• Joe Gillespie, Head Coach - Midway HS (TX)

  • Apr 25 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Joe Gillespie, Head Coach - Midway HS (TX)

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  • This week on Inside the Headset – Presented by CoachComm, we sit down with Joe Gillespie, the Head Coach at Midway High School in Waco, Texas. In this conversation, Coach Gillespie shares why he chose to pursue coaching, some of the behind-the-scenes conversations that take place when making career decisions, and his passion for high school football in the state of Texas. Coach Gillespie was hired at Midway in January after stints as the Defensive Coordinator at Tulsa and TCU.

    Follow Coach Gillespie and Midway HS Football on social media here:

    @joe_gillespi3 & @MidwayFB

    1:04 Fulfilling the dream of being a football coach, getting on staff at Stephenville HS, challenges that come with leading a successful high school program.

    26:49 The impact that player health has on success, getting the opportunity to move to coaching in college, determining if a job is the right fit.

    46:00 Learning curves that came with being a first-time coordinator, behind the scenes conversations that happen in job transitions.

    1:01:28 Coaching at a place with no previous connections to the staff, similarities in successful teams at the high school level and the college level, returning to high school football.

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