Baldwin High School has hired a new head coach for the 2025-26 football season; Jeff Melcher who has been a longtime assistant football coach at BHS.
“As an assistant coach, I learned the importance of attention to detail and the value of genuinely caring for your athletes,” Melcher said. “Being a head coach allows me to bring everything I have learned under my mentors and build a culture.”
This football season the coaches are making a big impact on culture and leading the students to take charge in accountability, toughness, and a team-first mentality.
“We are looking to bring pride back to the Baldwin football program by being competitive in each game and making the playoffs,” coach Grant Bachura said.
“I want players to understand that attitude and effort are always within their control,” Melcher said.
This season Melcher is making a major influence on team first mentality. “Sucess definitely goes far beyond wins and losses,” Melcher said. “I would say we are doing right by players if they grow as students, athletes and young men.”
Being a team means you have to do your part for your family. This would consist of having integrity, empathy, a positive attitude, and sharing goals with your teammates.
Every team should have a goal but every player should have a personal goal to reach for every day.
“Some personal goals I have is to become a better quarterback skillfully than I can and also become a better leader as much as I can,” junior Bryis Alford said.
“Our short term goals this season are establishing consistent effort, discipline, and building confidence are most important currently,” Melcher said. “Further in this season and the next few years I just want to build a program that our players, families, school and community can be proud of.”
The players are also excited about this new season.
“I believe that Melcher is going to bring a new foundation to our team that we have been missing for years now,” Alford said.