MONROE - New Monroe High School football coach Toby Golembiewski plans to resign his position as Orangeville High School athletic director at the end of the school year.
Golembiewski of Clarno said he's in the process of writing a resignation letter. Golembiewski was named the next Monroe football coach Friday. He's looking forward to starting a new chapter in his coaching career.
Golembiewski was at Monroe High School both Monday and Tuesday to tour the facility and the weight room, and he met some of the players.
"I think No. 1, as a high school football coach, you are working with young adults, and you want to teach and instill in them responsibility and work ethic," he said. "You want to teach them those values before you get into the X's and O's. The football part will then follow suit."
Golembiewski has two children attending school in the Monroe School District. Max Golembiewski is a seventh-grader at Monroe Middle School, and Sophie Golembiewski is a fourth-grader at Northside Elementary School.
Golembiewski has coached for 26 years, including a 16-year stint as the head coach at Orangeville. There is an athletic director position open in Monroe but Golembiewski is focused on his coaching duties.
"As a head football coach, I have no interest in pursuing the athletic director job," Golembiewski said.
Golembiewski also is a full-time physical education teacher at Orangeville Junior and Senior High School. He's reviewing his options in the Monroe school district.
"There are no openings right now," he said. "I will explore any openings that come up."
Many of the players for Monroe High School may already have a connection to Golembiewski since he coached a fourth-grade Blaze football team. Although he didn't coach Monroe's junior class when they played youth football, he won't be a stranger to many players.
"I think I will be familiar to most of them," he said. "I know they have some ability and are very football-minded."
The Cheesemakers are coming off back-to-back 4-5 seasons. They missed the playoffs both seasons. Golembiewski replaces former coach Curt Miller, who resigned one week after the football season, citing a desire to spend more time with family. In eight years as coach, Miller had a 23-49 mark with one playoff appearance in 2012.
"I don't feel like I'm walking into a rebuild or a disaster," Golembiewski said. "I thought they had a great year."
Golembiewski of Clarno said he's in the process of writing a resignation letter. Golembiewski was named the next Monroe football coach Friday. He's looking forward to starting a new chapter in his coaching career.
Golembiewski was at Monroe High School both Monday and Tuesday to tour the facility and the weight room, and he met some of the players.
"I think No. 1, as a high school football coach, you are working with young adults, and you want to teach and instill in them responsibility and work ethic," he said. "You want to teach them those values before you get into the X's and O's. The football part will then follow suit."
Golembiewski has two children attending school in the Monroe School District. Max Golembiewski is a seventh-grader at Monroe Middle School, and Sophie Golembiewski is a fourth-grader at Northside Elementary School.
Golembiewski has coached for 26 years, including a 16-year stint as the head coach at Orangeville. There is an athletic director position open in Monroe but Golembiewski is focused on his coaching duties.
"As a head football coach, I have no interest in pursuing the athletic director job," Golembiewski said.
Golembiewski also is a full-time physical education teacher at Orangeville Junior and Senior High School. He's reviewing his options in the Monroe school district.
"There are no openings right now," he said. "I will explore any openings that come up."
Many of the players for Monroe High School may already have a connection to Golembiewski since he coached a fourth-grade Blaze football team. Although he didn't coach Monroe's junior class when they played youth football, he won't be a stranger to many players.
"I think I will be familiar to most of them," he said. "I know they have some ability and are very football-minded."
The Cheesemakers are coming off back-to-back 4-5 seasons. They missed the playoffs both seasons. Golembiewski replaces former coach Curt Miller, who resigned one week after the football season, citing a desire to spend more time with family. In eight years as coach, Miller had a 23-49 mark with one playoff appearance in 2012.
"I don't feel like I'm walking into a rebuild or a disaster," Golembiewski said. "I thought they had a great year."
