Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast is Noel Rash, head coach at Beechwood High School in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Rash has been on the Beechwood coaching staff for 18 years and was named the head coach in 2006. Since becoming the head coach, Rash has led the Tigers to four state championships in five championship-game appearances, including each of the past two seasons. He holds a 123-88 record as the head coach at Beechwood. Rash has also been awarded the District Coach of the Year Award six times, and the Cincinnati Bengals honored him with the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award in 2017.

Prior to coaching at Beechwood, Rash has worked as an assistant coach at several schools around the Cincinnati area. Those include Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller High School from 1996-99, Simon Kenton High School in Independence, Kentucky from 1993 through ’94, and Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger, Kentucky from 1985 through ’87. Rash graduated from Thomas More (Kentucky) College in 1994, earning a degree in history and secondary education. He also played on the school’s football as a linebacker and safety. Rash teaches government and geography at Beechwood along with coaching football.

In today’s podcast, Rash and host Keith Grabowski talk about Rash’s coaching style, his bond with his players and the future of the game of football.

Show Notes

0:47 What it takes to win back-to-back state championships

2:01 Coaches setting an example for their players

4:25 Balancing physical strength with mental strength

6:33 Determining leaders in the offseason

9:25 Players taking ownership of the team

10:45 Journey to becoming a head coach

14:41 Developing players into good young men

18:10 Status of football today

22:13 How coaching and teaching has changed football

23:34 The Winning Edge