Meet The Coaches
Kurt Tippmann | Bob Bergeron | Quentin Bowen | Russ Bush | Clark Chambers | Lance Cline | Mike Danley | Doug Dinan | Christina Ehle-Fails | Craig Fails | Mike Hollandsworth | Rich Honig | Doug Kaiser | Melanie Myers | Jim Neddeff | Rocky Rocholl | Terri Schackow | Mike Till | Russ Isacs | Michele Vince | Gail Vogt | Dave Welklin | Ron Wilson
	Head Coach Kurt Tippmann is in his twelfth year with the Panthers. He is the Varsity Defensive Coordinator and coaches the outside linebackers. Coach Tippmann worked as a Graduate Assistant in the Indiana University Football Program for the 1995-96 seasons. He graduated from Snider in 1990 and was the captain on the 1989 team. He earned a BS in Math from IU in 1994 and a MS in Education from IU in 2000. He currently teaches math at Snider. Kurt married the former Martina Swenson, a 1990 Snider grad. Kurt and Martina have a five year old son, Hayden, a two year old son, Jake, and a three month old son, Sawyer.
	Assistant Coach Bob Bergeron is in his tenth year with the Panthers, joining the Snider coaching staff after head coaching stints at Riverton Parke and Southern Wells. He works with the wide receivers. Coach Bergeron graduated from Bishop Luers in 1980 and the University of Michigan in 1984. He was the All-Big-Ten Kicker in 1983-84 and was Second-Team-All-American in 1983. He holds the career record for field goal percentage at the University of Michigan. He is married to Dr. Lisa Bergeron. She is an Indiana University Medical School graduate specialized in developmental pediatrics. She is a partner with Appleseed Pediatrics. Bob and Lisa have one son, Robby, age 3, and one daughter, Mary, age 18 months.
	Assistant Coach Quientin Bowen is in his fourth season at Snider this year. Quentin is a 2001 graduate of Snider. Quentin was a great tailback at Snider. He is in the record book for a season rushing record, and a career rushing record. After graduation, Quentin attended Rochester Technical Community College and played football there. He is currently employed at Lane Middle School.
	Assistant Coach Russ Bush counts this year as his thirty-seventh season on the Snider Football Staff. Coach Bush is the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Backfield Coach. He is the senior member of all the Snider High School coaching staff. He teaches Biology at Snider. He is a 1967 graduate of Elmhurst High School and received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from The University of Saint Francis and Purdue University, respectively. His son, Doug, played football for Snider in 2002. Doug recently married this past fall and resides in Florida. Russ's wife, Georjean teaches first grade at Forest Park Elementary.
	Assistant Coach Willie Burton begins his 5th season at Snider after spending three years on the Manchester College Football Staff, and one season with Wayne. Willie coaches Defensive Backs. Willie is a 1994 graduate of Snider. He was named All-State and played in the All-Star game. He was a starting Defensive Back on the 1992 State Championship team. He earned a scholarship to Bowling Green State University. He is a Manchester College graduate with a degree in education. Willie is a firefighter for the City of Fort Wayne, and has one son, Darnell, age 9.
	Assistant Coach Clark Chambers is in his fourth season with the Snider football program. Coach Chambers is a 1969 graduate of Maconaquah High School. He earned all state honors while playing quarterback at MHS. He was a scholarship player at the University of Cincinnati and graduated in 1973. His coaching experience is extensive; assistant coach at Peru, 1973 - 1975; University of Cincinnati Graduation Assistant in 1975 where he earned his Masters degree. He was named head coach at Tri Central in 1971 and remained there for four years. He was Head Coach at North Miami from 1980-1984; Head Coach at Huntington North from 1985-2001; Assistant Coach at Northrop from 2002-2003. He and his wife, Patti, have a daughter, and one grandchild.
	Assistant Coach Lance Cline is in his thirteenth year with the Panthers. He coaches the offensive line, and is the Head Frosh Coach. Lance was a player at Snider. Coach Cline is a 1989 graduate of Snider and a graduate of IPFW. He is self-employed as a self-defense instructor for many area organizations and sells real estate for Sherer & Associates Reality.
	Assistant Coach Mike Danley is in his thirteenth year with the Panthers. Coach Danley coaches the defensive tackles. A '67 South Side High School graduate, Mike attended Western Michigan University and graduated in 1971 with a B.S. in Business Education. He completed an M.S. in Education from Indiana University. While at WMU, Coach Danley earned All-MAC honors as a defensive lineman. Coach Danley brings years of coaching experience to the Snider staff having coached at Northrop from 1972-1985. He is the DECA Coordinator at Snider. He and his wife, Christine, are the parents of a son and daughter. Brandon played football at Snider and graduated in 2000. He is a graduate of Indiana University majoring in Business Management and Marketing, and is employed by Bosten Beer Company in Nashville, Tennessee as a Senior Account Manager. Richelle studied special education and hearing impairment at IUPUI, and is currently employed by the Fishers school district. His wife, Christine teaches at Holland Elementary.
	Assistant Coach Doug Dinan is in his fifteenth year on the Snider Football Staff. Coach Dinan is a 1985 graduate of Zanesville Rosecrans HS. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1990. He currently teaches mathematics at Snider High School. He and his wife, Charlotte, are the parents of a daughter, Danielle, 14; and two sons: Cody, 9, who serves as one of the ball boys for the varsity team, and Cade, 5. Danielle will be a freshmen at Snider High School, and Cody will be in the fourth grade at Glenwood Park Elementary this fall.
	Assistant Coach Christina Ehle-Fails is in her eighth year with the Snider Football Program as the Athletic Trainer. She attended the University of Indianapolis earning her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Athletic Training. She passed her National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification Exam in 1995. She attended Indiana University and completed her teacher certification in 1996. Christina has completed her Masters degree in School Administration. She student taught at Snider in Biology with Coach Russ Bush and served as a volunteer Athletic Trainer in 1996. She teaches Biology and Sports Medicine. She developed the curriculum for the Snider Sports Medicine Athletic Training Program. She is married to Craig Fails who coaches baseball and football, and teaches math at Snider High School.
	Assistant Coach Craig Fails is in his fifth season on the football staff after arriving at Snider in the fall of 2002. This is his eleventh year with FWCS teaching mathematics. Craig graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 1996 with a B.S. in Education and was an outstanding baseball player. He has completed an M.S. in Educational Administration. Craig is married to Christina, the Athletic Trainer for the Football Program.
	Assistant Coach Mike Hollandsworth is in his third year as an assistant coach working with the defensive line. Mike is a graduate of Snider where he played football and baseball. Mike coached football previously at New Haven High School and still coaches baseball here in Fort Wayne. Mike works at MC Sports while his wife, Michelle, works for Life Touch National School Studios.
	Assistant Coach Rich Honig is beginning his seventh season doing defensive statistics at football games. Rich is the new Academic Advisor for the Snider Football Program this year. His wife, Kathi, is a teacher at Snider. They have four daughters, Meg, Katie, Anna, and Rachel. Meg recently married a former Snider football player, Marcus Heminger, and is currently employed as a special education teacher at Ithaca High School; Katie attends Point Loma College in San Diego; Anna will attend Pepperdine University and Rachel is a student and cross country runner at Snider. Rich is co-owner of Berne Apparel.
	Assistant Coach Doug Kaiser returns to the football staff after a four year stint as the Head Women's Basketball Coach here at Snider. Doug is in his fourth year as a football coach here at Snider. Doug is a Snider graduate and was a letter winner in basketball. Doug and his wife, Suzanne, have a five year old son, Tyler. Doug also has two stepdaughters, Jessica and Nicole McComb. Nicole, a senior at Snider and swims, and Jessica attends Indiana University.
	Assistant Coach David Ludwig begins his second season with the Snider Panther Football Program. David is an Offensive GA, working with the Quarterbacks. David was a four-year member of the Snider Panther Football Program and graduated from Snider in 2006. He owns his own landscaping business, Three Rivers Landscape Co.
	Assistant Coach Lamar Martin begins his third year with the Panthers; and his fifth year in coaching. Coach Martin coaches the Defensive Tackles. Lamar earned a scholarship for football to Ohio University and earned a degree in Organizational Communications, as well as minoring in Sport Administrative and Business Administration. Coach Martin played defensive end for the Arena Football Fort Wayne Freedom Team. Lamar subs for Fort Wayne Community Schools, and will be working towards his Masters in Special Education.
	Melanie Myers begins her second year with the football program. Melanie has a strong interest in the game of football, being an Ohio State graduate. Melanie will be coordinating our video scouting and defensive statistics, as well as assisting the Academic Advisor. Melanie teaches in the English department at Snider.
	Assistant Coach Jim Neddeff is in his eleventh year at Snider as the kicking coach. Coach Neddeff played high school football at Homestead. He continued his career at Ball State University as a walk-on kicker earning a scholarship in his sophomore year. Coach Neddeff earned three letters at Ball State as a varsity kicker. He was selected All MAC in 1976 and Academic All MAC in 1977. He holds the B.S.U. record for most extra points in a game- 9 and in a season-40. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Kristen and Laura. Kristen attends Ball State University, and Laura will be a sophomore at Snider this fall and will be assisting the program as a manager in the football program.
	Assistant Coach Rocky Rocholl is in his sixth season with the Panthers as a punting coach. He grew up in Minnesota playing four sports in high school and was an All-State quarterback. He played football and baseball four years at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He coached two years at Bethel and Northwestern College. He was a high school and junior high football and track coach for three seasons in St. Paul, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska. He and his wife, Sue, have two children. Their son, Jon, attends Columbia University and their daughter, Katie is a senior at Snider and a member of the Girls� Soccer Team.
	Assistant Coach Terri Schackow, in her nineth season with the Panthers, is the Defensive Statistician. She and her husband, Terry, are the proud parents of two sons, Brian, and Jason. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from IPFW.
	Assistant Coach Mike Till is in his fifth season with the Panthers as an Offensive Statistician. Mike is a 1986 Snider graduate and played football for the Panthers. His wife, Joyce, is also a Snider graduate. They have five children; Julie graduated from Snider this last fall. Michelle, Mark, Michael and Jacqueline attend St. Charles Elementary.
	Coach Russ Isaacs begins his seventeenth season in charge of the Snider Panther Football Program. Along with being Head Coach, he coaches the tight ends and tackles. He led the Panthers to the 5A State Championship in 1992 and to the final game in the Dome again in 2002 and 2004. He is a 1971 graduate of Livonia Stevenson High School in Livonia, Michigan, and a 1975 graduate of Huntington College. He taught and coached at Tippecanoe Valley High School and has been at Snider since 1976. Coach Isaacs received his M.A Degree from Indiana University in 1983. He teaches in the Business Department
	Athletic Trainer Coach Michele Vince is in her sixth year with the Panthers. She attended Purdue University earning a B.A. in athletic training and her teaching license in Health. She currently teaches health and career exploration at both North Side and Snider High Schools. She is married to Matt Vince who also played football for Snider during his high school career.
	Assistant Coach Gail Vogt begins her fourth season with the Panthers as the Administrative Assistant and Statistics Coordinator. Gail graduated from Dupo High School in 1966 and from TWA Airline School in 1967. Gail has been at Snider since 1987 and is currently serving as the Athletic Secretary. Her husband, Dan, is retired from Kroger Company and they have three children - Lisa, Cheryl and Andy - as well as five grandchildren.
	Assistant Coach Dave Welklin begins his seventh season with the Snider coaching staff. He is a 1984 graduate of Snider. He earned his BS from Indiana University in Education. Coach Welklin swam at IU under Doc Counsilman. His football experience includes coaching the offensive line and defensive ends at North Side. He also coached the defensive line at Northrop. He is currently working as an insurance agent at Leland Smith Insurance Agency. He has one son, Zachary, who is a sophomore at Bishop Dwenger.
	Assistant Coach Ron Wilson begins his sixth season at Snider. Ron was an all conference player at Heritage High School. Following high school, he earned his BA in Education from I.U. Ron is married to Jennifer and they have two children; Jared is 13 and serves as one of the ball boys for the varsity team, and Rachel is 11 and serves as one of the managers for the football team. Ron sells real estate for Sherer & Associates Reality.