Alumni Coaches

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Summer Academy Coach ’09 - '12
Education: Kenyon College ‘11 (three-time all-conference varsity soccer)
Currently: Teacher/Coach—Bridgton Academy (ME)

Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Summer Academy Coach ‘10, '12
Education: Clark University ’10 (varsity basketball)
Recently: Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach—Brandeis University
Currently: Fitness Trainer—Boston Sports Club (MA)

A Philadelphia area native, Matt Deasey attended the SportsChallenge Summer Academy as a high school athlete and has been coaching with SportsChallenge since 2008. Matt graduated from the University of Virginia where he played basketball and captained the water polo team. Currently Matt teaches science at the Haverford School where he also serves as the assistant varsity basketball coach and head varsity water polo coach. Matt earned a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Finally, Matt is currently enrolled at Temple University's School of Medicine.

Hometown: Bronx, NY
Summer Academy Coach ’06, ’08 - '12
Education: Long Island University ’09 (varsity basketball),
M.S. Long Island University ‘10
Currently: Accountant—New Heights Youth, Inc. (NY)

Hometown: Laurelton, NY
Summer Academy Coach ’09 - '12
Education: Dickinson College ’09 (varsity basketball)
Recently: Professional Basketball Player—Rotterdam Challengers
Currently: Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Development—Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York

Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Summer Academy Coach ‘10, '11
Education: Centre College ’12 (varsity soccer and basketball)

Jason was a 2002 graduate of Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, PA where he lettered in four different varsity sports. After high school he attended Haverford College (PA) and received a BA in Psychology with a minor in Educational Studies. While at Haverford, Jason was a member of the men's basketball team, earning Centennial Conference All-Academic and team MVP honors as the co-captain his senior year. Jason was a 7th and 8th grade math teacher at his alma mater, Friends' Central School, as well as the boys' varsity basketball coach through 2012. In his five years as head coach, Polykoff led the FCS boys’ basketball team to two Friends Schools League championships in 2010 and 2011 and four consecutive state titles from 2009 to 2012. Polykoff leaves FCS with a 113-28 career record. Today, Jason is an Assistant Coach with the University of Pennsylvania Men's Basketball Team. Jason has over five years of experience with SportsChallenge where he started as a student-athlete (1999), and progressed to a coach (2004, 2010, 2011), and finally the boys' basketball athletic director (2012).

Hometown: Middletown, DE
Summer Academy Coach ’06, ’09 - '11
Education: Williams College ’08 (varsity baseball)
Currently: Teacher and Varsity Coach—The Peddie School (NJ)

Hometown: Washington, DC
Summer Academy Coach ’02
Education: Kenyon College ’05 (varsity soccer team captain)
Currently: M.A. Candidate in Psychology ‘12—University of Denver

Hometown: Encinitas, CA
Summer Academy Coach ’10 - '12
Education: California Poly State Tech ’13 (club soccer team captain)