The New York Jets have announced today that Danny Landberg of Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been named this week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Year Award. For his efforts, he will receive $2,000 to benefit the school’s football program and he will be presented with a certificate from the Jets.
The award, in its 17th year, is given to a coach in the tristate area who serves the best interests of the game through the teaching of sound football fundamentals, the motivation of young players to achieve, and the promotion of youth football by way of dedication to their community, their school and their student-athletes.
Landberg is in his 18th season of coaching football and his 11th as the head coach of the Dutchmen. He previously served as assistant coach on JFK’s Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) city championship team in 2000. Coach Landberg led the Dutchmen to the city championship game in 2011, earning city finalist.
In his continuous effort to teach the fundamentals of football, Landberg attends the University of Maryland Terrapin Technique School to learn the proper methods of the game. He also takes part in football camps as an instructor in the Brooklyn area. Mr. Landberg graduated from Maryland with a degree in sports medicine/sports management and is a dean of physical education at Erasmus Hall.
On Tuesday, the Erasmus Dutchmen defeated the Tottenville Pirates, 15-14, to cap the season as undefeated PSAL City Champions. The school previously won “B” championships in 1986 and 1987. This win gave the Dutchmen their first PSAL Championship Division title.
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For 10 weeks during the football season the Jets and Gatorade present the High School Coach of the Week award to a coach in the tri-state area who serves the best interests of the game through the teaching of sound football fundamentals, the motivation of young players to achieve, and the promotion of youth football by way of dedication to his community, his school and his student-athletes. Gatorade and the Jets award each winner with a $2,000 check for their high school’s football program. In addition to the weekly award, a Coach of the Year is selected at the end of the high school season. The Coach of the Year winner is awarded $4,000 and receives a Gatorade cooler cart from the Jets and Gatorade.
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2023 New York Jets HS Coach of the Week Winners
Week 10 – Anthony Morello, Greenwich HS
Week 9 – Steve Dunn, Rutherford HS
Week 8 – Rocco Del Priore, Monsignor Farrell
Week 7 – Kevin Dolan, Chaminade HS
Week 6 – Jermain Johnson, Montclair HS
Week 5- Jay Graber, Matawan HS
Week 4- Don Drust, Cheshire HS
Week 3 – Dominick DeMatteo, Mahopac HS
Week 2 – Jon Simoneau, Bernards HS
Week 1 – Will Nahan, Randolph HS
