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Coach Wears Many Hats: Sports, School, Family Balance
14 May
Summary
- Fernandez coaches multiple playoff-winning teams in one season.
- He balances coaching with teaching and transportation duties.
- His family supports his demanding, multi-faceted schedule.
The 2025-26 high school sports season has seen Armando Fernandez masterfully juggle numerous responsibilities. He holds head coaching positions for boys' basketball and volleyball at Sotomayor, and is also the interim head coach for the baseball team. Additionally, he was the head coach for Franklin's flag football team. Remarkably, every team under his guidance has achieved playoff wins this season.
Beyond his coaching duties, Fernandez teaches religion classes at Cathedral High while also serving as the director of transportation. His personal life is equally full, with a wife and three children aged 19, 10, and 4. He acknowledges his wife's crucial support in managing his extensive commitments, humorously noting her reaction to his continuous acceptance of new coaching roles.
Recently, Fernandez took on the interim baseball coach role at Sotomayor two weeks prior to the article's publication. With assistance from a volunteer, the team secured a 7-2 victory against Smidt Tech in the City Section Division III playoffs. His dedication extends to his family, with two daughters active in softball and his youngest son poised for T-ball.
