Santa Monica College Football

My name is Kelly Ledwith and I want to welcome you to learn about our Santa Monica College Corsair Football program. I am extremely proud and honored to be the Head Coach of such a storied program at such a great college.

Our program is built to help our student-athletes succeed – both on and off the field. SMC is the #1 transfer school in the state of California to the UC System and has been for 34 straight years. In two and half seasons as the head coach at Santa Monica, over 30 of our student athletes have transferred to the 4-year college level. We have done this with an intense focus on academics. After the 2017 season our team had 3 members on the SCFA Scholar-Athlete Team. In 2 years we became one of only eight teams to place at least 10 players on the 2019 Scholar-Athlete Team.

Our Promise

Be the Best - Never Compromise!

Members of our program and community can count on us to never compromise on our effort and dedication to be the best students, teammates, community members, role models and leaders we can be.

High Energy Football

The SMC football team is a high energy program that enjoys what we do every time we step on the field. We have fast paced practices that never last more than two hours. Our offense is primarily a one-back system that uses a single tight end and three or four wide receivers. Many high school full backs find that they will enjoy playing our tight end/H-Back position.

Defensively we are a pressure-based defense that uses multiple looks to create pressure on the quarterback and offensive lines. We use zone coverage as our base coverage and use a lot more man coverages when we get into passing situations.

Performance Standards

  • Communicate – make eye contact
  • Be on time – prioritize your commitments
  • Go to class – and actively participate in your future
  • Take Ownership – of your actions and future decisions
  • Add Value – create a positive impact on whatever you do
  • Invest in your fitness – prepare yourself for college football through speed and explosion training
  • Study the game – grow your knowledge, know your opponent
  • Have extraordinary intensity and energy – with a focus on the task at hand
  • Have a focused concentration - on not just the prized goals, but the road to achieve them

You can Count on Me

Football Social Media

IG: santamonicafb

Twitter: SMC_CorsairFB

SMC Strength and Conditioning:

IG: smc_strength

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