Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, your host Keith Grabowski speaks with West Virginia State University's head coach, John Pennington. Coach Pennington has written a book dubbed "Small Wins Equal Big Gains." A former three-year lettermen wide receiver a West Virginia University, Coach Pennington worked his way up the coaching ladder as he served as a special teams coordinator, offensive coordinator, and as a quarterbacks coach for West Virginia State before eventually being named head coach. On this episode, learn how to implement a complete step-by-step goal-setting system to help you stay focused, take action, and stay disciplined so you can live your best life.

0:20 Intro

1:40 Inspiration behind the book

3:35 Trial and error as a coach

4:42 Academic playbooks

6:46 S.M.A.R.T.E.R

9:34 Morning and night routines

12:18 Goal setting

15:54 Results with players

18:39 Teaching intentionality

21:10 Developing habits

27:05 Avoiding being burnt out

28:20 S.A.V.E.R.S

30:57 Trusting the plan

34:25 Closing

You can follow Coach Pennington on Twitter here: @CoachPenn

Related Content:

- "Strategic Flexibility" NCAA Leaders: John Pennington, West Virginia State HC: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/ncaa-leaders-john-pennington-west-virginia-state-coach-on-strategic-flexibility

- “Small Wins = Big Gains” book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SMALL-WINS-GAINS-step-step/dp/B0851MLWY8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QH384N5WCTE8&keywords=small+wins+big+gains&qid=1584533609&sprefix=small+wins+%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1

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