Illinois high school football state championship. This past season, Phillips Academy won its second state championship, finishing with an undefeated 14-0 season. On today’s episode, Coach McAllister and host Keith Grabowski talk about McAllister’s experience at Phillips Academy and building a program.

Show Notes

• 1:25        McAllister’s first practice at Phillips Academy
• 2:45        Building culture
• 4:00       Building a new coaching staff
• 5:10        First Chicago Public School to win Illinois state football championship
• 6:30       Improving in weak areas
• 8:20       McAllister’s coaching philosophy
• 12:20     Balancing off-field teaching and live practice
• 16:20     Overthinking your system
• 18:20     What Coach McAllister learned this past season
• 19:45     Proposed ban on tackle football
• 23:30     The winning edge

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