In this episode, Kurt Bruich, teacher at Citrus Valley High School in Redlands, California, and state champion football coach, talks about his multigenerational family traditions of teaching and coaching, shares thoughts on the wellness of students in the COVID-19 era, and how football has improved the lives of many of his students off the field. He confesses his own early bumps in the road, and how his sincere desire to be the best teacher he could be actually fueled his coaching success. Kurt shares how he approaches coaching, the challenges of changing culture, and the connections he sees between the high school and college football spaces. Finally, he identifies traits from football that can be used to build bridges between very different people in all aspects of life.
