Steve Anspach named new AD at Pottstown
You can’t beat the credentials Steve Anspach brings to his newest position within the Pottstown School District.
Anspach officially becomes the district’s Director of Co-Curricular Activities, sporting particular familiarity with the high school’s athletic programs, the area’s sports scene, the Pioneer Athletic Conference … and with first-hand experience as a student-athlete during his high-school years.
Pottstown High School’s new athletic director Anspach watching girls’ lacrosse at Grigg Memorial Field.
Anspach was affirmed to his director’s post during the Pottstown School Board’s meeting Monday. He replaces Pat Connors, who recently left to become an assistant principal at Great Valley.
“I was doing his (Connors’) role all April,” Anspach said. “When Pat put in his resignation, I applied and went through the interview process.”
In his latest capacity, Anspach will oversee the sports, student clubs and activities at the high school. He had been an economics instructor at Pottstown four years, and was an instructional assistant at Spring-Ford prior to that.
“I will be involved on a daily basis with the students,” he said. “It’s a greater opportunity to be around them.”
Anspach had considerable contact with the school’s athletes: four years in wrestling as assistant to Brad Bechtel, and three years in football on the staff of recently-departed head coach Don Grinstead. In his time at Spring-Ford, he coached football and middle-school wrestling.
At present, Anspach is not making any decisions about continuing to coach sports in the future.
“As of right now,” he said, “I’m new to the position. I’m learning things everyday.”
Anspach’s familiarity with the region’s sports scene grew out of his lifelong residence here. Coming of age in Royersford, he attended Spring-Ford High and participated in football, wrestling and baseball.
Following his graduation from Spring-Ford in 2000, Anspach got his bachelor’s degree from Kutztown. He then got his teaching certification from Cabrini College.
“One thing the PAC-10 has is a lot of multi-sport athletes,” he said. “It’s that way at Pottstown. We preach that.”
He wants to take that a step further, encompassing more than just athletics.
“Right now, we’re promoting students being involved in multiple events,” he said, “showing how it creates more opportunities for students to become more successful.”
In his present capacity, Anspach will be working in support of sports and co-curricular activities. He will be assisted at the sports end by “game managers,” who will directly oversee the preparation for, and conduct of, events at the high school.
“I’m fortunate to have grown up in the area. Knowing the league is a great asset,” he said. “At Spring-Ford and Pottstown, I was around good kids and coaches.”
