
Jim Worthington
Worthington is the former head football coach of Seminole High
School in Sanford, FL. A Graduate of Duke University, he lettered
four years and played linebacker under coach Steve Spurrier. He was a
high school assistant for 5 years and has been a head coach for 7
years. Jim has been named Coach of the Year twice in the five year
period as head coach. Jim became the inaugural Head Coach at Pine
Ridge High School in Deltona, FL in 1994. There were no seniors and
very few football players who transferred from the sister school in
Deltona. That school only had one winning season in its history. Pine
Ridge got whipped 65-0; 50-8;48-0 and consequently went 1-9. The
coaching staff regrouped and came up with the plan that is in this
package to turn the program around. The next year Pine Ridge went 8-2
and followed that with a 9-2 mark. Jim then took the Seminole High
job in January of 1997 and transformed a losing program, only 6 wins
the previous two seasons, into a playoff team that went 8-3. Jim
resigned as head football coach at Seminole in January of 2001 after
three state playoff appearances and two conference championships. He
will spend more time with his family and work to help coaches all
over the country to improve their football programs.
Joe Rago
Former Assistant Head Coach at Seminole until just recently. Joe
was just named Head Coach of Gateway H.S. in Kissimmee, FL and will
put the Worst to First program to the test with his new school.
Gateway is one of the "losingest" programs in the history of the
state. The school has only won 29 games in a 14 year history. Joe
played offensive line at UCF, has coached the position, and been the
offensive coordinator. He is remarkably organized and has spearheaded
equipment and locker room management, as well as record keeping. He
does a super job of game planning and keeping up with details in the
midst of battle on Friday night. Coach Rago has also run the
weightroom and been in charge of the major off-season incentive
program that we run. Joe has been with Jim for all 5 years of the
program.
Mark Pozatek
Mark was also a former Assistant Head Coach at Seminole H.S. and
was in charge of special teams and QB/Receivers. He is innovative and
outspoken. Coach Pozatek ran the computerized weight program that we
used. His job is essential in the gains of our athletes throughout
the year. His desire to see a more disciplined unit has brought on a
tremendous improvement in our offseason program. He has excellent
computer skills and keeps all of our organizational charts updated
and continues to improve them. Mark was with Coach Worthington for 4
years and has been a major part of the turnaround at Seminole
High.
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