New football coach brings NFL experience to table
Richard Briggs
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Sports
The NFL dream nearly came to an end for Brumfield when he suffered a spinal-cord injury.
"It was definitely a trying time with the prognosis not too good at the beginning," Brumfield said. "I was fortunate enough to be able to recover from that and return to playing."
He also said individuals have great personal experiences from hard times. He said he is now thankful for that experience, but at the time it was not fun.
Brumfield then retired from the NFL and moved back to Spanish Fork. He said coaching was not something he planned on doing when he retired, but it just so happened there was a job opening at Spanish Fork High School.
"My experience here, my experience [at Spanish Fork], and my experience in the NFL, it all adds up," he said. "I can take bits and pieces from all the coaches I've played for and create my own style."
One of Brumfield's plans is to adapt his style to that of the players he is coaching.
"The first thing I learned as a coach at Spanish Fork is you kind of have to fit your philosophies and your styles to the kids that you have," Brumfield said. "As we start getting different athletes, we'll try to do more."
Brumfield said when he first became DSC's offensive coordinator he had a playbook 10 inches thick from everything he learned at Spanish Fork and in the NFL, but he eventually cut his playbook down to three pages to fit the style of his team.
Eckroth said Brumfield's plans to get the team more involved with the community include working with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Community Engagement Projects, which both include doing various service projects in the community. Eckroth said Brumfield particularly wants the football team to be involved with the Community Engagement Projects because the football team has one-third of all DSC athletes.
"We've got to get the community more involved," Brumfield said. "We have great kids that people would enjoy watching and being around. We've got to put more of an effort to be involved in the community, and in response to that I think the community will support us more."
"It was definitely a trying time with the prognosis not too good at the beginning," Brumfield said. "I was fortunate enough to be able to recover from that and return to playing."
He also said individuals have great personal experiences from hard times. He said he is now thankful for that experience, but at the time it was not fun.
Brumfield then retired from the NFL and moved back to Spanish Fork. He said coaching was not something he planned on doing when he retired, but it just so happened there was a job opening at Spanish Fork High School.
"My experience here, my experience [at Spanish Fork], and my experience in the NFL, it all adds up," he said. "I can take bits and pieces from all the coaches I've played for and create my own style."
One of Brumfield's plans is to adapt his style to that of the players he is coaching.
"The first thing I learned as a coach at Spanish Fork is you kind of have to fit your philosophies and your styles to the kids that you have," Brumfield said. "As we start getting different athletes, we'll try to do more."
Brumfield said when he first became DSC's offensive coordinator he had a playbook 10 inches thick from everything he learned at Spanish Fork and in the NFL, but he eventually cut his playbook down to three pages to fit the style of his team.
Eckroth said Brumfield's plans to get the team more involved with the community include working with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Community Engagement Projects, which both include doing various service projects in the community. Eckroth said Brumfield particularly wants the football team to be involved with the Community Engagement Projects because the football team has one-third of all DSC athletes.
"We've got to get the community more involved," Brumfield said. "We have great kids that people would enjoy watching and being around. We've got to put more of an effort to be involved in the community, and in response to that I think the community will support us more."
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