ABOUT THIS EPISODE
We are kicking off Season 3 of the Team Player Podcast by making history as we are often prone to do with our 1st ever guest from the Private School world! We always make the call for recommendations and today's guest came expressly recommended from a Team Player on Twitter = he is the Head Football Coach at Houston Christian High School - welcome A.J. Eisenman to the show! - Growing up in Spring after moving from the crisp mountain air of Greeley, CO! - Coach graduated from a bona fide Northside Powerhouse as a proud Spring Westfield Mustang. However, he jokingly describes himself as the program's "bad luck curse" as all 4 years that he was a student and the one year that he was there as a coach were some of the RARE times the Mustangs did not make the playoffs! - AJ talks about what led him to make the move to private school after spending his entire life up to that point in public schools, and how being at a faith-based institution has changed his life, along with how his program emphasizes the players' true purpose as way more than just a football player. - Coach describes playing for it all this past postseason and describes the differences between TAPPS and SPC football, along with the dynamics of a student body that doesn't come from a defined attendance zone including the occasional off years like the top he had a class of only 3 incoming freshmen football players! With that experience we ask coach what he thinks about the state of Oklahoma approving a "one-time" no questions asked transfer rule and the UIL's attempt to resist the transfer portal making its way down to HS, and finally Coach gives a private school perspective on the state's school voucher debate. - Finally although his Bronco fandom has worn off after years and years of being a Houstonian you never forget your first love. So Coach gives us his "Mile High Salute" Denver Bronco Mt. Rushmore and answers a class of 83 Start-Bench-Cut with 3 Hall-of-Fame signal callers in John Elway, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino! Join the Team Player Revolution! The biggest help is to leave a 5-star rating. This is what moves us up the rankings so more people can hear the stories of coaches changing lives Follow on Twitter @coach_kovo Hit us up at teamplayerpodcast@gmail.com - we lift up our own inside Team Player Nation, all guest suggestions/feedback is welcome! Art for the Team Player Podcast was created by Kaiser St. Cyr Music for the Team Player Podcast is from the single One More/Good Enough by Avrion - available on all platforms
