Chris Fore

Contact Coach Fore by email at chris@eightlaces dot org. Follow him on Twitter @coachfore.

Chris Fore is a Special Education English teacher and Varsity Special Teams Coordinator in Southern California. He has coached football for 15 years, and has been an Athletic Director for 6 years. Fore has a Master’s Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University, and has earned the Certified Athletic Administrator distinction from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. He volunteers as a Board Member for the California Coaches Association.

Fore’s business, Eight Laces Consulting, has been instrumental in helping coaches navigate the employment process. 65% of his clients are at the high school level, 30% at the collegiate level, and the rest are junior high.

Coach Fore is the author of several books and manuals that have helped coaches in building their programs, and the job search process: Building Championship Caliber Football Programs, Outside The Lines Manual For Football Coaches, Outside The Lines Manual for Athletic Directors, the Shield Punt E Clinic, and An Insider’s Guide To Scoring Your Next Coaching Job. You can find each of these items at EightLaces.org.

Fore has written articles for two national magazines: NIAAA and Coach/Athletic Director, and has been featured in articles on some of football’s best websites: Football Scoop, X and O Labs, Coach XO, My CoachBook and more. He has been a guest on High School Football America’s radio show, as well as Fox Sports AM 570 Los Angeles, and has also appeared multiple times on FootballCoachingPodcast.com.

Because of his background, training and experience in high school athletics, and specifically football, Coach Fore has been called as an expert witness in several different lawsuits.

He married Christine in 2004, and they have three beautiful children: Nate, Taylor and Josiah.

- Updated April 2016