Podcast Related to Biff Poggi and Gilman - "True" Manhood
Ran across this podcast from Art of Manliness titled "The Lies of Manhood and How to Teach Young Men Its Truths". Even though the interview isn't centered on Biff, a lot of it touches on the Gilman program and what they emphasized to their players. Thought it might be worth sharing here.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/05/16/podcast-304-mentoring-boys-manhood/
"Football is often seen as an incubator of rough and wild masculinity. But one former NFL lineman, turned church minister, turned high school football coach, sees football as a platform to teach young men how to be both tough and tender. My guest today on the podcast spent a season with this sage coach and walked away having learned what it really means to be a man, as well as built a stronger relationship with his father. His name is Jeffrey Marx and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book is Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood."
I read Season of Life in college, and it helped me quite a bit.
Without going into personal details on the internet, I had a lot to sort out from growing up with my dad, and while I had unconsciously gravitated toward some replacement man-, husband- and father-models, the book helped me do that more intentionally and put additional lessons from my mentors into practice in my life.
Though discussions of true masculinity tend to ward off folks wary of gender roles, I think the content in Season of Life (especially that men are defined not by conquest but by strong relationships including the inherent responsibilities) is interesting for almost anyone to consider.
Call me immature but when I see that guy's name that's easily the first thing that comes to mind.
Seriously its about as funny as a screendoor on a battleship.
I don't know if this is true or just urban legend, but I heard the year after the book and all the publicity from this, Gilman ended up ditching that style and going back to yelling.