NAofA Announces Dr. Mike Herbert as Director of Physical Education

The NAofA is pleased to announce Dr. Mike Herbert as their new Director of Physical Education. Dr. Herbert is currently the Director of Athletics at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Oregon. He has spent the last 25 years working in education and athletics at every level possible.

One of his first coaching opportunities was with NAofA CEO, Aaron Locks, at the Superstar Invitational Basketball camp at the age of 19. His passion for teaching and coaching has grown from there. He has coached basketball at the NCAA Div. 2, junior college, and high school levels, as well as a variety of youth sports camps over the past 25 years. Dr. Herbert has also taught physical education at the middle and high school levels while holding teaching credentials in New Mexico, Texas, and Oregon.

Dr. Herbert has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis on teaching and coaching. He earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of New Mexico in Health, PE, and Recreation with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction as well as a minor in Educational Psychology. In recent years Dr. Herbert has launched the Facebook page, “Supporting Student-Athletes”, where he provides education and training for youth sports coaches and parents. He focuses his training on best practices for youth coaches and parents with a focus on developmentally appropriate activities while building a positive relationship with our kids. He has also helped to design curriculum for college courses including, “Theory of Coaching”, “Sociology of Sport” and “Sports Psychology”.

Dr. Herbert is first and foremost a father to his 2 kids, Joseph and Jackson who participate in a variety of youth sports, and a husband to his wife, Megan Corriea, who is currently the head softball coach at SWOCC. He and his family reside in North Bend, OR. He focuses his training on best practices for youth coaches and parents with a focus on developmentally appropriate activities and building a positive relationship with our kids to #beBETTER.

Dr. Herbert is first and foremost a father to his 2 kids, Joseph and Jackson who participate in a variety of youth sports, and a husband to his wife, Megan Corriea, who is currently the head softball coach at SWOCC. He and his family reside in North Bend, OR. He focuses his training on best practices for youth coaches and parents with a focus on developmentally appropriate activities and building a positive relationship with our kids to #beBETTER.

Dr. Herbert said, “I am extremely excited about this opportunity to work with NAofA and make an impact on the physical education program. Kids need daily physical education and the NAofA program is a great organization to help kids achieve their activity goals. I look forward to working with all the great people at NAofA and see where I can help make a difference.” The NAofA is truly thrilled about this new addition to their team and the positive impact it will have for children and schools participating in their P.E. programs.