On this week’s episode of Inside the Headset presented by CoachComm, AFCA Executive Director, Todd Berry, shares how he got his start in coaching, the highs and lows he experienced throughout his career, and why young coaches should get involved with the AFCA. Coach Berry is a former FBS Head Coach and has led the AFCA since 2016.   Connect with the AFCA on social media here: @WeAreAFCA  Show Notes:  0:58 Introduction  1:23 When did you decide that you wanted to be a football coach?  4:00 Work/Life Balance as a football coach   5:41 Experience in your first few years as a coach   10:27 Learning from both positive lessons and negative lessons  12:13 Developing your offensive identity as a young coach   17:02 Lessons learned as a young, first-time coordinator  23:56 Difficulties that come with merging offensive systems with new hires  27:59 First Head Coaching opportunity   32:19 How did you go about hiring the right coaches?   36:32 Rejuvenating a program  38:17 Opportunity to become head coach at Army  45:00 Emotions that come with being let go for a job  47:33 Making life/career decisions while including your wife  49:25 Being an assistant coach after being a head coach  51:24 Developing unique offensive systems  53:37 Opportunities that come without being interviewed   54:28 Opportunity to become HC at ULM  59:19 Process in turning a program around  1:03:32 What has football taught you throughout your career?  1:07:32 How did the AFCA help develop you?   1:11:07 Conclusion