The NFHS acknowledges the following individuals for completing their national coaching certification through the NFHS Coach Education Program.
For more information on how to become a certified coach, visit nfhslearn.com.
Certified Interscholastic Coach
Arizona
Michael Gallagher - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf
Bryan Bambury - Arizona Sports Complex
California
Daniel Lainez - Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School
Florida
Eric Byrd
Georgia
Mike Garrison - Columbia Middle School
Illinois
Shawn Danhouser - Addison United SC
Geoffrey Ruttenberg - Lincoln Park High School
Maine
Kerri Reno - Morse High School
Maryland
Karl Heimbach - Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Massachusetts
Tony Reis - Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School
Vin Grifoni - Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Michigan
Joseph Carter - Toledo Christian
Minnesota
David Clark - Duluth
Mississippi
Charles Freeman - Jackson Public School District
Nebraska
JR Cooper
New Jersey
Sean O'Lone - Hamilton Soccer
New York
Gary Raby - Lewiston Porter
Simon Green - Each One Teach One/Compete To Achieve Challenger
North Carolina
Mark Dreibelbis - NCHSAA
Ohio
Anitra Brockman - Nortwest High School
Oregon
Gamelyn Dykstra - University of Oregon
Pennsylvania
Mattew Heiser - Gettysburg
Matthew Blute - Pottstown School District
John DiCriscio - Mercy Vocational High School
Michael Poploskie - Mastery Charter Pickett Campus
Washington
Eugene Bradshaw - Lochburn Middle School
West Virginia
Ruthie Fisher - Point Pleasant High School
Accredited Interscholastic Coach
Alabama
Alina Zibelin - Community Center Cheerleading
Leola Poindexter - Red Level High School
Alaska
Brenda Ilmar - William N. Miller Memorial School
Holly Adkins - Eagle River High School
William Velez - Ben Eielson Sr. High School
Jason Davis - Bartlett High School
Arizona
Michael Gallagher - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf
Xavier Schneider - National Youth Sports
Adam Stevens
Matthew Gilbert - Verrado High School
Pecore Bessette - Sedona
Christopher Vertrees - Bisbee High School
Marc Hauver - Perry High School
Machael Layton - Eastern Arizona College
Arkansas
James Ramsey
Peyton Thomas - Arkadelphia High School
Chris Powell - Conway Christian
Shawn Woods - PHS
Jerry Johnson - Cossatot River School District
Chris Clark - Smackover High School
Ashia Mills - Central High School
Jonathon Wood - Mountain View High School
Carol Foster - Nevada School District
Iberville Carter - North Pulaski
Tim Widener - Shirley School District
Joseph Crowson - Conway Christian High School
Grover Evans - Parkview High School
Daniel Hiegel - St. Joseph School
Josh Hart
Mike Davis - Greenwood High School
Jace Cuccia - Rogers Public Schools
Justin Spinks
Lesley Forsberg - Quitman
Jacob Roper - Vilonia School District
Daniel Fondren - Forest Heights STEM Academy
Joshua Ragland
Elizabeth Pond - Beebe High School
Jordan Edgmon - Jasper High School
California
Michael Crumsey - National University
Don Gensler - Chino Hills High School
Chad Henry - Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School
Michael Thomas - Desert High School
Oscar James - East Side Union High School District
Chandler Bootchk - Burbank High School
Florida
Cara Schepper - Milton Panthers
Eric Byrd
LaRue Lieupo - Hamilton County High School
Georgia
Will Avery - Georgia Sting
Idaho
Nellie Lutzwolf - Clark Fork High School
Indiana
Barbara Johnson
Cassie Laker - East Central High School
Michael Fox - Lawrence Central High School
Iowa
James Conforti
Kentucky
Daniel Childress - Caldwell Co. Middle School
Kenneth DeBerry - Logan County High School
Louisiana
Rusty Rockett - Choudrant High School
Maine
Andrea Kneeland - Mattanawcook Academy
Michael Ludwig - Mt. Ararat High School
Alexandra Sullivan - Brunswick High School
Maryland
Edward Cramer - Crofton
Patrick Hambleton - St. Michaels High School
Kerri Finkelston - River Hill High School
Damon McGill - Great Mills High School
Massachusetts
Jason Martin - B.M.C. Durfee High School
Jacquelyn Boyea - Franklin High School
Jeffrey Gelinas - Westfield High School
Vin Grifoni - Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Antonietta O'Toole - Fisher Elemetery School, Walpole Middle School
Mandy Dauphin - Notre dame Cristo Rey High School
Kyle Thetonia - Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School
Minnesota
Dustin Collelo
David Clark - Duluth
Marte Byrne
Nebraska
Andrew Kuhn - Lincoln Lutheran
Thomas Whitney - Gretna High School
Nevada
Sandra Garner
New Mexico
Joselyn Nelson - Saint Pius X High School
Denise Gonzales - Belen High School
New York
Jennifer Raby - Lewiston Porter High School
Jason Magurno
North Carolina
Katharine Smith - Durham School of Arts Durham
Roy Turner - Ashley High School
Carla Harsch - River Road Middle School
Ohio
Matthew Overmyer - St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy
Christopher Wiederhold
James Singleton - Reading Community Schools
Karl Hall - Solon High School
Thomas Obrock - Cleveland Saint Ignatius
Robert Schultz - Bowling Green High School
Anitra Brockman - Northwest High School
Aaron Bolds - Northridge High School
Marquia Ivey
Oklahoma
Sammie Stone
Oregon
Jason Myers - Eagle Point High School
Gamelyn Dykstra - University of Oregon
Pennsylvania
Kurt Marks - Burgettstown Area School District
Michael Poploskie - Mastery Charter Pickett Campus
Jerome Nixon - Bentworth School District
Serena Pfaff - Bellefonte Area High School
Matthew Blute - Pottstown School District
Rhode Island
Jennifer Hillsgrove - Warwick Firefighters Soccer
South Carolina
Anne Miller Adams
South Dakota
Amanda Kuestermeyer - Hitchcock-Tulare High School
Texas
Rey Conchas - St. Gregory the Great Catholic School
Rick Huntze - Trinity Christian School
Virginia
Mike Milligan - Norfolk Christian
Ben Sperry - T.C. Williams High School
Washington
Eugene Bradshaw - Lochburn Middle School
Donald Boyd - Gig Harbor High School
West Virginia
Ruthie Fisher - Point Pleasant High School
Wisconsin
Greg Scherf - Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School
Crista Bobinski - Gymsport Gems
