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Today’s guest on the USA football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Gary Roberts, head football coach at Cottage Grove High School (Oregon). This past season, Roberts, the winningest coach in Cottage Grove history, led the Lions to the 4A state Championship. On today’s episode, Roberts and host Keith Grabowski talk about building a program, the team's success in the classroom and preparing players off the field.

Show Notes

• 2:16        Roberts’ background
• 4:36       Building the program
• 7:18        Culture at Cottage Grove
• 13:50     Preparing players off the field
• 17:19      Communicating the “why” and “how” to players  
• 21:05     Rugby punt
• 23:24     Offensive schemes
• 25:40     A key play throughout the season
• 27:11      Takeaways from the 2017 season
• 28:25     The winning edge

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