MATTHEW STAFFORD WOULD’VE RETIRED IF NOT FOR THIS

Shop high school fanwear. Support your community. Your school earns on every purchase. Great brands, fast shipping, no minimum order. Find your team and shop now at https://www.youthincshop.com/ Matthew Stafford joins Greg Olsen on Youth Inc. to talk youth sports, coaching, parenting, and his journey through 18 NFL seasons. Stafford also shares his perspective on success, being a girl dad, and the advice he'd give young athletes. 🔗 RESOURCES 📩 Youth Inc. Newsletter — https://www.youth.inc/newsletter 🌐 youth.inc — https://www.youth.inc Subscribe for weekly conversations with the coaches and athletes shaping youth sports. Hit the bell so you never miss an episode, and tell us in the comments who Greg should talk to next. 00:00 - intro 01:16 - Matthew Stafford joins Youth Inc. 02:05 - Growing up playing football in Texas 04:18 - How Stafford kept improving despite early success 06:44 - Why Stafford still wants to be coached 08:34 - What makes a great coach? 09:20 - Stafford's three traits of great coaches 10:27 - Why authenticity matters in coaching 11:40 - The highs and lows of coaching youth football 11:47 - How should young athletes define success? 13:02 - Stafford on winning, individual success and team success 15:03 - How does an MVP follow up his best season? 16:38 - Stafford's mindset heading into Year 19 17:24 - The lesson young athletes can learn from Stafford 18:13 - Stafford on being a girl dad 19:16 - How Stafford balances football and family 20:52 - Matthew Stafford's girls flag football coaching strategy 21:48 - Stafford's advice for dads 22:17 - The key to parenting: patience 22:46 - Stafford's best dad jokes 23:28 - Stafford's message to young athletes 24:12 - Lean on the people around you 25:01 - Greg Olsen wraps up with Matthew Stafford