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By Tim Cates Posted on 9/29/2020 - 1 minute read
For three decades he's been a teacher, a coach, an administrator, and a strength and conditioning coach in Southern California. He's helped coach six CIF championship teams and a national championship at Mater Dei High School. On top of all that he's a professor at Concordia University Irvine. He's Ed Begany and we'll talk to him next on episode six of the Masters in Coaching podcast.
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By Tim Cates Posted on 9/3/2020 - 1 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Alecia Ivery from Girls In the Game about the importance of female leadership and mentorship for young girls in sports. She runs one of Chicago’s top youth organizations geared towards empowering girls to be game-changers, while at the same time, she made a game-changing decision about her future.
Tim Cates talks with Ron Nocetti, the Executive Director of the CIF State, about overseeing HS sports in California during a pandemic, his decision to postpone fall sports to winter 2021 and if we really can expect to have HS football this school year.
By Tim Cates Posted on 8/5/2020 - 1 minute read
He’s one of the most successful high school football coaches in Southern California in the last two decades. He’s sent dozens of kids onto college to play football. He’s won a national championship and been named coach of the year, yet he still decided to go back to school to further his education. Why? Let’s find out.
By Kent Noyes, MCAA ‘17 Posted on 4/22/2020 - 5 minute read
This moment brings forth so much emotion and anxiety as all eyes rest on the NFL commissioner as he reads the first player to be drafted and join the professional ranks. A moment, that takes seconds in real-time, sends the entire sports world into great debate on whether a team made the right selection. This is an opportunity for teams to select players that will help ascend their team to the top of the league and, in some cases, become the face of the franchise.
By Jerry Campbell Posted on 4/1/2020 - 3 minute read
This presentation is designed to take you through the early begins of the great game of football and how offensive line play and the rules that govern got it has evolved in how we coach it today.
By Jerry Campbell Posted on 4/1/2020 - 5 minute read
The most consistent way to gain the field position advantage is to be good in special teams play. Big plays usually happen when a team or player is unprepared for a situation. On the other hand, when a team is properly prepared, they have put themselves in position to create or capitalize on a break. Therefore, understanding the scope of the kicking and return games and making them a priority are the foundation to solid special teams play.
Posted on 11/18/2019 - 3 minute read
With the help of Concordia Irvine’s Master's in Coaching and Athletics Administration (MCAA) program, Alecia Ivery is connecting kids to the joy of sports as both a coach and a leader in an organization called Girls in the Game (GIG).
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 11/1/2018 - 3 minute read
Chad Johnson, MA '16, a self-described “hometown kid” from Orange County, is taking the helm of one of the biggest and best high school football programs in the nation at Mission Viejo High School. Johnson comes equipped with his Master's in Coaching & Athletics Administration (MCAA) degree from Concordia University Irvine, which he says helped change his view of coaching.
By Kenny Connolly Posted on 6/27/2018 - 2 minute read
As important as it is for coaches to properly teach on a given playing field, it’s equally important for coaches to ensure the safety of the student-athletes they are educating.