Month: September 2017

He grew up in Bigbee Valley, near Deerbrook and Cliftonville, 12 miles off U.S. 45 in northern Noxubee County. Gene Murphy will tell you the foundation for his success as head football coach at Hinds […]

WEST HARTFORD — Jim Calhoun says his favorite basketball memories aren’t necessarily the national championship wins over Duke and Georgia Tech or the rivalry wins over Syracuse and Georgetown. He remembers wins as a high […]

by Jack Warren, editor and host of Top Coach Podcast I’ve always been a little biased, after all, he was a fellow Hoosier. But unlike many things for which I make such positive declarations, I […]

Do you know of an assistant coach that you would like to see featured on AC Spotlight? First of all, take a peek at this new feature and see how we’re going about it. Then […]

Weekends sometimes pass in a blur for mother of three and interior designer Michelle Holtzman of Skokie. Her 11-year-old son, Andrew, plays hockey for the Skokie Flyers, a competitive team that travels throughout the Chicago […]

Wow! This is a must listen for any coach in any sport. Coach Rob Koll of Cornell Wrestling brings a lot of experience and success to the table. Not only does he know his way […]

Today we’re visiting with long time NCAA D1 baseball coach, Ken Knutson. These days Coach Knutson is in Arizona at the Arizona Pitching Arsenal (formerly Arizona Pitching Ranch).  In this episode, Coach Knutson talks about studying sports […]

Specialization might be the boogeyman many people believe it to be. A recent report presented at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine appears to have found specialization does not increase a young athlete’s chances […]

After 20 years and nearly 200 victories, Willie Matson was forced to retire as head football coach at Mission Bay High. Parris Pisiona was fired after reviving the El Cajon Valley program. Hans Graham resigned […]

In 2004, Steven A. Floyd set out to investigate where local high school football coaching legend Phil Danaher of Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas) ranked on the national wins list. Disappointed with the information available, Floyd’s research took […]

GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — There were some frightening moments for the wrestling team at Seton Hill University when one of their coaches collapsed during practice Tuesday. His team stepped in and saved his life. The wrestlers […]

NOLENSVILLE — Will Hester sat down in the Nolensville (TN) football coaches office to begin to talk about the journey he’s been on the past year. A bag of almonds sat in front of the Knights’ […]

On a hot summer in 1955 a young, gifted football and baseball player and his family took to the road traveling from the Jim Crow era south, twenty-six hundred miles, looking to plant new roots […]

BAY CITY, MI – As a coach, Howard Auer knew how to get the most out of his players. That’s because, as a player, he got the most out of himself. Auer may not have been […]

Dr. Tom Hanson is the other half of the terrific author tandem that penned the iconic Heads Up Baseball just about 25 years ago. Now they’re at it again with they’re updated offering, Heads Up […]

by Jack Warren, editor and host of the Top Coach podcast Recently, one of the young coaches with whom I’ve done career coaching contacted me to let me know about some good news. Seems that […]

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania – Legendary Grove City College coach and faculty member Jim Longnecker passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at the age of 84 after an extended illness. A “player’s coach” long before the […]

Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason’s pregame speeches are must-see performances with the passion of a preacher and the cadence of a rapper. They are not rehearsed. But they are not random, either. And they are indisputably entertaining. Fans […]

It’s the 10,000 Hour Rule, right? Not so fast. There’s certainly a lot to be gained by playing more lacrosse, but playing other sports, in addition to lacrosse, seems to be the better path towards […]

Ron Butcher spent decades prowling the college soccer sidelines, piling up hundreds victories. He coached for 46 years, 43 of them with the Keene State men’s team. He compiled 596 wins, landing him fifth on […]

Kevin Rooney arrived at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the fall of 1980. He had been an assistant coach at Mountain View St. Francis in Northern California. He was hired to be the Knights’ football […]

Dr. Ken Ravizza is nearly synonymous with the mental game in baseball. A professor at Cal State Fullerton for over 30 years, he worked with some of the biggest names in the game, from Augie […]