Danny Fish has been named the new DCHS girls softball coach.
Fish, who has served as an assistant to former head coach Danny Bond for the last four years, will be moving from Northside Elementary School, where he taught physical education to DCHS where he will also be a P.E. teacher.
“I am excited to be blessed with the opportunity to follow Coach Bond as the head coach of the Tigerettes. I am thankful to DCHS Principal Kathy Bryant and Director of Schools Patrick Cripps for believing in me and my vision for the future of the program. We will continue the same values, work ethic, and competitiveness that has been put forth by other Tigerette teams. We will consistently compete in the classroom and on the field. My family and I are excited and cannot wait to get started. I want to thank everyone that has helped me get to this point in my career,” Coach Fish told WJLE.
Fish was born and raised in DeKalb County and he graduated from DCHS in 1996. During his high school years, Fish played both basketball and baseball. Fish furthered his education at Motlow State Community College from 1996-98 where he received a baseball scholarship. From there, Fish received a scholarship to play baseball for two years from 1998-2000 at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee, an NAIA school, and he earned “All Conference” and “All Region” honors both years. It was also at Tennessee Wesleyan where Fish got his first coaching experience in 2001. “After my time there as a student, I was offered a staff position as an assistant softball coach under TWC Hall of Famer, Jeff Rice. During my one year tenure there as an assistant, I was in charge of the outfielders, hitters, and Head JV coach. During that season, the team was able to complete an incredible run that ended when we won the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship,” said Coach Fish.
Maryville College came calling for Fish in 2002 and he accepted the positions of head softball coach and assistant women’s basketball coach. “At that time I was the youngest head coach in NCAA Division III. During my first season we won a Great South Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship and made it into the NCAA Division III Top 25. At Maryville College I was fortunate enough to be a part of 8 Great South Athletic Conference Championships and competed in 4 NCAA Division III National Tournament events as a coach. Our staff also guided the Lady Scots to the 2007 NCAA Division III National Tournament,” he continued. While at Maryville, Coach Fish compiled a record of 159-115 and 80-30 in GSAC play. He was also a three-time GSAC Coach of the Year in 2004, 2007, and 2009 with five regular season titles.
In 2009 Coach Fish left Maryville for Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky where he was named head softball coach. “In my first year I took the program to unmatched heights by winning the 2010 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament and we made it to the 2010 NAIA World Series. During my time at Union, I coached 2 Conference Players of the Year, 9 All Conference Players, 8 All Academic Team members and was awarded the 2012 Champions of Character for the most service work in the conference. At Union I was also given an opportunity to be the Director of Game Management which manages all home events,” he said.
Coach Fish returned to DeKalb County in 2012 and was employed by the local school system as a substitute teacher. He also became assistant high school softball coach. The following year Fish was hired as a physical education teacher at Northside Elementary School.
Fish earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Tennessee Wesleyan College in 2000 and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Union College in 2012.
Fish and his wife Nicole have two children, 8 year old Devin and 2 year old Karah.
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