Coach Spotlight - Part 2

This week we’ll highlight the Surge offensive coaches who will open up their playbooks at the camp:

Coach Carrie Suggett is beginning her second year as the Offensive Coordinator for the 2014 American Conference Champions, the San Diego Surge. She also has served as Quarterback Coach for the Surge since 2011. Last season under her guidance, the Surge led the Women’s Football Alliance in scoring with an average of 63.3 points per game, while averaging 343 yards per game. Coach Suggett also helped develop Melissa Gallegos into one of the most prolific passers in women’s football. She is an outstanding teacher of quarterback fundamentals and can improve almost anyone’s technique.

Prior to coaching football, Carrie played football in various women’s professional leagues dating back to 2001 with teams such as the San Diego SunFire and the So Cal Scorpions. In addition to coaching football, Coach Suggett has more than 10 years of combined experience coaching high school softball and women’s basketball.

Coach Suggett is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa where she played collegiate softball and earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Education. She has also recently earned her Masters of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Walden University. Coach Suggett has more than 20 years of teaching experience and currently works as a Special Education teacher in Lakeside, California.

Coach Mike Vargas is the Surge’s longtime wide receiver coach. He also served as an offensive coordinator in 2004 (with the SoCal Scorpions) and in 2011, when the Surge made a national championship appearance. That year the Surge averaged 56 points per game scored. 

Prior to coming into the women’s game in 2003, Coach Vargas spent five years coaching at various San Diego high schools. The Surge receivers, for all the successes they have had in the passing game, are known as tenacious and ferocious blockers, which is a direct result of Coach Vargas’ emphasis in making his unit a complete group. 

He, too, is an outstanding teacher of fundamentals and has a complete list of innovative drills that will help both new and veteran receivers up their game. His 13 years of experience coaching football will result in some great learning opportunities!

Coach Mark Ring is co-hosting the camp with Mike Suggett. He is entering his 25^th year of coaching football. Coach Ring started his football career in 1991, at San Clemente High, then moved to Westminster La Quinta. From 1994 to 1998 he was at Southern Section power Fountain Valley High as the offensive line coach and strength & conditioning coordinator. In those 4 years, he had three All County offensive linemen and sent four linemen from his 1996 team to NCAA Division I scholarships.

Moving back home to San Diego in 1999, Coach Ring became the offensive coordinator and line coach for the San Diego Patriots, a semi-pro men’s team. In 2001 & 2002 he served as an assistant with San Diego Point Loma High, his alma mater. In 2003, Ring joined the SoCal Scorpions as the offensive line coach. He remained with the Scorpions all the way through their WPFL National Championship in 2007, when he was also the offensive coordinator.

After taking a break when the Scorpions ceased play, Coach Ring returned to the men’s game as the offensive line coach for the San Diego Stallions in 2009, then took over as the offensive coordinator in 2010. In 2011, he coached year around as the Surge started play. That year he was the offensive line coach for both the Surge and the National City Bears, a men’s team. 

2012 saw the Surge win the WFA National Championship with Ring as the Special Teams Coordinator, as well as the OL coach. That same year, he also took over offensive coordinator duties with the Bears, who won their league championship.

In 2013, Coach Ring became the offensive coordinator for the Surge and devised a completely different (for the Surge) offense, due to inexperience at the QB and WR positions. Despite those challenges, the Surge went 9-2 and averaged over 40 points per game. Also that year, Ring took over as the head coach for the Bears and led them to a playoff berth.

In 2014, Ring returned as the OL and ST Coordinator, helping the Surge to their third national championship appearance, which included three of his linemen being selected to the All American team, one of them (Katrina Walter) for the 6^th time.

As you can see, the Surge offensive coaches have all called plays and coordinated offenses. With 42 years of experience just on the offensive side of the ball, they are eager to share what they’ve learned over the years. With a franchise record of 43-4, they’ve developed a successful formula on offense.

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