Butch Prosser is a retired high school coach from Georgia. He's been a championship football coach, women's basketball coach, lacrosse coach, and played a role in developing a training guide as part of a Olympic Committee initiative. He also talks about the innovative program he used to keep kids who rarely saw the field in football engaged with the sport. 
1:00 - Butch walks us through his career - from developing a love for coaching in his local parks-and-rec program that had older kids mentor younger players; to his days coaching championship teams.
2:15 - The importance of play, and learning to work out your differences face-to-face.
5:30 - The down-side of sports specialization. Overwork, no rest. 
6:40 - Butch was part of developing a handbook for physical education teachers, a project that was organized by the Olympic Committee when the Summer Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia. 
10:40 - Specialization in sport has had a negative impact on the ability of high school teams to recruit athletes.
11:20 - Butch talks about his favorite sports to coach.
12:40 - ... and his most memorable moments.
14:30 - The characteristics of a good coach.
15:40 - Butch discusses the ways he learned to adapt throughout his career as a coach.
17:45 - Navigating the coach/parent relationship
22:30 - Getting kids who aren't going to play a lot to buy into the program. He talks about how Monday was "Bowl Game" day for players who didn't get a chance to play on Friday nights, while the varsity team reviewed game film.
26:35 - On coaching and the importance of taking care of yourself.
28:20 - What Butch does and doesn't miss about coaching.
29:50 - Advice for young coaches.

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