who wrapped up his illustrious career in 2017
as the state’s all-time leading scorer and the
all-time leader in assists. He says he has a
philosophy when it comes to coaching both the
star players and the young, developing athletes. a byproduct of a team coming together and
playing with belief in each other. While at
Sylacauga, Zedaker helped lead the Aggies
to eight playoff appearances in a 12-year run
under coach Matt Griffith.
“My philosophy is to show then we care about
them, show them this is a family environment,
show them that we love them and want the
best for them,” Zedaker said. “Families have
their ups and downs but at the end of the day
they know I care about them. Regardless if
they’re the stud linebacker or star quarterback
or they’re a t hird string B-teamer; I care about
you just the same way and I will treat you the
same way.” Having a unique perspective as a product
of Sylacauga, Zedaker feels that Lincoln can
soon become the premier school in Talladega
County, across the board.
Trying to gauge how a team will produce
in year one with a new coach is almost an
impossible task with too many unknowns at
play. However Zedaker says he knows how he
wants his team to play each Friday night.
“I want a team [opponents] to walk off the
field and say ‘that team just played us hard
for the entire four quarters’,” Zedaker said.
Obviously every team wants to win every game
but Zedaker points out that the winning is
“I want to bring that mentality to Lincoln and I
want Lincoln to be known as the top school in
the county, not only in football but all athletics.
You know that if you’re playing in that county
tournament in any sport we’re playing,
Lincoln’s probably going to be in that final
game,” Zedaker said. “The players are itching
for it, they are craving it, so it’s teaching them
the right way of how to get to that.”
The football season doesn’t provide a lot of free
time but when he’s not on the field, Zedaker
enjoys spending his time with his wife, Jill,
and two daughters. Now as he enters a new
athletic family, you can be assured the “athletic
neighbors” will soon take notice of Lincoln
once again.
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