Hobbies and Interests
In addition to teaching at Plainfield Elementary School, I coach for the Nazareth Ice Hockey Club and the Northampton County Special Olympics Powerlifting Team. I also volunteer as an instructor at Sokol Fitness in Pen Argyl. In the past I coached baseball at Pen Argyl High School as a volunteer pitching coach from 2011-2015 and coached community league baseball teams for PTAA and the Knights Baseball Club from 2005 - 2015. ​
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Since 2007, I have served as the National Sports Fitness and Wellness Director of Sokol USA, a national non-profit Sports and Education organization that specializes in gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, and fitness instruction for families in communities across the country.
In my free time, I enjoy weight lifting, hunting, and cheering for Pittsburgh sports teams (LET'S GO PENS!). When I am not coaching you can find me in the woodlands of Elk County, PA or on the beaches of Seaside New Jersey.
Education:

Walden University Ed.D – Teacher Leadership Specialization Summa Cum Laude
University of Scranton MS - Educational Administration Summa Cum Laude
East Stroudsburg University BS - Health & Physical Ed. Magna Cum Laude
Holy Ghost Preparatory School High School Diploma Cum Laude

Awards and Achievements:
VP of Recreation Division, Pennsylvania States Association for Health Phys. Ed. Recreation and Dance
Colonial Intermediate Unit # 20 Excellence in Education Award received for
Fun and Fit After-School Program, Spring 2010
Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge: The Best Practices, Fun and Fit After-School Program
featured in the Spring 2009 & Spring 2010 publications
Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout, rank attained June 27, 2000 & Order of the Arrow member
About Dr. Yatchyshyn
