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Aldo Spano, a 20-year teaching and coaching veteran, is New York Tech’s director of recreation and head sprint football coach. In this newly created role, he directs the university’s growing student-focused intramural and club sports activities and will lead the sprint football team in its inaugural season (2027).

Having worked as a physical education teacher and coach across several sports in his years of coaching, Spano has participated in various community programs throughout New York. He has helped to guide teams to a number of championships in three sports and has helped athletes from different backgrounds to develop their social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Moreover, he collaborates with leaders in the fields of coaching and technology in order to research and put into practice innovative and effective mentoring methods for the next generation of student athletes.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education and health from William Carey University and is pursuing a Master of Science in sports management at Louisiana State University.