Jerry Prieto is the head coach of the Crosby Cougars. He was named the 2021 Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston.
He brings a unique style of play built on aggressiveness. For Crosby it is a grade 7-12 program where toughness is instilled in the weight room 5 days a week in the off season, and 4 days a week in season including a game day lift at all levels.
Shownotes:
-Start with older kids for a week. Older kids off
-Building anticipation
-Working with jr. high kids provides advantages
-Younger guy install
-Approach to both GROUPS THE SAME
-Value of the weight room
-6th grade pre athletics
-5 day a week lifting
-400 m finisher
-Times written on shirt
-Daily focus
-4 days in weight room in season
-The game day lift
-Selling the game day lift
-Fueling up for game day starts early in the week
-Transition to 11 personnel
-Coaching the tight ends
-Advantages of using the tight end
-Hybrid players
-3 safety defense
-Aggressive style fits program
-Philosophy for going for it on fourth down
-Selling out of the box strategy to the team
-How you run your off season dictates what happens in season with uncomfortable situations
-Preparing for tough situations in practice
-Making adjustments to get better during the season
-The Winning Edge - family atmosphere
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