Winter Sports Coaches
Boys Basketball
Steve Brooks
Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach
- Contact Information: coachb1@hotmail.com
Stefan Allen
JV Boys Basketball Head Coach
- Contact Information: allenstephan@yahoo.com
Douglas Steinke
Freshman Boys Basketball
- Coaching Experience: Years at YCS as Coach: 2 years.
- Contact Information: dsteinke7@ycschools.us
Coaching Quote: Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Ryan Brooks
Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: RyanBrooks56@gmail.com
Nate Reid
Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
Contact Information: nreid4@ycschools.us
Bryant Brown
MS 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: bbrown49442@hotmail.com
Kareem J. Harmon
MS 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: jalen.estelle5@gmail.com
Girls Basketball
Dwayne Scott
Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
- Coaching Experience: 21 years / Years at YCS as Coach. / Years at YCS as Coach: 5 years.
- Contact Information: Dscott8@ycschools.us
- Coaching Philosophy: “I want players who see themselves as good students playing basketball. Not as basketball players that are going to school."
inspirational Coaching Quote: “It’s is not enough that we do our best, sometimes we must do what is required."
Vonyea Swanson
Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
- Coaching Experience: 8 years / Years at YCS as Coach. / Years at YCS as Coach: 6 years.
- Contact Information: v22baller@yahoo.com
- Coaching Philosophy: Focus dedication determination
inspirational Coaching Quote: "You are your only limit" and "It never gets easier, you just get better!"
Lonjyo Bond
JV Girls Head Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: bondbasketball@yahoo.com
Jason Dykes
Freshman Girls Head Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: janard42@gmail.com
Katelyn Counts
Assistant coach JV and Varsity
Isiah Daniel, Jr.
MS 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
- Coaching Experience: Coached MS Girls and Boys Basketball 1998 - Present / Years at YCS as Coach: 20 yrs.
- Contact Information: idaniel4@ycschools.us
- Coaching Philosophy: To teach one to think critically and intensively, and build character that is willing to compete at a high level with teammates and demonstrate great sportsmanship.
- Inspirational Coaching Quote: Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent doesn't work hard
Dave Denson
MS 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
- Contact Information: daviddenson580@yahoo.com
Bowling
Ryan Katon
Co-Ed Bowling Coach
- Contact Information: rykaton1@yahoo.com
Olivia Smith
Co-Ed Bowling Coach
Cheer
Deja Hunt
Varsity Competitive Cheerleading Coach
- Coaching Experience: Police Athletic League 2007-2010, YCHS Junior Varsity Cheer 2014-2017, WJF Maize Cheer Director/Head Coach 2015, New Beginnings Academy Head Cheer Coach, YCHS Cheer Program Director/Varsity Cheer 2017. / Years at YCS as Coach 4 years
- Contact Information: Coachhuntycs@gmail.com
- Coaching Philosophy: Be your greatest competitor on and off the floor. Always compete to win...the greatest battles are won with confidence.
- Coaching Quote: "Faith Over Faith That's Y We Cheer."
Raven Kelley
Assistant Cheer Coach
- Contact Information: raven.kelly1116@gmail.com
Swimming
Alicia Webber
Head Coach Boys Varsity Swimming & Coed Middle School Swimming Coach
- Coaching Experience: I began coaching the Willow Run swim club just after high school graduation in 2003. Soon after transitioned to coaching the Willow Run high school girls' team from 2004/2005-2007. Upon College graduation, I began my teaching career at Inkster Public Schools teaching high school physical education, swimming, and lifeguarding. While teaching at Inkster high school I coach the Vikings varsity volleyball team and resurrected the varsity boys swimming program. Proudly teaching and coaching for Inkster high school until the school district closed in June 2013. In the fall of 2013, I was blessed to land in Ypsilanti Community schools and have the opportunity to coach the varsity girls & co-ed middle school swimming programs. / Years at YCS as Coach: 5 years.
- Contact Information: awebber7@ycschools.us
- Coaching Philosophy: There is no substitute for hard work. I committed to creating a welcoming environment of commitment, dedication, and hard work.
- Coaching Quote: You are tougher than you think & faster than you know! Now let it show!
Aaron Jacob Henriksen
Assistant Coach Boys Varsity Swimming & Coed Middle School Swimming Coach
- Coaching Experience: I have been coaching various sports since my high school years. I started as a junior coach for my hometown soccer league. In college, I helped coach an intramural league. Since I have been with Ypsilanti Community Schools I have helped coach our Special Olympics winter teams, as well as being an assistant coach for YCMS swim team. I started assistant coaching the men's high school swim team this school year. / Years at YCS as Coach: I started coaching for YCS in 2014.
- Contact Information: ahenriksen5@ycschools.us
- Coaching Philosophy: A team means All have a chance to participate!
- Coaching Quote: There should be no benches, no left field, and no-one left out. Everyone is important to the team. We don't really win if we don't all finish!
Wrestling
James Kelley
Varsity Co-Ed Wrestling Coach
- Coaching Experience: Wrestling, Football and Strenght Training / Years at YCS as Coach: 17 years.
- Contact Information: kelleyjames150@gmail.com
- Coaching Quote: A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.——Albert Einstein
Claudell Ruffin
Varsity Co-Ed Wrestling Coach
- Coaching Experience: Years at YCS as Coach: 15 years.
- Contact Information: claudellruffin@yahoo.com
- Coaching Philosophy: Trust The Process
- Coaching Quote: Hard Work Pays Off
Cinque Carter
MS Wrestling Head Coach
- Contact Information: carterci@aaps.k12.mi.us