[Podcast] State Champion - Jason McManus, South Pointe High School Offensive Coordinator

[Podcast] State Champion - Jason McManus, South Pointe High School Offensive Coordinator

By Keith Grabowski | Posted 3/5/2019

Show Notes:

In today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator, Keith Grabowski is joined by Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe High School assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, Jason McManus. Coach McManus also coached in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American game. Grabowski and Coach McManus discuss his coaching journey, his powerful offense and importance of players’ control in the offense.

Coach Jason McManus was a college coach for 12 years before becoming the offensive coordinator at South Pointe. From 2014-2017, South Pointe won four consecutive state titles, had a 55-5 record, including a 26-game win streak, and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country by USA Today while playing in the state’s highest classification.

Coach McManus’ MACATTACK offense scored 711 points and amassed 6,702 yards (3,639 rush, 3,063 pass) in one season. The MacAttack offense averaged 44.9 points per game in 2018, 47.1 points per game in 2017, 39.8 points per game in 2016 for a 3-year average of 43.9 points per game! During that same span, the offense has averaged 476.3 yards per game.

Coach McManus MACATTACK has produced an All-State or All-American quarterback for four consecutive years.

01:05 Coach McManus’ coaching journey

02:26 Lessons as a young coach

04:10 Advantages of coming from college to high school

06:29 Relationships

08:40 South Pointe’s culture

10:46 Describing the offense

12:12 Evolution of the system

14:10 Foundation of the offense

16:08 Air Raid influence

17:25 Four verticals

20:52 Accumulation of reps