Josh Hoekstra joins the Bolles Football coaching staff, reuniting with new Head Coach Matt Toblin. Hoekstra served as offensive coordinator on Toblin’s staff at Clay High School in 2009 and 2010. He took over as the Clay head coach in the Spring of 2011 when Toblin moved to the college ranks at Southern Oregon.

As the Clay head coach the past eight seasons, Hoekstra guided the Blue Devils to a 64-35 record, five consecutive playoff appearances, two district titles and a state runner-up finish in 2013. He was honored as the Jaguars’ NFL High School Coach of the Year in 2013, served as head coach of Team Florida in the War of the Border All-Star game from 2015-19 and coached quarterbacks in the Shrine Bowl All-Star game in 2008 and 2009. Prior to Clay, Hoekstra honed his coaching experience as an assistant at St. Augustine, Englewood and Jackson High Schools.

Hoekstra began his college football playing career at Trinity International University in Illinois before transferring to Jacksonville University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education. Originally from the Chicago area, Hoesktra was a four-year starter in football and baseball, as well as a two-year letterman in basketball, at Chicago Christian High School.