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Cross Country
Coach: Ron Garcia
Years of service at Centennial: 26 Years
Coaching background:
1994 - 1996 Freed Middle School Head Football Coach
1997 – 2014 Centennial High School Asst. Track & Field Coach
1997 - 2000 Centennial High School Freshman Football Coach
2001 – 2011 Centennial High School Head JV Football Coach
2012 – 2015 Centennial High School Asst. Cross Country Coach
2016 – Present - Centennial High School Head Cross Country Coach
2015 – Present - Centennial High School Head Track & Field Coach
Playing Experience:
Centennial High School Football (4 Years)
Centennial High School Basketball (4 Years)
Track & Field (4 Years)
Education: Minor in Coaching (1993-1996)
My Coaching Philosophy: Sports prepares student athletes for life,
teaching them about working as a team or as a team player, not as a
individual.
Off-Season: The Centennial XC team starts its off-season workouts at
the end of June. Centennial Track will begin off-season training during the
month of January. (Schedules will be provided at the 8th grade night
meeting)
Ron Garcia (719-248-0424)
Head XC &; T&F Coach
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Football
Coach: Jeff Wilson
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Softball
Coach: Nick Zinanti
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Boys Tennis
Coach: Brad Gerler
I have coached for 9 seasons as the boys’ tennis coach at Centennial. Before I came to Centennial, I served as the women’s tennis coach at CSU-Pueblo and the boys’ coach at East High School. I have also spent time as an assistant coach at South and Poudre High Schools. I am also currently entering my second season as the girls’ tennis coach at East High School.
My ultimate goal as a coach is to teach life skills through athletics. In preparing my student-athletes to win on the court, I believe they are learning lessons that they can apply throughout the rest of their lives. I value team-work, communication, accountability, and hard-work. The thing that I consistently preach to my team is that we need to focus on the things that we can control; our attitude, our concentration, and our effort. The unique aspect about tennis is that there are no officials or referees on the court. Players are required to call their own lines and basically serve as their own umpire during the match. In doing this, players need to have the confidence to call their opponent’s shots out, but also the honesty and integrity to do that in a fair manner. It is my belief, regardless of a player’s success on the court, if they can learn the skills and lessons that tennis teaches, then they will be prepared to be high-functioning and contributing members of the community.
I am very proud of the 42 individual state qualifiers that I have coached in my tenure at Centennial. Our second place finish at regionals in 2019 and our league and regional championships in 2015 are definitely the highlights of my coaching career. But, the thing that I am most proud of is the fact that every player that I have coached at Centennial has graduated and I am so excited to see the people that my former players are becoming.
