Sam Bauer, Assistant Linebackers Coach at Madonna University and Co-Defensive/Special Teams Coordinator for their JV program, joins us to break down the coaching mindsets and modern football techniques shaping today’s athletes. In this episode, we dive into player development, safe tackling fundamentals, athlete confidence, and how coaches can build resilient teams in a changing game.

A former multi-sport athlete with a teaching-first approach, Sam shares practical strategies for improving football safety, reducing concussion risk, and developing young athletes with character, discipline, and daily habits that translate on and off the field.

If you’re a football coach, parent, athlete, or anyone interested in the future of the sport, this conversation offers insights you can use right away.