Oxford hires Newton as head varsity football coach
OXFORD – Oxford Academy has a new head varsity football coach.
Jeff Newton, a 1999 Norwich High School graduate, was recently appointed head coach following school board approval. Newton comes to the Blackhawks with over 20 years of football experience as a player and coach.
He worked as a football coach in the Sherburne-Earlville school district the past nine years where he was a modified and junior varsity head coach, while also working three years as a varsity assistant coach.
"(The job opening at Oxford) was brought to my attention by some community members in Oxford who had seen the way that I coach," Newton said. "They thought I would be a good fit to coach their players, and lead them in a new direction."
Following his appointment as head coach, Newton immediately scheduled a meeting with prospective varsity team members to discuss his expectations, while also listen to feedback from players on what worked and what didn't work in past years.
Following that team meeting, the first order of business for Newton, aside from drilling the fundamentals, was to formulate a team-first attitude amongst his players. "My philosophy is about preparation, hard work and teamwork," Newton said, who will have Mickey James and Nate Foote working as his assistant coaches. "That drives us. The biggest thing with kids these days is instilling the fact that it's not about me, it's about the team."
By day, Newton works as an outside claims adjuster for Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, and he was able to work out an arrangement with his employer so that he could fulfill the obligations of a head football coach. "(Preferred) gives me a lot of support to coach during the football season, and Preferred Mutual encourages its employees to be involved in community activities,” Newton said.
When Newton was playing at Norwich High School, Oxford was in the midst of a terrific run in which in won three Section IV titles in four seasons. Over the past eight years, though, Oxford's storied football program has not qualified for the playoffs.
That is a statistic Newton hopes to rectify. "We definitely want to return to the tradition of winning football at Oxford," Newton said. "I really want to get the Oxford community involved. Championships come from great teams, great players, and great communities. We have all three here."
Jeff Newton, a 1999 Norwich High School graduate, was recently appointed head coach following school board approval. Newton comes to the Blackhawks with over 20 years of football experience as a player and coach.
He worked as a football coach in the Sherburne-Earlville school district the past nine years where he was a modified and junior varsity head coach, while also working three years as a varsity assistant coach.
"(The job opening at Oxford) was brought to my attention by some community members in Oxford who had seen the way that I coach," Newton said. "They thought I would be a good fit to coach their players, and lead them in a new direction."
Following his appointment as head coach, Newton immediately scheduled a meeting with prospective varsity team members to discuss his expectations, while also listen to feedback from players on what worked and what didn't work in past years.
Following that team meeting, the first order of business for Newton, aside from drilling the fundamentals, was to formulate a team-first attitude amongst his players. "My philosophy is about preparation, hard work and teamwork," Newton said, who will have Mickey James and Nate Foote working as his assistant coaches. "That drives us. The biggest thing with kids these days is instilling the fact that it's not about me, it's about the team."
By day, Newton works as an outside claims adjuster for Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, and he was able to work out an arrangement with his employer so that he could fulfill the obligations of a head football coach. "(Preferred) gives me a lot of support to coach during the football season, and Preferred Mutual encourages its employees to be involved in community activities,” Newton said.
When Newton was playing at Norwich High School, Oxford was in the midst of a terrific run in which in won three Section IV titles in four seasons. Over the past eight years, though, Oxford's storied football program has not qualified for the playoffs.
That is a statistic Newton hopes to rectify. "We definitely want to return to the tradition of winning football at Oxford," Newton said. "I really want to get the Oxford community involved. Championships come from great teams, great players, and great communities. We have all three here."
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