Coach-Leader-Legacy

COACHING

27 Years Overall

Head Football Coach for 14 Years

5-Time Metro League Coach of the Year

Seattle Times State Coach of the Year

Perennial Top 10 Programs

Sent over 150 student-athletes to the next level

JUNIOR FOOTBALL FOUNDER

Founded the Eastside Catholic Jr. Football Program - 2004

Founded the Everett Wildcats Jr. Football Program - 2012

Cedar Park Christian Jr. Football Program - 2014 & 2015

CPCJF went from 40+ Participants & 5 Coaches to over 180 & 50+ Coaches

miscellaneous FACTS

ONLY ONE (1) LOSING SEASON AS A HEAD OR ASSISTANT COACH IN 27 YEARS OF COACHING - AND THAT WAS WHEN HE TOOK OVER A PROGRAM THAT HAD ONLY BEEN IN EXISTINCE A FEW YEARS. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY UPSET A 3A TEAM TO OPEN THE SEASON AND ENDED UP IN THE PLAY-OFFS.

Washington State Football Coalition Board - Vice President: 2019 & 2020

Positive Coaching Alliance Instructor: 2008 - Present

WIAA WASHINGTON State HIGH SCHOOL Football’S INAGURAL Seeding Committee: 2018 & 2019

Co-Designed Eastside Catholic School’s athletic complex

WAHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL HALL of FAME

(ONE CRITERIA POINT AWAY - THAT FATE WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO EXPERIENCE)

A Major illness left Coach Marsh Just 3 Seasons SHY OF WASHINGTON State HIGH SCHOOL Hall of Fame Eligibility. AN ASSURED SPOT GIVEN COACH MARSH HAD NINE (9) of the Ten (10) other eligibility REQUIREMENTS ‘CHEKCHED’.

CAREER GAME HIGHLIGHTS - AS A HEAD COACH

3A EC Upsets 3A Meadowdale

—Trailing 28 late in a state play-off game; rallied to win.

3A #10 EC Upsets 4A #5 Eisenhower

—Emerald City Kick-Off Classic - Century Link Field

3A #10 EC Upsets 4A #7 Graham Kapowsin

3A #8 EC Upsets 3A #7 O’Dea

—Triple overtime

3A #7 EC Upsets 3A #5 West Seattle

3A #5 EC UPSETS 3A Mt. Si

—Fake Spike in Final Seconds of state play-offs

1A (Unranked) CPC Upsets (3A) Seattle Prep

TOP PLAYERS COACHED -By THE NUMBERS

154 - THE Number of players who played beyond High school OUT OF COACH MARSH’s PROGRAMS

20 - NUMBER OF Receptions in ONE game (JASON BUTLER 2005 VS MT. SI) 3a state record for (#2 All-Time for all classifications)

3 - THE Number of All-State Quarterbacks COACH MARSH COACHED

INTERESTING (FUN)hen do you use a clon vs a semi collon

FACT

One QUARTERBACKS numberS WERE 3600+ yards, 50 TD’s, 7 int’S as a two years as a starter. HE WAS THE All-state game MVP ON A MERE 3 FOR 3 PASSING (for OVER 100 YARDS & 3 TDS).

HE WENT ON TO START HIS FRESHMAN SEASON AT HARVARD IN THE 2000 SEASON. HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON HE BROKE HIS ANKLE AND WAS REPLACED BY A FUTURE NFL QUARTERBACK; RYAN FITZPATRICK!

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS (AS A PlayeR)

Redmond High School (4A) ‘87-’88-’89

1987

—2nd SOPHOMORE TO START IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY (WR)

—Caught THE winning TD in the 15-14, 3OT Upset

of the State #1 ranked & #11 USA Today ranked, Juanita REBELS

1988

LIGHTEST PLAHYER EVER NAMED TO ALL-LEAGUE & ALL-STATE TEAMS

STATE LEADER IN AVERAGE YARDS PER RECEPTION

1989

ALONG W/ ALL-LEAGUE & ALL-STAE HONORS;

PLAYED QB IN STATE PLAY-OFF GAME; 15/22 156 Yards 3TD/0 INTS & 57 Yards Rushing.

INTERESTING FACT #1

COACHES ON THE RHS STAFF INCLUDED

HEAD COACH: JIM SAMPSON (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ROSE BOWL STARTING SAFETY)

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR & MY POSITION COACH: SHERMAN SMITH (NFL RB & NFL RB & OC)

DEFNSIVE LINE COACH: MANU TUIASASOPO (NFL SUPER BOWL CHAMPION)

SPECIAL TEAMS COACH: JEFF WEST (NFL PUNTER)

QUARTERBACK COACH: SAM ADKINS (NFL QB & ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE #12 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS JERSEY)

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH: RON CODER (NFL LINEMAN)

INTERESTING FACT #2

I MET 1:1 W/ MARC WILSON (VETERAN NFL QUARTERBACK, 2X SUPER BOWL CHAMPION & CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN QB @ BYU) 2X PER WEEK IN THE SUMMERS. THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY JUNIOR & SENIOR SEASONS; HE ATTENDED SHORECREST HS (NORTH OF SEATTLE).

MIAMI (OH) ‘90 (INJURED-RETIRED)

BEFORE GETTING INJURED, I HAD MADE THE TRAVEL SQUAD AND SUITED UP AGAINST LSU AT TIGER STADIUM, AKA ‘DEATH VALLEY’.

INTERESTING FACT #1

MIAMI (OH) IS KNOWN AS THE CRADLE OF COACHES FOR PRODUCING SUCH COACHES AS SID GILLMAN, WOODY HAYES, BO SCHEMBECHLER, BILL MALLOY & ARA PARSEGHIAN. IT’S MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALL ALUM IS 2X SUPER BOWL CHAMION BEN ROETHLISBERGER

INTERESTING FACT #2

HEAD COACHED: RANDY WALKER - WHO WOULD GO ON TO COACH AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYBEFORE PASSING AWAY

POSITION COACH (WR): SHAWN WATSON - WHO WOULD GO ON TO BE THE OC AT COLORADO, NEBRASKA, LOUISVILLE, INDIAN, PITTSBURG & GEORGIA

2009

FIFTH (5TH) FOOTBALL PLAYER INDUCTED INTO REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL’S SPORTS HALL OF FAME. RHS OPENED IN 1964.

MOST PROUD OF THESE THREE (3) FACTS:

2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 Coach Marsh had the highest percentage of boys in A 9-12 High school turning out for football at any classification. He had over 65% every season. Averaging over 100 players per season. His 2008 team had 34 seniors, from a freshmen team that had 35 (the lone player’S Family had to move due to financial crisis).

COMMUNITY SERVICE: EVERY TUESDAY for the past 20 seasons Coach Marsh would take his entire team on a community service project - from children’s Hospital Visits to serving dinner to local Fire Stations on 9/11.

In 2014 Coach Marsh was the first High School Coach West of the Mississippi to implement ‘Guardian Caps’; a now common protective pad players wear over their helmets to prevent concussions. He implemented it from the High School level all the way down the the youngest Youth team. That season their team experienced zero (0) concussions. King 5 did a feature story on it. Coach Marsh has seen that South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier had implemented them. Now you see it on 100s of teams as well as his push for them in 7 on 7 made them a staple nationwide.

COLLEGE & XFL COACHING OPPORTUNITIES

On three (3) different occassions Coach Marsh ahs been offered positions to Coach at the Division 1 (FBS) level. Along with the many opportunities to coach at the D1 (FCS), DII & DIII Levels. However, he chose to remain at the level he felt he could be the greatest ‘Difference Maker’ to young people. Just as his mentor, Sherman Smith, was to him.

THe schools? University of Nevada (Reno), University of Washington & The Air FOrce Academy.

Coach Marsh was also one of two finalists for the XFL Seattle Team, who wanted to have One high School Coach on the Staff. But in a strange twist of fate, because Coach Marsh felt he needed one more year to recover from his illness before taking on something of that magnitude, he withdrew his name from consideration. Which was one of his toughest career choices ever, especially given his childhood hero, Jim Zorn, was the head Coach. It proved to be the right move given the Pandemic of 2020 shut donw the XFL before their season was halfway over.

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NATIONAL LEVEL CLINICIAN

Beyond being a nationally known & Sought after Motivational Speaker, Coach Marsh is (and has been) an annual Speaker/Clinician for various local & National Clinics such as the Pemco All-Sports Clinic & the Glazier Clinic (a major city clinic that features the games top PRO, COLLEGE & HS Coaches). Coach Marsh typically speaks on QB & WR Play, Fundamentals, Skills & Drills as well as Various Offense Implementations, Practice & Game Planning & Leadership just to name a few.