On today’s “Home Team” segment of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, guest host Joel Nellis talks with legendary high school head coach Jerry Sinz. Coach Sinz is one of the most decorated high school football coaches in the state of Wisconsin and has been at the helm of Edgar since 1975. Since then, coach has amassed a record of 419-83. Edgar has won 25 conference titles, had 17 undefeated regular seasons, and captured seven state titles in 12 trips during Coach Sinz’s tenure. In 2009, Edgar was the No. 1 ranked small school in the country, and in 2010, Coach was recognized as the National High School Coach Association Football Coach of the Year. Sinz had the pleasure of coaching all four of his sons – Jason, Jeremy, Jordan and Justin – at Edgar. Sinz has been married to his wife, Barb, for 47 years. They are proud grandparents to nine grandchildren. 

Show Notes:

2:40 Stars of his home team

3:08 Coach’s wife, Barb, and her background

4:16 Why Barb is so important to Coach

5:26 Coach’s kids

13:22 Advice for young coaches about talking to their families

15:41 Dealing with job opportunities

18:52 Managing time between football and family

22:47 Handling younger kids that want to be managers

26:04 Dealing with coaches/players that have conflicts with practices/games

29:35 How does he avoid spending too much time game planning

32:25 Weekend game planning for his coaches

35:33 Struggles coach has had to overcome

41:10 How coach’s relationship with his family has reflected on his players and younger coaches

44:12 Something that’s helped coach be more effective

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