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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Jason Negro, head football coach at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. Coach Negro is in his ninth year at St John Bosco and has created an elite program. In 2013, St. John Bosco won a state championship and finished as the No. 1 team in the nation. In 2016, Bosco won another state championship and finished No. 2 in the nation. This past season, it finished No. 3 in the nation. St. John Bosco is the first program to appear in five straight CIF championship games.

Show Notes

• 2:40        Importance of a supportive administration
• 4:10        Learning from other programs
• 5:25        A mistake Coach Negro has learned from
• 7:30        Expectations of the coaching staff
• 8:55        What Negro looks for in a coach
• 11:15       Building culture
• 13:03     Coaches that have influenced Negro
• 16:00     Importance of finding a mentor
• 17:36      Proposed ban on youth tackle football
• 21:34      Stressing the importance of safety
• 26:00     Takeaways from the 2017 season
• 28:50     Keeping things in perspective
• 30:53     The winning edge

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