Prosser has been coaching football for 19 years and is in his third season with Heritage High School. The Pride are currently 6 – 1 this season. This is not Prosser’s first coaching distinction, as he was named Hagerstown WHHG Coach of the Year in 2007 and the Northwest District and Winchester Star Coach of the Year in 2010.
In addition to coaching
football, Prosser is also a full-time English teacher at Heritage High
School. When asked how Coach Prosser motivates his student-athletes,
Athletic Director Ron Petrella said that Prosser
takes a team first approach to coaching and makes sure that all
students get recognition for their role on the team.
“Coach Prosser truly understands that we are raising student-athletes,” Petrella said.
Each spring, Coach Prosser runs an introduction to
high school athletics seminar for Cedar Middle School, which hosts 40 –
50 students. Coach Prosser brings other coaches and players from
Heritage High School and talks to the middle school
boys who are getting ready to transition into high school and are
interested in playing football. In the seminar he discusses getting
paperwork in on time, expectations of a high school football player and
the importance of academics. The goal is to help prepare
the students while also making them feel comfortable about the
transition into high school.
Coach Prosser is a certified Heads Up Football
instructor through USA Football and partners with youth leagues to teach
coaches best practices for player safety.
Redskins High School Coach of the Week
The Redskins High School
Coach of the Week program is designed to recognize and reward
excellence in high school football coaching.
Each week during the
2015 high school football season, the Redskins will select one area high
school head football coach as the Redskins High School Coach of the
Week. The selection is based on the coach's continuing
commitment toward promoting youth football, developing motivated
student-athletes, overall community involvement and overall team
performance and record.
Each of the coaches
chosen throughout the high school season will receive a $1,000 donation
from the NFL Foundation to their football program and a framed
certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,
Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden, Redskins President Bruce Allen and
General Manager Scot McCloughan.
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