Summary: Today's guest is Rick Streiff, head coach of Cathedral (Indianapolis), one of the top high school programs in the state of Indiana. From 2008 to 2014, Streiff led Cathedral to six state titles in seven seasons. In today's show Streiff hits on how he utilizes the free safety in the run game, how he molds his scheme to fit his personnel and why it's important for players to witness the coaching staff as parents. Show notes :50 Start as a football coach 2:13 Lessons learned early on 3:16 "Take care of your buddy and do your job" 4:10 Establishing the culture at Cathedral 5:10 Turning over play calling to a coordinator 6:15 Defensive philosophy and the molding scheme to fit personnel 8:18 Defensive game planning during the week 9:27 Utilizing the free safety in the run game 10:24 Coaching as teaching 11:10 Coaching technology 13:35 Why coaches don’t need to yell 15:00 Best coaching advice received 15:42 Book recommendation 17:15 Lessons big and small from clinics 18:42 Offseason learning 19:13 Concerns for future of the game 21:02 Young coaches need to put their time in 22:41 The value in players seeing coaches parenting 24:47 Two-minute drill 25:49 The winning edge Subscribe to the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast today and listen to the full episode with Rick Streiff below:
