Summary: Alex Golesh, a highly successful recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach, joins Keith to discuss how his time as a graduate assistant helped him learn the value of hard work, why good tight ends are hard to find but harder to defend and why high school coaches (and parents) remain an indispensable part of the recruiting process. SHOW NOTES 2:20 What made Golesh want to be a football coach 3:22 First job 4:48 What Golesh learned in his early years as a coach 6:04 Developing as a recruiting coordinator 8:18 Learning from former NIU head coach Joe Novak 9:34 What Golesh tries to learn at every football convention 10:10 Keys to great recruiting 11:22 What high school coaches can learn from how colleges handles recruiting 14:44 Importance of building a culture of success 16:30 Importance of the tight end in modern offense 18:30 Thinking outside the box to recruit tight ends 20:50 How to utilize the tight end create mismatches 22:15 Employing a mesh concept to leverage the tight end 23:15 Focus on teaching the fundamentals 26:55 Best everyday drills for tight ends 29:15 The one key mistake Golesh made as a young coach 30:55 Best piece of coaching advice he’s ever received 31:40 What Golesh would tell a young coach 33:32 Book recommendation 35:55 Lessons learned from Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell 38:15 Keys to creating balance in life as a coach 39:40 Concerns for future of the game 43:40 Dealing with outsider influences in the recruiting process 46:10 Winning edge
