EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Titusville Head Coach John Holmes Talks with Friday Night time Locker Room’s Orville Susong and Steve Wilson

Terries coming off of spectacular 7-3 playoff season

WATCH: John Holmes, head soccer coach of the Titusville Terriers, and two of his gamers, Ralph Smith and Nate Lopez, talked with the Friday Night time Locker Room’s Orville Susong and Steve Wilson not too long ago throughout summer time exercises.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – John Holmes, head soccer coach of the Titusville Terriers, talked with the Friday Night time Locker Room’s Orville Susong and Steve Wilson not too long ago throughout summer time exercises. Susong and Wilson additionally talked with standout Terrier gamers Ralph Smith and Nate Lopez.

Coach Holmes took over a Terriers group that in 2021 that didn’t win a single recreation, and in a outstanding turnaround, Titusville gained seven video games and reached the playoffs!

Susong requested Coach Holmes concerning the success his group had final season. He stated, “We had a whole lot of younger children, however they believed within the course of, and we had been ready to achieve success.”

Wilson requested Smith, a large receiver for the Terriers, how Coach Holmes was in a position to flip issues round so shortly. Smith stated, “He confirmed that he truly cares about us.” He went on to say that his caring “made us come collectively simpler.”

Lopez additionally talked about Coach Holmes and his management. When speaking concerning the summer time program at Titusville soccer, Lopez stated, “It’s a fantastic program, particularly with Coach Holmes.”

The frequent theme appears to be Coach John Holmes. He has turned issues round in Titusville and, as you may think about, there’s a super quantity of pleasure as we inch nearer to the 2023 season.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in each New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from native authorities because the Group Advocate/Assistant to the Metropolis Supervisor with the Metropolis of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the many awards and accolades Steve has obtained over time are 15 + 12 months Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public Faculty Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge Excessive Faculty Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, Metropolis of Rockledge Worker of the Yr 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Yr 2006-2007, Metropolis of Rockledge High quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Yr 2012-2013, Area Coast Sports activities Corridor of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge Excessive Faculty Management and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Area Coast Inspiration Award – 2018 and Area Coast Sports activities Corridor of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020.

Wilson is very pleased with his chairing two fundraisers in assist of pediatric most cancers analysis by the St. Baldrick’s Basis in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.

He has been a associate, together with Orville Susong, for the previous 24 years with the Friday Night time Locker Room, a broadcasting group that covers and experiences on all kinds of native occasions which are of significance to the residents of the Area Coast and past. Their mission is to advertise youth sports activities, assist first responders and regulation enforcement personnel, and showcase group and charitable occasions which are produced by our nonprofit companions in central Florida.

The Friday Night time Locker Room has awarded a whole lot of sports activities achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over time. They’ve additionally awarded greater than $18,000 in tutorial scholarships to Brevard County highschool seniors.