Kyle Dougherty runs an athletic department, coaches a football team, teaches, and has three kids at home. He’ll tell you balance is the wrong thing to chase.
Dustin Whitlock and Ryan Grow sit down with Coach KD, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Yulee High School. He gets into what fall camp really costs a family, the midnight practices, the wife who keeps him honest about it, and why he stopped trying to split his time evenly and started being intentional with it instead.
There’s a lot of laughing in this one. Booger Beans. Detailed practice plans for 6U flag football, because of course there are. Reality TV and Twilight as marriage time. And underneath it, a straight conversation about bedtime routines during the season, protecting your coaches’ family time while you’re asking them to give up their own, and what it takes to actually be home when you’re home.
If you are stretched across more jobs than hours, this one is for you.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Episode 5
01:04 Introducing Coach Kyle Dougherty
02:01 Fall Camp, Midnight Practices & Family Sacrifices
04:39 Life with Three Kids
05:32 Funny Parenting Stories & “Booger Beans”
07:29 Transitioning from Coach to Dad
09:36 Balancing Athletic Director, Head Coach & Teacher Responsibilities
10:24 When Your Wife Keeps You Accountable
12:48 Coaching Your Own Kids in Flag Football
15:16 Why Coaches Never Really Turn It Off
16:31 The Detailed Practice Plans for 6U Football
19:44 Balance vs. Intentionality
21:09 Being Present When You’re Home
22:34 Supporting Coaches While Protecting Family Time
23:24 Lessons Learned from Starting a Fatherhood Podcast
24:32 Family Time, Summer Workbooks & Being Present
25:19 Reality TV, Twilight & Marriage Time
27:02 Family Routines and Bedtime Traditions
28:44 How Coach KD Met His Wife
29:18 Why Bedtime Matters During Football Season
Coaching is what we do. Fatherhood is our legacy.
Follow From Field to Fatherhood wherever you listen, and send this to a coach who is trying to win in both places.
