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| Coach Mo (click on the photo for testimonials!) | |
Coach Mo
Director, Head Coach
Dozens of basketball, softball and volleyball players that attended Coach Mo Speed Camps have been named to all-state teams, forty three were honored by their regions in their respective sports. A succesful string of All-state running backs like DJ Hollingsworth (Cactus '98), Kyran Jones (Peoria '99), Chasda Martin (Moon Valley '99/Northwestern), Bobby Wade (Desert Vista '00/Arizona), Philo Sanchez (Tucson Sunnyside '01/Northern Arizona) C.R. Davis (Moon Valley 02/Wyoming) and Kyle Gingg (Phoenix Christian '03/Boise State) all spent time with Coach Mo's speed training. He's also trained all-region and all-state recievers at four different schools.
A 13 year Air Force Veteran (Training Systems Specialist), Coach Mo began working as a coach in the Phoenix area in 1990 at Luke Air Force base where his 56 Medical Group football teams enjoyed a 40-4 record in 4 years with 4 championship appearances (winning 3). As as an assistant football and track coach at Peoria Centennial (91-94), Phoenix Moon Valley (93-98) and Desert Vista (99-2000) high Schools his athletes enjoyed phenomenal success dominating the sprints, jumps & hurdles in their respective regions.
In 1999 Coach Mo's sprinters won every sprint, hurdle & long jump title in the region while he was at Moon Valley (he also tutored sprinters from Apollo, Independence, Cactus & Centennial High Schools). His Lightning Track Club (LTC) trained athletes won nearly every sprint, hurdle & long jump event in the region during his ttenure based out of Moon Valley in the Glendale District. In 1997 & 98, he coached back to back state sprint champs Jamaal Peterson (100m, silver at 200, 4th in the 100HH) and Brandon Bardwell (200m, silver at 400, 4th in the 100m). He was also the receivers & defensive backs coach at Moon (93-94) tutoring 4 all-region selections.
Since 1994, Coach Mo speed campers & LTC alumni won dozens of regional titles, three dozen top 4 state finishes and over 40 state Championships. In 2000, he helped Desert Vista's girls team to the 5A title, coached 5A triple jump state champ Bobby Wade (Chicago Bears/Tennessee Titans), All-America spinter and Footlocker classic finalist (100m) Chris Snow, a major league baseball draft pick (Los Angeles Dodgers) and all state sprinter Alexis Welch. He was also an assistant coach for the region champion Thunder football team and members of Desert Vista's state championship baseball team.
In 2002, Coach Mo reunited with former Desert Vista football and track Coach Jim Rattay at Phoenix Christian High School. Since then, the two continued their winning ways as the Cougar football team has won consecutive region and a state titles (2003 & 2004).
Coach Mo became the Cougars head track & field coach in 2003, coaching the Cougar sprinters, hurdlers & jumpers. During his tenure, the Cougars have had their best showing in 20 years with 90 top 10 finishes and 14 championships in the 2A metro region including second place team finishes in 2003 & 2004. In 2005 Christian was state runners up in the 2A metro region and at the state championships. In 2009 the boys won the the 4x400 state title (won the 4x100 in 2004), the boys followed with the 4x100 championship in 2011. Preston VanHofwegen became the PC latest individual state champ while All-American alumni Trae Armstrong led another group of alumni at other schools winning championships in other divisions.
Overall at the state championships, our alumni have had over 7 dozen top 10 finishes and several state titles.
2005 brought in a who new dimension to Coach Mo's resume as many of the NFL combine's top performers had ties to his speed camps. Future NFL draft picks Shaun McDonald (Rams 4th rounf 2003) and Terrell Suggs (Ravens first round 2004)were in his original class. Two years later he worked with Roddy White (first round/Atlanta), JJ Arrington (2nd round round/Arizona), Vince Jackson (second round/San Diego), Kelvin Hayden (Kelvin Hayden 2nd round Indianapolis)and Lofa Tatupu (2nd round/Seattle) all being drafted. In all, 12 players with ties to Coach Mo were drafted. In 2006, Manny Lawson was drafted by the 49ers in the first round while Brandon Marshall (Broncos), Stephen Tulloch (Titans) and Darryl Tapp (Seattle), Gaines Adams (Tampa, first round) and Darrelle Revis (Jets, first round) were all selected in the first day and had instant impacts on ther respective teams. All shined brightly at the Indianapolis NFL combine and their home Pro Days.
Dozens of basketball, softball and volleyball players that attended Coach Mo Speed Camps have been named to all-state teams, forty three were honored by their regions in their respective sports. A succesful string of All-state running backs like DJ Hollingsworth (Cactus '98), Kyran Jones (Peoria '99), Chasda Martin (Moon Valley '99/Northwestern), Bobby Wade (Desert Vista '00/Arizona), Philo Sanchez (Tucson Sunnyside '01/Northern Arizona) C.R. Davis (Moon Valley 02/Wyoming) and Kyle Gingg (Phoenix Christian '03/Boise State) all spent time with Coach Mo's speed training groups. He's also trained all-region and al state athletes by the dozens from several different schools.
A former Air Force & college sprinter and guest speaker at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic, Coach Mo's client list has includedformer pro players Aeneas Williams (St. Louis Rams), Simeon Rice (Buccaneers), Javon Walker (Packers), Terry Fair (Steelers), Tony Womack (Boston Red Socks), Michael Bankston (Redskins), Travis Brown (Bills), Allen DeGraffenried (Broncos), Terry Irving (Titans), Frank Sanders (Ravens), Bryan Gilmore (Cardinals), Kwamme Lassiter (Chargers), MarTay Jenkins and other NFL, baseball, college and high school athletes. Always one to to work with kids, Coach Mo also donates his time to the Rotary Clubs Field of Dreams project and supports the reading, before and after school programs at several Schools and for his faith home New Birth Community Church in Peoria.
For testimonials and more on Coach Mo, click on the photo below.
1 Thessalonians 5:17