[PODCAST] Keith Grabowski talks with state champion head coach Galen Brantley about the Full House T, the future of football

By Keith Grabowski | Posted 11/15/2018

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Galen Brantley, head coach at Soldotna High School in Alaska. Brantley won his 7th straight Division II state championship. Brantley currently has a 59-game winning streak and has a 116-6 record overall.

On today’s show, Brantley and Keith Grabowski talk about his philosophy of coaching, running the Full House T offense and what coaches can do to preserve the game of football.

Show Notes:

00:55 How coach Brantley got into coaching

01:40 Where Brantley got started and what he learned about coaching

03:00 How Brantley gets young coaches started

03:40 Keys that helped Brantley develop

04:34 Biggest change in football

05:30 The game has never been safer

06:28 Being physical and safe

08:20 Skill development in practice

09:28 Toughness apart of culture

10:40 What advantages does Brantley see running Full House T?

11:25 What defenses does Brantley see?

12:55 Advantages in the passing game

14:08 Getting kids to buy into the offense

15:45 RPO

16:42 Ideas to defend the RPO

18:14 Brantley’s go-to play

19:30 Dynamics of Brantley’s trap play

22:27 How to practice effort

24:35 How Brantley builds the culture

26:05 Doing more with less

28:00 Keep it simple

28:54 Concerns for the future of football

30:10 Ideas to help grow the game

31:40 Ideas from within the program

32:40 Advice for young coaches

34:20 Winning edge

34:55 Connect with Coach Brantley

GBrantley@KPBSD.k12.ak.us

2018 State Champions Profile:

Coach: Galen Brantley, Jr.

School: Soldotna High School

Record at School/Career: 116-6

State Championships: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012-2018

Offense: Full House T

Defense: 4-2-5

 

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