Podcast: Atlanta Falcons Build Girls High School Flag Football Programs in Montana
The Atlanta Falcons are one of the leaders in supporting girls high school flag football.
In addition to their home state of Georgia, the team and the Arthur Blank Foundation have extended their support to programs in Alabama and Montana. And last week, the Falcons honored Mark Kessler of Glacier High School in Kalispell, Montana as their Week 6 High School Coach of the Week.
Kessler led the school to a 20-19 overtime win over Flathead High School in the state championship game in the inaugural season of the sport.
Lisa Koehler of Flathead and Eric Zahler of Butte High finished second and third behind Kessler in the voting by fans. The three coaches were integral in the debut of the pilot program in Montana this fall.
Below you can listen to Kessler talk with High School Football America's Jeff Fisher about the future of the sport in his state and across America. Coach Kessler tells the story of a trip the Montana teams took in early September to meet the Falcons before their game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Here are last week’s High School Coaches of the Week from around the NFL.
AFC
|
Team |
Coach |
School |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
Eric Woodson |
Atholton HS |
|
Buffalo Bills - Rochester Region |
Steve Donlon |
Canisiteo-Greenwood HS |
|
Buffalo Bills - Buffalo Region |
Steve McDuffie |
Bennett HS |
|
Cleveland Browns |
Tiger LaVerde |
Kirtland HS |
|
Denver Broncos |
Mike Armentrout |
Palmer Ridge HS |
|
Houston Texans |
James Shewmake |
Alvin HS |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
Jake Meiners |
East Central HS |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Ryan Wolfe |
Middleburg HS |
|
Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas |
Chris McCartney |
Olathe North HS |
|
Kansas City Chiefs - Missouri |
Regi Trotter |
St. Joseph Central |
|
Las Vegas Raiders |
Erick Capetillo |
Las Vegas HS |
|
Los Angeles Chargers - LA County |
Randy Luna |
Fulton HS |
|
Los Angeles Chargers - Orange County |
Zack LaMonda |
El Dorado HS |
|
Los Angeles Chargers - San Diego County |
Thadd MacNeal |
Carlsbad HS |
|
New England Patriots |
Brandon Bendez |
Old Colony R.V.T HS |
|
New York Jets |
Frank Robinson |
William H. Hall HS |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Marvin Mills |
Sto-Rox HS |
|
Tennessee Titans |
Paul Derrick |
Nolensville HS |
NFC
|
Team |
Coach |
School |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
George Prelock |
Notre Dame Prep |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
Mark Kessler |
Glacier HS |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
Kendra Pleasants |
Lithia Springs HS |
|
Chicago Bears |
Josh Jostes |
Mora-Forsyth HS |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
Kyle Geller |
Burleson Centennial HS |
|
Detroit Lions |
Tim Rogers |
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central HS |
|
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Hyland |
St. Mary's Springs Academy |
|
Los Angeles Rams |
Travis Clark |
Lawndale HS |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
Mark Heiser |
Minneapolis Patrick Henry HS |
|
New Orleans Saints |
James Willis |
Northlake Christian School |
|
New York Giants |
Jay Ciraco |
Harrison HS |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
Robert Hinson |
Camden HS |
|
Seattle Seahawks - 3A/4A |
Terry Cloer |
Mt. Spokane HS |
|
Seattle Seahawks - 2B/B/A/2A |
Justin Portz |
Anacortes HS |
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Chris Harvey |
Clearwater Central Catholic HS |
Photo via Atlanta Falcons.
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