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2012 Nike Guest Speakers
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Dabo Swinney, Clemson University
Despite being the youngest head football coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference Dabo Swinney has an impressive resume in the sport. A graduate of the University of Alabama in 1993, Coach Swinney lettered three years as a wide receiver for the Crimson Tide, including being part of the 1992 National Championship team and being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He was an assistant coach at Alabama, helping the Tide to five top ten finishes, one national title, three SEC championships and five SEC Western Division title.
Scheduled to speak: Sunday morning, February 19, 2012
Chip Kelly, University of Oregon,
Currently the innovative head football coach of the Oregon Ducks, Coach Kelly in 2009 took his first team to the PAC-10 Conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. As there was only one way to top that he led the 2010 Oregon Ducks to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the BCS National Championship Game. Known for his explosive offensive system, the Ducks averaged 47 points a game and total offense per game (530 yards). His teams are known not only for their offense but for the incredibly fast pace they set.
Scheduled to speak: Saturday afternoon, February 18, 2012
David Shaw, Stanford University,
Currently in his first year as the head football coach at Stanford University, Coach Shaw is one of only four alums to head up Cardinal program. A four year letter winner in college, Coach Shaw was the offensive coordinator prior to his being named head coach in January of 2011. Under his tutelage the Cardinals averaged over 40 points a game in 2010, scoring a record 524 points in 13 games. Coach Shaw has professional experience with the Ravens, Eagles and Raiders.
Scheduled to speak: Friday afternoon, February 17, 2012
Rich Rodriguez, University of Arizona,
New head football coach for the University of Arizona Rich Rodriguez is scheduled to make his first public appearance on behalf of the NIKE Coach of the Year Football Clinics. Coach Rodriguez has been a head coach for 18 seasons, compiling a record of 120-84-2 and while at West Virginia won Big East titles in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. His West Virginia teams played in BCS Bowls twice, the 2005 Sugar Bowl and the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Coach Rodriguez is known for his high-powered offenses that push the defense and light up the scoreboard.
Scheduled to speak: Saturday afternoon, February 18, 2012
Rocky Long, San Diego State University,
Rocky Long has 37 years of coaching experience, including 11 years as the head football coach at the University of New Mexico, one of his Mountain West Conference competitors. Coach Long is a veteran of the Mountain West, having served as the defensive coordinator at Wyoming and TCU in addition to his present duties at San Diego State. He has been named the Mountain West Coach of the Year and has coached in seven bowl games and has experience in the Canadian Football League. He was a three year starter at quarterback for the New Mexico Lobos.
Scheduled to speak: Sunday morning, February 19, 2012
Additional Speakers
DALE BORING
GET FAST SPEED DEVELOPMENT
Dale Boring, M.Ed., is the founder and director of he GET FAST Football Camps. He is a Master level exercise physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.), has sixteen years of training experience, and a well-known clinician. He has trained approximately 10,000 athletes in his career and his GET FAST Program is the most well-known high school football speed training in the Midwest. He has trained 52 high school teams to date and is known as a passionate, well-respected teaching professional.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 18, 2012
RANDY CODDINGTON – CONCORD HS, CALIFORNIA
Randy Coddington has been coaching varsity football for the past eleven years, including the past 8 as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Concord High School in California. In 2010 Concord High School wond the Division II North Coast Section Championship and during the 2011 season his 3-stack defense was one of the state’s top unite, giving up only an average of 13 points a game. Coach Coddington has been an instrumental part of turning Concord High School’s historically bad football program into one of the state’s perennial playoff teams.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
MIKE GERBER – NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
Coach Gerber has just completed his second season as the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at Nevada-Las Vegas, having arrived on the Rebel campus following a four year stint at the University of Montana in a similar position. Coach Gerber joined the Montana Grizzlies after being in private business in New York as the owner of Mike Gerber Sport-Strength and co-owner and president of Strength in Motion. He was a member of the staffs of Syracuse University, the University of Maryland, Yale University and Middlebury College.
Scheduled to speak: Saturday morning, February 18, 2012
BLAIR HUBBARD – FAITH CHRISTIAN HS, COLORADO
Blair Hubbard has been the head football coach at Faith Christian High School since 1999 and has been at the school since 1996. He currently holds the title of Athletic Director as well as football coach. A graduate of Southern Illinois, he has guided the Faith Christian Eagles to three state titles and seven league championships. He sports a career record of 121-21 a career playoff record of 22-8. He is a member of the Metropolitan League Hall of Fame and has also coached basketball and baseball and is married to the school’s former volleyball coach (Corlynne) and they have one daughter, Anna.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
RALPH NEAL – ZEELAND EAST HS, MI
Ralph Neal is the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator and assistant football coach at the highly successful Zeeland East High School in Zeeland, Michigan. A graduate of Western Michigan, where he was a multiple Mid-American Conference selection, Coach Neal was a thrower in high school and college and as a prep won the state championship in the shot. He attributes his passion for training young athletes to his high school coach, Ryan Flanary and his Mike Turk, Head Track and Field Coach at the University of Illinois. He has coached numerous athletes to all-state honors in football and track.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
DEREK PENNINGTON – ZEELAND EAST HS, MICHIGAN
Since arriving on the campus of Zeeland East High School four years ago Coach Pennington has compiled a record of 31 wins and only 10 losses, highlighted by four straight winning seasons, tow playoff appearances, a conference title and a district title. Known for his ability to turn around a program, he has turned 4 losing programs into winners and he is a noted expert in spread offense as his squads have averaged over 40 points a game over the past two seasons. He was selected Coach of the Year by the Grand Rapids Press in 2010.
Scheduled to speak: Friday afternoon, February 17, 2012
JEREMY PLAA – DOWNEY HS, CALIFORNIA
Presently the head football coach and a Social Science instructor at Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, California, Coach Plaa is a sought after speaker. He is well known in the athletic field for his explosive offensive system that averaged 450 yards and 35 points per game the past three seasons. He has since turned the inner city school into one of the state’s finest. He demonstrated his turn-around abilities previously when he took Gustine High School in California from a 1-9 record prior to his arrival to a 12-1 record and league title in only one season.
Scheduled to speak: Saturday morning, February 18, 2012
PAT QUINN – HAMILTON HS, ARIZONA
Pat Quinn has been coaching football at Hamilton High School since 2001, having spent time with the freshmen, junior varsity and now as the defensive line coach. He has coached the D-line for six of the school’s state championships and is part of the staff that currently holds the nation’s longest winning streak at 54 games. Also the school’s wrestling coach he has coached wrestling on an off for the past ten years. He attended East Rochester High School in New York and a graduate of Courtland State.. Coach Quinn was the position coach for current Cincinnati Bengals rookie lineman Dontay Moch.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
BILL REAGAN – TOP GUN QB CAMP DIRECTOR
Bill Reagan, an Ohio native, is currently the Assistant Director for Athletics Advancement at the University of Notre Dame and the director of the highly successful Top Gun QB Camp. For ten years Coach Reagan was the head football coach at his alma mater, St. Joseph’s College (Indiana), leading the Pumas to unprecedented heights on the offensive side of the ball. During his tenure he coaches four all-conference quarterbacks and the school’s all-time leading rusher, tackler and receiver. Coach Reagan is a member of the Lorain (OH) Sports Hall of Fame and the St. Joseph’s Hall of Fame.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
LANE REYNOLDS – HAMILTON HS, ARIZON
Coach Reynolds has just finished his twenty-second season as a football coach and his ninth as part of the staff of Hamilton High School, the state’s premier prep program. His present position with the Huskies is Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach and while on the staff Coach Reynolds has helped Hamilton High School win seven state titles and the school currently holds the nation’s longest win streak at 54 games. He arrived at Hamilton following a stint as the head coach at Desert Ridge High School (AZ) and has also coached at Highland HS, Corona del Sol HS and Mesa CC.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
RICK STEWART – PORTERVILLE HS, CALIFORNIA
Coach Stewart’s accomplishments at Porterville High School are truly outstanding. Prior to his arrival the program had won a total of 8 games in the previous five seasons and since then the record is 42-18, including the school’s first playoff appearance in 120 years. His team was undefeated league champions in 2010 and he has been selected Coach of the Year twice and is known nationally as a one who can turn around downtrodden programs. His first position saw him take a 1-19 program to the playoffs the second year and his next job a 0-20 team were league champs by the second year.
Scheduled to speak: Saturday morning, February 18, 2012
BLAISE WINTER – FORMER NFL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
An eleven year veteran of the NFL with Colts, Packers and Chargers, Blaise played collegiately at Syracuse University, where he was named MVP of the team in 1983. He has gone on to be recognized as one of the nation’s premier motivational and inspirational speakers. Referring to himself as a “self-made man with flaws” Coach Winter speaks with a fresh and sincere style that showcases his passion for making a difference. His program has transformed ordinary people into high performance achievers and energizes the creative fire in each of us.
Scheduled to speak: Sunday morning, February 19, 2012
STEVE ZEIDERS - HAMILTON HS, AZ
Steve Zeiders has been an assistant coach for the Hamilton Huskies since the school opened its doors in 1998, having been a part of all six Arizona 5A state football championships. A football coach for nearly 40 years, he began as a graduate assistant under legendary ASU coach Frank Kush, then moved to either assist or lead numerous high school programs in the Phoenix area. A native of Pennsylvania, Coach Zeiders was an All-Region prep quarterback and still holds the school record in the javelin. Upon graduation from high school he accepted a football scholarship to Arizona State University.
Scheduled to speak: Friday morning, February 17, 2012
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