Summary: Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith Grabowski shares Mike Singletary’s key note speech from USA Football’s 2018 National Conference. Singletary, who currently serves as head coach of the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, illustrates the impact of a coach and ways coaches can invest in their kids through his own experience as both a player and coach. This year’s National Conference speaker lineup features NFL and college coaches along with some of the top high school coaches in the country. Be sure to check out the full lineup. 03:15 Men who’ve impacted Singletary’s life 04:25 Coach Oliver Brown 06:15 Coach Brown’s care 07:00 Being invested in the kids 08:15 Values of coaching should not change 09:15 The “C” in coach is for consistency 10:00 The approach may change but the values don’t 11:11 Qualities of Coach Brown 12:00 Compete in the world 13:25 Living to the standard of the team 14:11 It’s on you 15:15 Coach Corky Nelson 17:45 Responsibility as a coach 18:55 Giving kids something of value 19:10 Singletary’s Starbucks memory 21:15 Tools to be great 22:11 Don’t tell me what you can’t do, tell me what you won’t do 23:45 Be able to meet the hunger 24:45 Coach Singletary coaching his son 26:55 The kids deserve your best 27:17 Teaching football position 30:07 Never compromise 30:25 The thin line in coaching 32:00 Coaches alone 32:30 Success to Coach Singletary 33:00 Importance of family 37:17 Importance of being a great life and football coach 40:17 Everybody gets a trophy 43:25 What was on Coach Singletary’s mind when he won his championship 47:35 Promoting work ethic 55:10 The number one thing Coach Singletary would do different as a player/coach 59:12 Walter Payton 1:02:45 Coach Singletary’s greatest moment of his life 1:04:38 Dealing with the time issue in football for coaches, players, and their family 1:07:30 National Conference Related Content: https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/5453/usa-national-conference-in-case-you-missed-it-mike-singletary-talks-life-football-and-the-85-bears https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6795/podcast-keith-grabowski-charlie-coiner-discuss-with-hall-of-fame-mlb-mike-singletary-the-evolution-of-the-middle-linebacker-position Follow us @FBDevCoach Blogs.usafootball.com Footballdevelopment.com
