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The Friday Night LifeJoshua and Kristen Eargle: Choose Joy Today!067. TFNL would like to introduce to you Joshua and Kristen Eargle! Joshua is the Deputy Head - Offensive Line Coach for FIU! Key Stops Prior to FIU:-Kansas - Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends#3 Big 12 Recruiting Class -Austin Peay - OC - #1 FCS Recruiting Class, helped to turn program around, rewrote record books offensively-ETBU - Head Coach turned around a losing program in three years, won the Conference Championship and named Coach of the Year.Overall: 5 Bowl Game Appearances2 Conference Championships40 All-Conference Players8 All-AmericansKristen is a Sports Repor...2024-08-271h 18The Friday Night LifeKevin Swift: From So Cal Surf to Gold Beach#066. Like a lot of football coaches (myself included), breaking film down at the age of 10 with his father, a high school science teacher and football coach for 52 years, was the inspiration for Coach Kevin Swift to get into coaching. He attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. At Servite, he was coached and mentored by some of the finest coaches around. All would move onto great success at the collegiate level from University of Washington, to University of Cincinnati, and to Chapman University. From Servite he would go on to play collegiately at FCS University of Northern I...2024-07-2758 minThe Friday Night LifeChad and Talisha Alligood: God's Plan is Bigger065. TFNL welcomes Chad and Talisha Alligood to the podcast. Coach Alligood is currently the Athletic director for the Jones County School System in Georgia. He has been in high school coaching for 30 years. He was the head football coach and Athletic director for Northside high School in Warner Robins, Ga and Washington- Wilkes High School in Washington, Ga. Talisha has been a licensed Realtor in Warner Robins, Ga. for 20 years. She is also an author and speaker for coaches wives events around the country. Her recent devotional , Walking with you through every Season, was published this past year. ...2024-07-1351 minThe Friday Night LifeJustin and Haley Brown-Woods 2.0: Coaching Our Way out of Debt064. TFNL welcomes back The Price of Avocado Toast! Haley and Justin Brown-Woods are financial coaches and came back to catch up with us about life, finances and paying down debt. Since their last time on our show their lives have changed quite a bit. They've grown from a family of 3 to a family of 5, paid down over $130,000 in debt, Justin is now a full time financial coach alongside Haley and they have helped their clients pay down over a million dollars of debt! In this episode we talk...The importance of value based spending and value based savi...2024-07-0246 minThe Friday Night LifeAndrew Lachelt: Once a Knight...Always a Knight!63. The old adage, "What goes around comes around", speaks to how you treat people. But in the case of Andrew Lachelt, this can be used in regards to his football journey as well. He attended Ontario Christian High School from 2006-2010. And then after his college playing career came to an end (which included a stint at University of Oklahoma), he ended up back at OCHS in 2012 coaching WRs. Then the rest of his journey goes as follows:2015 QBs @ Upland HS2017 Offensive Coordinator @ Ontario Christian2019 QBs @ San Bernardino Valley College2022 Offensive Consultant @ Ontario Christian2024-06-1543 minThe Friday Night LifeFriday Night Wives: Ashley Hover & Shelby Ashley62. Corinne sat down (virtually) with the ladies of "Friday Night Wives". Friday Night Wives is an online community whose mission is to bring support and encouragement to other Coaches Wives from all different sports. In this episode you'll hear how this unlikely partnership has turned out to be such a sweet friendship. They also talk Mom life, Coaches Wife life and the juggling their own businesses and FNW as well. Ashley is the founder of The Game Day Family. She's married to Heath Hover, the Offensive Coordinator for South Forsyth High School in Cummings, GA. She started The Game...2024-06-0144 minThe Friday Night LifeBrett and Brittany Sloan61. Chris and Corinne welcomes Brett and Brittany Sloan. In this conversation, The Sloan's share their football coaching journey which includes both wonderful moments and some hard ones as well. Some key points in our conversation:How the AFCWA has been a source of encouragement and support for Brittany.The realities of moving 6 times in 8 years of marriage.How to connect in a new community.The Sloan's perspective in dealing with being let go from your coaching job, and a shift in perspective can change the way the total outlook.Brett Sloan has 20 years of coaching exp...2024-05-171h 03The Friday Night LifeChris and Corinne Stevens: Season Four... Here We Go!#60. And Here we go! Chris and Corinne are about to conclude their second year up in the Central Valley. They recap on the year and how they're doing. Corinne shares what her role is at the school along with Chris sharing his take on being a "sophmore" Athletic Director and what's next for them as a family this coming year. Corinne is stepping into a new role this coming football season and she's still not sure about it. Tune in to hear what this next season holds for them as a couple and for the podcast and a new vis...2024-05-0329 minThe Friday Night LifeSolmaz Chadwell: A Journey to Freedom#059. TFNL welcomes back Solmaz Chadwell with a 1 v. 1 interview with Corinne. Solmaz sits down with Corinne via zoom and is able to share her personal testimony of immigrating to America from Iran. It's a wonderful story of Faith, Hope and the pursuit of Freedom. You will come away from this episode understanding a true story of immigration from Iran, what really is happening in Iran and how we can help bring awareness to the oppression going on towards Iranian Women. Thank you for tuning in! We appreciate you listening and downloading! Amnesty InternationalSolmaz...2023-07-2155 minThe Friday Night LifeChris Stevens: 5 Points for a Successful Fall Camp#58. Fall Camp is an exciting time for football Programs all across America. The opening game is right around the corner, the armor is coming out, Friday Night Lights are getting ready to fire up again!Are you ready for the final push? The final tune up for the season? Fall Camp is here! Top 5 Points to making sure that this Fall Camp will be successful and set the stage for opening night:Video Library StorageWeight Room Organization and ExecutionCoaches MeetingFirst Day/Week PlanFootball Operationshttp://www.thefridaynightlife.comInstagram: @thefridaynightlifeTwitter: @th...2023-07-0729 minThe Friday Night LifeCorinne Stevens: 5 ways to get ready for this football season!#57. The Stevens change up their normal recording format and Corinne takes over the recording sesh alone for the first time. She shares 5 things that the Coach's Wife should prioritize to better prepare for the upcoming football season. Here's the convo in a nutshell....1. Open Communication and Support2. Personal Self-Care3. Setting realistic goals and expectations4. Establishing a support system5. Embracing Organization and Time-ManagementLinks:Passionate Penny PincherBeth Walker Blog2023-06-0926 minThe Friday Night LifeJamey and Solmaz Chadwell: A Journey to Liberty#056. Jamey Chadwell is the new head coach at Liberty University. In this episode we get to chat with the Chadwell's on how they got together, and their journey from college all the way up to their new home at Liberty University. Solmaz also shares her journey with us in immigrating to the United States. In addition to listening to their journey shared as a coaching couple, they also have a profound Faith. Both Solmaz and Jamey talk about how their faith in the Lord has developed them into the people they are today to be used by the Lord...2023-05-251h 00The Friday Night LifeAshley Hover: The Game Day Family#055. Ashley is the founder of The Game Day Family. She's married to Heath Hover, the Offensive Coordinator for South Forsyth High School in Cummings, GA. She started The Game Day Family as an Etsy shop filled with fun little onesies for babies and other gifts and it quickly turned into her creating children's books for the coach's kid. We had a great conversation chatting about why she started the Game Day Family shop, how she and Heath met, how important having other coach's wives in your corner can make the difference and the sometimes struggle of being labeled a coac...2023-05-0440 minThe Friday Night LifeBeth Walker: Organization in the Moving Chaos#054. Organization in the Moving ChaosTFNL would like to welcome back Beth Walker. Beth has become a good friend of Corinne’s. She’s encouraged and mentored her in the last few years especially this last year going through the move up to Central Valley. Beth is an author, mentor, speaker, marketing director, encourager, blogger and a fellow coach’s wife. She comes on the podcast to share her wisdom and insight in the moving process. She’s done a move or two in her time. Ha! She talks about some ways that we can...2023-03-231h 09The Friday Night LifeJennifer Gorman: Registered Dietician and Nutritionist#053. Welcome Jennifer Gorman to the TFNL Family! Jennifer is a fellow Coach’s Wife and also a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist. Her husband, Justin Gorman, is the Passing Game Coordinator/Head Track Coach at Abilene in Abilene, TX. She’s a momma of 3, Cooper and Masyn (8) are twins and Crawford, 2 years old. On this episode, Jennifer and Corinne have a great discussion talking about proper nutrition and health for our athletes. She shares her “Three Most Important Things” every athlete should know about!! Jennifer also shares about her personal journey of being a coach’s wife describing...2023-03-0959 minThe Friday Night LifeChristine Flores: The Coaching Family Foundation#052. Christine Flores is the founder and CEO of the Coaching Family Foundation. She's married to David Flores who is the O. C. and recruiting coordinator for Evangel University. Christine is a social worker and mental health therapist as well. In 2015 she began her blog and social media accounts, Coach Wife Life, where she strives to create a community that helps encourage and support other coaches wives. We talk about how she and David met during a powder puff game, also about mental health in athletes and how we as a coaching family can come alongside our athletes who are exp...2023-02-2332 minThe Friday Night LifeChris and Corinne Stevens: The Big Move#051.Season 3 Ya'll and Chris and Corinne are excited to share all that has happened since they moved up to Central Valley. Chris shares about his experiences as being an athletic director, how the move has impacted Corinne, their time in North Carolina for the AFCA Conference and the recent passing of Chris's father. http://www.thefridaynightlife.comInstagram: @thefridaynightlifeTwitter: @thefnlpodcastFacebook: @thefridaynightlife2023-02-0935 minThe Friday Night LifeChris and Corinne Stevens: So You're a New Head Coach...Now What?#050. Greetings! It's Chris and Corinne again with another solo episode. In this episode, we talk about what it 's like to get that very first gig. You are now a HEAD FOTBALL COACH! So what's next? What do you do? What's your first order of business? We recap the experiences we have been through in hopes it helps those first timers out there, or maybe even guide a veteran coaching couple to try something new. Thanks again for tuning in and taking the time to listen to our podcast.The Friday Night Life...2022-04-2152 minThe Friday Night LifeChris and Corinne Stevens: Big Change Is Coming!#049. Hey Hey....it's just us....your hosts, Chris and Corinne Stevens. We have some big changes coming this year in 2022. We recap some of our past guests, catch you all up on what's going on, and fill you in on a huge change to our lives this year. Thanks again for tuning in and taking the time to listen to our podcast.The Friday Night Life website: https://www.thefridaynightlife.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefridaynightlife/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheFNLPodcast2022-03-1756 minThe Friday Night LifeWayne Voorhees: USA Football, How to Open a School, and a Fatal Bus Crash#048. Coach Wayne Voorhees and I have a unique relationship. Wayne was the Head Football Coach at Legacy HS in 2016, and was looking to travel to California to play a football game. The organization he was connected to found me looking for a game the very same week, and we set up the contest. We had a great game, right down to the wire. Upon returning home after the trip, Coach Voorhees and the team were involved in a fatal bus crash that left the driver dead, and the staff very badly injured. After hearing about the crash, I was...2022-03-0355 minThe Friday Night LifeMasai and Crystal Dalton: Football Newlyweds#047. Masai went to and graduated from Clemson University and went straight into the Army after graduating. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! After retiring from the Army, he began coaching at a small private school in rural Georgia where he was the 1st African-American coach/teacher on the staff. Since then, he has coached at some of the largest and most successful programs in Georgia. HE has been a part of 2 state championship teams. Outside of football, Masai enjoys working out, going to the shooting range, and hanging out with his family.Crystal is high school English teacher...2022-02-171h 07The Friday Night LifeChris Stevens: Six Points on Leadership#046. Coach Stevens shares his thoughts on the most important aspect of his "Building a QB From the Ground Up" talk at the Southern California Coaches Clinic. This is a recap of the leadership part of that talk.The Friday Night Life website: https://www.thefridaynightlife.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefridaynightlife/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheFNLPodcast2022-02-0529 minThe Friday Night LifeJason and Veronica Bornn: Saugus Strong#045. Jason Bornn is a 30+ year coaching veteran, and his 19th as Head Coach of the Saugus Centurions with a record of 104 wins 94 losses, three Foothill League titles (2008, 2011, 2020), while reaching the playoffs 12 out of the past 16 seasons, with four CIF Semi-Final appearances (2016, 2013, 2008, and 2007). Prior to coaching at Saugus, Coach Bornn was an assistant coach at Occidental College, Canyon H.S. (Canyon Country, Ca), John Muir H.S. (Pasadena, Ca), and Village Christian H.S. (Sun Valley, Ca). While at Village Christian, Coach Bornn worked with the defense and built a reputation for hard-nosed, aggressive defenses that were consistently i...2022-01-201h 15The Friday Night LifeErica Hardin and Jennifer Giugliano: A "Coaches Wives Night Out"#044. Coaches Wives Night Out (South Carolina) was started by Erica Hardin and Jennifer Guiliano. Corinne had the chance to sit down with them (via zoom) and talk about why they began this great event for coaches wives and how important it is for us, football wives to feel supported. Both Erica and Jennifer are married and their husbands coach together at River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina. Coaches Wives Night Out Website: https://cwnosc.wixsite.com/cwnoscCoaches Wives Night Out Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cwnosc/?hl=enCoaches Wives Night Out Tw...2022-01-0654 minThe Friday Night LifeTim and Anne Rulo: Leadership and Lightning Strikes#043. Tim and Anne Rulo. A wonderful couple that has impacted and continues to impact lives everywhere. Tim is the Head Football, Head Strength & Conditioning, Assistant Track, Leadership Coordinator at Russellville High School (Missouri). He has been coaching for 18 years, 14 as head coach. His main focus is leadership and character development.Anne Rulo, LMFT, LPC, was a counselor for 14 years, first with teens that had gotten into trouble with the law (and their families) and then at a college wellness center. Three years ago she stepped away to start writing and speaking. Her main focuses are faith, mental...2021-12-021h 07The Friday Night LifeRandy and Carolyn Allen: 400+ Wins, a Fidora, and the Top of Texas#042. Randy and Carolyn Allen met through Kanakuk ministries at one of the camps in Missiouri. However they were reunited when Carolyn was attending Texas A &M and Randy was asked to play the guitar and entertain some college students. They have two children, Zac and Ashley (which you will have to hear how Coach Allen became "matchmaker"), and 8 grand children. Carolyn is the author of the book, "The Coaches Wife" which can be found on Amazon (click the link). She is also very responsible for getting her husband the job at Highland Park. Hear the story of how...2021-11-1855 minThe Friday Night LifeKirby Toribio: Faith, Fitness, Family, and College Football#041. This is a great episode as we introduce you to Kirby Toribio. Kirby shares about life as a college football coach's wife. Kirby's husband is Anthony Toribio and they've been married for 6 years now. They met when Kirby was in college at Carson-Newman University in Tennessee. Anthony had attended Carson-Newman but had since graduated and was playing NFL football for the Kansas City Chiefs at that time. Before then he also played for the Miami Dolphins. After sometime they got married and eventually moved their way over to Albany, Georgia where he received a coaching job for Albany State Universit...2021-11-0449 minThe Friday Night LifeJohn and Luz Rice: Faith Over Fear#040. John and Luz Rice have a riveting "together story" unlike any other. Luz is from Columbia and has not known American Football before she met John. You have to hear their story to believe it. Now, Luz and John have four children and they are all in on being a "footbal family", so much so that their daughter is the Director of Football Operations for her Dad.Coach Rice served as an assistant coach on the Poly Football Varsity Football Staff. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at St. John Bosco High School in...2021-10-211h 05The Friday Night LifeJeff and Jocelyn Steinberg: Attacking the Day With Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind!#039. Jeff and Jocelyn Steinberg has a great story. From Canada to Southern California. 4 kiddos, 4 dogs, 5 horses, and a partridge in a pear tree!Coach Steinberg is the Head Football Coach at Beaumont High School in Southern California. He joined Beaumont after successful stints at Rancho Verde, Corona Santiago, AB Miller and Ridgecrest Burroughs. He won CIF Championships at Rancho Verde and Burroughs!At each of his schools Coach Steinberg implemented a hurry up no huddle spread offense that saw tremendous results. Known for his organization & program building experience Jeff has been successful at 5 high schools...2021-10-071h 05The Friday Night LifeMasaki Matsumoto: His Journey From Japan and the Coaches of Influence in His Life#038. Coach Masaki Matsumoto was born in Japan, but grew up in Seattle, WA and attended King's High School and played for Jim Shapiro (Episode #007). After graduating from high school, Coach Matsumoto received a scholarship to play football at Trinity International University in Chicago, IL. He went onto receive his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education & Health and eventually, received his Master's degree in Special Education. He started his first teaching job at Bernstein High School in Los Angeles, CA in 2008; where he also became an assistant football coach and the head track coach. After four seasons, he took over...2021-09-2358 minThe Friday Night LifeLaing and Holly Stevens: Where It All Began#037. Ladies and Gentlemen...Corinne and I have been looking forward to this episode since the moment we started this podcast. This is where it all began in my journey to become a Head Football Coach. I would like to introduce to you my Mom and Dad, Laing and Holly Stevens. They have a powerful story of love and forgiveness, restoration and perseverance. Laing has been a coach for 45+ years. He owns two CIF Southern section titles, multiple Coach of the Year awards, and has left an indelible legacy across Southern California with all of lives he has t...2021-09-091h 00The Friday Night LifeHerb and Joe Meyer: A Championship Legacy and the "Mount Rushmore" of California High School Football#036. Arguably one of the greatest Father - Son coaching teams in California, and maybe the nation. Joe and Herb Meyer have spent their entire football coaching careers in San Diego, California. Herb is on the "Mount Rushmore" of California high school football with 338 total wins (only three coaches have accomplished this to date) and 10 CIF titles in his career that spans from 1959 - 2003. The Southern California Football Coaches Association has an award named after him called the "Herb Meyer Distinguished Service Award"Coach Herb Meyer Coaches Choice library of football videos/clinics.Joe Meyer:2021-06-171h 19