Joe McBride – LSG Texas High School Football Coaches Show

By Chris Doelle
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Updated: June 4, 2018

LSG Texas High School Football Coaches Show

Season 03 - Episode 16

The AUTHORITY on Texas High School Football! ™

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Chris Doelle sits down with Coppell ISD Athletic Director Joe McBride. In each episode of this groundbreaking series on Lone Star Gridiron, we celebrate the coaches that have made a difference in the lives of people around them.

Listen in as we discuss:

Schools that played a role in Coach McBride's career, including: Brownwood, Lewisville, Texas Tech University, Angelo State University, San Angelo Central, Magnolia, Austin High, Lewisville Hebron, Frisco Liberty, Coppell, Dripping Springs,
Coach says he is who he is because of great men
Smaller colleges are a great learning ground for young coaches
How recruiting was different "back in the day"
How his recruiting trips led to great contacts
Learning offense and defense
Moves are often about much more than just the position and offer
Times when you "keep choppin' wood - wake up every day and put on your hard hat"
Missing the job of being a coach as Athletic Director
The freedom to play other important roles
There is no struggle between keeping good coaches and helping them get new gigs
The transition from focusing on the X's and O's to focusing on lives you touch
Kids can see if you're phony or real
The importance of the teenage years in these kid's lives
The games fade but the times with great men last forever
Coaches are needed more now than ever
How to share the value of football
Adversity will come but football will help you believe you can overcome those trials
Coach McBride's goals that yet remain
and much more!

COACHES: we want to hear your story as well. If you are a current or former Texas high school football head coach, contact us and we will set up a time for your interview!

The LSG Texas High School Football Coaches Show series is brought to you by the book, All I Need to Know I Learned From My Texas High School Football Coach: A handbook of wisdom for parents, young people and yes, even coaches! by Ken Purcell and Chris Doelle.