Champions: Three Keys to Building a Championship Program – Steve Pyne, Head Coach, Central Catholic High School (OR)

On this Champions’ episode, we talk with Steve Pyne, the head coach of the Oregon 6A state champion and the #1 ranked team in the state. His Central Catholic Rams just completed a 13-0 season in route to winning the title – Coach Pyne’s fifth at Central Catholic.

Coach Pyne has been at the helm of Central Catholic since 2003 and has compiled an overall record of 196-54 (.784). Coach has been honored as the Mount Hood Conference Coach of the Year six times, Oregonian State Coach of the Year two times, and OACA Coach of the Year five times.

In this episode, he discusses a different approach to certain areas of what they do, including building their culture, developing fundamentals, and playing time, all of which made a difference in propelling the Rams to multiple state championships.

Show Notes:

• First Things First
• The “Difference”
• The Payoff Seen on Game Film
• Creating a Common Language and Coaching Points
• The 60-Play “Pitch Count”
• How Playing More Kids Led to Championships
• Giving Players the Chance to Succeed or Learn from Failure
• Creating Depth  
• Minimum Expectations 
• Building Culture with Kids First and Winning Second
• Building Culture within the Staff
• Three Handshakes, Two Hugs, One Compliment

Follow Steve Pyne on Twitter/X @CoachPyne67.

Additional Champions Series Episodes:

Garrett Mueller, Head Coach, Stewartville High School (MN)

Kyle Schmitt, Head Coach, Archbishop Spalding (MD)

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