Coach Chris Fore is a Special Education Algebra teacher, and Varsity Special Teams Coordinator at Oak Hills High School in Hesperia, CA. The Bulldogs captured their first Mojave League Championship in 2014, Fore’s first year with the program. Fore’s teams have won League Championships in 2002, 2010, 2012 and 2014! The 2012 Excelsior Eagles won their first ever CIF Southern Section Championship; Fore was their Special Teams Coordinator.
Fore’s success as an Athletic Director can best be summed up by this: every year he has been an AD, his school won MORE League Championships than the year before! And he has set SCHOOL RECORDS for most League Championships in one year at both schools where he has been an AD!
Fore is a veteran Athletic Director and Head Football Coach from Southern California who specializes in the hiring process among the highly competitive athletic world. His consulting business, EightLaces, has been instrumental in helping coaches navigate the employment process. He counts former NFL players, collegiate coaches at all levels, and high school coaches from all sports as his clients.
Coach Fore is the author of several books and manuals that have helped coaches in building their programs, and the job search process: Building Championship Caliber Football Programs, Outside The Lines Manual For Football Coaches, Outside The Lines Manual for Athletic Directors, the Shield Punt E Clinic, and An Insider’s Guide To Scoring Your Next Coaching Job. You can find each of these items at EightLaces.
Fore has written articles for two national magazines: NIAAA and Coach/Athletic Director, and has been featured in articles on some of football’s best websites: Football Scoop, X and O Labs, Coach XO, My CoachBook and more. He has been a guest on High School Football America’s radio show, as well as Fox Sports AM 570 Los Angeles, and has also appeared multiple times on FootballCoachingPodcast.com.
Fore’s own blog CoachFore.org is seen by hundreds of unique visitors per day, and is a favorite among football coaches.
Editor’s Note: High School Football America has partnered with Coach Fore to promote Chris’ Champion’s Locker Room, which is a great feature as a follow-up to his very popular book — Building Championship Caliber Football Programs. Click on the names below to great great insight into the minds of some of America’s top high school and college football coaches.
Kurt Bruich – head coach at Redlands East Valley HS (California)
Rocco Casullo – former head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)
Mike Kirschner – head coach at Ben Davis HS (Indiana)
John Lewis – head coach at South Anchorage HS (Alaska)
Joey McGuire – head coach at Cedar Hill HS (Texas)
Alan Shuckman – head coach at Bishop Carroll Catholic HS (Kansas)
Buy Chris Fore’s book – Building Championship-Caliber Football Programs
