new head coach at large suburban Chicago school is a big PJ fan:
https://buglenewspapers.com/winkle-hopes-to-be-uncommon-at-maine-east
Winkel is the second member of the 2013 NIU team to get a head high school job in Illinois this offseason, as former Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch, who was hired to replace Frank Lenti at Mt. Carmel.
“Us becoming coaches speaks to the coaches we had in high school and our college coaches. Between coach (Jerry) Kill coming recruiting us and teaching us the hard way and coach (Dave) Doeren coming in and setting the bar high,” Winkel said. “I think we learned a lot about being a coach while we were playing. We learned what the right things to do as a coach and what the wrong things were.”
His ties to his background will carry over to Maine East as he will bring in former Romeoville and Northern Illinois University running back Cam Stingily as an offensive coach as well as Andy Windisch, his former offensive coordinator at Marmion Academy as a quality control coach.
Winkel will look to turn around the Blue Demons and he will look to do so by following another NIU alum and coach and current head coach at the University of Minnesota – PJ Fleck.
“He was the one that recruited me and convinced me to go to Northern and I would have run through a wall for him,” Winkel said. “I never want to compare myself to coach Fleck, but I use him as an idol and he is an icon because he brings such passion and energy to the game and I try and do that every day and bring it out in my players. (Fleck) is a winner because of the type of energy he brings to the field every day. I think young coaches should emulate that even more because that will help your team be successful.”
https://buglenewspapers.com/winkle-hopes-to-be-uncommon-at-maine-east
Winkel is the second member of the 2013 NIU team to get a head high school job in Illinois this offseason, as former Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch, who was hired to replace Frank Lenti at Mt. Carmel.
“Us becoming coaches speaks to the coaches we had in high school and our college coaches. Between coach (Jerry) Kill coming recruiting us and teaching us the hard way and coach (Dave) Doeren coming in and setting the bar high,” Winkel said. “I think we learned a lot about being a coach while we were playing. We learned what the right things to do as a coach and what the wrong things were.”
His ties to his background will carry over to Maine East as he will bring in former Romeoville and Northern Illinois University running back Cam Stingily as an offensive coach as well as Andy Windisch, his former offensive coordinator at Marmion Academy as a quality control coach.
Winkel will look to turn around the Blue Demons and he will look to do so by following another NIU alum and coach and current head coach at the University of Minnesota – PJ Fleck.
“He was the one that recruited me and convinced me to go to Northern and I would have run through a wall for him,” Winkel said. “I never want to compare myself to coach Fleck, but I use him as an idol and he is an icon because he brings such passion and energy to the game and I try and do that every day and bring it out in my players. (Fleck) is a winner because of the type of energy he brings to the field every day. I think young coaches should emulate that even more because that will help your team be successful.”
