Head Coach - Richie Rode

Coach Richie Rode is in his third season leading the Verot Football program serving as the Varsity Football Head Coach. He began his coaching career in 2003 as the Offensive Coordinator at Fort Myers High School. Coach Rode served as the Head Coach of Varsity Football at Cypress Lake High School beginning with the 2016 season, where he was able to turn the struggling Panthers into a winning program. Coach Rode earned his degree from Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia where he was a triple major (Business, Accounting and Economics). Coach Rode and his wife, Bishop Verot alum, Stephanie (Healy) Rode ‘97, reside in Cape Coral and have three children, Charles, Justin ’26, and Brooklyn ’28, and one grandchild, Jocelynn.

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