Episode 44: Real Talk with Coach Patrick Walsh - Head Coach of Junipero Serra High School Varsity Football Team, 2020/2021 Football Coach of the Year, and Owner of Next Level Sports
“Our energy source for our brotherhood is love for one another.” - Patrick Walsh
This Real Talk features lessons on leadership, community and purpose fueled by active love for the people you link arms with.
Coach Patrick Walsh joined me on this episode, and I was inspired by his insight and training philosophy as Head Coach of the Junipero Serra High School football team.
As Head Coach, Coach Walsh has led his Padre team to over 170 victories that have culminated in visiting the CA State Championship 4 out of the past 6 years, and winning the CIF State Championship in 2017. He also played an integral role in the restart of California youth sports in December 2020, which literally affected millions of young lives.
One of the most eye-opening parts of this conversation was Patrick’s approach to football:
To him, the sport is less about football, and more about the opportunity for young men to partake in a shared competitive activity that nurtures humility, commitment, discipline, and ultimately, love for the other people on the field with them.
He explains that the energy source for the brotherhood he’s created for his athletes is love for one another, and that purpose is what the Padre community rallies around.
Coach Walsh also highlights aspects that allow leaders to be effective and bring out the best in their people, and how delegation in itself is a form of love because of how it empowers others to grow.
If you’re drawn to leadership and sports, and have a bit of an underdog competitive streak in you, then you’re really going to enjoy this Real Talk!
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With so much love & gratitude,
Grace 💋