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.