Varsity Football

Coach Lang begins his tenure as Head Coach after spending nine years as an SG assistant under long-time coach John Mackay. Joe’s background is working with quarterbacks and backs on technique, efficiency and understanding the intricacies of SG’s dynamic offense, which was responsible for averaging 28.5 points this past season, thanks to a balanced passing and running attack. Defense is a mentality and Coach Lang looks forward to bringing and attitude to the defensive side of the ball that highlights a teamwide aggressiveness and the skill to create turnovers and make key drive-stopping plays at critical times during games. Coach has been in charge of the Special Teams units for the past two years and looks forward to continuing in that role. Player development is crucial and so much of that development happens on the practice field. The coaching staff finds exciting and challenging ways to utilize practice time from Monday-Friday, to prepare for each upcoming opponent while also giving players opportunities to improve individual skills that will translate now and to player’s experience at the next level.

Coach Charlie Congleton played football at Groton School from 1999-2002, and was elected captain of the 2002 team that went 4-4 in the ISL. During his time on the gridiron, Charlie played quarterback, running back, tight end, linebacker, and defensive end. Charlie's love of football and gridiron strategy comes from his grandfather Jake, who was the coach at Groton for 37 seasons and who's name is alongside long time SG coach Porky Clark's on the Clark-Congleton cup, given to the winner of the annual game between the two teams. Charlie will be entering his second season on the Dragon's sidelines in the fall and coaches the Defensive Line"

Coach Copeland begins his tenure as the Defensive Coordinator for St George’s this fall, after spending three seasons as a defensive coordinator at Cumberland (R.I.) High School and as a two-way assistant coach at St. Raphael Academy. He has also served on the staff of Breakthrough Elite Football, The B.O.N.E. Camp, and Clocked In Athlete Showcase, along with other camps and showcases. Silas’s background is working with linebackers and defensive backs on technique, efficiency, and understanding the intricacies of an attacking, play-making style of defense. Defense is a mentality and Coach Copeland looks forward to bringing that attitude to the defensive side of the ball at SG, while also highlighting a teamwide aggressiveness and skill set to create turnovers and make key drive-stopping plays at critical times during games. Coach Copeland has football playing experience at the semi-professional, D-I collegiate level and the Ohio high school level. Coach Copeland uses that knowledge and experience as a tool for player development, positive skill building, and exposure.

Mike Hansel has been coaching prep school football for over 30 years. He arrived at SG in 1992 after coaching three years at the Peddie school in NJ. Mike played three years of high school football as a quarterback, tailback and defensive back. The highlight was playing tailback on St. Mark’s undefeated, ISL championship team in 1976. Serving as offensive coordinator for SG over the last ten years coach Hansel and the coaching staff have taken a fast-paced, no huddle approach that balances run and pass in an attempt to take advantage of defensive tendencies. SG has competed in three post-season bowl games since 2016, managing to take home the trophy twice.

While at Colby, Richards played Varsity Football and was both NESCAC champion and All-New England in the javelin for the White Mule Track and Field Team. He served as line coach for Middletown High School football team which won a RI Division III State Championship. He then became line coach for the St. George’s School team which went 13-1 in two seasons and appeared in two NEPSAC Bowl games, winning the Kevin Fleming Bowl and averaging 45 points per game. As a public school track coach, Richards resurrected Newport high school’s team and led that squad to over 40 team titles and a dozen school records, earning him Rhode Island Track Coach of the Year 4 times and consideration for USA Today’s National Coach of the Year. As a throws coach for St. George’s School, his throwers hold nearly all Dragon records - garnering three New England team championships and over a dozen ISL/NEPSAC individual championships and records. Many of his football and track athletes have gone on to not only compete but win titles in the NCAA.

Justin Sellar joined the faculty in 2018 and is an Associate Athletics Director. After graduating from Wheaton College in 2017, Sellar completed his master's degree in sports management with a concentration in athletic administration from Southern New Hampshire University in 2020. In addition to his work in the Athletics Department, Sellar coaches both football and baseball.