Matt Toblin
Head Coach
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Matt Toblin was named Head Football Coach at Bolles in March 2019. Toblin brings more than 15 years of experience as both a high school and college football coach. He also teaches AP Psychology.

Toblin became the third Bolles Football Coach in the last 30 years following National and Florida High School Hall of Fame Coach Corky Rogers who led the program from 1989-2016 and longtime assistant Wayne Belger who took over for Rogers as Head Coach the last two seasons before announcing his retirement this year. In his first season, Toblin led the Bulldogs to the Class 4A Finals and was named 4A Coach of the Year. He led Bolles to the state final again in 2020 and state semifinals in 2021 and 2022.

Prior to Bolles, Toblin was the Head Coach at Ponte Vedra High School where he led them to a state final appearance in his third season. He is a 3-time District Coach of the Year and NFL-Don Shula National Coach of the Year Finalist. Prior to Ponte Vedra, he spent three seasons at Southern Oregon University as Defensive Coordinator and overseeing a defense that finished Top 10 in the Nation in sacks and 3rd down efficiency. From 2008-11, Toblin served as Head Coach of the Clay High Football Team and took them to back-to-back district titles. He was also the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach at Nease High School for five seasons and Offensive Coordinator at Fleming Island High School—helping to build their first-year program. In addition to coaching football, he has also served as an AP Psychology teacher at Fleming Island, Nease and Ponte Vedra.

Toblin earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in 2001.

Josh Hoekstra
Assistant Coach
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Josh Hoekstra joined the Bolles Football coaching staff in April 2019 and also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director and physical education teacher. Hoekstra reunited with Head Coach Matt Toblin after serving as offensive coordinator on Toblin’s staff at Clay High School in 2009 and 2010.
 

Hoekstra 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, Hoekstra was a four-year starter in football and baseball, as well as a two-year letterman in basketball, at Chicago Christian High School.

Hoekstra and his wife, Erin, have three daughters (Rylee, Sloane, and Quinn).

Aaron Avery
Offensive Coordinator

Dee Brown
Assistant Coach, 
Running Backs

Thomas Laubach
Assistant Coach

Riley Skinner '05
Assistant Coach,
Quarterbacks

Videographer: Chuck O'Lessker
Announcers: Steven Stam '00, Josh Beran