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The views expressed in this blog are<\/em> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are many times when I am asked to comment on a school\u2019s hiring of a new head coach\u2014especially for football.<\/p>\n

In nearly every situation, my initial response is to say that on the surface it seems like a good hire, but also point out that since I\u2019m not involved in the interview process and usually don\u2019t know every person who applied for the position (unless you believe the rumors that accompany most major coaching vacancies), we won\u2019t know for sure until some time has passed.<\/p>\n

At worst, if there\u2019s someone who I\u2019m not sure about or someone who I might have questions with, I opine that we wait at least three to four years and preach patience while waiting to see if the decision was a good one.<\/p>\n

In the case of Central Catholic\u2019s<\/a> hiring of a new head football coach, I don\u2019t have to wait\u2026it was not a good hire.<\/p>\n

It was a GREAT hire.<\/p>\n

Tim McGorry is a 1999 alum of Allentown Central Catholic. He earned a B.A. in Organizational Management from Ashford University with a concentration in education. McGorry has an extensive football coaching background beginning in 2004 as the ACCHS Assistant Football Coach. Throughout his career, he has worked as an Offensive Coordinator at schools such as Parkville HS, Moravian College<\/a>, Parkland HS<\/a>, ACCHS and Wide Receivers Coach at Lehigh University<\/a>. In addition, he has been a guest speaker at various youth athletic camps and events in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.<\/p>\n

McGorry\u2019s experience includes coordinating off-season strength and training programs as well as overseeing aspects of player development, practice prep and game strategies. At the college level, he organized team travel, alumni events, community outreach programs and coordinated recruiting efforts.<\/p>\n

Under his leadership, McGorry was an integral part in various programs\u2019 achievements:<\/p>\n