Former Life Christian soccer coach Charles Scott constructed the Eagles program from the bottom up.

Now, he is taking over one other undertaking, seeking to rebuild a Huguenot Excessive program that has struggled in recent times however was as soon as a neighborhood energy within the 90s and early 2000s underneath longtime coach Richard McFee.

Scott made the announcement on Christmas Eve through a video on Twitter that included highlights of previous Falcons video games and proclaimed a “new period” of Huguenot soccer. 

He turns into this system’s fifth head coach since 2017 and replaces James Riley, whose groups went 1-14 over the previous two years with the one victory coming by forfeit. 

“It is an superior place to be as a result of, for one, the historical past in fact,” Scott stated Wednesday. 

“Simply town, the place it is at within the southside of Richmond, they breed athletes. The neighborhood loves the soccer program, clearly they need it to get again on high. You could have a number of alternative to achieve success. The alumni are nice. The services are superior.”

“So it is form of like a hidden gem, a gold mine, one thing that in the event you handle it the appropriate manner, you will note an important product.”

Scott stated McFee was “forward of his time” in how he ran his program and, significantly, in how he helped his gamers get to school. 

“All people is aware of that is my robust swimsuit, so I hope to hold on that custom,” stated Scott, whose Life Christian groups produced ample Energy 5 recruits.

“Each man that is at Huguenot that wishes to go to highschool to play the sport that he loves, I wish to proceed to be 100% with that.”

Scott has already had a crew assembly with about 70 potential gamers, and stated his Falcons will begin getting collectively for exercises Jan. 23. His first order of enterprise is constructing belief and relationships together with his new gamers.

Scott lauded the “nice individuals, nice workers” at Life Christian, the place his former assistant, David Fitzgerald, has taken over the Eagles program. 

“Life Christian will go on, I am rooting for these guys,” Scott stated. “I used to be led by God to maneuver on, I had a special problem, a special job and plan on performing some nice issues.”

– Former J.R. Tucker coach Phillip Sims, who stared at Chesapeake energy Oscar Smith earlier than enjoying at UVa, Alabama and within the NFL, on Wednesday introduced he has taken the top coach place at Princess Anne (Virginia Seashore). 

At present open native head teaching positions: Henrico, Mills Godwin, Midlothian, J.R. Tucker