The Staff

Coaches

The people developing these athletes on and off the field.

Head Coach

Coach Woodman

Five years with the same core group — team first, family always.

• Head Coach, West Cobb Crush — five years with the same core group
• Head Coach, Hillgrove Hawks Silver — two seasons
• Head Coach, Hillgrove Hawks Gold — one season
• Board roles supporting West Cobb Girls Softball and the Hillgrove Hawks
• Owner/CEO, New Image Roofs, LLC — BBB-accredited (A+), founded 2016, Marietta & Dallas, GA
• One of four partners with Marty Leddy, Tommy Cousens, and Chip Phillips — all four grew up in West Cobb

Coach Woodman has led the Crush for five years — the same core group of girls, the same coach, the whole way through. Off the field, he has built New Image Roofs into a respected West Cobb business, and he has supported his community in board roles with both West Cobb Girls Softball and the Hillgrove Hawks — putting his time back into the same community and programs that raised him. With the steady support of his wife Lucy behind everything he takes on, five years running the same program says something on its own: most travel coaches don't get, or keep, that kind of continuity. He built a business from the ground up and built it well, and he runs the Crush with the same hands-on, long-game mindset — invest in the people in front of you, show up consistently, and the results follow. For him this isn't just a program he leads; this is a team and a family that he is invested in.

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Assistant Coach

Coach Sara “Po” Poteat French

Former NCAA Division I infielder, UT Chattanooga

• Three-time All-Southern Conference selection (2011, 2012, 2013)
• 2011 SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Two-time NFCA All-South Region honoree (2011, 2012)
• Career .300+ hitter across three straight seasons, peaking at .437 as a junior
• 2012 FCA Scholarship Award recipient

Coach Po brings something most 12U travel teams don't have: real Division I playing experience, still active in her own game today. She spent four years as an infielder for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2010–2013) — the kind of résumé that turns “listen to your coach” into “your coach has actually done it.” She coaches like she still plays, pairing relentless competitiveness with detail-level teaching: not just what went wrong, but why, and what a Division I infielder would adjust before the next pitch. High standards, genuine warmth, and real joy for the game.

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Support Coaches

Support Coach

Coach Philip Mathews

With the Crush since day one — lineup, gear, and a calm dugout.

Coach Mathews has been with the Crush since day one — one of the program's original coaches, five-plus years in with the same core group. He runs the lineup, manages the gear, and keeps eleven girls calm and locked in through even the longest tournament day, with a steady, unflappable class parents notice too. His daughter Dylan (#5) has been part of the roster the whole way.

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Coach Carlos Rodriguez

Softball is a family affair for the Rodriguezes.

Carlos joined the coaching staff when the team became West Cobb Crush and his daughter Sofia (#21) joined the roster, and he's been a steady presence for Coach Woodman and Coach Po ever since. He and his wife Mallory have coached West Cobb Softball teams together for years and now serve as head coaches of Marietta High School's Metroball program — softball is a family affair for the Rodriguezes. Partner at Kilgore & Rodriguez, Criminal Defense Attorneys.

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Coach Jeff Almon

A Crush girl-dad through and through.

A Crush girl-dad through and through — Jeff's daughter Harper (#22, “Twos”) has grown up on this team, and he's been right there coaching alongside her since the Extreme 8U days, stepping in whenever Coach Woodman or Coach Po need an extra hand. He grew up playing baseball himself and still coaches his son Easton today, so the game runs deep in the Almon house. Married to Morgan; works in service for Ford Motor Company.