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High School Coaches & Expert Trainers at STACK |
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STACK SPORTS Coaching Staff
We Make Athletes Better!
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Ryan Tremblay - STACK Owner & Basketball Coach/Trainer
Our Head Coach Ryan Tremblay brings over 30 years of basketball experience to the STACK program. Coach Tremblay was a 1st Team All-Decade basketball player in Bergen County for his stellar career at Mahwah High School during the 1990's. He finished in the top 20 all-time leading scorers in the county's history. His name on the Mahwah High School Wall of Fame. Coach Ryan then went on to Caldwell University on a basketball scholarship where he was a part of 3 championship teams. He was a 2-time All-Metropolitan, All-State and All-Conference point guard and the all-time 3 point leader in the schools history. His standout 4 year basketball career landed him in the Caldwell University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was lucky enough to have learned team basketball from legendary Coach Mark Corino, who is the 2nd winning est coach in New Jersey college history. Coach Ryan Tremblay has combined his relentless work ethic as a youth basketball player, with his deep understanding of team basketball from his success at the college level, to help STACK players prepare for high school basketball. |
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Matthew Zuretti - Facility Manager & Basketball Coach/Trainer
Matt is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a B.S. in Physical Education and Health Education, as well as being a Certified Health And Physical Education Teacher for K-12 in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He taught sports skills specific units to K-12 age students for teaching internships . He worked at a YMCA for four years while earning an education and implemented after school sports programs for children ages K-8. Matt was the Head Coach of Pocono Mountain East Junior High Girl's Basketball Team of the 2013-2014 season. He did skill development with players at Pascack Hills High School from 2010-2012. He also started Varsity 2 Years at Pascack Hills as PF/C and helped win 2 NBIL League Titles NBIL Division 2 State Sectional Champions of 2009. |
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Mike Branagh - STACK Basketball Coach & Mahwah HS Head Basketball Coach
Coach Mike Branagh is entering his 2nd year as a coach here at STACK Sports and is now also a senior coaching advisor. His vast experience coaching high school girls and now boys at Mahwah has been a tremendous asset to our program.
Coach Mike brings 20+ years of coaching experience and has made a tremendous impact for all young players here at STACK. He has and will continue to to help them prepare for high school basketball by running very disciplined offensive and defensive strategies.
Coach Mike also played high school and college football as a quarterback, which has really helped him relate to young athletes as they make their way though grammar school, middle school and high school. He coaches football at Mahwah High School and has made great relationships with the young players at STACK. Mike is happily married and has 3 young boys and 2 of them also play in the STACK Basketball program.
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Kevin Deverio - STACK Basketball Coach & Don Bosco Head Basketball Coach
Coach Kevin Diverio is a senior basketball advisor and coach at STACK. Kevin has been the varsity head basketball coach at New Jersey power house Don Bosco Prep for 20+ years.
Last basketball season Kevin was named Bergen County coach of the year by the Bergen Record for helping the Ironmen reach the NJ State Title game for the first time since 1970 and finish with a 27-4 record.
Over Kevin's 20+ year career at Don Bosco he has build a state powerhouse compiled a stellar record and coached over 50 college players to be. Coach Diverio's passion for teaching basketball has landed him here at STACK so he can share his knowledge with our young players. He is very excited to be a part of such a positive program for kids in the Bergen County area and is looking forward to the opportunity. |
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John Ciurciu - Dir. of STACK Sports Performance & Don Bosco Football Coach
John Ciurciu came from an immigrant family that instilled in him the importance of working hard, overcoming your struggles and never taking no for an answer. He started out as standout All-Star athlete at Elmwood Park High School, where he played football, basketball and track. He then went on to be the Captain of the football team at Valley Forge Military Academy.
Continuing his athletic success he went to Rutgers University where he played with the football team from 1998 -2000. He was then signed with the New York Jets as a free agent. Through his success he moved on to inspire and train youth as one of the top coaches at Don Bosco Prep. Recognized by Nike football, he is considered one of the top 50 high school strength coaches in the country. Throughout his career as a coach he has trained over a hundred division one athletes and countless NFL, NBA, MLB players. His professional athletic endeavors and coaching career made him a rare breed to stand out in a crowd and give him the strength to overcome many obstacles. He now inspires others to follow their dreams and achieve more than they ever thought possible and fully embrace what makes them a Rare Breed. |
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Mercedes Motz - STACK Performance Coach & Soccer/Volleyball Trainer
Joining us from Quickstrike F.C. an elite soccer program from the Hudson Valley New York, where she currently coaches all soccer players ranging from 3 years of age- National team level. She was an Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh NY where she was the Goalkeeper Coach and Women's Soccer Strength and Conditioning Coach from 2010-2014. She served as an Officer in the United States Navy from 2010-2015 where she finished her service working with various college programs in the areas of Sports Performance Strength and Conditioning with soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and hockey at various programs such as: Rider University, Army, University of Connecticut, and East Coastal Carolina. She completed her undergraduate degree from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh NY in 2010 and completed a Master's Degree in and Education in 2012 from Marist College and in 2013 received a degree as a Navy Health Care Specialist specializing in rehabilitation and training related injuries from the United States Navy Technical School in San Diego CA. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York starting the Summer of 2016. Her favorite quote/inspirational speaker comes from a video called "Be Phenomenal" by motivational speakers Les Brown and Eric Thomas. In the video Les Brown talks about the necessary steps it would take a person to go from being an average person with no goals in life to explain the necessary tools it would take for an individual to succeed in every aspect of their life. |
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| Brendan Gorman - STACK LAX Performance Director & Don Bosco LAX Coach Currently Coach Gorman enters his first year as Head Coach for Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey. Brendan is the founder of the Chicago Outlaws Mens box lacrosse team. The team formed in 2011 where Gorman was the teams captain the first two seasons. He is also the former captain for the Irish National box team. He led the squad at the 2011 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, and the European championships in Lille, France last November. Before moving to Illinois, Gorman played high school lacrosse in the prestigious Hudson Valley region of New York. He is the only lacrosse player voted into the Albertus Magnus High School Hall of Fame. Gorman finished his playing career as the school's all time leader in points, holding 7 scoring records. He was an all league, all section, all state player as well as his team’s MVP. After H.S. Gorman played briefly at Elmira College in Western N.Y. before moving out west and switching sports where he was a Collegiate All American in Rugby at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Brendan has a passion for the box lacrosse game. He has dedicated himself to the growth of the game. His hybrid training methods are second to none when it comes to player development. |
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| Dryden Levy - Sports Performance Coach Coach Dryden Levy was a STACK trained athlete, a STACK intern and now one of our top trainers. He is pursuing an Exercise Science Degree from Montclair University maintaining an A average. Dryden was an Academic All-American while playing football at FDU Madison. Coach Dryden has a tremendous amount of passion for teaching and coaching young athletes. He lets this passion shine through every day with energy and excitement when he is motivating athletes to reach their potential. He trains athletes of all sports and most importantly helps them believe they can achieve their athletic and academic goals through hard work. Coach Dryden has extensive experience in training wrestlers and football players at the youth and high school level. He is also a graduate of Tenafly High School where he was a 3 year varsity football player and team captain his senior year. |
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Daniel Greenfield - Basketball Coach/Trainer & Sports Performance Coach
Coach Daniel Greenfield was a STACK trained athlete, a STACK intern and now one of our top trainers. He was a two-sport varsity athlete in basketball and soccer at George F. Baker High School. He went on to become a collegiate athlete and freshman captain for the SUNY Orange Men’s Soccer Team. Daniel then earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York at The college at Brockport with a major in Exercise Science. Coach Daniel is proof that STACK training works as it helped him become a legitimate college athlete. He know wants to share his knowledge and passion to help STACK athletes achieve the same. |
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| Adam Mella - Sports Performance Coach Athletics have always been substantial part of Coach Adam Mella's life. He was a three sport varsity athlete, participating in football, baseball, and wrestling at Lodi High School. Adam has spent the majority of his college years volunteering at Lodi recreation where he is coaching football and wrestling. He is also a volunteer coach at Lodi High School. He coaches the wide receivers and defensive backs for football, as well as varsity wrestling. It was through sports that Adam developed a true passion for performance training. He then pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science at William Paterson University which he recently completed in May 2016. His goal as a performance coach is to give back the great experiences he had throughout his athletic career, which helped him have a successful athletic career. Coach Adam is now following his passion of sports and training to help young athletes reach their goals. |
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Adam Szuch - Sports Performance Coach & Mahwah HS Football Coach
Coach Adam played three years of basketball for Pascack Hills High School where he was a part of a team that won the State Sectional championship. Coach Adam is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and has been training athletes of all ages since 2006, over 4,500 classes taught at a Velocity Sports Performance. Coach Adam has worked with professional athletes such as: Martellus Bennet, Ryan Grant, Mike Stanton and Rob Carson to name a few. Coach Adam is the current Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback/Wide Receiver Coach at Mahwah High School, where he has coached for 8 years. He is a Substitute teacher in the Mahwah School District, certified in Health and Physical Education. Coach Adam earned his degree from Kean University where he played defensive back for the Kean University Football Team. |
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Fall AAU Basketball Tryouts
STACK is one of the top AAU basketball programs in the tri-state area because of it's coaching, state of the art facility and the amount of basketball it gives it's players. Our fall tryouts are August 29th-30th & September 6th-9th. To find our more information and register click the button below.
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STACK Sports Fall Training Programs WE MAKE ATHLETES BETTER! STACK Sports is filled with top level training programs for athletes of all sports, who want to take their skills to the next level. If you want to see the many sports specific training programs that STACK offers click the button below.
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For More Information
Call: 201-684-9190
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Email: ryan.tremblay@stackspt.com |
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