SUN Coaches Podcast

Coach Johnson is a native of Forsyth GA where he played football and ran track at Mary Persons High School. He went on to graduate from Valdosta State and get into teaching at coaching from the ground up. He served as a video tech guy at VSU, a middle school, coach and worked his way up to being a HFC. He is one of the brightest young minds in our game today and he continues to serve as a great role model for our young people! I hope you enjoy hearing the story and thoughts of one of the good guys in the business!

Coach Groshek is a native of Wisconsin that has spent his entire teaching and coaching career in Gwinnett County. He has been a 9th grade position coach, Head 9th grade coach and worked his way up to be the HFC at Discovery. Coach Groshek is also the throwing coach for the track and field program. Roy is a real one and calls a spade a spade and is working hard to build something special at Discovery. I hope you enjoy his story!

Coach Swank is a native of a small town outside of Hershey Pennsylvania where he played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. He went on to play D3 football at Widener University. After 9 years of coaching as an assistant at the college level, Coach Swank became the youngest head college football coach at the time in the country in Buffalo NY. Bob eventually decided to settle in the Atlanta area and become a high school coach and he has been the HFC or DC at several schools in the metro area. His story is a lot different from most of ours for sure! I hope you enjoy listening to him as much as I enjoyed talking with him!

Coach Brown is a native of Roopville GA...that's just outside of Carrollton for those that don't know. Umbrah played for the legendary Randy Padgett at Central before finishing his college up at West Ga. After college, Coach Brown got right into coaching and hasn't looked back. Umbrah is one of the best in the business and what he shares during his story of how he got to where he is exudes the attributes that have made him one of the most sought after younger coaches in the game. I hope you enjoy Coach Brown's story!

Coach Pettus is originally from Paulding County where he played football, basketball, and ran track. He then went on to Millikin University to play football and later coached there as well. Coach Pettus has been a college coach, a high school HFC coach for 15 years and man oh man what a great dude to talk to! He is high energy and doing great things up at East Jackson! I hope you enjoy his story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!

Coach Slaney is a native of Tyrone Ga where he attended the Heritage School for High School. I multi-sport athlete in high school, Coach Slaney went on to get a degree at Georgia Tech. After college, Zach started his coaching career at his alma mater helping at the middle school level and worked his way up from there. Coach Slaney has moved up the right way and is now sitting in the "big chair" leading a program through faith, effort, and discipline. I hope you enjoy Coach Slaney's story!

Coach Neal is one of the best dudes in the business. One of the "young guns" that will surely guide the business in years to come, Coach Neal has worked his way up from the bottom the right way. Cody is a native of Kennesaw where he attended high school and later went on to college. He then got into coaching while finishing his degree and hasn't looked back. A leader of men, Coach Neal has just begun to write the chapters of his story. It is sure to be a great one!

Coach Jeff Lee is a native of Eastman Ga where he played at Dodge County High School. He went on to play college ball at Ga Southern for the legendary Erk Russell and then professionally in the USFL, NFL, and NFL Europe. He has had a long and storied career as a head and assistant coach all over the state of Georgia and Florida. I hope you enjoy hearing his story as much as I enjoyed recording with him! He is one of the best to ever do it and one of the most genuine guys you will ever meet!

Coach Holley is a coach's kid. He grew up with a father that was a football coach and naturally, followed in his footsteps. Adam played and graduated from Starr's Mill High School and then went on to play QB at West Georgia. He has been an OC, QB and WR coach and now the HFC at Cherokee HS in Canton GA. Coach Holley is one of the finest younger coaches in the game in Georgia. I hope you enjoy Coach Holley's story!

Coach Dubuc is a native of Ft. Lauderdale where he graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in 1992. Coach has won multiple state championships as the HFC after playing collegiately at Texas Tech and professionally in the Canadian Football League. Coach Dubuc does things the right way instilling character and work ethic throughout his program in all facets. I hope you enjoy his story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!