25 years as a high school football coach in Southern California, now he runs the Master's in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program at Concordia University Irvine, he is Jim Kunau.
Show Highlights
- How his previous experience as a head football coach has prepared him for this new role
- Founder Tom White built the program up from nothing, now reaching over 4,000 graduates from the program
- How he feels about inheriting the Directorship of this program from Tom White and Tony Diaz
- How his plan to emphasize equipping and empowering coaches in every conceivable sense will strengthen the program
- How he spent 19 years at Orange Lutheran High School, six years at Rancho Christian High School, has won CIF Southern Section titles, and won a State Championship
- How he transformed a Division 12, 21 player team into a Division 1 team after eight years as their head football coach at Orange Lutheran High School
- How he has found that faith and character are developed the most when the challenge is the greatest
- His future plans for the unique Master's in Coaching and Athletics Administration program developed by Tom White and Tony Diaz
- How God called him to become a coach after achieving his master’s in International Business
- How his friendships with St. John Bosco High School’s coach Jason Negro, Mater Dei High School’s coach Bruce Rollinson, Servite High School’s coach Troy Thomas, and others give him insight into the future of football
- His concerns about high school football participation, which has significantly declined from the previous 200+ students
- What he is concerned about for the future of the game
- What he plans for the future of Concordia University Irvine’s MCAA program
- How he chose the program’s Pyramid of Purpose’s blocks of “anchored in truth,” “powered by purpose,” “guide with grace,” “character,” and “champion for life”
- How he hopes to accomplish developing champions for life through the program
- How much the Pyramid of Purpose can impact athletes, coaches, and their communities
- How deep the Pyramid of Purpose is embedded into the lives of every professor in the program
- How the diversity of each professors’ background allows them to relate to their students better
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted people and increased the amount of coaches/adults interested in expanding their coaching skills through the MCAA program
Tags: Masters in Coaching, Coaching, MCAA Podcast, Football, Athletic Director, CIF, Sports Education