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[steelcurtain55.]

Hats off to you for coaching but the quality of coaching has fallen off.

I'm from the old school and I think we have better coaching then ever.

My 2 areas that I'm most familiar with are WPA and CPA.

In WPA you can't tell me we don't have an abundance of tremendous coaches

Bob Palko (he ain't done yet - lol)
Eric Kasperowicz - Mars
Mark Lyons - CV
Bill Cherpak - TJ
Joe Rossi - South Fayette
John Ruane - Penn Trafford
Gene Matsook - Rochester
TJ Plack - Peters Twp
Art Walker - NA
Wayne Wade - Clairton
Matt Colodi - Lebo
Mike Warfield - Quip
Duke Johncur - Avonworth
Matt Humbert - Belle Vernon
Roger Beitel - Ligonier Valley
Mike Bosnic - Wash High
Kim Niedabala - Union

In central PA you have

Bob Wolfrum - Wyomissing
Dave Hahn - MC
Cal Everett - Harrisburg
Mark Evans - MT
Brian Strohl - Cocalico (I don't think Gingrich is done either)
Glen McNamee - CD
Doug Dahms - Wilson
Jeff Lang - GM
Tony Cox - Solanco
Rick Keely - Berks Catholic
Russ Stoner - York High
Gary Yonchiuk - one of the best you'll find anywhere, severely underrated
Matt Lintal - State College

There are so many other names who are excellent coaches but either haven't built there resumes up yet or are in situations that to put a ton of spotlight on their names.

The game now is as simple as it ever was but many of the elite coaches of yesteryear couldn't coach in today's environment whether it's in PA or not.

 

[Stalker]

I'm from the old school and I think we have better coaching then ever.

My 2 areas that I'm most familiar with are WPA and CPA.

In WPA you can't tell me we don't have an abundance of tremendous coaches

Bob Palko (he ain't done yet - lol)
Eric Kasperowicz - Mars
Mark Lyons - CV
Bill Cherpak - TJ
Joe Rossi - South Fayette
John Ruane - Penn Trafford
Gene Matsook - Rochester
TJ Plack - Peters Twp
Art Walker - NA
Wayne Wade - Clairton
Matt Colodi - Lebo
Mike Warfield - Quip
Duke Johncur - Avonworth
Matt Humbert - Belle Vernon
Roger Beitel - Ligonier Valley
Mike Bosnic - Wash High
Kim Niedabala - Union

In central PA you have

Bob Wolfrum - Wyomissing
Dave Hahn - MC
Cal Everett - Harrisburg
Mark Evans - MT
Brian Strohl - Cocalico (I don't think Gingrich is done either)
Glen McNamee - CD
Doug Dahms - Wilson
Jeff Lang - GM
Tony Cox - Solanco
Rick Keely - Berks Catholic
Russ Stoner - York High
Gary Yonchiuk - one of the best you'll find anywhere, severely underrated
Matt Lintal - State College

There are so many other names who are excellent coaches but either haven't built there resumes up yet or are in situations that to put a ton of spotlight on their names.

The game now is as simple as it ever was but many of the elite coaches of yesteryear couldn't coach in today's environment whether it's in PA or not.

That's quite a list! Central PA has some of the best coaches in the state; Dahms, McNamee, Wolfrum, Keely jumping off the chart in my view. District 3 football is a force in scholastic ball because of these coaches. Ditto D7.

And amen on Coach Yonchiuck currently at Central York with Oswalt's' departure to Cumberland Valley. He was unrecognized for the impossible job at Lebanon High and also making East High in Harrisburg a winner way back, 2001-2002. Central High's Panthers will stay strong despite Oswalt's leaving.

 

[steelcurtain55.]

And amen on Coach Yonchiuck currently at Central York with Oswalt's' departure to Cumberland Valley. He was unrecognized for the impossible job at Lebanon High and also making East High in Harrisburg a winner way back, 2001-2002. Central High's Panthers will stay strong despite Oswalt's leaving.

He did such a great job at Lebanon even if the record didn't always show it.

Not too many coaches reinvent themselves like Coach Y did. I'm talking primarily about his offensive identity. I remember when he ran the flexbone option like Cocalico/Solanco and did it well. He used to teach it at clinics. Then probably around 10-12 years ago at Lebanon he began throwing it all over the place. The guy knows football and knows how to coach!

 

[sammyk]

When I coached in the WPIAL at Waynesburg you had some great coaches

Waynesburg -Russ Moore
Carmichaels - John Menhart
Brownsville-Bartolimucci
Jefferson Morgan-Hyden
Wash High -Guy Montecalvo
West Allegheny- Palko
TJ-Cherpak
Aliquippa -Zmijanic
Woodland Hills- Novak
Ft. Cherry -Garry
McCurry-North Hills
McKeesport-Smith
Bethel Park-Jeff Matheny
Belle Vernon- Don Gilli
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