LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.
– The Washington Redskins announced today that head football coach Mark
Martin of Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. has been named the
Redskins High School Coach of the Week for
the week of Oct. 5.
Martin has been the head coach at Wilson High
School since the 2011-12 season and lead the team to 35 victories during
his time. Currently the Tigers are 5 – 1 and on a five game winning
In addition to coaching
football, Martin is also the Dean of Students at the high school. Wilson
Athletic Director Mitch Gore emphasized that Coach Martin takes on the
role of a “father figure” to his student-athletes
and constantly goes above and beyond what is asked of him, such as
taking student-athletes on college visits at his own expense.
Wilson High School is also a participant in the
Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation’s Coaches in the Classroom
(CITC) program. Through CITC, Martin created mandatory study hall hours
four days a week for all of his athletes. As participants
in CITC, the football team has volunteered at the Redskins Charitable
Foundation annual Thanksgiving food distribution, Redskins Harvest Feast
presented by Ryan Homes, assisting families in carrying their turkeys
Coach Martin is also an alumnus of Wilson High
School and is involved with organizing fundraisers with other Wilson
alumni to fund the purchase of new helmets for the football program.
Redskins High School Coach of the Week
The Redskins High School
Coach of the Week program is designed to recognize and reward
excellence in high school football coaching.
Each week during the
2015 high school football season, the Redskins will select one area high
school head football coach as the Redskins High School Coach of the
Week. The selection is based on the coach's continuing
commitment toward promoting youth football, developing motivated
student-athletes, overall community involvement and overall team
performance and record.
Each of the coaches
chosen throughout the high school season will receive a $1,000 donation
from the NFL Foundation to their football program and a framed
certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,
Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden, Redskins President Bruce Allen and
General Manager Scot McCloughan.