The Camp of Champions Staff Bios
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Coach Robert Atanay. Coach Atanay embodies the true spirit of what we are aiming to accomplish here at the Camp of Champions. He has a strong presence, great personality, and an enduring work ethic. Coach Atanay demonstrates great discipline and has an innate ability to relate to youth. Robert has a gift when it comes to finding a way to touch the hearts of these young athletes and bring out the best in them. He has a unique ability to influence their attitudes in sports, school, and at home. Robert believes that the true quest for greatness comes not only from hard work in athletics but also how well you apply and carry yourself off the field. Coach Atanay has been dedicated to working with young athletes continuously for the past 15 years. |
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Coach Frank Mazzotta. Coach Mazzotta has opened up the fields and facilities of the CIF champion La Habra High School Highlanders and offered them up to The Camp of Champions. We are pleased to have him share his knowledge, tradition, and love for the game with all of us. Coach Mazzotta has helped design a custom educational event for all our campers, coaches and parents. Coach Mazzotta has never accepted mediocrity from his players or staff and has shown already that his leadership and experience will guarantee that this event will be a true learning experience and a confidence builder for your child. |
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Coach Cody Verdugo. Coach Cody Verdugo played football at La Habra High School, Fullerton College and at Chapman University. He was awarded a BA in History in 2001 from Chapman University and earned an MA in Education from National University in 2004. Coach Verdugo has been a teacher at La Habra High School since 2001 where he is currently the football team's assistant defensive coordinator, specializing in defensive backs and special teams and is also the team's speed trainer. Coach Verdugo has also served as the LHHS Track team's head coach. He has alo coached the, LHHS Girl’s Soccer team coach and the Golf team. Coach Verdugo is certified in emergency first aid and CPR. Because of his playing experience and many years of coaching, Coach Verdugo is well qualified in the field of speed training and actively applies these techniques in all his coaching roles. Coach Verdugo is especially proud of his '07, '08, and ’09 football Championships. |
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Coach Matt Robinson. Matt has been the Owner/Director of Athlete's Quest since 2006 and has been involved with training athletes since 1999. Matt has always followed his love of sports, from playing Pop-Warner football as a youth to participating in high school wrestling, football and water polo as he grew up. Following his passion eventually lead him to coaching various successful high school and youth programs around the Southern California area. Matt has always enjoyed working with kids, so while coaching he also worked with children in before and after school programs in the city where he grew up. While with youth sports, he began to see a need for supplemental speed and strength training outside of the normal practice regimen for youth athletes of all ages. It is at this time that he decided to combine his passions for coaching sports and teaching kids, alongside friend and mentor John Davis, to create Athele's Quest. In 2002 Athlete's Quest was off and running. Since then, Matt has trained many different types of athletes from all ages and abilities ranging from 6 years of age all the way up to the professional ranks. Matt is always striving to keep Athlete's Quest operating at the highest possible level. So besides attending countless numbers of training courses and seminars to further his knowledge and education, he holds certifications from USA Weightlifting as a Sports Performance Coach and by NSCA for completing their Fly Solo Program, which is specifically designed for performance training of young athletes. |
