On this edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, your host Keith Grabowski invites Southside High School (Ark.) head football coach Kenny Simpson onto the show. Coach Simpson has been at the helm of numerous football programs during his career, and he compiled all the guidance that he garnered over his career in his new book, “Find a Way: What I Wish I Knew When I Became a Head Football Coach.” This episode presents current head coaches learning how to lead their own programs for the first time a great opportunity to learn from the experiences of a veteran coach.

0:20 Intro

1:38 Coach Simpson’s background

3:52 Love for the game

5:07 Book overview

7:55 Establishing relationships

12:13 You got the job: Now what?

14:44 Sharing your vision

16:42 Growing your program

20:15 The three D’s

23:17 Building a great weight lifting program

27:27 Assembling your staff

30:35 X’s and O’s vs. Talent

32:40 Making mistakes

34:26 The winning edge

36:09 How to get “Find A Way”

36:36 Closing

 

For a digital copy of Coach Simpson’s book, visit www.eightlaces.org

Or purchase a hard copy on Amazon here: Find A Way: What I Wish I'd Known When I Became A Head Football Coach 

You can follow Coach Simpson on Twitter @FBCoachSimpson

Link to the “Game Plan for Your Next Job” Series: Game Plan for your Next Job