High School Coach In Connecticut Resigns Following State Championship Season

A precocious schoolhouse coach successful Connecticut has stepped down pursuing nan team’s 2025 CIAC title season.

CT Insider reported that Quinn Fleeting, nan interim caput coach for nan Windsor shot team, resigned from his position connected Jan. 6. Fleeting made his determination aft Windsor Public Schools precocious began their hunt for a imperishable caput coach.

“Before nan play started nan schoolhouse was clear that I was nan interim caput coach and that they would unfastened up nan position aft nan season,” Fleeting said via CT Insider. “So they conscionable followed done pinch what they said they were going to do. It was not retired of nan blue. Even though I didn't work together pinch nan process, I understand nan authorities that comes pinch it and plays a part.”

Quinn Fleeting became nan interim caput coach successful July of past twelvemonth aft his father, Robert Fleeting, stepped down pursuing 14 seasons astatine nan helm. Robert resigned to go an adjunct main astatine Windsor High School.

The 2025 play was nan astir successful successful Windsor football’s 104-year aged history of nan program. Quinn Fleeting guided nan Warriors to a 12-1 grounds and nan CIAC Class MM crown.

The Warriors were led by elder backmost Anthony Robinson – nan Gatorade Connecticut Football Player of nan Year. Robinson – a Central Connecticut State University signee – vanished his run pinch 3,647 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. On nan ground, nan elder had 66 carries for 366 yards and 11 scores.

Coach Fleeting, who graduated from Windsor successful 2013 and West Connecticut State University successful 2018, had served arsenic nan Warriors’ adjunct coach retired of assemblage and spent 4 seasons arsenic nan violative coordinator.

“I was an alumni present truthful it felt bully to get a championship,” Fleeting said via CT Insider. “In my elder twelvemonth of playing successful 2012 we really mislaid successful nan title to Daniel Hand, truthful to travel backmost and triumph a title for nan kids was great. Our kids did awesome and responded well. They were awesome and I admit them for believing successful me. We sewage nan occupation done.”

A 2024 Windsor High School Hall of Fame inductee, Fleeting capped his precocious schoolhouse shot profession for nan Warriors pinch 7,240 passing yards and 93 full TDs.

“It conscionable doesn't consciousness bully being an alumni and pinch everything I person done for nan program, from a individual standpoint,” Fleeting said. “But I get it, and that is why I don't person immoderate dislike aliases ill-will toward anyone. (Windsor Athletic Director) Chris Fulton afloat supported maine from nan beginning, I conscionable deliberation location were a bunch of different hands that played a portion successful nan determination making.”

Fleeting told CT Insider that he could coach successful nan future. For now, he’s focusing connected family.

“I could spot myself coaching if (Robert Fleeting) is capable to coach again, truthful I would see coming back,” Coach Fleeting added. “If not, I will astir apt hold until my boys get a small older earlier I commencement coaching again.”

Windsor Public Schools and AD Fulton declined to remark connected nan coaching search.

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