Summary: Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Andy Sims, head coach at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas. Sims just completed his fourth season at North, and he guided the Mustangs to a 6A state championship last fall, the first in school history. He’s also coached at several nearby high schools and served as an assistant at Central Missouri, where he also starred as a player. On today’s podcast, Sims and host Keith Grabowski talk about turning around struggling programs, Sims’ offensive philosophies and more. Show notes 1:00 Sims’ background turning around struggling programs 4:30 The motivation of turning around a program 6:00 What Sims commonly sees at programs with losing records 8:40 The first thing Sims does upon arriving at a job where the team has struggled 10:45 Selling yourself to a new team 15:00 The importance of delegating 17:30 The pillars of culture that Sims tries to install 20:45 How to mesh the hard work and fun 23:40 What’s unique about North’s offense 27:45 How North determines its offensive scheme 29:45 A play that North uses in its pass offense 34:45 How many passing concepts are in North’s playbook 36:15 How North practices its offensive scheme 41:15 Preparing for any scenario 44:25 The winning edge
