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COACH SNEDDON ENTERS HIS 5TH SEASON AS THE SPARTANS HEAD COACH. HE HAS COMPILED A 79 – 31 RECORD IN HIS FIRST FOUR SEASONS AT SOUTH AND NOTCHED HIS 200TH CAREER WIN IN 2021. THIRTEEN SPARTANS HAVE GONE ON TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY DURING COACH SNEDDON–S TENURE AT SOUTH. COACH SNEDDON HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE HEAD COACH AT MT. PARAN, MT. ZION, AND VILLA RICA PRIOR TO COMING TO SOUTH PAULDING. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, AND HAS A MASTER–S DEGREE IN COACHING AND ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION. COACH SNEDDON HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GHSA ALL-REGION COACH OF THE YEAR AND RECOGNIZED BY THE TIMES-GEORGIAN AS THE ALL-AREA COACH OF THE YEAR. COACH SNEDDON HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE JOHN SMOLTZ BASEBALL CAMP AND HAS MENTORED MANY COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS. COACH SNEDDON HAS 2 DAUGHTERS: JORDAN (19) AND ALANA (11).

HEAD COACH JAY SNEDDON

COACH ADAIR ENTERS HIS 4TH SEASON WITH THE SPARTANS. HE SERVES AS THE PITCHING COACH AND FIRST BASE COACH. COACH ADAIR WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GEORGIA DUGOUT CLUB AS THE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR IN 2018.

ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS ADAIR

COACH WELAK WILL HAVE COACHED HIS 4TH YEAR FOR THE SPARTANS THIS SEASON. HE COMES TO US AFTER COACHING 12 YEARS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND 2 YEARS AT TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL. COACH WELAK IS OUR FIRST EVER STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH. HE SERVES AS OUR OUTFIELD INSTRUCTOR AND COACH FOR THE JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM.

ASSISTANT COACH BRIAN WELAK

COACH CHATHAM IS ENTERING HIS 3RD SEASON AS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE SPARTANS. HE HAS BEEN A HEAD TRAVEL BALL COACH FOR OVER 10 YEARS. HE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER IN HIRAM.

ASSISTANT COACH JASON CHATHAM