Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Jeff Genyk Covering ACC College Football for ESPN

By Jim Johnson

Since leaving his Division 1 College Football coaching position, Jeff Genyk has taken a year to invest in career, professional development and family during 2009. Genyk has continued coaching his son's Flag Football and Soccer team, and resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During his head coaching tenure, his team set several National Collegiate Athletic Association and MAC records. In last two games as head coach, Genyk's team was healthy enough to implement the "Warp Speed" Offense.

Little did Jeff Genyk know the new system would create a buzz in the college football coaching community. Coaches like Brian Kelly (Cincinnati Head Football Coach) and Rich Rodriguez (Michigan Head Football Coach) inquired how so many plays could be run in a game. "Scoring over 50 points per game and running over 100 plays caught the eye of many spread offense coaches".

Jeff Genyk knows that his time spent time with the Coaches of Cincinnati and Michigan has been a beneficial relationship for all involved. As a college coach, I am always seeking ideas to better my coaching and am always willing to exchange ideas to increase my knowledge and skills as a head coach. The warp speed offense is an fast and fun offensive system and many teams can realize amazing results by implementing it.

This year has ushered in a new page to the career of Jeff Genyk. He recently accepted a position with ESPN as a color analyst for Atlantic Coast Conference football games. With the help of several nationally recognized broadcasters, Jeff was offered the analyst position for ESPN Regional Television and ESPN 360.com. As stated, he is currently broadcasting ACC games and Jeff says: "Working for ESPN has been a great opportunity and I enjoy sharing my coaching perspective with the fans."

As an assistant coach, Genyk helped secure 3 Big Ten Championships during his 12-year stay at Northwestern University. During this time, Genyk worked closely with some of the best and brightest coaches in the country. The lessons learned during these Championship seasons helped form many Genyk's core beliefs as a head football coach.

Probably the biggest impression on Genyk was made by the late Steve Musseau. Steve was the former Idaho football coach and a mental performance expert. Through Genyk's relationship with Steve and others the "Expect to Execute" program was created. The "Expect to Execute" program is a system that teaches athletes and professionals how they can operate in their field when they face tough obstacles.

"We improve the belief system by improving focus, self talk, visualization, framing skills and physical presence." The ability to utilize the best from the sports world and improve other professionals is a very rewarding process. The "Expect to Execute" program is presently being used at Medtronic, Inc., General Motors and Michigan High School(s).

The creation of a system to help high school students develop and advance in their area of interest has also been a 2009 project for Genyk. The "Potential to Reality" program is a system for high schools to ensure athletes, musicians and actors missions get the support that they need to advance to the next level. Ron Reed, Michigan High School Principal, "The system has allowed us to focus our energy as a school and community to ensure our young people are prepared to take advantage of opportunities in the future." "Life is all about how you respond to tough situations," the late Randy Walkers favorite character phrase. Genyk is an example of this type of perseverance.

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