Joe Tanis

Varsity Head Coach

Boys Varsity Football

Playing Career:

Grandville HS under Irv Sigler III (Current Hope College OC)

Olivet College under Irv SIgler Jr. (Retired MHSFCA Hall of Fame Coach)

Coaching Career:

2001 Assistant Football Coach for 7th grade at Grandville Middle School

2005 Assistant LB Coach at Olivet College

2006 Assistant DB Coach at Olivet College

2007 WR Coach at Olivet College (MIAA Champions/ NCAA D3 Playoffs)

2007 Assistant Defensive Coach for the Kalamazoo Xplosion (CIFL Runner Up)

2008 Assistant HC/Defensive Coordinator at Galesburg Augusta HS

2009 FB/TE Coach/Video Coordinator at Northern Michigan University

2010 RB/H Coach/Video Coordinator at Northern Michigan University

2011 Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC at Napoleon HS

2012-Current Head Coach at Orchard View

2015 Assistant Varsity Track Coach at Orchard View

2015-Current LB Coach for Team West Legacy 7on7

2016-Current Assistant Middle School Track Coach

Memberships:

Michigan High School Football Coaches Association

American Football Coaches Association

Certifications:

Bigger, Faster, Stronger Certified 2015

AFCA Professional Development Series Certified Three Times

MHSAA Coaches Advancement Program Level 1 Completed

Family:

He lives in Orchard View with his wife, Jill, and daughter's Elyssa (6) and Valerie (infant), and son Calvin (3).