| Andy Buchsbaum - New Fairfield High School (CT) |
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Head Coach -13 years experience. Andy played college football for the University of New Haven where he played under Coach Tony Sparano, the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. He has been involved in high school football for the past 13 years and is currently the head coach at New Fairfield High School. Andy has been named to all star football staffs and was named coach of the year in 2007.
Advice: "Every experience you have on the football field is a life lesson which will help you grow, mature, and ultimately be successful in life. Principles like teamwork, work ethic, pride, sacrifice, and leadership are all learned on the gridiron." |
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| Joe Carollo - Verona High School (NJ) |
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Defensive Coordinator - 20 years experience. Joe has been coaching high school football for the past 20 years; he is currently the defensive coordinator at Verona High school. He has a 37-9 record as defensive coordinator and has reached 2 consecutive appearances in the State Finals game in Giants Stadium. His team has been ranked in Statewide Top 10 for the 3 consecutive years. |
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| Jaron Cohen - Rockville High School (CT) |
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Head Coach - Social Studies Teacher. Jaron is the Head Varsity Football Coach Rockville High School, CT. As defensive coordinator at Windsor High School, his defense held teams to 7 pts per game 2003, the 2nd best in state. Prior to coaching, he played linebacker for Marist College. He is also a social studies teacher.
Advice: "Compete against yourself. Be better today than you were yesterday". |
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| Pat Dowling - Monroe Township High School (NJ) |
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Head Coach -16 years experience. Pat has been a Head Football Coach at the high school level in New Jersey for 16 years, the last 4 at Monroe Township High Schoolin Monroe, NJ. He is currently the most successful head coach in school history with a 23-18 record; over the last three they have gone 22-9.
Advice: "Make sure you try your best at all times and most of all have FUN!!!!" |
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Keith Fagan - New Rochelle High School (NY) |
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Assistant Football Coach. Keith played football at Western New England College where he enjoyed a successful career at Wide Receiver, becoming the schoolsı all-time leading receiver, setting 13 school records, and having his number retired. He then went to work on Wall Street, and after a thirteen year career trading NASDAQ stocks, he switched careers to pursue a lifelong passion to teach and coach. He is now an assistant coach for New Rochelle High school.
Advice: "No matter how skilled you are, or ever will be, at football, in order to have any future in football, you must also be skilled at academics. If any football player has any thoughts about playing football in college, they will have to have good grades." |
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Joe Goerge - Jonathan Dayton High School (NJ) |
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Head Coach - 25 years experience. Joe has been coaching high school football for over 25 years and has enjoyed a successful career. He is currently the head coach for Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, NJ. He also serves as the Springfield district athletic director and supervisor of health and physical education.
Advice: "Football builds moral, eithical, and physical character. It teaches teamwork, discipline and self-esteem. It is the ultimate team sport where players set goals and sacrifice for each other to achieve." |
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| Pete Lesler - Bergen Technical High School (NJ) |
| Head Coach - 8 years experience. Pete enters his second season as a New York Giants Camp Director. He brings a level of commitment and attention to detail that has provided him success throughout his coaching career. In addition to coaching football, Pete is a middle school math. |
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| Jim Matsakis - Butler High School (NJ) |
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Head Coach - 18 years experience. as coached 14 years at the collegiate level. He has coached collegegiate all-americans, as well as led Township High School to it's most successful Group III football season in the history of the school (state runner-up).
Advice: "Football teaches us a great deal about life and the ability to work for what we wish to achieve. Practice makes perfect. Football requires more practice time per week than game time; therefore, giving rise the quote "it is not the victory that we savior but the journey in accomplishing that victory that we should truly enjoy!" |
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| Keith Merriman - Thomas Jefferson High School |
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Head Coach - 20 years experience. Keith has coached at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, NY for the past 20 years. Keith is the president of the Brooklyn football coaches association and has been awarded many accolades such as the NY Newsday coach of the year.
Advice: "You need to put family first, academics second with football a very, very close third. You can not be successful in this game if it is in any other order." |
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| Mark Mickens - West Milford High School |
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Offensive Coordinator - 28 years experience. Mark is entering his 28th year as the Offensive Coordinator at West Milford High School. He has earned several awards and honors throughout his career such as being invited to be the offensive Coordinator for the 2005 North South New Jersey All-Star Game and coaching two New Jersey Gatorade State "Players of the Year."
Advice: "Play with passion. Work hard. When you are willing to put everything into the effort, it becomes a lot more fun regardless of the outcome." |
