An assistant football and baseball coach, Mickey Sepanek goes into great detail to explain how he's played a major role in helping shape the culture, direction, and success of high school sports programs. From why it's important to truly listen, to why you have to be willing to speak up as an assistant, to the world of college recruiting and more, it's a conversation that head coaches, assistant coaches, and prospective coaches would be wise to hear.

You can follow Coach Sepanek on Twitter @CoachSep.

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A longtime football coach and athletic director now turned principal, Chris Fore jumps on the line to discuss lessons he learned along the way throughout his various roles, including serving as an expert witness in high school sports-related court cases. Fore is also the president of the California Coaches Association.

Throughout his career, he's helped tons of coaches land their dream coaching job by helping them throughout the process. You can learn more about Coach Fore and some of the resources he can offer by visiting either of his websites:

CoachFore.org

You can follow him on Twitter @chriscfore.

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The Head Track and Field coach at Kalamazoo Central High School - Tyler Germain - jumps on the line to discuss program promotion, program building, speed training, relationships, and more!

You can follow Tyler on Twitter @TrackCoachTG. You can also check out his articles on Simplifaster and his videos on Coachtube.

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In 2021, a high school student-athlete at Clever High School (MO) walked into the woods near home and hanged himself. He was discovered by his oldest brother. His dad and next-oldest brother pulled him down, followed shortly thereafter by his mom's arrival.

There was no warning. His parents knew he was struggling with school work and that he was using marijuana on a regular basis. He was encouraged often by his family to, as him mom says, "get his head out of his ass," but there was never an inkling that he was at-risk of taking his own life.

His high school baseball coach, Justin Snider, joined the show to discuss what it was like from the moment a school official came down to the field during practice to tell him and the spiral it sent him, and his players, on over the ensuing months. And while it's just one coach, and one team, it provides some insight into how coaches can approach mental health.

You can follow Coach Snider on Twitter @snider_justin.

Some resources:

• Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression Foundation

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The Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Lawrenceburg High School in Indiana, Demarco Henry, jumps on the line to discuss building relationships in the weight room, how we can help student-athletes become more explosive, and everything in between.

You can follow Demarco on Twitter @_marco44.

The High School Strength & Conditioning Google Drive put together by the "Godfather of High School Strength and Conditioning," Kevin Vanderbush, can be accessed here.

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The Head Baseball Coach at Wright City High School in Wright City, Missouri - Ryan Raterman - jumps on the show to discuss what he learned from two phenomenal high school coaches and what he's experienced in three years as a head coach, including team standards, MUDITA, stealing bases, community service, fundraising, and more!

You can follow Ryan on Twitter @Raterman29.

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The head football coach from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida - Bobby Ramsay - jumps on the call to discuss his path to coaching, how he approached building up two different programs in vastly different ways, his time spent coaching Derrick Henry during his ridiculous national rushing records, and reflecting on mistakes he made along the way.

You can follow Bobby on Twitter @CoachRamsay1 and can follow the Mandarin High School football team @Mandarin_HS_FB.

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Don Berger (retired) sits down to reflect on his 44-year career as the head track and field coach at Salem Academy (1979-1999) and North Salem High School (2000-2021). During that span, his teams won 10 team state championships (plus an 11th in cross country) and 21 state trophies while also having 283 individual/relay state medals and 72 individual/relay state champions. In 2016, he was named the NFHS National Coach of the Year.

You can follow the North Salem Track and Field team on Twitter to check out some of the amazing things they accomplished during the past 21 years.

You can also check out the 2017 Nebraska Coaches Association presentations that Coach Berger gave (Runners' Motivation and Mental Preparation; Long Sprints: Techniques and Strategies).

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The head baseball coach from Alta-Aurelia High School jumps on the line to discuss all things Warrior Baseball. He deep dives into the importance of self-reflection, how to truly love your players while upholding program standards, some unique fundraising concepts, and why it's so important to be your authentic self.

You can follow Burk on Twitter @BaseballBurk and the Alta-Aurelia baseball team on Twitter @AWABallClub.

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Muenster High School's head baseball coach, Josh Wheeler, offers up what he's learned thus far in his career, from winning a state title in his first year at the helm (2017), to why being patient for the right job is important, to building up a program in a small school (150 total students).

You can contact Coach Wheeler via Twitter @BKERA_IRISH_RKG and follow the Muenster High School Baseball program @MuensterBasebal. 

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