Kurt Hines — HS Football Coach and Nationally-Known Speaker on the Power of WHY and How He Found His Coaching Philosophy

Sideline Sessions

Coach Kurt Hines has been coaching football for more than 25 years. He is currently Head Coach at Coronado High School in California.

We discuss:

• How Kurt got into coaching
• Differences in coaching on the east coast vs. west coast
• His core coaching philosophy
• How he turned it around when he was feeling overwhelmed
• When he learned from his mentors
• Lessons learned the hard way
• Approach to building a coaching staff
• Balancing individual goals and the team
• The hardest thing about being a coach
• Question coaches should ask themselves
• Book recommendation: Inside Out Coaching by Joe Herman

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About today’s guest

Having coached high school football for over 27+ years now (on both the east and west coast), Kurt Hines has found that football (no matter where you are), is so much like life... It's all about connecting with, working with, and empowering those around you! His passion is to do just that... To work with individuals, teams, and businesses, to create winning cultures, and to EMPOWER those he works with, to do, be, and to accomplish more than they ever thought possible! Connect with him on social media:

• https://twitter.com/CoachKurtHines
• https://www.instagram.com/coachkurthines

About the host

Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. He also works directly with professionals at all levels, in all industries, coaching them in their pursuit of success.

Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.

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