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Today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Matt Kostelnik, head coach at Avon Lake High School (Ohio). Kostelnik had a great playing career at both Avon Lake, where he was the MVP of the state championship game, and the University of Mount Union (Ohio), where he was an All American. On today’s episode, Kostelnik and host Keith Grabowski talk about multisport athletes and helping youth players develop.

Show Notes 

• 2:45        Experiences throughout his coaching career 
• 4:09        Process of taking over a program 
• 6:22        “Player, formation, plays”
• 8:53        Kostelnik’s success as a player 
• 12:32     Trusting the process and waiting your turn 
• 15:24     Multisport athletes 
• 21:38     Coordinating workouts with coaches of other sports 
• 25:43     Building up a youth program 
• 33:18     Emphasizing safety in today’s game

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