SUN Coaches Podcast

Coach Hennesy has won a lot at TJA. A native of Savannah GA, Coach Hennesy has spent almost all of his career in the GISA. He has been successful everywhere he has been. Coach graduated from Benedictine and started his coaching career there. He has been all over the state in his travels and serves at a very different school than most of us are familiar with. I hope you enjoy hearing his story!

Coach Cameron is a native of upstate New Jersey where he played three sports in high school and went on to play college basketball. After starting his coaching career in his home town, he moved down to GA and has been a HFC at three different schools. He has had the opportunity to work for the legend Mark Stroud and has since taken over at Calvary Day in Savannah. Coach Cameron is one of the best men in the business leading our young people! I hope you enjoy his story!

Coach Holland is a native of Franklin County that played there and went on to play college ball at Western Carolina. He started off in the youth ministry and got into coaching a little later. He started at Franklin County Middle School and has been able to move up with his kids as they have grown. He is doing a phenomenal job with his program. I hope you enjoy his story as much as I did. Coach Holland is now officially one of my all time favorites!

Coach Lamar is one of the best and brightest in the business. He has only coached at 2 places. One his alma mater Tucker HS and now as the HFC at South Gwinnett. This longevity at only 2 places speaks to his loyalty and ability to keep the main thing the main thing. Coach Lamar played his high school ball at Tucker and went on to play college ball as well. He has been part of state championship teams both as a player and a coach also serving as a head basketball coach in his career. Coach Lamar is a great example of perseverance and doing things the right way. I hope you enjoy his story!

Coach Lewis is a native of Virginia where he played high school ball. He went on to play at William and Mary, spent some time coaching at the college level before he started his true mission work of working in Christian based high schools in 4 different states. Coach has won state championships in South Carolina and Florida and is currently the HFC at Landmark Christian in Fairburn GA. I hope you enjoy his journey and faith based approach to working in our profession!

Coach Crisp is a North Georgia guy from way back. He didn't start out to be a football coach and teacher but we are glad he found his way into the profession. Coach Crisp's journey from middle school lay Coach to HFC is a great example of doing things the right way and making great relationships with the people you work for. I hope you enjoy Coach Crisp's story as much as I did!

Coach Warren is a legend. He grew up and graduated from Dade County and played college ball at UT Chatt. Coach Warren got his first HFC job at MCA where he took them to the semis in his 2nd year. After a few other stops, Coach Warren returned to Dade where he led the team to only it's 2nd 10 win season (he played on the other one). Coach Warren has now returned to the coast to take over MCA again and has them trending back in the right direction. Coach Warren has served on the GHSA executive committees and has been a driving force in shaping our game in this state. I hope you enjoy his story as much as I enjoyed getting to talk with him!

Coach Goodrum is a native of Griffin where he attended Spalding County High School. He went on to play a little at Fort Valley State University. Coach has had a wild and fantastic ride thus far in his coaching travels. He has been a high school assistant, a GA in college, and even a coordinator at the college level. I hope you enjoy hearing his story as much as I did!

Coach Poston is a Dade County alum. He had a very interesting and unique childhood that allowed him to see a lot of different parts of the world before attending high school at Dade County. He then went to college for a while before joining the workforce. He had a very non-traditional route to the HFC position for many in our profession. Coach Poston has built a pretty impressive 5 year stretch on the "other side of the mountain" in Trenton and I hope you enjoy his story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!

Coach Herring is a native of Douglas Georgia where he played for 2 late great legends. Coach Kevin Tiny Giddens and Coach Bonwell Royal at Coffee High School. Lacey was a QB in high school and went on to play QB at Fort Valley State before transferring to Shorter College where he played RB and WR. Coach Herring has coached at the private school level in Georgia and coached at several programs in the Houston Texas area before getting his first HFC opportunity at Monroe High School. Coach Herring is entering year 5 at the helm and is doing a great job of transforming young men into recruitable college prospects through pushing accountability and grades on top of his football program. I hope you enjoy hearing Coach Herring's story!