New chapter: Barak hired as Brownsville AD following Roebuck retirement; Martin named football coach
Jim Barak has been a part of Brownsville athletics for over a quarter of a century.
Barak will now add another chapter to that history as Brownsville无毛视频檚 athletic director.
Barak was hired last Thursday by the school board with a unanimous 8-0 vote.
无毛视频淚 found out Skooter (Roebuck) was retiring. I know what it无毛视频檚 like to lead athletes and felt it was time to take a big step to lead athletic programs at Brownsville,无毛视频� Barak said of his decision to apply for the job.
Barak is a 1998 Brownsville graduate. He graduated from Waynesburg University in 2002 with a degree in Social Studies education.
He began as a day-to-day substitute teacher at his alma mater before securing a position in the middle school 18 years ago. Barak will move to the high school in the fall.
Barak has been an assistant football coach at Brownsville, Ringgold and Elizabeth Forward, and was an assistant track coach before taking over the Brownsville program as head coach in 2010.
Barak has relied on what he learned from the various coaches he无毛视频檚 worked with over the past two decades, and will use that knowledge gained as he moves into the new position.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 grateful to Andy Assad (former Brownsville head football coach). We worked seven-day weeks in preparation. The effort has to be there. The planning has to be there,无毛视频� said Barak.
无毛视频淚 worked with Matt Humbert (current Belle Vernon football coach and athletic director) at Ringgold. I learned from Matt how to be detailed.无毛视频�
Barak will also rely on the relationships he has with the county无毛视频檚 athletic directors.
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Brownsville fields boys and girls golf, cross country and soccer, football, and girls volleyball in the fall, boys and girls basketball and wrestling in the winter season, and boys and girls track & field, baseball and softball in the spring.
Barak is also the district无毛视频檚 equipment manager, so he无毛视频檚 familiar with the needs of the various sports.
Dave Martin was hired as the Falcons football coach at the same meeting as Barak.
Martin is a Woodland Hills graduate who has had assistant coaching stints at California, Waynesburg Central, Ringgold and Monessen high schools although most recently he was the head coach of Penn West-California University无毛视频檚 rugby team.
This will be Martin无毛视频檚 first football head coaching job at the high school level.
One of the duties Barak will have is hiring a baseball coach for the retired Roebuck.
Barak noted the key for him is having coaches and administrators know he is reachable at any time.
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This will be Martin无毛视频檚 first head coaching job in football at the high school level.
Barak not only needed the approval of the school board, but the initial okay from his wife, Nicole, who is the Mental Health Program Director at the Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration.
无毛视频淢y wife was the first person I spoke to about it,无毛视频� said Barak.
Barak wants for Brownsville无毛视频檚 student-athletes to have a positive, enjoyable experience and give back to his alma mater.
无毛视频淥ne of the main reasons I wanted to apply for the AD job was to be there for all of the student-athletes of Brownsville,无毛视频� said Barak, adding, 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 important to me to give my time to kids from my hometown.无毛视频�