BLADENSBURG MUSTANGS FOOTBALL

2010 Football Coaching Staff

Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Derek Tyler   

   Coach Tyler is entering his third season as the Head Coach at Bladensburg High School.  He came to Bladensburg from Parkdale High School where he served as the Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator.  At Parkdale, he helped lead the Panthers to a 24-8 record in three years, including a Regional Championship Game berth in 2007.  At Parkdale, Coach Tyler had the top passing offense in the county in 2007 and helped coach 2 All-County, All-Gazette, and All-Met Honorable Mention Athletes. 

     Coach Tyler grew up in Bladensburg, played at Riverdale Baptist High School, and attended Howard University.  After receiving his Bachelor's in Business Management, he then went on to obtain a Master's Degree from Howard University in Curriculum and Instruction.  Currently, Coach Tyler is pursuing his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Minority and Urban Education. Coach Tyler feels fortunate to have this opportunity "to come back home and coach in the community in which I grew up". 

Special Teams Coordinator/WRs: Brian Belt                     

   Brian Belt is in his second season as Special Teams Coordinator/wide receivers coach at Bladensburg.  Coach Belt started coaching offense and special teams at Largo High School (Prince Georges County, MD) on the junior varsity level from 1997-2000, finishing with a winning record each of the three seasons.

   During Belt one-year stint as Largo's JV offensive coordinator in 1999, the Lions had one of the most prolific offensive attacks in the county. After the 1999 season, Belt took a seven-year hiatus from teaching and coaching football to pursue career goals. In 2006, Belt returned to Prince George’s County Public School system and resumed coaching football in 2008.

   Belt also currently oversees Bladensburg's strength and conditioning program.

   A native of Landover, Md., Belt attended Largo High School (Prince Georges County, MD). He lettered four years (1990-93) at catcher in baseball and two-years (1991-92) as a punter and long-snapper. He also played back-up quarterback where he developed a passion for offensive concepts.

   Belt attended University of Maryland, Eastern Shore where he walked on in baseball (1993). In the fall of 1994, Belt transferred to Howard University.  After one semester at Howard, he transferred again to Bowie State University. Belt finished his playing career winning two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in 1996 and 1997.

He earned his bachelor's degree in 1998, majoring in fine arts with a concentration in painting and computer graphics.

Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Anthony Finch                    

  Coach Finch, born in Washington DC, began playing football at age 8 with the Fort Grabble Steelers as an Offense/Defensive Lineman for 3 years. Also, playing with Forestville High School, hailing as 2-time County and Regional Champs, State 1998 Semi finalist, 1999 State Champs as both Offense/Defensive Lineman. Coach Finch played college football for Division III Waynesburg College during the 2001 football season as a Defensive End.

  Coach Finch graduated from Frostburg State University in 2007 obtained a degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Physical Education with a Minor in Coaching. Currently along with teaching, he's currently playing semi-pro for the Prince Georges Knights as a Defensive End. Coach Finch's career started with an internship for Westmar High School in Lonaconing Maryland, coaching Offensive and Defensive line.  A year later he began coaching as the Freshman Defensive Coordinator, position coach for Linebackers and Tight Ends for Thomas Stone High School. He currently resides in Laurel Maryland.

Assistant Coach (DBs): Jason Koenig                                           

  Coach Koenig returns for his 3rd season with the Mustangs. He will be working with the defensive backs after working primarily with the JV team the first two seasons. 

  Coach Koenig was born in Cheverly, MD but grew up in Germantown, MD as he graduated from Northwest HS in 2002. While at Northwest, Coach Koenig was part of the initial foundation built that helped establish their winning tradition. He even won the "Most Dedicated" award his senior year as a WR/DB.

  After graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2007 with a degree in physical education, Coach Koenig set his sights on the teaching profession. He was lucky enough to be hired at Bladensburg where he currently teaches health education in addition to coaching softball in the spring. Although he is young in age, Coach Koenig feels as if he "brings an energetic attitude the student athlete at Blade can relate to and understand." 

  Coach Koenig is engaged to his fiancee, Donna, and they plan on getting married in May. 

Assistant Coach (DL): Gene Lott                                                                            

   Coach Lott was born in Washington DC and raised in Prince Georges County. Where in 7^th and 8^th grade he started playing for Kettering Largo Boy’s and Girls Club 150LB team. Coach Lott then attended Largo Senior High School, where he was a starting center on an undefeated JV team. For the next three years, he started on varsity playing guard and center and then fullback and linebacker his senior year.

   Coach Lott played his college football at Bowie State University, continuing a tradition in his family of attending one of the oldest HBCU’s in the nation. At BSU, Coach Lott was a four year letterman and a member of the 2002 CIAA Eastern division champion team as a Linebacker. For three of his fours years, he played on a top 10 nationally ranked defense. Also while at BSU, Coach Lott was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and a two-time member of the CIAA All-Academic team. Coach Lott Graduated from BSU in 2006 with a Degree in Pedology (child studies), and a minor in Early Childhood Education / Special Ed.

   Coach Lott started his coaching career in 2005; right after his senior year was cut short due to injury. In the 2005-2006 season, he held the position of Linebackers coach and director of football operations, helping with the team’s travel arrangements. Also that year Coach Lott helped his team to another Eastern Division Championship, a number one ranking in total defense in the CIAA and top ten in the nation and also help coach an All-Ciaa 1^st team member. In 2007, Coach Lott joined the staff of his alma mater of Largo High School, as a linebackers coach on varsity and Defensive Coordinator on JV.

   Coach Lott is very excited in bringing his experience and knowledge to Bladensburg High as the defensive line coach. He looks forward to the hard work and commitment it takes in building not only a championship team, but a student who is a champion in life.

   Coach Lott is married to his college sweetheart, Valerie and they reside in Waldorf, Md

Assistant Coach (TEs): Alfonso Thompson *photo to be added soon

  Coach Thomspon grew up in Kentland Maryland and played football for the Kentland Cougars at the age of 8.  He attended Parkdale High School and played Outside Linebacker and Tight End for the Panthers and graduated in 1986. He then attended the US Marine Corps where he played football (OLB/DE) for three years. 

  He started his coaching career at Kentland Boys and Girls Club after returning from the Marine Corps.  Coach Thompson then moved on to Bladensburg High School in 2004 where he was the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator for the JV Program.  In 2005, he was promoted as the JV Head Coach.  In 2007, Coach Thompson was again promoted to Varsity where he served as the WR Position Coach. 

  Coach Thompson states that, “he is truly looking forward to reuniting with Coach Tyler and putting the football program on the right path.”  He currently resides in Waldorf, Maryland and is married with three children (one of which is a graduate of Bladensburg).

 Assistant Coach (OL): Daniel Malcolm *bio and photo to be added soon

Assistant Coach (DBs): R.C. Williams                                                                           

  Coach Williams was born in Washington DC. At age eleven, his family relocated to Landover, MD where he began playing football for the Landover Hills Boys and Girls Club.  Throughout his youth years, he played positions such as WR, FB, and NG. In his final year at the boys and girls club, his team represented PG County by making it to the Superbowl where they lost to Wheaton 6-0. He spent his next four years playing for Fairmont Heights High School. During his tenure, they had a record of 31-13, winning several league championships and making it to one State Final. He graduated from Fairmont Height High School in 1990. 

  He attended Alcorn State University in Lorman, MS where he played DB. After two years at Alcorn State, he returned home and landed a job at the Office of the Postmaster, House of Representatives. In addition, he accepted his first coaching position at the Kentland Boys and Girls Club. He successfully moved up through the coaching ranks from boys club, to junior high and then high school where he ended up back at his alma-mater for eight years. He is happily married to Bianca, his wife of five years and has three children Asia, Jabari and Rowan.

"For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream."

-Emmitt Smith