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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Phil Lite, head football coach at Staley High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Coach Lite was a Don Shula Coach of the Year Nominee and led Staley to win a 2017 state championship with a gutsy two-point conversion call to win the game in the final seconds. On today’s episode, Coach Lite and host Keith Grabowski talk about the importance of culture at Staley High School.

Show Notes

• 1:42        Reflecting on the 2017 state championship game
• 5:44       What inspired Lite to pursue coaching
• 7:40       A mistake that Coach Lite has learned from
• 8:41        Lessons that have stuck with Coach Lite throughout his career
• 11:31      Core culture elements implemented at Staley High School
• 16:36     Building culture
• 21:06     Success with power O and RPOs
• 23:32     Teaching the game to players
• 26:12     Practice structure at Staley
• 30:26    The winning edge  

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