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Former Tate Coach Ronnie Douglas Named New Pine Forest Football Head Coach
December 13, 2019
Former Tate High School coach Ronnie Douglas has been hired as the new head football coach at Pine Forest High School.
Douglas takes over at Pine Forest from Jason McDonald, who earned consecutive district titles the past two years and amassed a 21-13 record in his three years with the Eagles.
Douglas was head coach at Tate in 2013 and 2014, going 17-6. He took over the helm of an Aggie team that was a disappointing 4-26 in the three seasons prior to his arrival.
He led the Aggies on two trips to the playoffs in his two seasons with a 8-3 record in his first season and a 9-3 record in his second season. The back-to-back playoff appearances were the first for the Tate Aggies since the 1976 and 1977 seasons. FloridaHighSchoolFootball.com also named Douglas as the All-Panhandle Coach of the Year.
When Douglas announced his departure from Tate in March 2015, he said needed to spend more time on his outside car wash business. He returned to Tate since, serving as defensive coordinator.
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6 Responses to “Former Tate Coach Ronnie Douglas Named New Pine Forest Football Head Coach”
@frustratedirritatedparent – NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
There’s so many parents that think the way you do. But administration don’t seem to think there is a problem. So I guess Tate will keep on being the same way. Everybody going to leave i bet. That’s what I heard.
I wish he could take back over Tate. I know he been helping the current head coach out but we needed coach douglas as the head coach! This past season was a failure from the start. I feel the current head coach lacks the aggie passion. My grandson loved his freshman year and was so pump only to have his dreams of playing crash quicker then a falling star this past season on jv. The coach for jv had a mouth that needed soap in it and he would not speak to any parents had a terrible attuide. . And he just lost the love for the game. So might be going to support pine forest now with coach douglas in control maybe my grandson can change over also and play again.
@Tate Alumni I CONCUR!!
how did Tate miss that opportunity? can we not have a class act at Tate like Coach Douglas? the last few years have been very sub par. the talent is there. I coached a few of those young men and they are great athletes. why can they not be developed to their potential? am I the lone voice or are there others that feel the same?
For the record the Jimbo comment was not me!!
The funny part is anybody that knows me — knows I would never hashtag anything Tate!!
How about hashtagging with authority!
Welcome Coach Douglas to the PINE FOREST!
#PINECONER4LIFE
#theyonlyhateuscuztheyaintus!!
#Thisisme
#TateSouth
I hate to see him not coach at Tate, He is a class act and winner