Joseph Gallagher
Physical Education Teacher
SUNY Cortland Football
I was the assistant running backs and specialist (Long snappers, Kickers, Punters) coach for the Cortland Red Dragons Football team from Fall 2018 - Spring 2020. I helped my athletes in their development to be the best players they could possibly be on the field, ss well as young men off the field.
Duties on the field:
- I worked on using different drills with our running backs to help them strengthen their weaknesses, and build off their strengths in an effort towards becoming a complete running back.
- I helped with in-game signal calling to provide the running backs with the correct play they would be performing.
- I worked with each of the specialists both individually and as a unit.
- I helped with in-game situation decisions when it came to knowing when to punt or perform a field goal depending on the kicker, ball placement on the field, and the weather effect.
Duties off the field:
- Held positional meetings to go over the gameplan throughout the week before gameday.
- Held film meetings to go over the athlete's individual performance whether in practice or game performance. (Correct mistakes and determine what caused the mistake to occur)
- Participated in coaches' meetings on a daily basis for both practice and gameday planning.
Oceanside High School Track & Field
I am currently the assistant field events coach for the Oceanside High School Boy`s Varsity Track and Field team which I started in the Winter and Spring seasons of 2020/21 and have continued throughout this past season of 2022/23.
Coaching duties:
- I worked with the head field events coach on the Triple jump, Long jump, High jump, Shot put, and Discus.
- We worked to develop our athlete's skills in their specific event(s).
- Worked on teaching our athletes the proper form, techniques, and safety measures to perform each event to the best of their abilities.
- Provided feedback; both positive and constructive, to our athletes based on their performance to help identify their strengths and areas of weakness to work on.
Baldwin Middle/High School Football
I was the offensive and defensive line coach for the Baldwin Middle School Football team for the Fall season of 2020 and for the Baldwin Senior High School Junior Varsity Football team for the Fall season of 2021.
As of this past Fall 2022 season, I currently hold the position of the running back and linebackers coach for the Baldwin Senior High School Varsity Football team, as well as the long snapper coach for both Varsity and Junior Varsity.
Duties on the field:
- I worked with our players to focus on developing their skills and techniques at these different positional groups.
- I worked on preparing them both mentally and physically to get them ready for the jump from middle school to junior varsity football in high school and then developing into proper young men throughout their four years in high school both on and off the field.
- I assisted in preping our athletes for collegiate level football.
Duties off the field:
- Met with the coaches for 30 minutes every day after practice to discuss the practice plan for the following day.
- Performed equipment checks on all equipment before distribution to the athletes occurred to make sure all equipment was safe and all the proper requirements were met.
- Worked with both the JV and Varsity staffs throughout practice days and on gamedays.
- In charge of making sure both away and home football games where filmed for the varsity team.