Coaches

The purpose of the Coaches’ Advisory Committee is to maintain open lines of communication between PIAA and representatives of each of the statewide high school sport specific coaches associations, with regard to recruiting and retaining qualified coaches, coaching opportunities for women and members of minority groups and coaches education programs.

Membership of this committee shall consist of the President or the President’s designee of each of the statewide high school sport specific coaches associations. 

The committee shall meet three times each year, in conjunction with the fall, winter, and spring sports steering committees, and at such other times as may be determined by the Executive Director of PIAA.

The members of the 2006-2007 PIAA Coaches’ Advisory Committee are as follow:

Pennsylvania High School Baseball Coaches' Association (PHSBCA)

William H. Sassaman, 946 Grandview Blvd., Lancaster 17601

Pennsylvania Association of Basketball Coaches (PABC)

Mark D. Zerbe, 612 Haldeman Avenue, New Cumberland 17070

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling Coaches’ Association (PIBCA)

Dana W. Brown, 230 South Sterley St., Shillington 19607

Pennsylvania Field Hockey State Coaches' Association (PFHSCA)

Karen E. Klassner, 275 N. Sprague Avenue, Kingston 18704

Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches' Association (PSFCA)

Jack Bailey, 106 Curtis Street, Philipsburg 16866

Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches' Association (PSCA)

Charles Meminger, 480 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg 17201

Pennsylvania Softball Coaches' Association (PSBCA)

James L. Gonder, 503 Berkley Street, Philipsburg 16866

Pennsylvania High School Swim Coaches' Association (PHSSCA)

Frank Tribendis, 362 New Grant Street, Wilkes-Barre 18702

Pennsylvania High School Tennis Coaches' Association (PHSTCA)

Rebecca C. Desmond, 347 Manor Avenue, Downingtown 19335

Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches' Association (PTFCA)

Ronald Lopresti, 2001 Sterigere Street, Norristown 19403

Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches' Association (PVCA)

Robert Miller, 9530 Meadow Road, Allison Park 15101

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Water Polo Coaches' Association (PIWPCA)

Rudy Ruth, 512 Berks Place, West Lawn, PA 19609

Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches' Association (PWCA)

Ronald J. Kanaskie, 710 Fifth Street, P.O. Box 126, Riverside 17868