2011 High School Coaches
Position Name Email
Head Coach Jim Hartman jhart@a4isp.com
Defensive Coordinator Mark Dorsett mdorsett@maine.rr.com
Asst. Offensive Coordinator Chris Pingitore ping2525@aol.com
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach Nick Champagne nchampagne@woodardcurran.com
Defensive Backs Coach Jeff Averill jjaverill@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Chris Emerson chris76@gwi.net
Assistant Coach Tom LaChance  
2011 Junior High Coaches
Position Name Email
Head Coach Jason Veilleux ClipperCoachV@gmail.com
Defensive Coordinator Bob Erving swashao@maine.rr.com
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach John Beatty mbeatty1@live.com
2011 Youth Coaches
Position Name Email
Pirates Varsity & JV Coach Jay Tobias jay.tobias@wachoviasec.com
Pirates Varsity & JV Coach Lynn Eckersley-Ray eckray2@msn.com
Pirates Varsity & JV Coach Sean Venden  
Pirates Assistant Coach Bill Sullivan  
Pirates Assistant Coach Peter Senger  

 

 

 

 

 

High School
Head Coach

Coaching Experience: Coach Hartman is in his 8th year as the Yarmouth Clippers High School Head Football Coach. Before that Coach Hartman was at Greely High School where he was the JV coach. He has 20 years of experience coaching football at all levels.

Playing Experience: Hartman played his college football at Boston State College.

High School
Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience: After finishing his athletic career, Chris was an Athletic trainer at Cassadaga Valley High School. He was also the running back and defensive back coach. He also worked as an athletic trainer at Jamestown Community College with the baseball and women’s softball teams and Buffalo State College with the football and track teams. He is the former head coach of the Yarmouth Junior High School and Pirates Varsity Youth Teams and and is currently the Assistant Offensive Coordinator & RB/LB coach of the high school team.

Playing Experience: Chris Started 4 years as a running back/linebacker at Cassadaga Valley High School. He wrestled 6 years and placed 2nd in the NYS championships when in 8th grade. He was a member of the track team for 4 years where he ran the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. He also long jumped. In his junior and senior years the 4x100 relay team was undefeated. He continued his track career at Jamestown Community College. He competed at the NJCAA National Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay team that placed 9th, one place away from All-American status. He also continued playing football in Jamestown, NY community leagues. Chris completed his collegiate athletic career at SUNY @ Fredonia on the track team.

Personal: Chris was born August 27, 1964 in Lackawanna, NY. He graduated from Cassadaga Valley Central School in Sinclairville, NY in 1982. Chris lettered in 4 sports: Football, Wrestling, Track and Volleyball. He was a 4-year starter on the Varsity football team as a halfback/fullback and inside linebacker. At the time, he was only the 3rd Freshman to play varsity as a Freshman in school history. He also played 8 years of community baseball as a first and second baseman and pitcher.

Chris attended Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, NY where he earned as Associates degree in Mathematics. While at JCC he ran track and was a member of the Eastern Region Champion 4x400 and 4x100 relays teams. He competed at the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay team in San Angelo, Texas.

Chris then attended SUNY @ Fredonia where he earned his Bachelors Degree in Biology and Secondary Education. He was a member of the Fredonia Track team, a perennial Division 3 powerhouse. He competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and the 4x100 relay.

Following graduation he worked as a Microbiologist at Lyphomed pharmaceuticals in Grand Island, New York. He also taught biology for 1 year at Clarence High School near Buffalo, NY. He left teaching to attend Medical School at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated with honors and earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in 1995. He completed his residency training in Reconstructive Foot & Ankle surgery at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio.

While a resident, he was an assistant team physician with Youngstown State University Football team and Austintown-Fitch High School. Currently, Chris is a partner at the Cumberland County Ankle & Foot Center in South Portland and Yarmouth. He is Board Certified in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Chris met his wife, Paige, in 1985, they married in 1987. They have two children: Brittany and Nathan.

High School
Defensive Coordinator

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Mark's 6th year coaching with Yarmouth Football. Mark is the offensive and defensive line coach for the high school team. Mark has coached Rye Youth Soccer for 3 seasons in Rye, NY. Additionally, Mark has ski instructed in the Cross-Roads youth ski program at Stratton Mountain, VT.

Playing Experience: Mark played TE and DE for Darien High School in Connecticut. Mark was a Div III 3rd Team All-American defensive tackle for Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. Additionally, Mark wrestled for Darien High School his senior year, placing 5th in Connecticut State class L division.

Personal:
Mark lives in Yarmouth with his wife, Sharon, and their four children. Spencer and Carter are both playing football while their girls Chapin and Campbell are both playing soccer. Mark and Sharon met while studying at Kenyon College. Mark spent 20 years in Fixed-Income Sales in New York and London. Sharon is an Organizational Development Consultant specializing in Executive Coaching and Process Consultation. Mark enjoys skiing with his family, biking and tennis.

JEFF AVERILL

High School
Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Jeff's 5th year coaching with Yarmouth Football. He is the defensive backs coach on the High School team. Also, Jeff will be entering his sixth year as a Track & Field coach at Yarmouth High School.

Playing Experience: Jeff was a wide receiver, free safety and kick returner for South Portland High School from 1998-2001. In that span, the Red Riots went to three straight Western Maine Championship games and won the state title in 1999. Senior year, Jeff was selected to the Class A All-Academic team. He also ran Indoor and Outdoor Track at SPHS from 1999-2002 as a sprinter and hurdler. During that span, he was part of South Portland’s 7 State Championships including 4 straight indoor titles. Jeff continued his track career at the University of Southern Maine where he ran for 2 more years before getting into coaching.

Personal: Jeff graduated from South Portland High School in 2002 and the University of Southern Maine in 2006 with a B.S. in Biology. In addition to coaching, Jeff works as a Scientist at Oakhurst Dairy in Portland. He currently lives in Portland with his girlfriend Laura.

CHRIS EMERSON

High School
Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Chris' 3rd year coaching with Yarmouth Football. Chris has coached girl’s soccer for 5 years for Yarmouth Community Services and Yarmouth Colts.

Playing Experience: Chris played offensive and defensive tackle for Mt. Ararat High School. He also played as a defenseman on the Mt. Ararat ice hockey team, rugby for a local team based in Brunswick/Topsham, and softball for Yarmouth men’s league.

Personal: Chris has lived in Yarmouth 17 years with his wife, Debbie, and daughter, Brittany. He works as an analyst for Energy East, the parent company of Central Maine Power Company.

NICK CHAMPAGNE

High School
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Nick's 2nd year coaching with Yarmouth Football.

Playing Experience: Nick played 4 years of Offensive Guard, Nose Guard, and Linebacker for Waterville Senior High School. His senior year, Nick was selected to the Pine Tree Conference Class A All Academic Team and All Conference Team as a Nose Guard. In addition to football at Waterville, Nick participated in 4 KVAC Champion Indoor Track teams where he competed and placed in the Shot Put; he also played 3 years of Baseball as a catcher.

Personal: Nick graduated from the University of Maine in 2009 with a BS Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He works at Woodard & Curran, an environmental engineering firm, as an engineer in their Portland, Maine office. He lives in Yarmouth with his fiancé, Dana.

Junior High
Head Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Jason's 7th season coaching with Yarmouth Football. Jason is a USA Football certified football coach and brings years of playing experience to the program including experience as a quarterback in the New England Football League (NEFL), a semi-pro football league in New England.

Playing Experience: Jason played quarterback for Winslow Junior & Senior High School. After graduating, Jason attended Kents Hill Prep School for a post graduate year. During his post graduate year Jason was a 3 sport athlete at Kents Hill, lettering in football, basketball and track. In 1993 Jason was recruited to play quarterback for the Bridgewater State College Bears in Bridgewater Massachusetts. After his college career, Jason played quarterback for the North Attleboro Renegades Semi-Pro football team in North Attleboro Mass.

Personal: Jason graduated from Bridgewater State College with a degree in Physical Education / Recreation Management. Jason is currently the Assistant Director of Yarmouth Community Services, owner of Mainely Sports Photography and the lead sports photographer for the Falmouth Forecaster newspaper.

Junior High
Defensive Coordinator

Coaching Experience: Bob has been coaching Yarmouth football since 2005. In 2008 he coached the Middle School team defensively. In that year the 7th graders were undefeated and unscored upon. Bob also keeps stats for the high school team.

Personal: Bob lives in Yarmouth with his wife and 2 sons.

JOHN BEATTY

Junior High
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be John's 3rd year coaching the Yarmouth Football Middle School team.

Pirates Varsity & JV Coach


Coaching Experience: Jay received his coaching certification in 2002, while coaching little league and community service baseball. 2011 will be Jay's 7th year with the Yarmouth Youth Football program.

Playing Experience: Jay played 12 seasons of football finishing his career as a scholarship athlete at NCAA Div II, Hillsdale College. All twelve years were spent in the backfield as a fullback. Jay is an active runner, cyclist and skier.

Personal: Jay is a financial advisor and co-founded the Danforth Group at Walls Fargo. Jay is the Senior Vice President - Wealth Management and a Financial Planning Specialist. Jay and his wife Julie live in Yarmouth and are raising three boys: Jack, Grant and Henry.

Pirates Varsity & JV Coach

Coaching Experience: Lynn was a 2-sport, Division-I scholarship athlete who also acquired extensive coaching experience by serving on various collegiate, high school, and youth coaching and training staffs in Pennsylvania. She is also very involved in coaching in the Yarmouth community where she coaches her sons, Ethan (Yarmouth, Class of 2016) and Noah (Yarmouth, Class of 2019), in both football and baseball.

Personal: Lynn has her Ph.D. and has taught at Lehigh University, Bryn Mawr College, and Bates College and is currently a faculty member at USM.

SEAN VENDEN

Pirates Varsity & JV Coach

 

PETER SENGER

Pirates Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience: 2011 will be Peter's 3rd year coaching youth football in Yarmouth (and 8th coaching youth lacrosse, 3rd coaching youth basketball).

Playing Experience: 4 year varsity letter winner for University of Notre Dame men's nationally ranked lacrosse team. 3 time NCAA Division 1 tournament participant.

Personal: Peter and his wife, Rhonda, live in Yarmouth where they are raising their boys Connor (class of 2019) and Colin (class of 2021). Peter is an Account Manager with Stryker Medical and stays active biking, skiing and playing lacrosse, basketball and golf.