Thank You Coach - Angus Reid

Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Angus Reid. Reid is a former CFL offensive lineman whose 13-year career brought championships and multiple awards of accomplishment. Keith Grabowski brings Reid on to discuss his TED talk on why kids need high school football and his book “Thank You Coach: Learning How to Live, by Being Taught How to Play”. In this podcast Reid highlights what the game of football does for young people, and the everlasting impact he received from his coach in the CFL which Keith believes should be a coach’s ultimate goal. 01:53 Reid’s TED Talk 08:35 Reid’s relationship with Dan Dorazio 11:39 Football is a people business 14:56 Are you impacting players beyond the game? 16:12 Coach Dorazio’s player to coach relationship 18:50 You must know people and treat them individually 22:05 Coaches must maximize what’s in front them 25:19 You’re not going to rise to the occasion, you’re going to sink to your training 28:28 Coach Dorazio’s use of humor 33:20 Excelling at the game with skill and technique 34:45 Practice: focus and frequency 36:15 If something matters you do it every single day 37:45 Make your standard crystal clear 41:25 How Dorazio looked at film 45:45 Dorazio’s personal letters 49:20 Trust 54:47 The “Thank you” 55:48 Keith’s thank you from a former player 57:35 Where to get “Thank You Coach” Win flight, hotel, rental car and Glazier staff pass: glazierclinics.com/win Reid's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1-okBq3LU Episode with Coach D'Orazio: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/ask-coach-dan-dorazio-longtime-collegiate-and-cfl-offensive-line-coach

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