Varsity Coaches Sophomore Coaches Freshman Coaches
Darren Best 
Darren Best is in his ninth year of coaching for Minnetonka and his fourth year as freshman head coach. Darren has a degree in mathematics from St. Olaf College where he spent four years as a linebacker for the Oles. He is a math teacher at the high school and works with the Get Connected program for ninth graders. Darren lives in Waconia with his wife Christine and son Kyle.
Curtis Eischens Curtis Eischens is entering his 23rd year of coaching football and his ninth year at Minnetonka. This will be his fourth year of coaching the Freshman Wide Receivers. For the past nine summers he has been on the summer football camp coaching staff with Lane Kiffin (formerly Pete Carroll) at the University of Southern California. Curtis received his B.A. in Physical Education and Health from Augsburg College in Minneapolis and his M.A. in Curriculum of Arts in Education from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Curtis and Jody Eischens live in Excelsior. Their son, Joey Brown, is a Sophomore at Minnesota State University Mankato, daughter Sydney is a Junior the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and son Conner lives in Big Bear California.
Matt Breen
Matt Breen is a sixth-year coach and math teacher at Minnetonka High School. Matt will be coordinating the freshmen defense while working primarily with the defensive backs. Matt started for three years and was two-time all-conference at Willmar High School. He also played football for four years at St. John's University. In his free time, Matt enjoys in-line skating and watching and competing in most every sport. Matt lives in Victoria with his wife Christine.
Josh Frie Josh Frie enters his third season with the Minnetonka Football Program with six years experience teaching mathematics and coaching football, wrestling and golf in Colorado and Minnesota. He will be working primarily with the Linebackers. Josh has a degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and is a teacher in the Minnetonka High School math department. He and his wife Jessica (and dog Drake) live in St. Louis Park.
Chad Thorp Chad Thorp enters his third season on the Minnetonka staff as Freshman Defensive Line coach. Chad is a 2003 graduate of Augsburg College and a four year letter winner in football. He is in his fourth year teaching the embedded Health program at Minnetonka High School and also works with the junior varsity girls hockey and softball teams. Chad lives in Hopkins with his wife Megan.
Luke Boline
Luke Boline will enter his first year as running backs coaches. He has extensive experience working with young people in many different facets of their adolescence. Luke has coached five different sports informally at both the high school and college levels. He is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College where he majored in English, and is currently enrolled at Bethel University where he is working on his Master of Teaching degree. Luke works at Minnetonka High School as a Paraprofessional, and presently lives in Minneapolis.
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