COACHES
MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD COACH
The Canal Winchester Boys soccer program seeks to compete at the highest level in creating great soccer players, great students, and most importantly great young men. Our program is built on four core values that drive everything we do. First is integrity: who you are when you are not on the field, when no one is looking. We strive to be the same quality in all parts of our lives, and to represent our school, our program, and our families with pride. Secondly, to have a self-discipline that drives our work ethic, our ability to train, to push through when we are tired and sore, to have a commitment that doesn't break, to take ourselves to higher levels and bring our fellow teammates with us. Thirdly, we want every player to strive for high level academics, meaning we want each player to value themselves as a student and seek to apply themselves in the classroom to be the best student, learner, and classmate that is possible. And last but not least, teamwork. We are creating a brotherhood within the CWBS program that is accepting of every single player. Our goal is to learn to put others first, to work your absolute hardest for your teammate next to you, and to strive to leave a legacy on what a great TEAM has existed here at Canal Winchester High School. We believe that by following through on these values we will see top level results on the field, in the classroom, and in these young men's lives as they grow up and move on to do great things.
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CODY THOMAS
HEAD COACH
Cody Thomas grew up in Gahanna and attended Gahanna Christian Academy throughout high school, playing varsity soccer for 4 years. Cody went on to play at Grace College in Indiana and graduated in 2015 with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology. His first coaching job was at Indian Springs Middle School in Columbia City, IN where he was the head coach for 3 years from 2013-2015. Cody moved back to Columbus and coached at New Albany High School for 5 year serving as JVB head coach, then JVA head coach and also as a varsity assistant. Cody accepted the head coaching position at CWHS in January 2020 and is leading the Boys Soccer program for the second season heading into 2021. Cody currently works as the Director of Student Life at Faith Covenant Church in Westerville.
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ZACH KOLONCHUK
JR VARSITY COACH
Zach Kolonchuk is the JV Head Coach for Canal Winchester Boys Soccer. He is grateful for the privilege of not only going through the Canal Winchester Boys Soccer program as a student athlete, but also being a part of one of the most successful classes to come through the program. Coach K graduated from Canal in 2015 and went on to graduate from Ohio University in 2019 with a degree in Education. While there he practiced with the Ohio University men's club soccer team as well as took coaching courses to help further his knowledge of the game. He is now in his third year coaching at Canal and is excited to continue helping our Student Athletes both on the field and in the classroom.
CONTACT
Questions†about the team? Contact Coach Cody