DMHS Coaches

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VARSITY COACHES

Tony Tabor
Head Coach

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Coach Tony Tabor enters his 19th season of coaching football and his 6th season as the Head Football Coach at Desert Mountain High School. He has been a part of four Arizona State championship staffs. Coach Tabor graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, in 1992 with a degree in Marketing/ Management. He played Fullback and Nose Guard on two Gateway Conference Championship teams. He was a three year letterman playing high school football in Perkins, Oklahoma. Coach Tabor coached at Southwest Missouri State, Westmoore High School (in Oklahoma City, Ok), Deer Valley High School and Goldwater High School before joining the football staff at Chaparral High School in 1999. At Chaparral, he was part of three state championships (“99, 00 & 02”) as well as a 28-game winning streak. Coach Tabor moved to North Canyon High School in 2005 and was part of a 14-0 5A Division 2 state championship. Coach Tabor was part of the combined record of 83-10 and four state championships by Chaparral and North Canyon while he was an Assistant Coach with those schools. Coach Tabor became the Head Football Coach at Desert Mountain in February 2006. After 3 season of steady improvement, 2009 was a breakout season. The 2009 team went 9-4 and advanced to the state semi-finals before losing to the eventual state champion. The 2009 team set school records in number of wins for a season (9), play-off wins (2), and advancement in the state play-offs (3rd round).

Kory Duran Offensive Coordinator	This is Coach Duran's 3rd year coaching at DMHS and his 1st year serving as Varsity Offensive Coordinator. He attended and played football at St. Mary's high school here in Phoenix, winning a State Championship in 1991. He started coaching football in 1998 and has had success in every program he has had the opportunity to be involved with. He is extremely excited to be part of the coaching staff here at Desert Mountain, and is looking forward to a successful season.	Jerry Rhoades Defensive Coordinator	Coach Jerry Rhoades is entering his 6th year as Defensive Coordinator for the DMHS varsity and his 20th year of coaching football overall. Before joining the DMHS coaching staff, Coach Rhoades was Head Football Coach for three years at Payson High School in Payson, Arizona, where he led the team to a regional championship. Coach Rhoades was a four-sport letterman at Hayden High School. He attended Eastern Arizona College, where he lettered in two sports, including football, before attending Northern Arizona University. Coach Rhoades has a Masters degree from University of Phoenix and teaches Physical Education at Cheyenne Middle School. In his off time Coach Rhoades spends his time with his 12 year old daughter

Kelly Cook Receivers	Coach Kelly Cook is in his 2nd year on the Desert Mountain Football Staff and will be the passing game coordinator and coach the wide receivers and tight ends. Kelly brings with him both playing and coaching experience at the college level with him to Desert Mountain. He played QB & WR at the University of Nebraska competing in two BCS Bowls, one conference championship, and one National championship. He then served as a graduate assistance coach on the offensive side of the ball at the University of Nebraska and on the defensive side of the ball at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Kelly then moved to the Phoenix, AZ area and has been involved coaching youth & high school football since. Kelly currently has a real estate team that focuses on representing clients in the purchasing and selling of residential real estate throughout the Phoenix area.	TBD Offensive Line

Derek Barnett Linebackers	Born and raised in Oklahoma, "Coach B" was a 4-year Varsity Letterman in Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Track, and the Academic Competition Team at Waukomis High School. He was voted Team Captain his senior year and was a 2-time Academic Team Captain. He attended his Oklahoma State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education with minor endorsements in secondary social studies. His teaching and coaching career officially began in 1999 and after 4 years in Oklahoma as an Offensive Coordinator, Head Wrestling, Track, and JH Basketball Coach, he moved to The Valley in 2003 and worked in classified capacities at DMHS for 2 years before moving on to teach at Saguaro for 6. Coach B's stops in Arizona have been as 2004 DMHS JV Head Football, 2005 JV Defensive Coordinator/Varsity LB at Saguaro, 2005-2007 Saguaro Head Wrestling, 2007-2009 Saguaro Track Sprint Coach, 2009 PVHS Varsity LB, and 2010 Goldwater Freshmen Defensive Coordinator. Coach B is also on the DMHS Faculty as a history teacher.	Chris Stavroff Kicking	Coach Chris Stavroff is in his 5th year as the Varsity Kicking and Special Teams coach for DMHS. Coach Stavroff earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University where he was a walk-on place kicker on the Hoosiers football team. After graduation, he built a successful career as in commercial real estate and also co-founded a company that owned and operated several successful restaurants in Columbus, Ohio. After selling his company in 2004, Coach Stavroff and his family moved to Scottsdale.

Shawn Seaman Quarterbacks	This is Coach Seaman’s first year at DMHS. Coach Seaman was a high school standout in wrestling and track in Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and earned a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1990. Coach Seaman started coaching youth sports (football, basketball, and track) in 1999. Coach Seaman is the Owner/President of a business and quality management consulting company. He is married with 2 children; Drew 18 and Nicole 14.	Jon Saltzman Running Backs and Video Coordinator	Coach Jon Saltzman is in his 3rd year with Desert Mountain High School. This year his emphasis will be coaching the running backs along with being the Video Coordinator. Coach Saltzman grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended Parkway Central High School, lettering in Varsity football for 2 years. He was also a district champion in Varsity wrestling his freshman and sophomore years while serving as captain during his sophomore and junior years, earning 3 Varsity letters. However, injury prevented him from competing in Districts his junior year and kept him from wrestling his entire senior season. Coach Saltzman earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Arizona State University. Currently Coach Saltzman owns his own very successful landscaping company

JUNIOR VARSITY COACHES
TBD Head Coach	New Head JV coach to be named later this spring.	Cal Newman Receivers, Defensive Backs and Special Teams	Coach Cal Newman is in his first season as the JV Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator. Coach Newman was born and raised in Phoenix. He played two years in the East Valley Pop Warner league starting at age 13. Coach Newman graduated from Arcadia High School in 1993. He was a 2 year letterman playing as RB/ LB/ SS. He attended Scottsdale Community College and played two years as a DB and on special teams. Coach Newman graduated from SCC with an AAS in 1998. He is a certified personal fitness trainer working for Core Concepts at Mountianside Fitness Platinum. He is also a certified EMTB and previously worked for 6 years at a private ambulance company and Ak-Chin/Maricopa fire Department.

FRESHMAN COACHES
Chris Fredericks Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, and Defensive Backs email Coach Fredricks	Coach Chris Fredericks is now in his 11th year of coaching DMHS Freshman Football and his 7th year as Head Coach. Coach Fredericks has also served as the Head Wrestling Coach for DMHS for the past 14 years. Coach Fredericks graduated from the University of Northern Iowa, where he played football for two years. He received a Masters in Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management. Coach Fredericks is a full-time on-campus teacher at DMHS, where he teaches U.S. and Arizona history	Jeff Harper Defensive Coordinator, Linebacker and Running Backs	Coach Harper is a Scottsdale native and a 1980 graduate of Chaparral High where he was the 1979 Scottsdale Progress Player of the Year. Coach Harper graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Horticulture in 1985. While at C.S.U. Coach Harper was a four year starter and earned Honorable mention All-American, and All-Conference honors as a Middle Linebacker for the Ram's in 1982, 83. Coach Harper also played professionally for the Denver Gold, and the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the U.S.F.L. and the C.F.L. This will be coach Harper's third year on the Desert Mountain coaching staff. Aside from his coaching duties coach Harper owns and operates Harper's Nursery in Scottsdale, and Mesa.

Vince Rio, Jr. Offensive and Defensive Line	Coach Vince Rio is in his fourth season as Freshmen Offensive Line Coach at DMHS. Coach Rio graduated from DMHS in 2006, where he was a three-year letterman in football and earned All Desert Valley Region honors as a senior. Coach Rio played football at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon during 2006-2007, where he started at Left Guard before returning to Arizona. Coach Rio is currently attending Scottsdale Community College and plans to attend ASU and major in Business Finance or Management.	Tim Schaefer Offensive and Defensive Line	Coach Schaefer is in his first season as a Freshmen Assistant at DMHS and brings with him experience that spans more than 20 years from Pop Warner to Semi-Professional football Most recently he was a member of the staff on the 2011 NYS Wolves that finished unbeaten and State Champions as well as serving on the staff of the 2010 Semi-Pro National Champion Glendale Bulldogs. Coach Schaefer’s Scottsdale Rustlers reached the State Semi-Finals of Pop Warner in 2010. Tim Schaefer grew up in Minnesota and was a 3-time letter winner in football, basketball and track at West Concord High School and a 2- time All-Conference and All-State selection in football. In 1985 he was chosen as the Defensive Rookie of the Year at Iowa playing Defensive End. Coach Schaefer is excited to be a part of the tradition of success that is building with the Desert Mountain football program.

Chris Parries Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs	Coach Parries is entering his first season as freshmen Wide Receivers & Defensive Backs Coach at DMHS. He is from Minnesota where he participated in a range of high school athletics including track-n-field, basketball, and football. Since moving to the Valley in 2001, he has worked as a Football and Basketball Referee, as well as volunteering in numerous sports clubs. He owns and operates Arizona Executive Transportation, Inc., a private car service.	Guy Chilelli Statistics

Natasha Anderson Athletic Trainer	Natasha Anderson has been a certified athletic trainer for the past 8 years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training from Missouri State University in 2003. She then practiced as an athletic trainer in both the clinical and high school settings in Springfield, Missouri until May of 2009. Before becoming the Head Athletic Trainer at Desert Mountain last February, she worked as an athletic trainer for a high school in West Valley. She is currently finishing her Master of Science degree in Health Promotion and Wellness Management. Her clinical specialties include biomechanics of the foot and ankle, and the treatment of low back pain. She also has a particular interest in the recognition & management of concussions, specifically in the high school athletic population. In her spare time, Natasha enjoys spending time with her husband, Barton.	Don Equipment Manager	This is Don Durocher's 5th year as Equipment Manager at DMHS. He spent 2 years as a Student Assistant while in college and 3 years at Saguaro High School before coming over the DMHS.