Mike Cofer
Tim Cates talks with 2x Super Bowl Champion Mike Cofer about his career as an NFL kicker. After football he became a race car driver, before settling in Las Vegas and getting into education. Mike is currently the head football coach and Athletic Director at SLAM! Nevada. Mike has his Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration from Concordia University Irvine.
Topics Discussed
- Las Vegas, SLAM K-12 Charter School, career technical curriculum
- Tailor to sports minded individuals, teaching through sport and entertainment
- Grow from year one with two programs to now with 15 Varsity programs
- State Championships in Boys Soccer and Wrestling
- We promote multi-sport athletes
- 590 HS students, Total enrollment K-12 is 1500
- Personal Road from 9 years old to the NFL
- Words to live by: Be ready for the opportunities even if you do not know they are coming
- Preparation is the Key; Luck happens when opportunity meets preparation
- Knowledge of when is it time to retire from professional athletics
- Involved in Motorsports and racing late model cars and trucks
- Got into Education from coaching sons
- Earned MCAA degree because he knew that there was something more to coaching than just his own experiences
- Applied his degree to developing the new program at SLAM and in his Athletics Director position
- Talks mentorship and mentoring: MCAA taught the interpersonal skills of sports, building the relationships with the athletes
- Teaching from MCAA: John Wooden quotes and components
Tags: NCAA, MCAA Podcast, Football