Summary: Today’s Keith Grabowski talks with two National Conference speakers coach Ken Leonard and Steve Thomas. Coach Leonard is the head coach at Sacred-Heart Griffin High School and is the all-time winningest coach in the state of Illinois with 379 wins and 5 state championships. Coach Thomas is the assistant coach at Sacred-Heart Griffin High School who also specializes in the team’s leadership and character development. The coaches discuss what drives their team’s culture, leadership and character as well as what they will present at National Conference. 01:55 Coach Leonard’s call to be a coach 03:17 Coach Leonard’s road to coaching 04:45 Who gave Leonard a chance 06:50 Importance of learning from coaches 09:20 Coaches must have a system 11:52 Evolution of learning for players 13:50 How coach Leonard builds culture 14:30 8 core values 15:50 Philippians 2:3-4 18:25 Turning values into action 20:50 Coach Leonard serving 22:35 Quality of life 24:00 Leadership is serving 24:50 Why do you coach football? 26:05 Coach Thomas’ role and example 28:00 How coach Leonard’s character program comes together 29:30 National Conference 30:00 Coach Leonard & coach Thomas’ National Conference preview 31:25 What coaches should take from the National Conference presentation 35:05 Coach Leonard’s mission 37:00 Connect with coach: Leornad@shg.org Stevethomas3030@hotmail.com
