The Object of the Game/ Chuck Kyle, Matt Waldeck

About this episode

This episode features Chuck Kyle and Matt Waldeck discussing the documentary 'The Object of the Game' and Coach Kyle's coaching philosophy.

Chuck Kyle is the retired head football and track coach at 11 time state football champion Saint Ignatius high school in Cleveland Ohio. His final year and his coaching philosophy is the subject of a three part Amazon Prime Video documentary called The Object of the Game which features many luminaries in the Pro Football world from commissioner Roger Goodell , Bill Belichick , Mike Tomlin, Robert Smith, Joe Thomas, Tony Dungy, Sean McVay , Tony Romo, and more. The documentary series was written and directed by former Saint Ignatius football player Matt Waldeck. You may recall Matt on a 2025 Telich Talks podcast talking of his documentary Lovely Jackson. The Object of the Game is the title of a book written years ago by Coach Kyle that has been often quoted and highly revered, which details hi s coaching philosophy.

People in this episode

Guests: Chuck Kyle, Matt Waldeck

Topics covered

• coaching
• football
• documentary

Keywords

• Saint Ignatius
• Amazon Prime Video
• coaching philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Object of the Game

Books & works: The Object of the Game/, Lovely Jackson

Places: Cleveland, Ohio

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