8 Man Academy

Coach Harriman talks about his weekly routines as Defensive Coordinator at Siloam Springs, his ties to Bear Bryant, and being the son of a coach.

Coach Bolin talks about why he has made a career of being an assistant coach, why he loves O-Line, and what it takes to maintain success at a program long term.

We head to SW Oklahoma to visit with Coach Robert Babcock. He talks to us about breaking Morrison's national winning streak, the 8man books he has written, and getting elected to the OK 8 Man Coaches Hall of Fame.

We talk with Coach Jeff Slater from Burlingame, KS. He talks to us about the coaching influence of his mom and how his goal of trying to make a football player feel special at his school changed the culture of his community.

We talk to David Kerr from Pond Creek-Hunter HS in Pond Creek, OK. Coach Kerr remembers his days at Morrison, tells us how consistency in his program has lead to 190 wins and multiple state championships over 20+ years, and walks us through his two favorite plays.

We visit with Coach Hasslestrom about the culture shift over 20 years in his school, how the local youth program and consistent coaching has led to multiple state championships.

We visit again with Head Coach James Kilian from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. We ask him if there's a place for 8Man players at the next level, he gives us a peek into how he recruits at St. Olaf, and he offers some advice to parents and what questions they should ask a college coach.

We talk to Coach Justus about their very recent transition to 8man football, running his wing-t offense out of a spread look, and growing up as a coach's son.

We talk to Coach Birks about his experience playing in a dome, why scheme is so important, and how he runs practice through the week.

Coach Fuller talks to us about the challenges of playing both an 8man and 11man schedule, how he adapted his 11man defense to 8man, and coaching at his alma mater.