Steve Campbell – WF Head Football Coach

This will be Coach Steve Campbell’s 9th year as a Head Coach and 13th year coaching football overall. Before coming to Williams Field, Coach Campbell spent 7 years coaching football at McClintock High. His first three years at McClintock, Coach Campbell was the Offensive Coordinator. Coach Campbell was hired to take over the program in 2003. Coach’s first experience coaching was as a freshman football coach at Mtn. Pointe High under the legendary Coach Karl Kiefer.

Before deciding to become a coach, Campbell played a year and a half for the Arizona Rattlers and is a former ASU quarterback. He played at ASU from 1994-1998 and was a member of the Rose Bowl team as well as the starting QB for the Sun Bowl championship team in 1997. Before attending ASU, Coach Campbell played at Norco High School in California, where he was a three year starting QB for a back to back 28-0 CIF championship team. Coach Campbell graduated from ASU in 1999 with a major in Physical Education and a minor in Science. Coach Campbell also has a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology/Counseling. “Basically, I decided to get my Masters Degree in Educational Psychology/Counseling so I could figure out how to mess with kid’s minds. The truth is; I wanted to learn how kids process and think to help teach them while coaching.”

Coach Campbell married his high school sweetheart, Danielle, on June 26, 1999. They have been blessed with three beautiful boys, Colton who will be 7 on September 1st, Collin who turned 4 in July, and a 9 month old son Cashton who was born last December. “My family gives up a lot to allow me to coach but the great thing is, they are the biggest fans of this program that there is.”

“I think I am one of the luckiest people in the world. Not only because I have a great wife and kids but more important I understand that I have a great wife and kids. I want to enjoy every minute of them. At times it is hard or frustrating having three little boys but I know that someday I will look back and wish they could be this age again because it goes by way too fast. I love the time we get to spend together fishing and looking for elk on quad rides. They have taught me to take time and enjoy the moment instead of always looking ahead.”

“It has been 19 years since my wife and I started dating and I love her more every day. She has been by my side for almost every major event in my life. She is the foundation of our family, always sacrificing her time and energy to make sure the family is taken care of. The time I spend away from my family is hard on me, but it isn’t near as hard as it is on my wife who has to pick up the slack at home. She is an amazing, beautiful, and smart women and I am lucky enough to be married to her.”

“My Mom, Dad and Mother-in-law are also a huge part of our support system; I appreciate all they do while I am coaching.”

“The program’s philosophy is: attitude and effort; because those are the only two things you can control in life. With good attitude and effort, you are more likely to succeed in your undertakings throughout your life,” says Coach. In order to teach the players how to have a good attitude and effort, Coach Campbell uses the Seven Keys to Winning. The Seven Keys to Winning are a rough interpretation of a book called Seven Habits for Highly Effective Teens.

 

 

Andy Koch

 Varsity Coach Offensive Line Coach, Andy Koch, has coached football at many levels. He has nine years of coaching experience in youth football, including seven years with the Gilbert Dawgs, four years at Mesquite Jr. High School, eight years of high school coaching at Arizona Boys Ranch, Higley High School, and Williams Field High School, and nine years coaching semi-pro. He served his country in the Marine Corp, and has made a career in the landscaping industry.Coach Koch has been married to his wife, Dena for twenty four years, and has two sons, Kyle, 22, who is a senior at ASU, and Dylon, 20, a sophomore at Missouri Western State University. He likes working out, fishing, and watching his Tevo shows. Interesting fact: his dad was a country singer.

 

 

Kelvin Hunter

 

Coach Kelvin Hunter is our Varsity Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach. In his first year, at McClintock High School, he was an assistant to Coach Campbell, and is now in his sixth year of coaching. He was an All State and All American Defensive Back at Hawthorne High School in California, and played eight years in the Arena Football League.

Coach Hunter is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he earned a B.A. in Sociology. He is part owner of Fabulous Linens, as well a substitute teacher in the Higley Unified School District. He has also worked on the feature films, “Traffic”, “A Man Apart”, and “The Princess Diaries”.

Coach Hunter has been married to his wife, Tamiko, for eight years, and his son, KJ, is 2 years old. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, play basketball, pool, cards, and watch film.

Pete Salazar

 

In his second year at Williams Field High School, our Varsity Linebacker and Special Teams Coordinator is Coach Pete Salazar. Originally from San Jose, he was the Offensive Coordinator for six years at Del Mar High School, where, as a student, he played quarterback and lead the team to their only Central Coast Section title. During his six years at Del Mar, he also coached tennis. After moving to Arizona, he spent three years coaching at Mountain Pointe, before joining our program. Coach Salazar played quarterback at Menlo Collage and earned a B.S. degree in Kinesiology from San Jose State University, in 2007. He added a B.A. in History from Ottawa University, in 2010, and is a Special Education Teacher at Williams Field High School.

Coach Salazar will be getting married to his beautiful fiancée, Sonia Flores, on October 9th in Sedona. His favorite activity is playing golf and taking his friends’$$$.

 

Pete De Rose

 

Pete De Rose is our Varsity Wide Receivers Coach, as well as a Special Education English teacher at WFHS. He has a B.A. in Sociology and Criminology, a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, and a Masters in Special Education. He has twelve years of coaching experience in Illinois, and is in his seventh year of coaching in Arizona.

Coach De Rose has been married to his wife, Tami, for seventeen years, and has two children, Neko, who is 8 years old, and Naysa, 7. He loves being outdoors and doing activities with his family, and enjoys staying healthy, while living life to the fullest everyday.

Josh Krafka

 

Our Varsity Linebackers Coach is Josh Krafka. Coach Krafka spent a year at Scottsdale Chaparral High School, coaching Linebackers, and prior to moving to Arizona, he coached a year at Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of ASU, Coach Krafka is a History Major with a degree in Secondary Education, and has been an elementary school teacher in the Higley Unified School District for the past two years, spending a year each at Centennial and Higley Elementary Schools. This year he is teaching 7th and 8th grade Social Studies at Higley Elementary School.

Mike White

 

Varsity Running Backs Coach, Mike White is in his second year of coaching at WFHS, and also coached Girls Freshmen Softball in 2010. He is a graduate of ASU, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Logistics Management, while playing football along with Coach Campbell. Coach White coached JV Football at Tempe High School in 2004. He is the Director of Procurement and Logistics for I/O Data Systems.

Coach White is a sports fanatic who loves playing golf and bowling.

Jason Karcher

 

Jason Karcher is our Varsity Defensive line Coach, and this is his fourth year at Williams Field. He is a second generation Arizonan and attended McClintock High School, where he participated in Track and Field, as well as football. Coach Karcher made All State in his senior year, and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Wyoming, where he earned a B.A. in History. He is a merchandiser for Kraft Foods.

Coach Karcher is engaged to Danielle Miller, and has one dog, named Chewy, and two cats, Bella and Hans. He enjoys reading, fishing, watching the History Channel and college football.