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Tocoi Creek High School is excited to announce the hiring of Ryan German as Head Boys Soccer Coach for the newest high school in St. Johns County Florida.

Ryan is originally from a county called Devon in England. After playing youth soccer in a club that competed in many European tournaments, he committed to coaching at the early age of 16 as an Assistant Head Coach with Tiverton Town’s semi-professional club while continuing to play on a U18 team. As well as being the assistant coach, Ryan also became the head coach of the U16 age group where he achieved 9 cups in 3 years which included 3 state cups and 4 players from his teams going on to represent themselves at the semi-professional and professional levels in England and Europe. After 4 years of studying and working under an ex English Premier League player and an ex-Glasgow Rangers & England International player, he became the youngest head coach outside of the 4 professional leagues in England, at the age of just 21. Guiding his semi-professional club into the famous FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history, the team also went on to achieve their highest league finish ever as well. While working endlessly on the field, he also kept himself busy off it when he opened his own lifestyle clothing store selling brand such as Ralph Lauren and Lacoste.

At the age of 25, Ryan had an offer to come to America and coach at the headquarters of one of the biggest, youth soccer clubs in America, Global Premier Soccer in Massachusetts. Within the first year he took his newly formed U19 team to the National Final where they narrowly missed out, losing in a penalty shootout. Also having an instant impact as one of their Directors of Coaching, he was quickly approached to help start up an international academy of one of the biggest clubs in the world – Juventus FC, just 2 years after arriving in the States. After winning another Regional title and helping send a player to Europe for professional try-outs, the international academy of Juventus became known for their remarkable player development system and the huge success they had on the field in such a short space of time. Ryan also furthered his coaching experience in Massachusetts at Norwood HS leading their program from 2016 to 2019. Since relocating to Jacksonville, Ryan is hoping to bring his exciting style of play to the city and especially to this brand-new project at TCHS. He currently is the Director of Coaching for Florida Elite Soccer Club.

“I am very excited and honored to be given this opportunity to help build the soccer program at TCHS and I believe we can make this into something very special very quickly. I love the game and it has been my life, but before building players, I will always look to build people first. Developing young athletes off the field will always translate to improvement on the field. Being able to play an attractive style of soccer is always great to watch, but also knowing that you are developing young men with important lifelong skills to set them up for success for their long-term future is the most rewarding thing. Although, it would also be nice to win a state title!! I cannot wait to get started with building this program, working with our AD, and meeting all players and families. This is a fantastic opportunity for us all to help shape the future of this school and I look forward to the journey.” This vision from Coach German directly aligns with the vision of TCHS Athletics and will set the foundation to establish the TCHS Boys Soccer program.

Tocoi Creek High School is excited to announce the hiring of Adis Imamovic, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach for the newest high school in St. Johns County Florida.

Adis has been the National Director of Coaches and Player development at the Jacksonville Junior Volleyball Association for 12 years where he has seen the club grow from 125 members to over 600. Adis’ philosophy has been to develop players, teach respect, discipline and teamwork. “Getting Better Every day” is the mantra he created for players, coaches, parents, and staff. He has built a nationally recognized club in USA Volleyball. While at JJVA, Adis has trained three ACVA NCAA All American Setters. JJVA has 13 AVCA NCAA and NJCAA All Americans which Adis has helped develop, coach and mentor. Adis has a great ability to coach young people as they always respond to his thoughtful, strategic, and positive coaching style. Adis combines his experience as a player in Europe and the US, with continuous and rigorous study of the game, and knowledge gained from his years of college and club coaching, to exhibit the finest youth coaching on the east coast of the nation.
The JJVA 17N Adis team won the USAV Girls Junior National Championships in 2010 in Reno Nevada. This was the first JJVA team to win a USAV Girls Junior National Championship. Adis was also present with the JJVA 12N Robin team when they won the 2016 USAV Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. His JJVA 17N Adis National Team is consistently ranked in the Top Ten in the Florida Region rankings. His teams also consistently finish in the Top Twenty in the USAV Girls Junior National Championships. Coach Adis has been heavily involved with USAV’s Florida Region High Performance Program; leading his Team Florida teams as a Head Coach to two gold medals (2015, 2016) and one bronze (2017). Adis was named the Outstanding Club Director of the Florida Region in 2007. Adis also serves as the Chair for the Florida Region Ranking Committee.

Outside of JJVA, he has served as an assistant coach at University of Northern Iowa where he also earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2004, assistant for Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida, and was a member of the state championship staff for Ponte Vedra HS in 2020. “TCHS is excited to have such an experienced and successful coach running the volleyball program and his philosophical coaching foundation matches the vision for TCHS Athletics.”
Adis has been married to the former Magen Wood since 2013. The couple has three children: twins, Mia and Amel (born in 2014) and Adriana (born in 2016). He is extremely excited about the opportunity to build a community full of new traditions and experiences that will take all Tocoi Creek students to the next level both academically and athletically. His goal is to be a positive force that helps turn TCHS into a place the community is proud of.

Tocoi Creek High School is excited to announce the hiring of Patricia Long Dance Coach for the newest high school in St. Johns County Florida.

Trisha Long is a lifelong St. Johns County resident, an alumnus of Bartram Trail High School and the University of North Florida in 2014. Ms. Long has over 20 years of dance experience with 15 of which includes instruction and choreography with an elite dance company. Her passion for dance began at a young age within in the Extended Day Vender Activities program at Cunningham Creek Elementary School. As a young adult, she was proud to bring that experience full circle, as an instructor for that same program. While the need for full time employment removed me from the dance floor, I have continued to stay involved by managing annual recitals for my alma mater. She has been teaching 7th grade Civics at Pacetti Bay Middle School since 2016, where she has been blessed to continue her love of instructing children, while giving back to my hometown community.

The experience and development as a “Dance Teacher and Choreographer” with Debbie’s Dance Company (2005-17) helped to shape and develop her teaching style on the dance floor and classroom. Classical Technique Instructor, Choreographer, Curriculum Planning, and Procedures were her focus at DDC. This experience allowed her to be proficient at creating engaging lessons, establishing classroom procedures while enhancing student achievement through feedback, motivation, and relationship building. Ms. Long also is a classically trained dancer that has excelled in advanced level training in jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, modern, hip-hop, contemporary, and baton. Five years of her dance training were spent as member of an elite local competitive dance community, Advanced Level Competition Team – DDC (2002-07), where she performed in the individual and team categories. As part of the ALCT-DDC she attended community events, conferences, and State /Nation competitions where we frequently placed in the top three.

TCHS Principal, Jay Willets stated, “Ms. Long will bring an experienced quality instructional background with a life-long passion for dance to TCHS and Trisha’s tenure with SJCSD proves her dedication to both student’s achievement and character development.”

Ms. Long is excited for the opportunity to build a program from the ground up. She is looking forward working with the World Golf Village Community and having the opportunity to be the first to set traditions that raise the bar of success for athletes that come to TCHS is a challenge that she is looking forward to.

Horns up!

Tocoi Creek High School is excited to announce the hiring of Lee McCool as Head Softball Coach for the newest high school in St. Johns County Florida.

Lee McCool has been a St. John’s County resident for the past 8 years with his wife of 17 years Jessica and his two children, Tatum 15, and Nolan 12. After graduating from Palatka HS in 1997, he received a scholarship to play baseball at the University of North Florida where he earned All-American honors in 2000 as well as being drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 2000 MLB draft.

After baseball, Coach McCool returned to Putnam County and followed a family tradition of coaching. He began as an assistant coach for the Panthers and has been around the game of softball since 2004. That has led to a 17 year coaching career, four of those as the head baseball coach in between St. Augustine HS (2011-12), Palatka HS (2013), and St. Joseph Academy (2016), with the rest as a softball or baseball assistant. His coaching stops have included multiple successful teams, these teams have made 12 FHSAA playoff appearances, won 7 FHSAA District Championships, 2 FHSAA Regional Championships and with 2 ending in the final four. Currently he is an assistant coach for the Nease Panther softball team and is also a current coach for Pro Impact’s nationally ranked 16u travel softball team since 2017. These experiences of a high level of success has shaped his coaching philosophy of “building a confident player that can go and perform at a high level in the most pressure packed situations. “

Throughout the interview process, Coach McCool expressed a confident commitment to developing a highly successful softball program based on instilling a solid work ethic, mental toughness and player confidence that will prepare his players for any level of competition. Coach McCool takes pride in doing whatever it takes to help student/athletes achieve their dreams on and off the field. He knows what it takes to win the right way and will push athletes to a level they did not think was possible. His background of successful coaching and developing well-rounded student athletes who are committed to excellence aligns with the vision for Tocoi Creek HS.

TCHS Principal, Jay Willets stated, “Coach McCool’s confident leadership style has been developed through a highly successful playing and coaching career, he has a unique ability to empower his players to perform at a high level when the spot light is on.”

Coach McCool is extremely excited about the opportunity to build a community full of new traditions and experiences that will take all Tocoi Creek students to the next level both academically and athletically. His goal is to be a positive force that helps turn TCHS into a place the community is proud of.

Tocoi Creek High School is excited to announce the hiring of Tim Moltisanti as Head Boys Lacrosse Coach for the newest high school in St. Johns County Florida.

Tim Moltisanti was born and raised on Long Island NY and started playing lacrosse at a very young age and stills plays today. Graduating from Oceanside High School where he played football and in lacrosse was coached by his father winning the Nassau County Championship, he went onto play lacrosse in college at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He then transferred back home to Long Island and finish his college lacrosse career at Dowling College where he earned USILA Second Team All-American honors and NYCAC Second Team All-Conference. That season Moltisanti tallied 36 goals and 41 assists for a total of 77 points, earning him status as 11th in Division II points per game (4.53) and 9th in assists per game (2.41). He was voted by his teammates 2 years in a row as team captain.

After graduating with a degree in Psychology, Coach Moltisanti went onto earn his master’s degree in physical education at Hofstra University. While taking masters classes he was the Boys JV Head Coach at Sayville HS, on Long Island and was named, Suffolk County, Long Island JV Coach of the Year 2005, finishing with a 11-3 record. He was a private business owner on Long Island until 2011.

After marrying his high school sweetheart, Jessica, they moved to St. Augustine and have their three children attending the St. Johns County School system. Since relocating to St. Johns County, he has volunteered and taught at Pacetti Bay MS, coached with the Ponte Vedra Youth Lacrosse program, and coordinated at Zone Cheer Allstars Inc. Coach Moltisanti is currently the owner of Ohana Lacrosse Company where he has been developing youth lacrosse in our area since 2016.

Throughout the interview process, Moltisanti expressed a commitment to developing the fundamentals first, stressing the importance of the “little things”, student leadership, and being “responsibility driven” as keys for his players to focus on. Team culture is everything and will be developed from the top down, togetherness, buy in, and the “love of the sport” will determine the success of TCHS lacrosse.

Coach Moltisanti is extremely excited about the opportunity to lead Toro Lacrosse from the beginning stages and the opportunity to build a community full of new traditions and experiences that will take all Tocoi Creek students to the next level both academically and athletically. His goal is to be a positive force that helps turn TCHS into a place the community is proud of.

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