KICKING SPECIALIST COACHES

In his second season with the Mavericks, William Bennett is a Sophomore at LCC in 2011 who brings a large amount of football knowledge gained on NFL fields from a young age. His observation skills and understanding of technical details of the kicking and punting game allow William to coach every level from beginners through to NFL level punters and kickers. Will's presence was valuable addition to the Mavericks in 2010 and will continue to help young specialists develop in season 2011.

Also in his 2nd season is Darren Bennett, working with Punters and Snappers at LCC. Bennett is an 11 year NFL veteran as well as a mentor to many current NFL and NCAA players. After securing a tryout with the San Diego Chargers in 1993 while on his honeymoon from Australia, he went on to break most of the team's punting records during his years with the team. Darren finished his career after the 2004-05 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He was named to 2 Pro Bowls, The 1996 all Madden Team and the NFL Team of the Decade for the 90's, as well as the Chargers 40th anniversary team and the 50 greatest Chargers of all time. The Bennett Family retired to Carlsbad to enjoy the sun and look for a new challenge. Darren can currently be heard on the Rock 105.3 Chargers Pre-Game show and is the owner of ATHLETICUTS, a sports based haircut business in Encinitas.

Freshmen Offensive/Defensive Line

This is Coach Becker's second year coaching for the LCC Mavericks. Previously, Damon coached football with LCC Pop Warner for 4 years and has over 11 years experience coaching youth sports in Encinitas and San Marcos. He was an All League football player at University City High School in San Diego and graduated in 1985. He attended San Diego Mesa College, San Diego State University and served in the U.S. Navy. Damon lives in Encinitas and works as a land surveyor and civil engineering designer. He and his wife, Dana, have 3 children, Ryan (13), Robbie (11) and Molly (8).

Defensive Backs

Fourth year Coach with LCC Mavericks. He's a 1982 All League football player and a 1983 San Dieguito Mustangs graduate. Andy's a native of Cardiff and has been coaching all youth sports for over 28 years. Coach Brown is an involved School Board Member for the Cardiff School District. Andy and his wife, Krysti, are happily married living in Cardiff raising their three children. Devin, a '08 LCC graduate and former Maverick cheerleader, a junior in college. Dannii, a '10 LCC graduate and sophomore in college, and Jake LCC sophomore football player. I thank my family and friends for their support; especially my wife Krysti, who shares me with your sons. I look forward to another great Maverick seasonrin Brown.

V Offensive Backs / JV Offensive Coordinator

This season will be Patrick's 11th year as a Maverick coach. He graduated from San Dieguito High School in 1984 and earned "Mustang of the Year" in 1983. He is a graduate of USD, receiving a degree in Business Administration. Patrick heads up the Employee Benefit Department for Cavignac & Associates, a full service insurance agency serving San Diego County since 1993. Patrick and his wife, Diane, have three children, Sam (16), Michael (12), and Camella (10). ael (11), and Camella (10).

Freshman Offensive Backs and Linebackers

Coach Fletes returns to LCC after 7 years as the head varsity baseball coach at RBV. He has brings 15 years of coaching experience, having been the head Freshman coach at LCC before moving to RBV. Leo is married to Jeanne, and has 3 kids Alexis (Doctorate @ Biola), Ashlye (BA at Art Institute in Irvine) and Leo III (BA in Mathematics at Pepperdine University). Leo will be teaching math at LCC this year.

Varsity / JV Tight Ends / Offensive Floater

This is Coach Collatos' 6th year coaching the LCC Mavericks. Coach Collatos is entering his 31st year of coaching. Prior to relocating to the North County Coach Collatos coached in the greater Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Coach Collatos graduated from Canoga Park High School and attended Cal State University, Northridge. He is the Publisher for a Scholarly Medical Publishing Company and has lived in Encinitas with his wife, Glenda, and three children for the past 10 years.

Freshman Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/OLine/DLine

Coach Gold will be entering his 2nd year with the freshmen and his 8th overall year coaching high school football. Ryan teaches special education at La Costa Canyon High School. Ryan is a graduate of Willamette University where he studied business economics and play football. Ryan also coaches freshmen baseball in the spring. He lives is Carlsbad with his wife Cassie his two girls Brooklyn (6), and Cammie (4), and dog Nestle.

Varsity Offensive Line

Coach Henry is entering his 36th year of coaching. He will be working with the offensive linemen during the 2011 season. He is a native San Diegan and a 1971 graduate of Sweetwater High. Henry earned his degrees from Cal Sate Fullerton and San Diego State. He is married to Marina, a teacher at Westview HS in the Poway district and is the proud father of two girls-Rhiannon a graduate of CPSLO doing graduate work in Santa Cruz and Hannah a freshmen at LCCOakcrest middle.

Freshmen Defensive Backs

This is Coach Maquet's 3nd year coaching at LCC. Previously, Mike coached at the Pop Warner level for 6 years along with many years as a youth sports coach. Mike played football at Torrey Pines and graduated in 1976. Mike is a local General Contractor and enjoys surfing and doing community services. Mike and his wife Hana, have two children, Isaac (17) and Michelle (10).

Coach Palmer is going into his fourth year of coaching high school football, his first as a Maverick. He graduated from Katy High School, where he played wide receiver for the back-to-back Texas high school team of the decade. Katy is also where he began his coaching career as a student assistant. A former USATF All-American, Coach Palmer attended Sam Houston State University to compete in track and field, but quickly gave up the sport to focus on gaining more experience in his true passion of coaching football. He continued coaching Katy's 7on7 teams in the summer and assisted in their strength and conditioning program. Coach Palmer's 2nd coaching stop was at Willis (TX) High School. From there, he moved on to coach at national power and 13 time Louisiana state champion, Evangel Christian Academy. Putting his coaching career on hold in 2008, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Late last fall, after returning from a combat deployment in Afghanistan and now nearing the end of his enlistment, Coach Palmer started to coach again. He most recently worked with Calvin Christian School and the 1st Marine Division football team before coming on board with LCC. In the off-season, Coach Palmer currently coaches at camps around the country with Football University and has been selected to coach in the Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl this Janurary. He is proud to be apart of the tradition of excellence at LCC and looks forward to bringing more championships home to the Mavericks. Coach Palmer currently resides in Carlsbad with his beautiful wife, Tyler.

JV Head Coach/V Defensive Line/ JV Defensive Coordinator

Casey Sovacool enters his first year with Maverick Football. Previously he has coached the last 9 years at Fallbrook High School, serving as Varsity Offensive and Defensive Line coach, as well as JV Head Coach, Offensive & Defensive Coordinator. Coach Sovacool played football at Fallbrook High, where he earned All-League Honors as an offensive lineman in 2001 and was a starter on their 2000 CIF Championship team. He is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Social Sciences Degree containing a Teaching Concentration. He will be teaching Special Education at La Costa Canyon High School. Coach resides in Carlsbad with his beautiful wife Lacey, who is the Athletic Trainer at San Diego State University for Women's Volleyball & Softball.

Linebackers

Adam Tenney was born in Oceanside, California and was raised in Carlsbad. He graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2003 and played football at Northern Arizona University with Coach Sovacool the following year. He then went on to play at Palomar Junior College from 2004 until 2005. After Palomar, he finished his undergraduate studies at San Diego State University with a degree in Kinesiology. Adam obtained his single subject teaching credential in physical education at SDSU as well. This is Coach Tenney's second year coaching at LCC. He enjoys working out, camping and playing sports.

Varsity Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Coach Toney enters his second year on the La Costa Canyon staff with a wealth of football knowledge. Coach Toney is a graduate of Poway High School. He will be the offensive coordinator and the quarterbacks coach this fall season. He has coached at Poway and Fallbrook High Schools, and most recently Palomar College, where he was on the staff with Coach Sean Sovacool. Coach Toney has experience coaching both sides of the football and is a professional well beyond his years. He is also a football clinician with the Football Coaches Professional Growth Assoc. (FCPGA), and has lectured or worked at over 50 clinics in the past several years, traveling around the country visiting various high schools and colleges working personally with FCPGA founder and coordinator Bill Williams

Freshmen Receivers

This is Jeff's second year on the Maverick staff. He graduated from La Costa Canyon where he played running back and wide receiver. Jeff attended the University of Arizona and received his undergraduate degree in Education. At the University of Arizona, he worked as an undergraduate assistant for Arizona special teams coordinator Jeff Hammerschmidt. Jeff's brother, Ryan, also played for the Mavericks. Jeff currently works as an instructional assistant at La Costa Canyon.

Varsity / JV Receivers

This is Coach Young's 5th year with the Mavericks. He has coached Pop Warner for 12 years and has recently acquired his Teaching Credential for a new career in teaching social science and coaching Mavericks football. Young is married to his high school sweetheart, Bridgette, and they have 3 children - Cannon (20), Caleb (15), and Eden (9).

Head Athletic Trainer

Samantha grew up in San Jose, California and played high school and college soccer. She is a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and graduated from SDSU with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. She received her Master's degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Northern Colorado. Sam has worked in a variety of sport settings, including the High School, Junior College, NAIA, and NCAA Division I levels. Her previous experience includes her positions as the head athletic trainer at Alliant International University, assistant ATC at San Diego City College and the San Diego Siege WNBL Basketball team, athletic trainer for the baseball and women's soccer teams at the University of Northern Colorado, as well as the assistant athletic trainer at Mercer University in Georgia, working primarily with women's basketball and men's soccer. Sam begins her 2nd year as the head athletic trainer with LCC.