WYC 017 Shane Sams – CoachXO.com – Youth Football

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Shane Sams shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach. Shane Sams is the founder of CoachXO.com, a high-school football defensive coordinator, and the co-founder with his wife of Flippedlifestyle.com. Shane brings a wealth of valuable football experience from coaching at the college and high-school levels. He hosts the podcast ‘The Coach X O Show’ and co-hosts with his wife Jocelyn ‘The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast.’ Alan lives in Kentucky with his wife and 2 kids – daughter Anna and son Isaac. Website: CoachXO.com and Flippedlifestyle.com Twitter:@CoachXO and @FlippedLS Facebook: /CoachXO and /FlippedLifestyle Youtube: /CoachXO Listen NOW: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote ▪   ‘Don’t just tell me about problems. Tell me about some solutions’ click to tweet! My ‘Cringe’ Moment ▪   Trying to coach high-school kids like they were college kids. Particularly emotionally. Coaching AH-HA Moment ▪   It does not matter what I know – it only matters what the players know. Be deliberate and define clearly. ‘I stopped using football terms and used words they know’ Teaching Children & Keeping it Fun HUGE IDEA #1 - SIMPLIFY! Coach Sams identifies 5 skills for each position – then those are the only skills they teach in practice for the entire year. For younger kids maybe only 3 or 4 skills. Repetitions are key – don’t keep changing things up. Fun games: The give-up drill – 3 blockers defending a pad vs. 1 player Defend the box Best Stolen Idea ▪   ‘Don’t just tell me about problems. Tell me about some solutions’ Great Resources ▪   CoachHuey.com – Great football x’s and o’s ▪   Football-defense.com ▪   Connect with coaching forums – CoachXO.com/forums, facebook, twitter Discipline ▪   ‘I have no set rules. Every situation demands my research’ Reward, Recognition, and Teambuilding The biggest reward is: Playing Time Inspiring Story Kid with great attitude but not very talented – scored a TD on senior night Winning You play to win – but make sure you evaluate where your team is at. Set mini-goals within the game and emphasize those instead of the winning. The One that Got Away Freshman long-snapper – enough said Coaching/Leadership Motivation ▪   Quote – ‘‘Don’t just tell me about problems. Tell me about some solutions’ ▪   Book – ‘Developing a Defensive Gameplan’ – Kenny Ratledge Parting Advice HUGE IDEA #2 - ‘Don’t re-invent the wheel – You are not Vince Lombardi’ – go find something that works and copy it – you will put your own signature on it Coach XO and Flippedlifestyle ▪   Coach XO- Great football info and great forums ▪   Flippedlifestyle – Blog about working from home Interview Links / Promotional Partners Who are You - The Life Lessons of Sports   HUDL   Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: