For the past 12 seasons, Tim Delaney has been the head coach at South Park High School. Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, we dive in with Coach Delaney and discuss how he turned a struggling program into a perennial contender. When Coach Delaney first started out as the leader of his team, he realized that he had to sell his program to his kids. Learn how Coach Delaney created a culture that not only sells itself, but also helps his kids succeed both on and off the field.

0:20 Intro

1:10 Background of South Park High School

3:01 Pressures of a young head coach

5:48 Advice to a young Coach Delaney

7:06 Assembling a coaching staff

9:13 Multi-sport players

12:49 Selling the experience 

16:44 Funding for the team

20:37 Meeting the needs of your players

23:26 Learning from Twitter

26:02 Maintaining terminology 

28:34 The winning edge

You can follow Coach Delaney on Twitter at @coachdelaneysp2 or you can follow South Park High School at @sparksfootball. 

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