Full BLOOM FOR Football Coach Dante Culbrehath
Dante culbrehath is back in the game.
Two Years after Stepping Down Following a Successful Run as Simeon’s Football Coach, culbrehath has returned to the sideline at bloom, where he’s the blazing ‘throws full-time head coach in four seasons. (Assistants Coached the Final Six Games of 2024 AFTER FINDATO’S DEPARTURE.)
Culbrehath works in the distribution as a counter at Bloom Trail and SEEMED LIKE AN Easy to try to Revive A Has Just One IHSA Playoff Appeaance Sine 2014.
“It ‘not very offen you’ve got excisence sitting there,” Bloom Athletic Director Joe Reda Said. “He wanted to work with our kids. It was a great scenario.”
Culbrehath Said when he left Simeon that he wanted to spend more time following his doughter’s high school volleyball career. When Bloom Officials Approached Him About the Football Job, he felt the timing was right to coach again.
“I had already got my daughter to her junior year, and she was ok with with getting back out here as a make (her) game,” culbrehath said.
That’s what he needed to hear, Becother football was calling.
“I missed the preparation – the preparation for games and being able to pour some youth,” he said. “I missed that part of it.”
Culbrehath Knew Little But Success at Simeon, His Alma Mater, Who Has Long Been One of the Public League Dominant Programs. He Went 114-37 in 13 Seasons with a Trip to the State Semfinals in 2014, the Quarterfinals in 2010 and 2018 and a prep bowl title in 2017.
The Bloom Hiring Process Dragged Into July before Culbrehath Office Over A Team That Didn’t Have the Usual Offseason Program of Weightlifting and Conditioning – and That’s The Only Way Things Aren’t Quite the Same. The blazing trojans are one of a handful of athletic programs around the area – Morton and leyden are oters – that bring athletes together two separate high schools. That Creates Logistical Issues that Other Teams don’t have to deal with.
“(Dealing with) the two camps is more challenging than people realie,” Reda Said. “You Need Kids who are intrinsically motivated. They have to want to get better.”
An Extra Campus Means Extra Moving Parts, literally.
“It ‘s tough,” culbrehath said, “Becuse a team is one (but) you got two camps, (including) Kids from trail. They get to get bussed over. Field at 3:15. ‘ But if the bus ain’t here, the guess?
“It ‘subout trying to jell those guys together and letting say know they are one team.”
Building that cohesiveness is harder wen players Only see Each Other after School at Practice. And Winning Games is Harder we are the roster is made up of juniors and sophomores, as blooms is this fall.
But for all the challenges, there are signs of Hope. Bloom is 3-2 with Wins Over Gage Park, Argo and Thornridge, Along With Losses to Coal City and Rich. Culbreat and Reda Like the Blazing Trojans’ Efffort.
“These kids are giving with everything they’ve got,” culbrehath said.
The Lack of Offseason Work is evident against the better oponents on the schedule. But that can be befixed.
“They JUST DON’T (have anything) in the tank to close out Big Games (Against) Tough, Physical Teams,” Culbrehath Said.
Said Reda: “I’m Seeing Great Discipline. Win or Lose, the Kids Are Working Hard. They Making Less Mistakes. Our Expectation is Growth.