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Reade Sands Director / Coach
Coach Sands is a Physical Education Teacher for Sayville High School for the past 20 years. Sands is from Brooklyn, NY. where he attended New Utrecht High School and then Pace University. Sands was a two time All-American Football Player and three time ALL ECAC player at Pace University . Sands was also named Pace University Male Athlete of the Year in 1993. Coach Sands has 28 years of Coaching experience in football at both the high school and college levels. Sands just recently resigned as the Head Varsity Football at Sayville High School after a 74-11 career record in 8 seasons, winning 3 Rutgers Trophies, 3 Suffolk Championships and a Long Island Championship. In the past 20 years at Sayville, Sands spent 9 seasons as the Defensive Coordinator and 8 seasons as the Head Coach helping Sayville to a 179-22 record and winning a combined 18 Suffolk and Long Island Championships as well as 4 Rutgers Trophies. Coach Sands was honored with being named the Suffolk Coach of the Year 2020,2022 and 2024. He was also named the 2022 National Football Foundation Coach of the Year Award.
As the Head Flag Football Coach, Sayville won the Long Island Championship and went 16-1 losing in the NYS Championship game in only the teams second season. Sands was named the 2024 National Football Foundation Coach of the Year Award. Sands was also the Sayville Boys Track Coach for 11 years winning 4 league Championships. Sands is also a certified Speed and Agility trainer and has trained high school and college athletes.
Reade Sands lives in West Sayville with his wife Kerry and 4 boys, Charlie, Benny, Mikey and Sammy.
Adam Dewitt - Director / Coach
Coach DeWitt has been coaching for the past 28 years. He is currently the Assistant Varsity Girls Coach at Sayville HS winning the Suffolk County and Long Island Championship, compiling a 16-1 record. Formerly, Coach DeWitt was the founder and Head Girls Flag Coach at Longwood going 14-3 in his two seasons. Coach DeWitt was also the Head Boys Football Coach at Longwood HS, 6x Division Coach of the Year, 1x Suffolk Coach of the Year, 2x County Champions, and won the Long Island Championship in 2004. He was inducted into the Longwood Hall of Fame in 2015. Coach DeWitt has coached over 100 All County athletes, over 50 All-State athletes, over 10 All- Americans and 1 Olympic athlete. He has been a Special Education teacher and serves as the JHS Principal in Longwood for the past 12 years. He has also Coached Track and Field for Mount Sinai winning the County Championship in 1998. He has two kids, Lucy (21) and Brady (19). He lives in Shoreham with his wife Lisa. He is VERY excited to help grow the game of Women's flag football on Long Island.
Joe Tasman - Coach
Eric Maurer - Coach
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With over 30 years in education, Joe Tasman has dedicated his career to mentoring student-athletes both in the classroom and on the field. He has coached football, basketball, baseball, and flag football for Hauppauge’s school district, emphasizing individual growth and a team-first mentality.
As Hauppauge’s varsity baseball coach, Coach “Taz” led the program to back-to-back Suffolk County championships. Since the inception of the school’s flag football team in 2023, he has guided the Eagles to a league title, continuing his tradition of excellence. Passionate about athlete development, Coach Taz is committed to fostering teamwork, discipline, and a winning culture. Coach Taz was Inducted into the WMHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2005.
Coach has twin Daughters Sydney and Schuyler (25). Coach Tz and his wife Maria have been married for 30 years in July and live in Setauket.
Eric Maurer - Coach
Eric Maurer - Coach
Eric Maurer has been an educator in both private and public schools for the past 9 years and before that he was a corporate accountant out of college. Football first made its way into his life at the age of 9 and has been with him ever since. Although a major knee injury his junior year of high school upended his collegiate dream, Eric found a way to keep involved in the game he loved through coaching. Starting over 15 years ago, Eric started volunteering at Central Islip PAL, mentoring the young men in more than just football, which led him to leaving his accounting job and pursuing a career in education to mentor the youth. Eric has coached at the high school level for the past 9 years at St. John the Baptist and now at Sachem North. For the past 3 years Eric has been the head varsity coach for the Flag Football team, continuing to share the game he loves with anyone who is willing to partake. He and wife Rachel had their first child together on April 23, 2024. Eric believes that the development of the athlete is not just focused on the game and skills but also in the person. He is also excited by the growth of flag football nationwide and to be apart of the growth of the sport moving forward.
Tyler Collins - Coach
Tyler Collins - Coach
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Coach Collins is a Special Education Teacher at Eastern Suffolk Boces, working at Sequoya High School for the past 7 years. Collins currently is the Offensive Coordinator for the Sachem East Varsity Football Team and an Assistant Coach for the Sachem East Girls Flag Football Team. Collins was a Sayville graduate, winning a Long island Championship in 11’ and another Suffolk County Championship in 12’. Collins went on and played for his father Coach Bryan Collins at LIU Post, where he played Wide Receiver and Special Teams in 41 games, winning NE10 Championships in 14’ and 16’. After his time as a player, Collins Coached at LIU Post from 2018-2022 coaching Wide Receivers and assisting with Special Teams, winning an NE10 Championship in 18’. Collins is excited to grow the game of Girls Flag Football here on Long Island and develop skills to prepare them for their school seasons.