Mailahn named football coach at Woodbury
Al Mailahn doesn't believe in change for change's sake. Especially not when it comes to the Woodbury football program. "It's not broke, so I'm not going to try to fix it," said Mailahn, who has been named Woodbury's football coach. "I'm just going to try to keep it going."
Al Mailahn doesn't believe in change for change's sake.
Especially not when it comes to the Woodbury football program.
"It's not broke, so I'm not going to try to fix it," said Mailahn, who has been named Woodbury's football coach. "I'm just going to try to keep it going."
Mailahn's appointment was announced Thursday by Woodbury athletic director Grant Shivers.
Mailahn was an assistant for the last six years under Zack Valentine, who resigned after the 2012 season. Valentine was 82-37 in 11 seasons, and his 2009 team won the South Jersey Group 1 title.
In 2012, Woodbury was 10-2, won the Colonial Conference Patriot Division title, and reached the South Jersey Group 1 final.
Mailahn was the head coach at Haddon Heights for 14 seasons before joining Valentine's staff. Mailahn also has been an assistant at Haddon Heights and Woodrow Wilson as well as at Temple University.
"I still had the itch" to be a head coach, Mailahn said.
Mailahn said he hopes to keep the team's coaching staff together. He will continue to run the defense, with longtime assistant Butch Gale directing the offense.
Mailahn, who teaches health and physical education at Haddon Heights, said Valentine would stay involved in the program in running the weight room.
"It's such a great program," Mailahn said. "There's so much tradition, and Zack did such a great job.
"I just want to oil it up and keep it going."