#42: Coach Charlie Hall
The Hidden Curriculum in College Athletics
In this podcast I speak with the Charlie Hall, the head football Coach of Southern Oregon University (read full bio below). Coach Hall shares his ideas and opinions about how playing team sports can help players become good people. We speak about the power of playing sports with other players with vastly different backgrounds, the importance of alignment in making diversity a positive force, relationship building, the philosophy of “Kaizen”, and more.
It was an honor having Coach Hall on the podcast, and I hope you enjoy the conversation.
Full Bio
Coach Charlie Hall played football at Southern Oregon University before becoming a coach when his career ended. He’s been an assistant coach at the University of Washington, University of Idaho, and the University of New Mexico. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northern Arizona University from 2001-05. His 2003 team led the Big Sky Conference in total offense on its way to a title, and he was subsequently named the NCAA Division 1AA Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly.
He was the head football coach of Ashland High School from 2005 - 2017, where he went 94-44 with the Grizzlies while winning four conference titles, appearing in the state quarterfinals six times, the state semifinals twice and the championship game once. He was voted conference coach of the year four times.
In 2017 he took over the SOU Raiders' and in his first season led them to a perfect 10-0 run through the Frontier Conference, a trip to the NAIA Championship Series semifinal round, a postseason No. 4 ranking and a 12-1 overall record He was voted the Frontier and NAIA Region 5 Coach of the Year.
He’s still currently the head football coach at Southern Oregon University.
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