Summary: In part two of our conversation with Tony DeMeo, the former MIAA Coach of the Year discusses his “Four Aces” system for evaluating effort and establishing positive culture. DeMeo also details why he teaches center snapping to all of his linemen and why talent is meaningless without work ethic. SHOW NOTES • :30 The Four Aces system • 7:15 Simplicity is fundamental to teaching • 8:15 Difference between drawing up a play--and coaching a play • 10:43 Concerns for the game • 14:49 The danger of attempting to judge player intent • 15:10 People turn to sports as a refuge from politics • 17:05 Why Penn State, not Ohio State, should have been in the playoff • 20:45 Advice to a young coach • 21: 14 Don't let talent blind you (and why DeMeo looked at attendance records for recruits) • 22:59 Lessons learned from Bill Walsh • 25:29 Faith, family, football • 28:02 The "We" not "Me" philosophy
