Coach Harlin returns for his second season as the Head Flag Football Coach for the Golden Lions. In 2022, the inaugural season for the flag football program, Coach Harlin lead the team to a region championship and the state semifinals. He has been teaching and coaching in Archdiocese of Atlanta Schools since 1989. Coach Harlin was at St. Pius X from 1989 through 2001, serving 8 years as the head baseball coach, and returned to the program for the 2022 season. He was the head baseball coach at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (2003-2021), where he led the baseball team to three state championships, two state runner-up finishes and 11 region championships. He has received over 30 Coach-of-the-Year honors, including five state coach of the year awards from the Georgia Dugout Club and three state coach of the year awards from the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, was named Southeast Region Coach-of-the-Year in 2014 and 2015 by the American Baseball Coaches Association and, in 2019, was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame. Coach Harlin is in the top 10 All-Time in the state of Georgia with over 600 career wins. He holds strength and conditioning certifications through EXOS in Performance Specialist Training, Speed Training, Advanced Strength & Power Training, Using Data for Group Training, and Integrating Nutrition In Training. Coach Harlin has also been a speaker at multiple conventions and clinics around the country. He teaches Physical Educations and serves as an Assistant Athletic Director at St. Pius X. Coach Harlin lives in Atlanta with his wife Jamie and their two rescue dogs.
