Our guest this week, 10 years as a head coach for high school football in the state of Missouri, spent many years then as an Athletic Director and is now the Assistant Head of School for Lutheran High School in St. Peter's Missouri, located just outside of St. Louis. He's also a professor for Concordia University Irvine's Master's in Coaching & Athletics Administration program. He is Dr. Doug Kuhlmann.
Show Highlights
- Nothing beats giving a kid a high five after the team has scored
- The impact of a father’s career
- How social media has changed coaching
- The various hats a coach has to wear today
- The biggest difference between athletics at the collegiate level vs high school level
- Nick Saban and his coaching tree
- What Bill Walsh, Pat Summitt, and Mike Souchefski have in common
- Lessons Doug uses to this day that he learned from his mentor
- The impact specialization has had on student-athlete and coach relationships
- The benefits of playing multiple sports
- The number one difference between a college athlete and a high-school athlete
- Why coaches need to be strategic in their decision making to market their program
- Why the relationship component is essential in a graduate program
Tags: Masters in Coaching, Football, Athletic Director, Coaching, Alumni, MCAA Podcast