The new Yellow Jackets coach has his players in a summer conditioning program and is searching for assistant coaches
June 28, 2010
By Joe Williams, ORLANDO SENTINEL
LEESBURG — Deep down, Randy Trivers always knew his future would be as a high school football coach.
Even though he spent a year as a graduate assistant at Rutgers, where he coached running backs, and also coached running backs at Syracuse for two years, he knew if he wanted to anchor his roots someplace, it would be in a high school program.
"I always have had it in the back of my mind that being a high school teacher and coach was more conducive to stability," Trivers said while sitting in Leesburg principal Bill Miller's office Monday morning. "College coaching is more transient. You are really bouncing around quite a bit."
Earlier this month, Leesburg ended its search for its vacant head coaching position, which began with 71 applicants, when Trivers was appointed the coach. He emerged as the favorite of a community search committee and survived a second round of interviews with school administrators.
Trivers replaced Charles Nassar, who resigned as Leesburg's head coach in late April.
For the two weeks since being chosen the coach, Trivers has conducted interviews with candidates for his coaching staff. Many of them are from out of state and some he has worked with on the college level.
Although Trivers has coached in college recently, he also has 10 years experience as a high school coach, including nine at Northwest High School in Germantown, Md. He went 73-27 there, including a 13-1 season that included a Class 3A state championship in 2004.
"Leesburg is a great fit for me,'' Trivers said. "There is great potential here and a great challenge ahead. "I am getting married later this summer so this is a long-term commitment for me professionally and personally."
Trivers has met with Leesburg's players and has begun a summer conditioning program. He knows he will have to make up for lost time after missing spring drills.
"I am getting to meet and interact with the players," Trivers said. "I am trying to infuse into them what my expectations are. It has been a good experience so far."
Trivers understands the importance of putting together a solid staff. Seven coaching supplements are available for the football staff, including varsity and junior-varsity coaches. In addition, many high school staffs have community volunteers who assist.
"One of my top priorities has been looking for assistant coaches," he said. "It has been a round-the-clock process conducting interviews, whether on the phone or in person. There has been a number of people who have reached out because of the potential of the situation, but I want to bring in the right people. The hiring process needs to be done thoroughly.
"These will be the people who will be the face of the school and of the program."
Trivers also has to evaluate his players.
"I am not certain yet where we will be schematically, but this will be a well-disciplined team that will play a physical style of football,'' Trivers said. "They will play with great passion, and they will be extremely well-conditioned.
"I think this has been the hallmark of all my teams."
Read Joe Williams' blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/varsityblog and e-mail him at jwilliams@orlandosentinel.com.
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