Coach

noun - coach | kohch

  1. An athletic instructor or trainer; educator
  2. An experienced and trusted advisor; one who inspires knowledge, self-confidence and skill in an individual or a team. (see MENTOR)
  3. One who possesses a high level of self-discipline, expertise, patience and leadership and who fosters those skills in others.

Coaches to Believe in.

Experienced and committed coaches are dedicated to our athletes' success.

Jason Sabol

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Head Coach

  • Wrestled at Delran HS, 2x district place winner
  • Wrestled at Ursinus College, NWCA Scholar All-American
  • 20 years coaching elementary, middle, high school, and college (Delran, Advantage Wrestling Club, Cinnaminson, Camden Catholic, Temple University, Trenton Youth Wrestling, and MAWA Junior Olympic Team (freestyle) 
  • NJEA Educator of the Year Award Winner
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Maaziah Bethea

Training Center | Head Coach

Maaziah Bethea is the Head Coach at our Training Center. Born and raised in Trenton, Maaziah was three- time state place winner at Trenton High School, finishing in 7th, 5th and 3rd in the NJ State Championships. He wrestled collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time at Penn, he was a team captain, three-time NCAA qualifier, University Nationals All-American, and a two-time All-Ivy League performer. He has previously coached at Penn and The College of New Jersey.

Raamiah Bethea

Foundation Academy and Monument School Head Coach

In addition to coaching, Ray currently serves as our Director of Operations. He was a 2012 New Jersey State Champion for Trenton High School, and wrestled collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania. He also wrestled one season at the University of Virginia as a graduate student.

Meet The Coaching Staff

We take very seriously the idea that a Coach is a trusted advisor, a mentor, and one that inspires us to be our best.

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Quameer Brown
A Trenton High Graduate-Class of 2020. During his time there he wrestled for four years, and has a district 3rd place medal. He is now at Mercer County Community College taking his degree in physical science.
Fritz Delva
Fritz is a graduate of Trenton High School, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team. Fritz attended college at Wilkes University, where he studied biology and psychology. He served as a team captain for the Wilkes University wrestling team in 2004
Johnae Drumright
Johnae is a Trenton High Graduate- Class of 2020. While there, Johnae served as the team captain and was a 2X regional placewinner. She was also a 2X New Jersey State placewinner, and 2020 NJ State finalist. While wrestling with New Jersey City University she finished as runner up at Northeast Regional Championships. Johnae continues to wrestle and compete in various freestyle wrestling competitions. She coaches at Foundation Academy.
Emilio Cardenas
I’m a 22-year-old coach from Princeton with 13 years of wrestling experience, now in my second year with Trenton Youth Wrestling. I currently coach at Parker Elementary, where I love introducing young athletes to the sport and helping them build confidence from day one. While pursuing my business degree at TCNJ, I bring my competitive background and genuine passion for wrestling into every practice. My coaching style is energetic and supportive, focused on motivating athletes while building strong fundamentals.
Georgette Davis
I am a Trenton New Jersey native, and this is my second year coaching with Trenton Youth wrestling
Jonathan Gomez
Gregory School Coach Locust Valley High School graduate 2017 High School Wrestling 2x State Champion 1x NHSCA Champion 2x Fargo All American Princeton University student Philosophy major Anticipated graduation 2022 College Wrestling 2 year starter at 125 and 133 2018 EIWA place finisher
Andrea Labato
I'm a Health and Physical Education teacher for 20 years in Trenton Public schools. I've been coaching for 3 years now. I didn't wrestle but I love the sport and coaching. I'm excited to promote female wrestlers.
Mark R. McLaughlin, MD
Mark is a Co-Founder of Trenton Youth Wrestling and rgw Chairman of our board. He wrestled collegiately at the College of William & Mary, where he was an EIWA Champion. Mark has over 20 years of coaching experience.
Gabe Menchu
Gabe is a graduate of Trenton High School. During his time at Trenton High, he was a member of the varsity wrestling team and the National Honor Society. Gabe attended The College of New Jersey, where he studied Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
Habeeb Onitiri
Attended Ursinus College for freshman and sophomore campaigns, then transferred to Rowan University and graduated with a B.A. in Health and Exercise Science. I primarily focused on rehabilitation and therapeutics, spending much time a physical therapy clinics. Wrestled varsity all four years at The Westtown School. Competing in the Friends School League, Pennsylvania Independent Wrestling School (PAIWST), and National Preps. (78-39) Varsity Captain. Wrestled at Ursinus College at 141 for two years FSL All-League (Friends School League) DISC All-League (Delaware) PAISSA Placer 4th place National Prep Qualifier
Aarron Ritchie-Stokes
My name is Coach Stokes. I’m am a teacher and coach at Foundation Academy Middle School. I teach both Math and Physical Education. Some of the sports I have the luxury of coaching is Wrestling, Basketball, Flag Football, and Lacrosse.
Keondez Robinson
Keondez is a University of Central Florida graduate currently studying cyber security. He is an army veteran and entrepreneur with multiple years of wrestling experience.
Elliot Simon
Over the past 25 years, wrestling has been a constant in my life as a competitor in high school and college, and as a coach for the last 18 years. I started wrestling in 9th grade at Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, NJ, where I was a 4x Varsity Letterwinner, 3x Prep B/Patriot Conference Finalist, 2x Prep State Qualifier, and a Prep National Qualifier my Senior year. Additionally, our team won four consecutive Conference Championships and four consecutive Prep B State Championships. After high school, I continued to wrestle at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, where our team won four consecutive Centennial Conference Championships. As a coach, I’ve coached at all levels from Youth to College, but the most fun I’ve had as a coach has been the last 7 years that I’ve had the privilege to coach with TYWLC. In that time we’ve had a ton of success on the mat, including 15 Mercer County medalists, 5 Mercer County Champions, 12 State Qualifiers, and 6 State Semi-Finalists. I’m looking forward to adding to those numbers this year!
Casandra Thompson
Casandra Thompson has been working at Clara Parker School as a paraeducator for three years. She loves spending time with her son and her family. In her free time, Casandra enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, and painting.
James A. Ware Jr., MD
Volunteer Assistant Coach Graduate of the Pingry School where he placed in the New Jersey State Prep Wrestling tournament. Graduate of Pitzer College, Claremont California where he achieved a Bachelors of Art in Human Biology and was a 3 time all conference, 3 time NCAA Western Region Division 3 Wrestling runner up and a four year varsity wrestler. He is a Graduate of New Jersey Medical School. Attended residency in Neurology at SUNY Downstate. He was a Fellow in Clinical Neurophysiology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He in his 26th year in Neurology practice. Currently Medical Director Stroke Program Centrastate Medical Center, President and CEO Bucks Mercer Neurology and Co-President of Caring Neurology . Dr. Ware has achieved multiple board certifications in Neurology and multiple awards including Physician Champion from Capital Health Systems.
Michael Whittington
Micheal is a graduate of Trenton High School. During his time at Trenton High he was a member of the varsity football team and varsity wrestling team. Micheal was a Mercer County wrestling champion and district tournament place winner. He attended Georgetown University where he studied biochemistry, Japanese and physics.