Chris Denfeld

Girls Basketball Coaching Experience
• Assistant Varsity, Jr. Varsity, Freshmen Coach.  East Hartford High School  2000-Present
• Head Coach. CT Spirit   AAU Girls Basketball 1998-Present
• Co-Coach. South Windsor Girls Travel Team  1998-2001

Certifications
• State of Connecticut Interscholastic Coaching Permit C032009001691
• NCAA Operators and Coaches Approval 20070628-2159071
• American Red Cross First Aide and CPR
• State of Connecticut Department of Teaching Certification. Endorsement areas: 030 Biology, 033 Earth Science, 034 General Science

Coaching /Teaching Accomplishments
• 2004-05 Teacher of the Year Synergy High School, East Hartford School District
• U14 Girls Basketball Jr. National Champion 2002 (Ct Spirit)  1st CT team to win a Jr. National Championship
• 5 CT State AAU Girls Basketball Championships-3 runner ups 2000-2009
• 9 time National AAU Qualifier, 5 time Participant.  Highest finish 16 in Country 2003 (CT Spirit)
• 2006-2007 CCC Winter Sports Sportsmanship Award
• 9 years of coaching High School Girls Basketball with only 1 player Academically ineligible

Player Accomplishments
Class of 2005 CT Spirit (coached for 5 years)
• 10 of 10 player All Conference in High School
• 9 or 10 playing varsity collegiate sports. 3 Division I (scholarship), 2 Junior College (scholarship), 4 Division III, 1 Division I Lacrosse.
• 1 McDonald’s All American
• CT Girls High School Basketball Player of The Year 2005-04
Class of 2012 CT Spirit (coached for 4 years)
• 11 of 11 players on HS varsity team as freshmen-7 as starters

Other Sports Related Activities and Experience

• League Representative and President. Tri-Town Panthers Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading. 1991-1995
• Cofounder and Director 0f CT Spirit AAU Girls Basketball 2001-Present
• Rugby Team Syracuse University 1982-83
• NYS outdoor 4X440 Class D record Holder.
• High School participant Penn State Invitational Relays.

Employment

• 1998-Present.  Science Teacher/Math Teacher
East Hartford High School/Synergy Alternative High School 1996-1998.  
• Science Teacher
Manchester High School/Naugatuck High School 1984-1996.
• Co-founder-President
Kestrel Drilling and Remediation/ ECS, Inc. Agawam Ma.  Managed operations of 50 person environmental consulting firm

Education
Syracuse University/SUNY ESF
• 1981 BS Civil Engineering
• 1982-1983 Graduate Studies Water Resource Engineering
St. Joseph’s College
• 1996 MS Science Education