Podcast: Growing a Flag Football Program with Falcons Coach of the Week Emily Hoza
Emily Hoza loves building the Roswell High School girls flag football program.
The Ohio native started the program in 2020. The Hornets qualified for the postseason in the program's first year in 2021, and it looks like the team will return to the playoffs this year.
Hoza’s hard work has been rewarded by the Atlanta Falcons, who recently named her as their Week 9 High School Coach of the Week. As part of the Coach of the Week program, presented by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons present each winning head coach with a $1,000 grant for their football program, a commemorative Atlanta Falcons item, and recognition from the Atlanta Falcons and AJC at a game this season.

Listen to Coach Hoza talk with High School Football America's Jeff Fisher about the keys to growing the program and how the Falcons are supporting girls flag football in Georgia.
Below are the Week 9 Coach of the Week winners for every NFL club.
AFC
Team |
Coach |
School |
Baltimore Ravens |
Eric Siegel |
Bel Air HS |
Buffalo Bills - Rochester Region |
Isaiah Young |
U-Prep |
Buffalo Bills - Buffalo Region |
David Skrip |
Albion HS |
Cleveland Browns |
Jay Rohr |
Jackson HS |
Denver Broncos |
Kyle Forster |
Centauri HS |
Houston Texans |
Johnathan Wilson |
Klein Forest HS |
Indianapolis Colts |
Brett Fox |
Columbia City HS |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Darrell Sutherland |
Bartram Trail HS |
Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas |
Kevin Stewart |
Lawrence Free State HS |
Kansas City Chiefs - Missouri |
Steve Cook |
Lafayette County HS |
Las Vegas Raiders |
Garrett Hughes |
Reed HS |
Los Angeles Chargers - LA County |
Lorenzo Hernandez |
Garfield HS |
Los Angeles Chargers - Orange County |
John Lester |
Laguna Hills HS |
Los Angeles Chargers - San Diego County |
Jon Goodman |
Escondido Charter HS |
Miami Dolphins |
Roger Harriott |
St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
New England Patriots |
Peter Colombo |
Brockton HS |
New York Jets |
Harold Clark |
Teaneck HS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Skiba |
Apollo-Ridge HS |
Tennessee Titans |
Lance Tucker |
Bartlett HS |
NFC
Team |
Coach |
School |
Arizona Cardinals |
Anthony Johns |
Heritage Academy Laveen |
Atlanta Falcons |
Emily Hoza |
Atlanta Falcons |
Chicago Bears |
Fabray Collins |
Englewood STEM HS |
Dallas Cowboys |
JJ Resendez |
Crowley HS |
Detroit Lions |
Ed Schindler |
Frankfort HS |
Green Bay Packers |
Trent Nyhus |
Turtle Lake HS |
Los Angeles Rams |
Stafon Johnson |
Dorsey HS |
Minnesota Vikings |
Steve Hamilton |
Elk River HS |
New Orleans Saints |
Frank Daggs |
McDonogh 35 HS |
New York Giants |
Will Nahan |
Randolph HS |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Rick Prete |
Roman Catholic HS |
San Francisco 49ers |
Paul Perenon |
Mt. Eden HS |
Seattle Seahawks - 3A/4A |
Matt Johnson |
Southridge HS |
Seattle Seahawks - 2B/B/A/2A |
Patrick Mitchell |
Ephrata HS |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Reggie Crume |
Calvary Christian HS |
Washington Commanders |
Zach Barnisky |
Freedom HS |
Featured photo: Roswell High School via Twitter.
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