Summary: Rich Alercio, head coach at St. Johnsbury Academy (Vermont), joins today’s USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast with Keith Grabowski to discuss the recent state championship win. He also goes in-depth with some of the lessons he learned in 2017. Show notes 1:45 Buy-in and commitment 4:40 Why he doesn’t schedule Friday practices 6:45 The importance of the senior class 9:32 Halftime at the state championship 11:45 The motto for the year 14:24 Lessons learned this year 16:55 Technical and tactical fundamentals in practice 18:45 Speaking at the USA Football National Conference
