Talking With Toph

Jon Burklo and I have been friends for a few years. I had interacted with Jon on twitter a few times and heard him on the Football Garden podcast, and then Jon and I connected via email because we were both running small clubs and trying to do similar things. We shared resources and ideas for how to best turn our ideas in to real life application. Sometime after Jon moved on to a full-time gig with St. Louis Scott Gallagher we both ended up at the Mayor International Showcase in Las Vegas. Strangely enough we were staying at the same terrible motel. Now we both coach in the USSDA, albeit in very different situations. I was glad that Jon was able to take some time to chat with me for the podcast. In this episode we talk about Jon's playing career, his move in to coaching, the struggles and joys of running a small club, and what we are learning coaching in the DA. Unfortunately, Jon was limited on time and our conversation comes to a pretty abrupt end. No worries, though, Jon and I are already working on se