Yazoo County football coach hosts online clinics to help coaches

Yazoo County football coach hosts online clinics to help coaches

COVID-19 cancelled spring football practice and no one knows for sure when team scan return to practice.

Yazoo County offensive coordinator decided to not only keep his coaching skills sharp but to help other coaches do the same by hosting coaching clinics online.

Local college and high school coaches are able to exchange ideas and discuss plays they like to run.

Bourne says these clinics are about promoting the talent in the Mississippi and creating a stronger network for football coaches.

SOMETHING THEY HOLD PRETTY CLOSETO THE VEST.

BUTWITH COVID-19 GUIDELINESPOSTPONING FOOTBALL PRACTICE,ONE YAZOO COUNCOACH CONVINCED OTHER COACHES TOOPEN UP THEIR PLAYBOOKS.

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NATSJOE-THERE WAS NO SPRING FOOTBALLAND FOOTBALL TEAMS FROM THENFL ALL THE WAY DOWN HAVE NOTBEEN ABLE TO PRACTICE DUE TOCOVID-19 GUIDELINES.

YAZOOCOUNTY'S ANTIONE BOURNEWANTED TO FILL THAT VOID FORCOACHES.

BY HOSTING FOOTBALLCLINICS ONLINE.NATSBOURNE SAYS A LOT OF COACHES GOOUT OF STATE FOR CLINICS BUTHE SAYS WHY NOT HOST THEM INMISSISSIPPISOT-ANTOINE BOURNE THERE'S AREASON THAT MISSISSIPI JUCO ISYOU KNOW SECOND TO NONE.IT IS A LOT OF GUYS IN THIS AREATHKNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING SO WHYSHOULD I HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OFTHE STATE LINES?

YOU KNOW I WANTTO TAP THAT POTENTIAL, THATWEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE FIRST BEFOREI GO ANYWHERE ELSE.JOE YOU'D THINK COACHES WOULD BEGUARDED ABOUT OPENINGTHEIR PLAYBOOKS TO GUYS THEYWILLPROBABLY FACE IN THE FALL BUTBOURNE GOT A SURPRISINGRESPONSE.SOT-IT WASN'T EVEN A QUESTION.NO PROBLEM.

WHAT DO YOU NEED METO DO?

YOU KNOW AND JUST HOWWELL PREPARED THWERE.

YOU KNOW THAT WAS-I'MMINDBLOWN.

I'M HUMBLED THAT THEYWOULD WANT TO DO THAT FORME AND AT THE SAME TIME HOW WELLTHEY BROUGHT IT.LOCAL COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOLCOACHES WERE ABLE TO HOSTSESSIONS AND HAVE A BACK ANDFORTH WITH THEIR FELLOW COACHES.THIS COULD BE THE START OFSOMETHING REALLY GOOD.SOT-WE WANT TO BUILD OUR FENCEAROUND OUR KNOWLEDGE,AROUND OUR COACHES AND PROMOTEOUR OWN BRANDS.

BUTTHIS IS NOT ABOUT ME MAN IT'SABOUTPROMOTING OTHER GUYS FROM THESTATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND I'MJUST THE MESSENGER.

I'M JUST THEMEDIATOR.

/I'M JUST GIVING THEMA PLATFORM.

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