St. Pius X Catholic High School (GA)

Coach Hayes enters his second season at St. Pius X, after spending one year as the Head Strength Coach and Head Wrestling coach at the Mt. Vernon School in Sandy Springs. Prior to his time at Mt. Vernon, Coach Hayes spent 16 years, from 2005-2021, serving as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at The Westminster Schools of Atlanta. While at Westminster, Coach Hayes aided the Wildcats in winning 107 State championships as well as 15 Director’s Cup Trophies, and in 2016 the MAX Preps Cup, which is given to the best overall athletic program in the county was awarded to their athletic department. In addition to working in the weight room, Coach Hayes also served as the head wrestling coach at Westminster from 2008-2018, amassing 100 dual meet victories and coaching over 25 All-State wrestlers. He was named region Coach of the year for 3 consecutive years from 2013-2015. In 2005 Coach Hayes served as a Senior Sports Performance Coach for Velocity Sports Performance in Roswell, while at Velocity, he worked in the NFL Draft Preparation program, training recent college graduates for a career in the NFL, this group included multiple players drafted in the 2005 NFL Draft. Before his time in the private sector, Coach Hayes served as Strength and Conditioning Intern at the Univerity of Alabama in 2004, where he worked with the Crimson Tide’s football team, as well as their men’s and women’s basketball programs. Coach Hayes is a native of the Atlanta area, having graduated from Campbell High School in Smyrna in 2000. He holds a BS in Exercise Science from Valdosta State University and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist as recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Coach Hayes and his wife Jessica have been married for 12 years and they live in Powder Springs with their two children Dalton (10), and Gretchen (8).