Tim Cates talks to St. John Bosco’s long time Head Coach and 2021 MCAA Alumnus Jason Negro. One of the top football programs in the nation, the national champions of 2022, the Braves of St. John Bosco. Jason has built this program up, where is he looking to take it and how is he willing to help other coaches.
Accolades for St. John Bosco High School with Jason Negro at the helm
- 3 National Championships
- 4 CIF State Championships
- Multiple CIF League Champ
- Multiple CIF Southern Section Championships
- CIF Coach of the Year
- MaxPreps Coach of the Year
- Cal Hi Coach of the Year
- Cal Hi Coach of the Decade
- High School Sports Coach of the Year
- USA Coach of the Year
- CIF SS Coach of the year
Topics Discussed
- Spring season is fun and anxiety filled
- Players come in, Players graduate
- System and Philosophy and Mission you as the coach put in place
- Unique platform at St. John Bosco
- We develop young men that can go out into and participate out there
- Continue to evolve over the years as the process at High School Football is ever changing
- Evolve and Learn; High emphasis to staff go out to the collegiate level and learn from other coaches. This year is Univ. of Texas, Stanford and Univ. of Oregon
- Negro talks his back story and how he got into coaching
- Discusses his overall thoughts of 7 on 7; Positives and Negatives
- Recruiting for College: High School athletes - do they have to play at a powerhouse high school program to be recruited
- St. John Bosco focuses on developing athletes for 12 months
- Talks Relationships with college coaches; DIV I, DIV II, DIV III, NAIA and JUCO
- Masters Degree - completed in 15 months, personal goal to further my education
- Believes his student athletes deserve to have a coach who wants to be a little be better and have the best resources possible with best skills and understands the importance of athletics and academics
- Final thought is an open invitation to anyone who would like to visit St. John Bosco and see how Coach Negro and his staff build a 12-month program; Their doors are open. Come visit!
Tags: NCAA, Football, MCAA Podcast