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Turley was National S&C Coach of the Year in both 2013 and 2014. He reduced injuries by 87% at Stanford. His departure was probably responsible for Shaw's downfall as much as anything.

I would ask whether he has been able to replicate that performance at his subsequent stops. I suspect not. Certainly it seems that, at a minimum, the fire burns in a different way now if he is coaching at the high school level. I get it that many people believe he ran a great S&C program while at Stanford. He probably did indeed do so. However, the idea that "he reduced injuries by 87%" is IMO a bit far fetched. That reduction was undoubtedly caused by a lot of things, some Turley's doing, some not. Blind good fortune undoubtedly had a lot to do with it. Having athletes that believed in his program also helped immensely. Having a program where physical football was a major feature undoubtedly was a significant motivational factor as well. If that same exceptional performance has followed him everywhere he went, one could argue it was mostly Turley and not other factors. I haven't seen that info presented, so I am skeptical that is the case.

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Turley was National S&C Coach of the Year in both 2013 and 2014. He reduced injuries by 87% at Stanford. His departure was probably responsible for Shaw's downfall as much as anything.

I would ask whether he has been able to replicate that performance at his subsequent stops. I suspect not. Certainly it seems that, at a minimum, the fire burns in a different way now if he is coaching at the high school level. I get it that many people believe he ran a great S&C program while at Stanford. He probably did indeed do so. However, the idea that "he reduced injuries by 87%" is IMO a bit far fetched. That reduction was undoubtedly caused by a lot of things, some Turley's doing, some not. Blind good fortune undoubtedly had a lot to do with it. Having athletes that believed in his program also helped immensely. Having a program where physical football was a major feature undoubtedly was a significant motivational factor as well. If that same exceptional performance has followed him everywhere he went, one could argue it was mostly Turley and not other factors. I haven't seen that info presented, so I am skeptical that is the case.