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Thank you for allowing us to get caught up with the Hawks, Coach Gordon. How do you feel about your team right now?

Just putting in the work and getting the guys to learn the schemes, trusting the schemes, taking the coaching, and getting better every day. I believe that as we continue to show up and put the work in, we'll be just fine

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You’re in your second year now as head coach after coming over from Amite. What were you able to take away from your first year? Was there a big challenge that stood out to you?

Most definitely Being a coordinator all the time and going in as a head coach, you definitely have to keep in mind that it’s more of a pastoral type of deal I can't come in and just say what I want to say. I have to make sure I love on the kids so that they show up tomorrow.

# 3

You made the playoffs year 1, but I’m sure you have goals of making a deeper push in the playoffs What will it take for this team to make that run?

It’s about buying into what we're doing, understanding our philosophy, keeping it simple, playing fast, playing physically, and just understanding that whatever we want to do, we want to do it together We had some success last year I can't say it was ahead of schedule, but I think that the longer the season glides, the kids start to believe in what we are doing So to be able to have a full season and an off season, I think it's just about putting it together, and I'm excited about what we can do this year

# 4

Just come out and support. Those kids feed off the energy that you give them We're trying to build something; Hawk Nation has had its moments where they have really gotten behind the team in the past so I would ask if they do that same thing this year The sky’s the limit of what those guys can do, and it would be great to have a packed stadium on Friday nights