With preseason now underway, we are delighted to announce that Zach Bradley will be joining the Aberdeen Roughnecks’ coaching staff until May.
Zach will be helping out on the offensive side of the ball, as assistant offensive co-ordinator, with a particular focus on helping to prepare the Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers for the season ahead.
Zach (#13) looks for running room in a 55-21 win in the McDonald’s all-star game .
Coach Bradley boasts an impressive high school and college resume, holding records for single season passing touchdowns (43), and yards (3,047) in the Colonial League during his time at high school. Zach was a multi-sport athlete during his time at high-school, with 111 career wrestling victories and also appearing as the second team pitcher in baseball during his junior year.
Coach Bradley donning his 10 jersey during his time as a Diplomat
Zach jogs down the sideline during his current role as Assistant OC at Parkland High School
Zach was a regular team captain and collected many accolades during his time under centre. He was first-team All-Colonial and All Morning Call Area quarter back in both his junior and senior years, Morning Call Football Player of the Year and Coordinated Health Athlete of the year both as a senior
At Franklin & Marshall, Zach achieved an overall 61.1% completion rate during his time as a Quarterback, competing 107 of his 175 attempts for 7 touchdowns and 1,180 yards.
Since his playing days, Zach has taken up the role of assistant offensive co-ordinator for Parkland HS Football who last season went 10-3, just narrowly losing 22-21 after overtime in the District Championship game. He will be using all of his experience to help us out this pre-season and through our first few games, until he returns to the states in May.
Zach was down at training this afternoon working mainly with the QBs, taking them through drills, working on footwork, throwing actions and coaching points throughout offensive skeleton drills
When asked, Head Coach, Bryce Stevenson had this to say about working with Coach Bradley: “[I am] Absolutely delighted to announce that Coach Bradley has joined the Roughnecks for his time in Aberdeen. His experience in the game will be more than a welcome addition to the coaching staff and I am thoroughly looking forward to working with him whilst he is in Aberdeen.”
We welcome Coach Bradley to Aberdeen, and to the Roughnecks, hoping he’ll enjoy his time here and that he’ll be able to pass on his knowledge of the game and that his abilities are passed onto the Roughnecks’ offence to set them up for our NFC 1 North 2020 season.
