The Buffalo Bills and ADPRO Sports are proud to partner once again to recognize some of the best coaches Western New York has to offer through the 2022 High School Football Coach of the Week Program.
The Bills and ADPRO Sports will be awarding the varsity head tackle football coaches with the Coach of the Week Award to reflect not only their team’s success on the field but also some of the work they are doing off the field in their communities. We will announce the winners from the Buffalo and Rochester Regions in 11 weeks, with both regions’ Coach of the Year being named at the Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots game in January 2023 at Highmark Stadium.
Each Coach of the Week winner will receive a $1,000 grant from the Buffalo Bills and ADPRO Sports. The Coach of the Year winners will also receive an additional $1,000 for their programs. Winners will be selected by a panel of high school football experts.
Buffalo District Coach of the Week #2
Buffalo Region Coach of the Week # 2
Sweet Home coach Jeremy Zimmer has been named Buffalo Region Coach of the Week for the second straight week after leading the Panthers to a 49-15 victory over North Tonawanda this weekend. On the same subject : Biden returns from Middle East trip with narrowing window to political victory ahead of November. Coach Zimmer is returning to the sidelines in 2022 after a medical incident forced him to miss part of the 2021 season.
The Panthers trailed 7-6 after the first quarter but exploded for 28 points in the second quarter to pull away early. Coach Zimmer and the Panthers are currently 2-0 this season.
Coach Zimmer has coached football at Sweet Home for 25 seasons, spending time at the freshman, freshman, JV, and varsity levels. He was part of a staff that won NYS championships in 2008 and 2009, and a national runner-up in 2012.
Coach Zimmer was named head varsity coach in 2018 and started with a team of just 18 players. The Panthers finished 0-8 that season. He quickly began rebuilding the program and the following year, Sweet Home finished 4-4 and 3-2 in the 2020 Covid season. Last year, the Panthers finished 6-3 and lost in the Class A playoffs.
Coach Zimmer has players in his football program who participate in several community programs, including a large football club for elementary school students.
As the head varsity coach, Coach Zimmer volunteers his time with the program throughout the year. Starting in May, he started meeting with his team once a week. In preparation for the season, the team was in the weight room three times a week, participated in 7 v 7 tournaments in Buffalo and Rochester, and participated in camps with Clarence and Ken West.
Outside of teaching, Coach Zimmer is entering his 25th year as a teacher in the Sweet Home School District.
Rochester Area Coach of the Week #2
Rochester Region Coach of the Week # 2
Bolivar-Richburg coach Steve Smith was named the Rochester Region Coach of the Week for the second week after the Wolverines beat Wellsville 42-24 last weekend and the Red Jackets, who have not lost in the past two seasons, in the first week. To see also : Wisconsin Badgers weekly schedule (July 31). The Wolverines are 2-0 on the season and this is the first year the program has participated in Division V eight-man football.
The Wolverines went up 36-0 on the Lions in the first quarter and when the Lions started to fight back in the second quarter and put up 24 points, it was not enough to defeat the Wolverines.
Coach Smith is in his eighth season as the Wolverines’ varsity coach but has spent over 25 years coaching football at Bolivar-Richburg. He also serves on the Division V Football Committee. Off the field, Coach Smith teaches sixth grade world history and science, and has taught at the school for 33 years.
During the summer, a number of Wolverine players volunteer as assistant coaches with Bolivar-Richburg Youth Football.
In the Wolverines’ football program, Coach Smith focuses on controlling contact throughout the week during practice to prevent injuries, while also implementing and teaching safe tackles to his players to prepare for the game.
In 2021, the team was recognized with the New York State Scholar Athlete award.
