Mark Colyer

I sold the Glazier Clinics business after 30 years and am committed to solving a giant systemic coaching problem before I retire. No industry relies on personal networks to fill jobs the way coaching does. It costs programs, it costs athletes, and it keeps great coaches on the sidelines. It shows up three ways. Experienced coaches sit out. There are qualified coaches in nearly every community who would still be coaching if they knew about the right opportunity. They never hear about openings because programs rely on personal networks to fill assistant roles. Experienced coaches who relocate never reconnect. Every year coaches move for work, family or life changes and want to stay involved. But there is no consistent way for them to see which programs near them have openings. Strong coaches land in new communities and disappear from the profession entirely. New coaches don't know how to get in. Former players, teachers, parents and community members want to coach but have never had a consistent place to find assistant roles or understand how to begin. The issue was never interest. It was always visibility. That is why I built CoachBridge and started the 1 Million New Coaches Initiative. We already have almost 5000 coaching jobs posted. Programs post assistant jobs at no charge. Coaches post profiles at no charge. More visibility means more people enter coaching every year. If you are an AD, a head coach building a staff, or someone who belongs in coaching, this is for you. 📷