The Coaches' Locker Podcast with Chris Fore

Chris Fore interviews sports journalist and NY Times Best selling author Jeff Pearlman about his upcoming book about the LA Lakers dynasty with Kobe and Shaq.  They also talk about the craziness of youth sports in 2020, who one of his favorite athletes is and why, how Phil Jackson got Shaq and Kobe to work so well together on the court, how coaches and authors have a lot of similarities and much more in this great podcast!

At the request of Brazilian football coach Fabrício Ataíde (@fabricioataide) Coach Fore shares Top 10 Characteristics of Championship Football Programs with Football Coaches in Brazil.

The horrific death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota has sparked protests in every one of the 50 states.

On this podcast, Chris Fore hosts four African American coaches to discuss their experiences as black men in this country. Further, they discuss how non-black coaches, teachers, and leaders can more effectively teach and coach African American students and athletes.

Nothing will ruin the life of a student-athlete or get a coach fired quicker than hazing run amok.  Coaches have a lot of duties to be mindful of as they manage their athletic programs.  Hazing prevention should be near the top of that list.

Chris Fore interviews Dennis Goodwin, @ahcnohaze, the co-founder of the Anti Hazing Collaborative about many different facets of hazing and bullying in locker rooms and on athletic teams.

There is no doubt that Vista Murrieta High School has been one of the most outstanding athletic programs in California year in and year out.

One of the men behind the success of the Broncos’ athletic program is longtime Athletic Director Ray Moore. Fore interviews Moore about the reasons for their success, and what goes on behind the scenes to build a highly competitive athletic program at the high school level.

Chris Fore gives coaches an “inside” perspective to interviewing as he shares many tactics and ways to help coaches win their next coaching interview.

He takes several chapters from his book An Insider's Guide To Scoring Your Next Coaching Job to share in this 75-minute podcast about how to gain a leg up on other candidates in the field. 

So, you really wanna be a Head Coach?  It’s not as easy and glorious as it sounds.  Lincoln High’s Head Football Coach Masaki Matsumoto joins Chris Fore on this 54th edition of the Coaches Locker Podcast where they discuss all things head coach related.

Matsumoto has had a brilliant career, having turned around a perennial losing school in the Los Angeles City Section, and now taken at Lincoln HS in Washington, and leading them to the Semi Finals.  Join Coach Matsumoto’s journey, hear about what drives him, and how he has found success.

Former Rutgers Defensive Coordinator and Secondary Coach Noah Jospeh join Chris Fore on this 53rd edition of the Coaches Locker Podcast.

They talk about his career in college football, what prompted the moves he made and how he got to be a Defensive Coordinator in the Big 10. They also talk about game planning and managing the Secondary position room.

The President of California Youth Football Alliance, Joe Rafter, joins Chris Fore on this 52nd edition of the Coaches Locker Podcast.  Discussion centers around the fight to save youth tackle football in California, and in other states trying to outlaw it, what might be driving this agenda and more. 

Fore interviews a real, live Principal from California for this 51st episode of Coaches Locker Podcast! They hit on everything about the job search process, from the paper screening to the interview to the portfolio, and then how a Principal evaluates his coaches.  This is a must listen to podcast for any coach in the market for a new job, or might be soon.