Chad Knippenberg

Special Education Teacher, Fort Hill former 🏈coach @ Towson HC Mountain Ridge OC & Fort Hill DC
Fort Hill Alum, Frostburg State Alum,Johns Hopkins Alum

[Neek Taylor @NeekTaylor1]

Blessed to receive my first college offer for the university of Albright #atgt @_Iza1ah @z3alkire @StarzWestern

[CARSON BENDER @CARSONBENDER25]

After a great day at camp, I’m blessed to receive an offer from Albright! Thanks to @_Iza1ah and @CoachBargielRB for the opportunity to compete! @z3alkire @Coachknip @FH_Football @GEaganPXP

[Alex Rychwalski @arychwal]

Recent Fort Hill graduate Braelyn Younger was the leading rusher for Team Maryland in an 18-10, double-OT win in the 69th Big 33 Football Classic on Sunday.

Younger, signed to Albany, rushed for 55 yards on 13 carries. Read more:
https://t.co/Dypj77BAMt

[CARSON BENDER @CARSONBENDER25]

I had a great overnight visit this week at the @USMMAFootball! Huge thanks to @coachbartelFB and @CoachKikel for having me up to Kings Point! @z3alkire @Coachknip @FH_Football @GEaganPXP

[Jaiden beck @jaidenb38]

Thanks @Coach_Ray_ for the invite to compete at camp! @z3alkire @Coachknip

[CARSON BENDER @CARSONBENDER25]

Had a great time competing yesterday at Kiski! Huge thanks to @CoachSmetanka for having me out and a great event! Felt good to get back out on the field and compete! @z3alkire @Coachknip @FH_Football

[Bobby Brauer @BobbyBrauer]

Big week! Honored to receive the Fort Hill James J. Turner Memorial Award for “Outstanding Junior Male Athlete” on Wednesday! Then helped snap an 18-game losing streak vs crosstown rival Allegany dating back to 2017 with 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 K yesterday in the 1A West Region II semis!

[Chad Knippenberg @Coachknip]

@CourtneyWeiner2 @NavyFB Congratulations on a great tenure at Navy and best of luck in the future!

[CARSON BENDER @CARSONBENDER25]

Senior szn 🔜🔥💯 @FH_Football

[Isaiah Welsh @Isaiahwelsh_2]

Check out my sophomore season tape. Great to be back working with the guys!! #GBR @z3alkire @Coachknip @FH_Football https://t.co/peThmstwa8

[Landen Richardson @LandenRich12]

Junior Season Highlights(CO, 27’) FortHill High School.

[channing @channingl17_7]

Great sophomore year making plays, can’t wait for this upcoming season, already back to work! @z3alkire @Coachknip @StarzWestern @FH_Football https://t.co/JB9nZYKHfq

[Chad Knippenberg @Coachknip]

@CoachRyanLarsen @coachjtaylorjr Congratulations!

[Luke Falk @coachlukefalk]

Every training camp I had at Washington State University, Coach Leach would share the same story.
The story of two kids. The rich kid and the poor kid.

The rich kid has two choices. He can become spoiled, entitled, lazy, and expect everything to be handed to him because he has been given more. Or he can take every advantage of what he has been given—resources, coaching, opportunities—and use it to become even better.

The poor kid has two choices too. He can say, “I never had a chance. Nobody gave me anything. The world is against me.” He can feel sorry for himself and use it as an excuse. Or he can say, “I may not have what they have, but I am going to outwork everybody.” He can become tougher, more driven, and more relentless than everybody else.

It was a powerful message in a locker room full of people from different backgrounds, different families, and different life experiences. Some guys came from wealth. Some came from almost nothing. Some had every opportunity. Others had to fight for every inch.

But despite all of those differences, everybody still had the same choice.

You can take ownership and use what you have as fuel.

Or you can become victim-minded. You can look for excuses, blame your circumstances, become entitled, and convince yourself that because of what you have—or because of what you do not have—you cannot become what you want to be.

It is not about how you start. It is about what you choose to do with how you start.

The rich kid can waste what he has been given or use it to build something greater. The poor kid can use his circumstances as an excuse or as fuel.

In the end, greatness does not come from starting with more or less. It comes from which person inside of you that you choose to feed.

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[The Baltimore Sun @baltimoresun]

Towson High baseball is led by a coaching staff made up almost entirely of alumni — head coach Nick Testoni alongside assistants Doyle McNew and Jack Bayne. Tyler Campbell, a 2018 graduate of Loyola Blakefield, rounds out a group of 25-year-olds — McNew, at 23, the youngest — now back to guide the next generation.

“We’re not that far removed from where they are,” Bayne said. “That helps us connect with them in a different way.” Read more: https://t.co/uQfc3UHT7H

🎥: Michael Howes, @baltimoresun

[Christian Riley @CRiley2009]

Had an absolute blast today ⁦@GburgFB⁩ can’t wait to continue the recruiting process!! @Coach_MikeGreen @CoachJDiRenzo ⁦@CoachMundis⁩ @z3alkire @CoachKnip

[Levi House @Levi11House]

Loved my spring practice visit to @psufootball, Can't wait to get back for camp!!! Thanks for the invite coach @TysonVeidt and the opportunity to talk! @z3alkire @TrentSlattenow @Coachdanconnor @BrianDohn247 @JayJayHarper2 @DemetricDWarren @TheUCReport @StarzWestern @FH_Football @Coachknip

[Tyler Horka @tbhorka]

Marcus Freeman says he’s become aware of just how good he has it at Notre Dame as more NFL teams have shown interest in him.

"Be careful of always wanting more, more, more when you have something really good."

That’s applicable life advice, by the way.

[Braelyn Younger @BYounger_4]

After a great visit I was blessed with the opportunity to play at albany. Thank you family and coaches for supporting me in my journey. I am officially comitted to Albany.. @CoachKarlMofor @Coach_Tafe1 @Coach_RBitka @UA_CoachWiand @UACoachPerk @z3alkire @StarzWestern @Coachknip