Jack Giambrone is the Athletic Director at Sinclair Community College. But what most people don\u2019t know about him, is that he coached collegiate level football for 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was the defensive line coach at Wittenberg for 10 years, associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Wilmington for three years and I was the defensive backs coach at Eastern Kentucky when we were ranked number one in the nation in 1990,\u201d Giambrone said.<\/p>\n
His coaching r\u00e9sum\u00e9 also includes a stint with NFL Europe\u2019s domestic league and the team the Ohio Glory.<\/p>\n
Over winter break, he received a call from the Offense-Defense football camp that he participates in every summer. They wanted Giambrone to be a part of the coaching staff for the All-American High School football game.<\/p>\n
The game is usually played in Myrtle Beach, S.C. or in a warm weather state. But on this occasion, the game would have a much greater venue\u2013Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
Not until Giambrone flew to New York, to meet with the directors of the football camp, did he find out that he would be serving as the head coach of the East team.<\/p>\n
At that time, he also realized the caliber of players he would be coaching on Dec. 29, 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe collection of talent [that we had] on the field, once they\u2019ve done their three or four years at college, they will be playing NFL football,\u201d Giambrone said.<\/p>\n
His team was loaded with players committed to Universities as prestigious as national champions Alabama, Florida and Louisiana State.<\/p>\n
The biggest challenge for Giambrone was getting all the players on the same page in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe only had four practices to put everything together, but the kids were so talented and they got it,\u201d Giambrone said.<\/p>\n
Giambrone said that the venue alone was breathtaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s magnificent,\u201d Giambrone said. \u201cPeople describe it as a spaceship, and it looks like a spaceship has hovered and landed right there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giambrone said his favorite part of the trip was coaching the players and developing a gameplan.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood coaches never forget how to coach,\u201d Giambrone said. \u201cIt was nice to see them perform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout the month of January, the game can be viewed on Time Warner Cable\u2019s sports\/fitness on demand for free.<\/p>\n
The outcome of the game was 21-14 with the West defeating Giambrone\u2019s East team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe out gained them yards wise, had more first downs, had less turnovers and they had more penalties,\u201d Giambrone said. \u201cJust where it really counted, they had more points.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although he is a well respected football coach, Giambrone said he has no intention of leaving Sinclair.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love being at Sinclair,\u201d Giambrone said. \u201cI left coaching because I believe what I do here is just as important as coaching. I don\u2019t think there is a job out there that can duplicate the passion that I have for Sinclair and Sinclair Athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n
But this doesn\u2019t mean that Giambrone won\u2019t accept any offers to coach for special occasions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh without a doubt,\u201d Giambrone said, \u201cjust as long as it doesn\u2019t conflict with our schedule here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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