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"Coach Hawkins has put together a MUST read for parents trying to help their children understand the great game of football. His experience as a coach, teacher and a father make him the perfect resource for any family involved in organized football."
Coach Rod Huber - Head Coach - College of Mount Saint Joseph.
"Every parent should have this book as a must, a clear guideline to directing their young players to a successful training & recruiting future . In my 25 years of working with families advising them on the best decisions to make, these decisions are very important and even life changing. This will be a great tool for many parents & coaches to use in finding a direct path."
Bret Cooper - Director-Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl
"Inside this book Coach Hawkins has taken what he has learned in the many years of being associated with youth and high school football players. What normally would take a parent 20+ years to learn can be summed up in a few easy hours of reading this book. Coach Hawkins consulted with the industries foremost experts to provide the information in this work."
Erik Richards - National Recruiting Director - US Army All-American Bowl
Coach Hawkins has been coaching football since 1995 and has coached teams from peewee to high school. He has a Bachelor's of Science in Health and Physical Education with minors in Mathematics and Coaching from Kentucky State University. He currently is the Director of Player Development at 6A Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky. As a middle school coach he won an astounding 83% of his games. He was the head coach in the Eastbay Youth All-American game in 2010, 2011 and 2013. In 2012, he led the 8th grade Kentucky team to the Semi-Finals of the FBU National Championship Tournament in San Antonio, Texas. In November of 2012 he was inducted into the Kentucky Middle School Football Associations Hall of Fame. In his last 4 years at the middle school level, he was fortunate enough to have coached 18 All-State players and 4 All Americans. He regularly speaks to parents and players about football and coaches at various camps in his region. He has one son named Chris who will be entering his first year of college football in the Fall of 2013.
