Todd Dodge took over as University of North Texas’ 16th head football
coach in December 2006. Since his arrival, season ticket purchases have increased over 40% and contributions to the Mean Green Club rose by 24%.
The excitement is building as he prepares for his first football season
and he is attracting national attention as USA Today, Sports Illustrated
and ESPN conduct interviews and tour the UNT campus as it gets ready for
the fall action.
Todd Dodge is known as one of the nation’s most successful high school
football coaches based on his historic winning run at Carroll High
School in Southlake, Texas. While at Southlake Carroll, Todd's Dragons won
four state championships and held a staggering 79-1 record, including a
48-game winning streak!
Coach Dodge’s abilities have made his name synonymous with high school
football at the national level. In addition to winning four of the last
five Class 5A state titles, Southlake Carroll was recognized as national
champions by USA Today in 2004 and 2006 and by PrepNation.com in 2005.
Todd had a 98-11 record overall at Carroll after taking over in 2000;
the only loss since the beginning of the 2002 season was by a single
point in the 2003 state title game. In 2005, the Dragons set the Texas
5A state record for most points in a single season by racking up 764
points.
Named National Coach of the Year by Schutt Sports in 2004 and by USA
Today in 2005, in 2006 PrepNation.com named Todd the Southwest Region
coach of the year. He shaped the last five Texas 5A Players of the Year,
with four that went on to play NCAA Div. I football – Chase Wasson at
Texas State University, Chase Daniel at the University of Missouri (2003
and 2004), and Greg McElroy at the University of Alabama. The fifth of
those players, Coach Dodge’s son Riley, won the award in 2006 as a
junior and joins his father this year at the University of North Texas.
A former starting quarterback for the University of Texas, Dodge threw
for 2,791 yards and 18 touchdowns during his time in Austin. He still
ranks ninth in both categories on the Longhorn’s all-time leaders list.
His 96-yard touchdown pass against Rice in 1985 is tied for the
second-longest play in UT’s history.
UNT's pick of Coach of Todd Dodge to head
its football program has generated national attention! Click these links to some of the recent
articles appearing in the national media -
Coach Dodge recently sat down with Kyle Wilson, President of
LessonsFromSports.com for an in-depth interview. Read on to find out
how you can acquire this special package filled with tips and insights from Coach Todd Dodge!
Todd Dodge - Past, Present and Future
The Making of a Dynasty
A 3 hour in-depth interview spanning Coach Todd Dodge's 28-year career as a player and coach, including the influences, lessons and strategies - that go way beyond just x's and o's on the football field. Todd touches on the foundations of leadership, communication, delegation, team-work, time management and instilling vision and a winning attitude... that ultimately helped lead to his remarkable five year run in Division 5A Texas football with a 79-1 record at Southlake Carroll, which includes 4
State Championships, 3 National Championships and 2 National Coach of the Year Awards.
Includes an in-depth look at Todd's journey and life-lessons learned as a player at:
Port Arthur Jefferson and the University of Texas
Then as an assistant and head coach at:
Rockwall, McKinney, University of North Texas, Cameron Poe, Carrollton Newman Smith, Keller Fossil Ridge and the historic 7 year run with the Southlake Carroll Dragons. Plus Coach Dodge's goals and plans as the new Head Coach at the University of North Texas.
Topics include:
- Instilling a vision and winning attitude
- Dealing with expectations
- Coaching is more than just x's and o's. What makes a good coach?
- Selling the dream
- What do you look for when recruiting
- 5 Objectives, 10 Game Day Expectations and 12 Absolutes
- The opportunity to affect kids the rest of their lives
- Advice to leaders, parents, coaches and kids.
- Early lessons learned
- Coaching camaraderie
- Teaching character classes
- Coach Dodge's mentors and influences
- SLC Dragon's Recipe for Success (list of 50)
- includes player and game highlights from the 2000-2006 seasons throughout the interview!
- and much, much more!
Also includes player and game highlights from the 2000-2006 seasons throughout the interview!
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Here are just a few of the hundreds of lessons Todd
shares on this 3 hour in-depth interview:
In life and sports, do not play it safe. Always play to win!
Regardless of criticism or praise, always maintain your confidence and
belief.
The support of family and friends is crucial during times of adversity.
Your performance will propel those around you towards success or
failure.
As a competitor, always welcome responsibility and accountability.
Whether coaching a team, running a business, or in your own family,
always carry strong tradition from the past into the future.
When adversity comes, and it surely will, choose not to panic. Instead,
choose to face it head on with confidence.
Insurmountable odds also have the potential to be the defining moments
of your future success.
Big challenges help raise the bar and push you to great heights of
achievement.
Every player on every play matters. Sometimes victory is a few inches or
a few seconds away.
Success creates more opportunities for your self and those around you.
You have to pay your dues and prove yourself before being promoted.
Don't ever think you have arrived. Don't be intimidated by anyone, but
always give respect to your opponent.
The opportunity to impact lives exists not only in how we handle great
times but also times of adversity.
Sometimes to reach your goal, you will have to experience pain in the
short term.
The more success you have, the stronger your commitment needs to be to
improve.
Make the most of every opportunity to train, teach and improve your
players and team.
In pressure situations, champions rise to the occasion.
Physical conditioning in the spring always becomes a determining factor
at some point during the fall season.
Never look at defeat as permanent, but rather as a stepping stone to
future success.
Practice under pressure situations and you will perform well when it
truly counts.
The job of a leader, the job of the head coach is to take care of not
just the top 50 players on your team (talent wise), but also number
fifty one to number seventy and make sure that those kids know how
important their role is too.
Part of being a good leader is helping your team grow in their personal
lives and become better all around people.
Trust and honesty is essential. I can't help you if I can't trust you.
You can't start a plan, a team, an organization or a business without
stating what you want to accomplish.
Whether you are a:
- Head football coach
- Coach at any level
- Teacher or educator
- Business leader
- Avid football fan
- Student wanting to excel
the philosophies, life-lessons,
principles and strategies Todd Dodge shares will have an immediate
impact on your goals and will help shape your future success!
Makes a Great Gift!
Special New Release Offer!
2 DVDs - 3 Hours
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1) Receive 5 copies of Todd Dodge – Lessons From Sports gift booklet
(includes over 50 lessons and quotes on winning, leadership and success
(makes a great gift)!
2) Receive the entire interview audio download ($39 value) in addition to the complete DVD Set.
Free bonus audio download instructions will be available with arrival of the DVD Package.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT COACH TODD DODGE:
Todd Dodge has built
a team and philosophy that has staying power. In my personal dealings
with him, I was impressed with his knowledge of the game, his dedication
to the profession and his desire to succeed. -- Bill Parcells,
former Dallas Cowboys Head Football Coach
Todd is a credit to
both the University of Texas and the high school coaches in this
state.... He's had a lot of success and touched a lot of lives, and he
is going to continue to do that. -- Mack Brown, Texas Longhorns
Head Football Coach
His offensive
knowledge and his development of young quarterbacks is as good as anyone
I've ever seen.
-- Gary Pinkel, Missouri Tigers Head Football Coach
The goals and standards that Coach Todd Dodge has established for his
football programs are exemplary, as evidenced in his record of successes
and national reputation. He has a passion for the
Mean Green, and we are confident that he is the coach to elevate North
Texas’ football program. -- Rich Villarreal, Director of Athletics,
University of North Texas
