Afleveringen
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UCLA football strength and conditioning coach Keith Belton talks about the beginning of his career from the NFL to teaching at different schools. After being in the NFL for 3 years, Keith turns to coaching and helps high school and college athletes train in the weight room. Keith also talks about his family, his values, how he coaches, and his journey to UCLA.
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Defensive Line Coach and NFL trainer, Eddy McGilvra talks about how he started his career and coaching at COC ( College of the Canyons) working with NFL players during the off-season for the pre-NFL draft and combine workouts. Eddy also gives advice and tips on workouts, work-life routines, and how to be prepared for the next step in players' careers.
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A former Division-1 defensive back at Washington State, Aire Justin has dedicated his post-playing career to ensuring young athletes have the technical skills, character and mentality to succeed in football and far beyond. An influential voice throughout the football community at all levels, Justin serves both as Director of Football at DNA Prep Academy and defensive coordinator at Calabasas High School, all while specializing in player development for NFL athletes.
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Already among the nation's most-accomplished high school basketball coaches, Josh Giles led the 2022 Corona Centennial Huskies to a California Open Division state championship and was named MaxPreps' national coach of the year. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Coach Giles breaks down the year-to-year adaptations necessary for sustained success and the mentality it takes to play for a nationally-ranked program with a constant target on its back.
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Matt Sargeant's Sherman Oaks Notre Dame basketball teams have consistently ranked among the top programs in the state and nation since assuming control in 2017. On the heels of the Knights' first ever CIF Open Division playoff experience, Notre Dame is poised for even greater heights, having landed high-impact transfers Caleb Foster and Mercy Miller to team with Dusty Stromer on what Sargeant calls the most talented roster he's ever coached.
On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Sargeant breaks down a program-defining era for the Knights and previews a gauntlet of a schedule through the stacked Mission League and elite non-league opponents. -
Born and raised in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, Paul Tait has both witnessed and contributed to the region's rich basketball history – coaching future NBA stars Jrue Holiday and Spencer Dinwiddie at previous stops, and now leading the wildly-successful Heritage Christian program.
A former assistant at Springfield College, the "birthplace of basketball," Tait has a deep appreciation for the game's history, as well as the role of divison-3 athletic programs in producing successful individuals on and off the court. -
Los Angeles Daily News sportswriter Tarek Fattal joins the Cannon Sports Podcast to break down the CIF football postseason field – from the best matchups, most intriguing storylines, underrated teams and which players we're watching throughout November. Plus, Tarek's potential fix to a complicated playoff seeding system.
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Scott Altenberg has collected three state titles and more than 200 wins in 23 years at the head of the Gardena Serra football program, while helping more than a dozen players to the NFL. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Altenberg talks about the similarities between current Cavaliers defensive back Rodrick Pleasant and Serra alum, ex-USC star and former NFL first-rounder Adoree Jackson, and breaks down the culture and brotherhood constructed over more than two decades at Serra.
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Evan Yabu took over a Thousand Oaks football program that had gone winless over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, quickly transforming them into a Conejo Valley power. The Lancers are undefeated and leading the Canyon League in Yabu's third season as head coach, largely thanks to a 21st century "holistic" approach to coaching – one that relies on science, analytics, and spiritual and emotional health.
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• A look at Chase Martin and other prominent Lancers
• Yabu's experience playing football overseas in Germany
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Newbury Park High School Football is off to an undefeated start in its first season under Panthers alum Joe Smigiel. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, the first-year head coach discusses coaching his son and freshman QB phenom Brady Smigiel, the changes to the program he sought to make on day one, and the dividends they've been paying ahead of league play.
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• The importance of football in the North LA/Ventura community
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Dean Herrington's coaching career has produced nine CIF titles, two state championships and handful of NFL quarterbacks in Kyle Boller and Matt Moore. In his second season at the helm of the St. Francis Golden Knights football program, Herrington seeks to add to that championship legacy, as well as to continue the legacy of longtime personal friend and St. Francis' coach of 20 years, Jim Bonds, who died of cancer in 2020.
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• Offensive innovation and implementing the "run and shoot"
• Building a program vs. joining an established winning tradition
• Star-caliber offensive line play and current state of the St. Francis program -
A former member of the undefeated 2007 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football program, Adam Leonard knows a thing or two about winning big games. Now defensive coordinator at Warren High School and a top assistant to head coach Kevin Pearson, Leonard takes an active role in influencing program culture, and has a front row seat to the nation's No. 4 recruit, Nico Iamaleava.
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• Early season outlook for Pacifica transfers Darius Cowens and Jordan Ross
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LA Daily News prep sports writer Tarek Fattal gives his early season takes on the Southern California high school football landscape. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Fattal breaks down quarterback stock risers Ryan Staub and Ty Dieffenbach, predicts with North LA teams can "mix it up" with Trinity League programs down south, and shares his opinion on NIL at the high school level and the changing nature of amateurism.
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• Outlook for freshman QB phenom Brady Smiegel at Newbury Park
• Breaking down the biggest games on the 2022 season schedule
• Predicting success for recent SoCal CIF stars at the college and pro levels -
One of the more distinguished backgrounds of any coach in Southern California, Charlie Collins' career stems from All-American roots and a stint in the CFL before settling into coaching, among his early successes helping to mold Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. into two of the most dominant NFL receivers in a generation. The head man at Oaks Christian since 2018, Collins' programs have boasted star power both on the field and on the sideline, consistently competing for championships and churning out elite collegiate and NFL talent.
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• Coaching 2022 No. 5 NFL draft pick Kayvon Thibodeaux and UCLA star Zach Charbonnet on a nationally-ranked Lions team
• Adding Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Rams legend Eric Dickerson to the coaching staff
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Romeo Pellum has achieved what many of his athletes at Long Beach Millikan strive for – a Division-1 college football career and an opportunity to compete in the NFL. Himself a North Long Beach native, the Rams head coach further serves as a mentor to those who share a similar upbringing, his personal story of triumph over adversity providing a message of hope throughout his team and community.
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• Previewing an explosive offense featuring a three 4⭐ 2024 prospects
• The unique dynamic of coaching younger brother Ryan Pellum
• Managing the recruitment process and placing trust in the right places
• A Super Bowl invitation from Long Beach rapper Vince Staples -
Jon Ellinghouse has led Sierra Canyon football to a meteoric rise since assuming control of the program in 2007, when the Trailblazers were a member of the 8-man Alpha League. A short while later, Sierra Canyon had made the jump to the 11-man ranks, taking home its first of five CIF titles and two California State Championship in 2011. Now a member of the prestigious Mission League, and having ascended to the CIF's Division 2 level while reaching 11 of 13 league semifinals, Coach Ellinghouse reflects on the progress the program has made under his watch, and what lies ahead.
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-Managing QB competition and position battles
-Predicting the first Sierra Canyon NFL alumnus
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When longtime head coach Ed Croson retired from Chaminade College Prep football following the 2021 season, David Machuca was quickly elevated to assume the program's top role. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Coach Machuca discusses his expectations for the Eagles and for himself in his first season as head coach, the high-level competition in the San Fernando Valley's Mission League, and the value of forging strong relationships and making investments in his players. More from this episode:
-Previewing star players Javance Tupouata-Johnson (QB) and Marquis Gallegos (S)
-Winning high school football's transfer game
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In his first season back with the Orange Lutheran football program, Rod Sherman led the Lancers to the CIF Southern Section Division-2 championship, capped off by a second-half comeback against Alemany in the title game.
On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Coach Sherman revisits the 2021 championship and its most rewarding aspects, discusses the need for perspective and support for athletes, parents and coaches alike, and remembers coaching NFL superstar Christian McCaffrey in high school.
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-Inside the experience of attending the Heisman Trophy ceremony
-Team bonding activities with a religious connotation
-Former OLu and USC quarterback Aaron Corp's contributions as offensive coordinator -
A 28-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police Department, including a stint as lieutenant in the department's narcotics division, JSerra football coach Scott McKnight's background is unique compared to his peers in the Trinity League. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Coach McKnight discusses his law enforcement background and its parallels to his coaching career. More from this episode:
-Emphasis on special teams and positional versatility
-Dante Pettis, Avery Williams and the NFL legacy of JSerra football
-The importance of developing career skills off the football field -
Troy Thomas led Servite to the 2021 CIF Southern Section Divison-1 Championship game – the first time since 2015 a team other than St. John Bosco or Mater Dei played for the title. On the Cannon Sports Podcast, Coach Thomas discusses how his Friars program could help usher in a new era of parity in the Trinity League. More from this episode:
-Coaching in high school vs. coaching in college
-Managing the college recruitment process as a coach and a parent simultaneously
-The "Hut Drill" and the importance of honoring longstanding school traditions - Laat meer zien
