The Turnaround is an inside look at Lubbock High School in western Texas football by head coach Jason Strunk, who has coached high school football in Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas. Strunky, as he’s better known to most, has also been an assistant coach at the collegiate level at Purdue and Muhlenberg College. Coach Strunk will be entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Lubbock Westerners in 2015. Since 2012, he’s been writing this blog for High School Football America.
Starting with his first head coaching job at Plant City in Florida, Coach Strunky has made a habit out of fixing high school programs that struggled prior to his arrival.
In Lubbock, the once proud Westerner program was on hard times before Strunky arrived. Entering the 2012 season, LHS hadn’t made the postseason since the mid-70’s. That streak was snapped when the Westerners made it to the Texas Class 4A playoffs.
In May 2014, Strunk was honored with the Semper Fi Coach Award from the U.S. Marine Corps and Glazier Football Camps.
Coach Strunky’s blog gives readers an inside look at his program, plus tips and techniques that other coaches around America enjoy reading about.
Follow Coach Strunk on Twitter @WestTXCoach
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The Turnaround 2015 blogs
September 28, 2015 – Westerners win first
September 27, 2015 – Lubbock Avalanche Journal recap of Lubbock 24-14 in over Estacado
September 20, 2015 – A Week Off from Blogging
September 19, 2015 – Lubbock-Monterey Silver Spurs game recap
September 11, 2015 – Honoring the Best Country in the World
September 10, 2015 – Lubbock to wear special 9/11 uniforms
September 8, 2015 – Resilient Westerners
September 3, 3015 – Thursday, a Prelude to Friday
September 2, 2015 – Need to Get Better
September 1, 2015 – Getting ready for Andrews
August 29, 2015 – Lubbock loses to Sweetwater 56-7
August 26, 2015 – Ready for Season Opener against Sweetwater
August 25, 2015 – Sweetwater, Game 1
August 21, 2015 – Lubbock vs. Shallowater scrimmage
August 19, 2015 – Week 1
August 17, 2015 – The Turnaround returns for 2015
July 27, 2015 – Talking Krossover Technology
May 23, 2015 – Spring Ball Wrap
May 17, 2015 – Scrimmage Wrap-up
May 16, 2015 – Definition of a Coach
May 15, 2015 – Finding Some Peace
May 14, 2015 – Defense & Kicking
May 12, 2015 – Know Your Assistant’s Personality
May 10, 2015 – Some Week 1 Spring Ball Thoughts
May 9, 2015 – Spring Ball 2015, Week 1
May 7, 2015 – The Best of Nitram
May 5, 2015 – Spring Ball and More
April 20, 2015 – A special thanks and goodbye
April 19, 2015 – Spring Sports Craziness
March 29, 2015 – The Weeks that Were
March 24, 2015 – The Sushi Episode
March 7, 2015 – Stay the Course
March 1, 2015 – Media Lessons
Febuary 25, 2015 – Even Tough Guys Cry
February 23, 2015 – Texas High School Football Coaches Association Leadership Summit
Feburary 22, 2015 – Great Week for Westerner Sports
February 22, 2015 – Coach Martin & Alex Loredo
February 21, 2015 – Your Program, Your Kids
February 20, 2015 – Why the Blonde?
February 15, 2015 – Football & Wrestling
February 8, 2015 – Racking-up the Miles
February 3, 2015 – DFW Coaches Clinic
January 26, 2015 – Realignment & Scheduling
January 25, 2015 – The Week That Was: A visit from Gary Gaines & #TXHSFBCHAT
January 24, 2015 – Building a program with the right people
January 19, 2015 – Offseason Cranked Up