West Point, Aberdeen join rapidly growing girls flag football
Charles Herron knows a thing or two about football. He’s been the defensive coordinator at West Point, one of the most successful programs in Mississippi, for the past 15 years. In his tenure, the Green Wave have reached the last 10 Class 5A state championship games and won six.
However, this offseason has been a bit different for him compared to years past. This spring, Herron is coaching ...
Charles Herron knows a thing or two about football. He’s been the defensive coordinator at West Point, one of the most successful programs in Mississippi, for the past 15 years. In his tenure, the Green Wave have reached the last 10 Class 5A state championship games and won six.
However, this offseason has been a bit different for him compared to years past. This spring, Herron is coaching West Point’s first ever girls flag football team. “It was just a change of pace, going from being really, really stern and coaching on a high level with my guys here to starting back at the genesis of football again with the girls,” Herron said.
Herron keeps in touch with former classmates at Mississippi State who are also coaches. Some of them started programs at Meridian and South Pike last season. He was also sent a video from the New Orleans Saints that explained the intricacies of the sport.
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