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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is DaLawn Parrish, head coach at Dr. Henry A. Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Parrish is in his 12th season as head coach at Wise and has accumulated a 120-30 record, six conference titles, seven regional titles, and four state titles, including the last three in a row. On today’s episode, Parrish and host Keith Grabowski talk about the culture at Wise High School and creating a great coaching staff.

Show Notes

• 1:36        Coach Parrish’s background
• 2:45       Decision to pursue the high school route
• 3:48       Emphasizing the importance of academics to players
• 4:50       Culture at Wise
• 7:08       Having a diverse coaching staff
• 9:38       Continuing to learn as a coach
• 10:41      Being a physical team
• 11:43      Problems facing football in the state of Maryland
• 13:17      How safety has evolved in the game
• 15:59     Challenges in the upcoming 2018 season
• 18:40    Building men
• 19:32     The winning edge 

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