The NFHS is proud to name Steven DeAngelis of Marancook Community High School in Readfield, Maine as the 2018-19 Boys Cross Country Skiing Coach of the Year!

Coach Steven DeAngelis of Maranacook Community High School in Readfield, Maine is a powerhouse coach at the head of a powerhouse program! The NFHS is proud to name him the 2018-19 NATIONAL Boys Cross Country Skiing Coach of the Year! Congratulations Coach DeAngelis!

School: Maranacook Community High School

Seasons Coaching: 34 | State Championships: 33

Coaching Highlights: Kennebec Valley Nordic Coach of the Year (1992, 94, 98, 99, 04, 07, 10, 15, 18, 19), Maine State Ski Coach of the Year (2015), Varsity Maine All Sports Coach of the Year (2017), and Maine Ski Hall of Fame (2017).

Philosophy of Athletics

In teaching physics, Coach DeAngelis' major goal is to help my students make a fundamental change in the way they see the world. In coaching the nordic ski team, my hope is to help my athletes make a fundamental change in the way they see themselves! There are several basic beliefs that form the foundation of the approach he uses to bring that dream to reality.

Hard work makes his team competitive. It also makes it fun to be on the cross-country ski team - his skiers know that they are are in this together! His teams are consistently on the podium at the state championships, often on top. That does not happen because he sets the goal of winning the state championship every year. He believes it happens because he focuses on each athlete becoming the best skier they can be, each athlete supporting all of their teammates at all times, each athlete training and competing with joy, and everyone treating the team as their second family. Coach DeAngelis believes that if his skiers can excel in three areas they will be successful: physical, mental, and technical. So, in every practice he builds in something that addresses each of these areas.

See all of the 2018-19 National Coach of the Year recipients in our press release.