 Background  NP graduate 1991  2 Years Varsity Football at William Paterson College  Asst Coach NP: 1994 – 1998, 2000 – 2001  Asst Coach BR: 1999  Head Coach: 2002 – Present  Record 66 – 34 (10-0 vs. South Plainfield)  3 Conference Championships  5 Playoff appearances

 What do we look for?  Unselfishness – Success of the team comes first  Accountability – On and off the field  Attitude – Positive  Effort – You don’t have to be the biggest or the fastest but you do need to give the team all you can  Ability – It always helps

 What are our goals?  To teach life lessons  Teamwork, Discipline, Hard Work  To help develop young men  To Compete  To Win

 Academics  Study hall available to all players at 7 AM in room 129  All players monitored on a regular basis  Offer tutoring / Provide assistance  Code of Conduct  Education is a right  Football is a privilege

 Speed, Strength, Agility, Conditioning  Program designed by Vince Gabriele   Emphasis on technique  Year round training program  5 week phases

 Canucks playing in college (27 in 10 years)  Dexter Anderson – Rowan University  Jake Watters – University of Rochester  Kyle Belle – Wilkes University  Julian Frazier – William Paterson University  Tyson Chandler – North Carolina State University  #74 Right Tackle – Friday night ESPNU 7:30 PM  Devaughn Gordon – Lehigh University (08)  Colin Disch – University of Albany (’04)  3 Time All-American LB

 Scholarships?????????????????????  47 players from NJ received a Div. I scholarship (2011)  348 High schools play football in NJ  Approximately 255,000 Seniors play football each year nationally  Approximately 2485 Scholarships Div. I  1750 Scholarships Div. I AA  Majority of these schools DO NOT use the number allowed by NCAA  Approximately 1 in 60 get a scholarship  Many more opportunities at Div. II and Div. III schools

IIf you want to go to college for free you need to study, study, study and study some more. Then study some more!!! AAcademics are the key to success.

 How can you help?  Support the KIDS!!!  Support the Booster Club  Support the Coaches  We’re all in it for the same reason  YOUR KIDS

 Questions  Comments  Concerns