GHSF Daily asked Georgia head coaches to answer these four questions. We'll report from a different head coach each day.
Greg Moore, First Presbyterian
1. Who is/was the most influential person in your coaching career? "There have been so many men that have affected the way I coach. Bobby Brown taught me about passion and preparation. Mark Farriba taught me about work ethic and lasting relationships with players. And when I got the chance to work under Bill Curry and Homer Smith at the University of Alabama, they taught me about professionalism and details that make a difference."
2. Who is the best Georgia player you ever faced? "We've faced Avery Walls and Keyante Green at ELCA, and they were impressive. We had to deal with Tony Zenon when he was at Deerfield-Windsor a few years ago, and he was a difference-maker. But probably the one guy that stands out is Brendan Douglas from Aquinas. He was all-everything for them on offense at running back - nearly impossible to tackle with just one guy - and he was nearly unblockable on defense at linebacker. He had a broken hand when he played us and still led the team in tackles that night."
3. What is the best team you ever faced as a coach? "The 2010 and 2011 ELCA teams we faced were the best. They had Division I players in the backfield and on the front line on offense and defense. They simply outmatched everyone they played."
4. If you were Gary Phillips, the new head of the GHSA, what would be the first rule that you would try to change? "First of all, I know Mr. Phillips has a nearly impossible job. So what I recommend is done so with respect for a really tough job to do. However, because I coach in Class A, there are a couple of items that I think need attention. No. 1, I wish we could revisit the quarters-played rule in Class A. There are too many kids that do not get to play on special teams or in varsity games because they can only play six quarters. I just don't think the intent of the rule was to penalize kids from getting a chance to play. No. 2, I also wish we could find something - anything - as common ground to get the private and public school administrators, ADs, whomever, to sit down and pound out a compromise that would get rid of the power ratings and return everything to the way it was before with all schools in the classification playing for a single championship. I think the kids want us to find a way to make it work. I think the kids would say they want to play everyone - in the regular season and in the playoffs."
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