Max Campbell rises hours before sunrise because his team’s games begin at daybreak in Italy. He calls offensive plays from Eugene, Oregon, while the Daemons of Monza play nine time zones away. On game day, he converts a conference room at his office job into a coordinator booth, with the game mirrored on a TV from his laptop and a scouting report on the table. He runs a four-hour WhatsApp speakerphone call with Matteo Piccoli on the field, passing the phone to players when the defense takes over. During the week, he shares video cut-ups and notes through Hudl to support preparation.
"Most football offensive coordinators rise early on game day but not as early as Max Campbell, who is up hours before sunrise. That's not because of nerves, adrenaline, or anything related to football's grind-set mentality. It's because Campbell's games actually kick off at daybreak - at least where he's coaching from. His team, the Daemons of Monza, plays in Italy, but Campbell, who is 24 years old, calls offensive plays from a conference room nine time zones away in his hometown of Eugene, Oregon."
"When remote-work culture meets the world of football, there's no place for barking dogs, household chores, or weak coffee-shop Wi-Fi. So on game day, Campbell turns the conference room at his office day job into an offensive-coordinator's booth. The game plays on the TV, screen-mirrored from Campbell's laptop. An opponent scouting report sits taped on the long table, and pens and legal pads are scattered around, useful for throwing in frustration."
"Campbell clutches his call sheet as he conducts a four-hour speakerphone WhatsApp call to Matteo Piccoli, his co-offensive coordinator on the field in Italy, who wears a coach's headset on one ear and holds his phone to the other. When the team's defense takes over, the phone gets passed around the sideline to Campbell's quarterback and offensive teammates."
"During the week, Campbell sends his players and fellow coaches video cut-ups and notes from a football-playbook app called Hudl, all i"
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