Inside the Headset Presented by CoachComm
Craig Bohl, Executive Director – AFCA
March 21, 2024
This week on Inside the Headset – Presented by CoachComm, we sit down with Craig Bohl, the new Executive Director of the AFCA. In this conversation, Coach Bohl walks through his career as a coach, shares his love for College Football, and talks about his new role with the AFCA. Coach Bohl is a well-respected football coach and has had a long career of success highlighted by his time as the head coach at North Dakota State and, most recently, Wyoming.
Show Notes:
1:00 Introduction
1:26 When did you decide you wanted to be a football coach?
2:12 How did you grow in your first few years of coaching?
2:56 Differences between working as a Student Assistant and a Graduate Assistant
4:21 Transition to North Dakota State
5:07 How did you go about sharpening your tools as a young coach?
6:51 Experience at North Dakota State
7:34 Learning to coach unfamiliar positions
9:15 Transition to Tulsa
10:31 Transition to Wisconsin
12:25 When did you start going to the AFCA convention?
15:11 What position would you say is your position?
16:40 First Coordinator position with Rice
17:56 Differences between Year 1 and Year 2 as a coordinator
19:31 Experience at Duke
20:18 Uniqueness of working at Private Schools
21:47 What advice would you give your younger self?
23:34 Opportunity to return to Nebraska
25:09 Differences in coaches over time
26:36 Nebraska Football Culture
31:08 Opportunity to take over as the Defensive Coordinator at Nebraska
32:25 First Head Coaching opportunity at NDSU
34:00 How did you know you were ready to be a head coach?
35:19 Constructing a coaching staff as a head coach
38:16 Experience in interviews
39:50 What are some common characteristics of successful teams?
41:40 What was your recruiting philosophy?
44:38 Finding the right fit in a job
49:13 What did you do on Day 1 at Wyoming?
50:06 What are some takeaways from your time in the profession?
52:20 What attracted you to the Executive Director position with the AFCA?
53:54 What led you to get involved with the AFCA Board?
54:47 Why is it important to get involved with the AFCA as a young coach?
55:45 Conclusion
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
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Craig Bohl, Executive Director – AFCA
This week on Inside the Headset – Presented by CoachComm, we sit down with Craig Bohl, the new Executive Director of the AFCA. In this conversation, Coach Bohl walks through his career as a coach, shares his love for College Football, and talks about his new role with the AFCA. Coach Bohl is a well-respected football coach and has had a long career of success highlighted by his time as the head coach at North Dakota State and, most recently, Wyoming.
Show Notes:
1:00 Introduction
1:26 When did you decide you wanted to be a football coach?
2:12 How did you grow in your first few years of coaching?
2:56 Differences between working as a Student Assistant and a Graduate Assistant
4:21 Transition to North Dakota State
5:07 How did you go about sharpening your tools as a young coach?
6:51 Experience at North Dakota State
7:34 Learning to coach unfamiliar positions
9:15 Transition to Tulsa
10:31 Transition to Wisconsin
12:25 When did you start going to the AFCA convention?
15:11 What position would you say is your position?
16:40 First Coordinator position with Rice
17:56 Differences between Year 1 and Year 2 as a coordinator
19:31 Experience at Duke
20:18 Uniqueness of working at Private Schools
21:47 What advice would you give your younger self?
23:34 Opportunity to return to Nebraska
25:09 Differences in coaches over time
26:36 Nebraska Football Culture
31:08 Opportunity to take over as the Defensive Coordinator at Nebraska
32:25 First Head Coaching opportunity at NDSU
34:00 How did you know you were ready to be a head coach?
35:19 Constructing a coaching staff as a head coach
38:16 Experience in interviews
39:50 What are some common characteristics of successful teams?
41:40 What was your recruiting philosophy?
44:38 Finding the right fit in a job
49:13 What did you do on Day 1 at Wyoming?
50:06 What are some takeaways from your time in the profession?
52:20 What attracted you to the Executive Director position with the AFCA?
53:54 What led you to get involved with the AFCA Board?
54:47 Why is it important to get involved with the AFCA as a young coach?
55:45 Conclusion
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
