Learning from State Champions - Max Preps Coach of the Year
Jan 16, 2023 2:31 pm
Coach ,
We finish up our highlight of state champions with four from the state of Texas.
We recognize them for their championships and their willingness to share their knowledge. There is a wide range of topics and deep dives to learn from and apply to your own team.
This group has an impressive track record with a Hall of Famer and the other three collectively winning 19 state championships. We share a coaching point from each presentation.
6A D1 Champion - Duncanville (15-0) Reginald Samples- HC
2022 Max Preps Coach of the Year, Reginald Samples shared the components of their off-season program which brought the Panthers their first title since 1998. The long-time Godfather of Dallas football finally checked off the final box in his Hall of Fame career. In 32 seasons he has won 326 games as a head coach.
That consistency begins in the weight room. He explains the importance of making most of the time you have available to develop your team here (click on all images for videos):
Duncanville Strength & Conditioning
5A D1 - Aledo HS- Tim Buchanan, HC (7x state champion)
Championships are won on the foundation of a strong run game, and that’s true for Aledo. Here’s Buchanan discussing the breakdown of the Aledo run game from his course “Aledo Run Game Teaching Progression”:
4A D2 Carthage (16-0) vs Gilmer- Scott Surratt(8x state champion) - HC
Coach Surrat’s offense rolls on Friday nights. Here’s Surrat talking about Isolated Slant from his clinic “Isolated Slant, All-Go, Keeper”:
Scott Surrat Presentations:
Prepared to Protect Carthage Multiple Pass Protections
Isolated Slant, All Go, and Keeper
3A D2 Gunter (16-0) Jake Fieszel (3x State Champion) - HC
In his presentation Gunter Pistol - Combo of Flexbone, Wing-T and Spread, Coach Fieszel shares how they run the Triple vs. Split:
State Champions we have previously recognized in this series:
Alabama 6A State Champion - Saraland High School, Head Coach Jeff Kelly “RPO and Run Game”
California and National Champion- St. John Bosco, Jason Negro, HC “Developing Culture and Practice Instruction”
Colorado 4A State Champions - Broomfield HS, Blair Hubbard, HC
Georgia Private A State Champions- Prince Avenue Christian Academy, Greg Vandagriff - HC “How to Win at a Small School”
Illinois 6A State Champion - East St. Louis, Head Coach Darrell Sunkett “East St. Louis RPO”
Iowa 5A State Champions - Southeast Polk, Brad Zelenovich, HC “Program Structure - How to encourage multi-sport athletes”
Louisiana State Champion - Destrehan HS, Rhett Peltier, Assistant Coach “Swing Screen with RPO Constraints”
Maryland MIAA A State Champion - Archbishop Spalding, Head Coach Kyle Schmitt “Situational Football - Game Planning” (Part of the 2023 OC Professional Development Series)
Ohio Division I State Champion - St. Edward High School, Head Coach Tom Lombardo “Power Read with Variations an Play Action”
Pennsylvania State Champion- St. Joseph Prep, Tim Roken, HC & Assistants Ryn Morrison and Tom Sugden
“Variations of the Power Run Game”
South Dakota 11AA - Riggs HS, Steve Steele, HC “Winning Comes Last”
Tennessee D1 6A - Oakland HS, Kevin Creasy, HC “Getting the Ball to Your Playmakers”
There are plenty of ideas in each of these presentations that can help you on the road to a title in 2023.
Always be growing!
Coach Grabowski