Calling Both Sides Of The Ball - Chris Softley, Head Coach, Lubbock Christian

Today's episode is with Head Coach at Lubbock Christina Chris Softley. Softley is a graduate of Abilene Christian University and Nebraska Wesleyan, where he played college football, has coached for eight years, including the last three at Sunnyvale HS, where he was the basketball coach and an assistant football and track coach at the 3A school. He was named a 40 under 40 coach by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. He continues to wear several hats at Lubbock Christian as the AD/Head Coach, as well as calling both offense and defense on game day. He sat down with Keith at the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School in San Antonio to discuss how calling both sides of the ball works for his program, making it family friendly, and methods for teaching. Shownotes: -Calling both sides -Truly keeping it simple -Not caring who gets credit -The height of complementary football -Being aware of their “fatigue meters” -Family friendly weekends -Saturdays 8-noon then family lunch -Using technology to make family time -Trust people to do their jobs as professionals -Coaches retreat -Camp install plan -special teams is a one rep max-out -teaching to learning styles -Having method to meetings -Bell ringers for football -Check for understanding -Chris Beard -Plan for walk thru -Water breaks at a white board -No 2-a-days -Handling load and next man up -Walk thru Wednesday -The winning edge - unity Related: Avoid the First Game Conundrum - Erik Korem, Former Director of Sports Performance, Houston Texans https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/avoid-the-first-game-conundrum-erik-korem-former-director-of-sports-performance-houston-banners Adjustments Period https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/rob-everett-bridgewater-va No Sweat and Fast Practice Formats: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/no-sweat-and-fast-friday-practice-formats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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