Inside The Coach’s Office

On this episode of Inside the Coach’s Office, Tom, and Coach Barnes are joined by a panel of guests for a round table discussion about how coaches tend to handle off-season issues. Guests include HC Kory Ciorch of Walled Lake Western, HC Jason Albrecht of Farmington, HC Thomas Michalsen of Garden City, and OC Jeff Glynn of U of D Jesuit.

In this episode, Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Eli Reinhart, Director of Recruiting and Offensive Coordinator at North Crowley High School in Texas. Topics include Reinhart’s upbringing in a football family and coaching with his father at Montrose High School in Michigan. Also, they discuss Reinhart’s offensive philosophy and play-calling style, as well as Reinhart’s experience coaching at multiple universities in Michigan and what led him to make the journey to coach football in Texas.

On this episode of Inside the Coach’s Office Tom and Coach Barnes are joined by Jackson Parma Western Athletic Director Scott Farley. Farley, a 2016 MHSFCA Hall of Fame inductee, has 29 years of experience as a head football coach. They discuss what it takes to become and succeed as a high school football coach.

On this episode of Inside the Coach’s Office Tom and Coach Barnes are joined by Detroit Lions Director of Football Education Chris Fritzsching and St. Joseph High School Head Football Coach and MHSFCA Executive Director Andrew Pratley. They discuss promoting and advancing girls' youth flag football in Michigan

On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Mt. Clemens Athletic Director/Head football coach DeJuan Garland and his brother Dante who is the offensive coordinator for Mt.Clemens. Topics include the dynamic of coaching with your brother, achieving success in your first season at a new school, and how to build the program in the off-season.

Karl Taylor from Midwest Athletics joins Tom and Brian this week for an in depth discussion on recruiting.

Battle Creek Central Head Coach Lorin Granger joins the podcast this week. Coach Granger discusses his coaching career as well as his role as a member of the MHSFCA clinic committee.

Brian Barnes sits down with Chippewa Valley coach Andy Denryter for an in depth discussion on quarterback play.

Tom and Brian are joined this week by MHSFCA Coach's Clinic chair Jerry Rabideau to preview the upcoming MHSFCA Coaches Clinic that will be held January 12-14 in Lansing.

Kanon Dean of the goosepoop playoff predictor joins Tom and Brian again this week to preview the MHSAA football state final games.

Kanon Dean of the goosepoop playoff predictor joins Tom and Brian this week to preview the 16 semifinal matchups in the MHSAA football playoffs coming up this weekend.

On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office, Brian and Tom recap the MHSFCA East-West All-Star game with the head coaches from the game Belleville's Jermain Crowell and Spring Lake's Cody Mallory.

On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office we talk with Brighton High School head football coach Brian Lemons. Coach Lemons is also the MHSFCA All-Star Game committee chair. We discuss the upcoming Michigan High School Football All-Star Game.

Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Chris Fore of eightlaces.org. Fore is a former high school football coach and athletic director. He is currently a high school principal as well as a consultant for coaches. The main topic of discussion is how to land a head coaching position.

On episode 14 Tom talks with Coach Barnes about how a head coach approaches spring and summer workout schedules as well as in school meetings with college coaches in regards to potential recruits.

On this week's episode, Tom and Brian talk with Jeff Corrion of The D Zone. The discussion revolves around how The D Zone website showcases Michigan high school football players during the college recruiting process.

On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Coach Andrew Micovich of Milford and Coach Mike Szalkiewicz of Utica Henry Ford II. The conversation centers around the unique experience of being a first year head coach at the varsity level.

Mike Massucci, the author of An Elite Journey, joins the podcast this week. The former Long-time varsity basketball coach at Royal Oak Shrine talks with Tom and Brian about the aspect of leadership for both players and coaches.

Tom and Brian are joined this week by Detroit King head coach Ty Spencer. Among the topics discussed are how NIL has affected the recruiting of high school athletes and the importance of a good culture to sustaining a winning program.

On this week's episode, Tom asks Brian a series of questions about how a head coach handles the offseason.