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As a new
member of the Falcon coaching staff, Jack
Brooks will work with the infielders and
serve as the third base coach this season.
Prior to coming to the Falcons, Books served
as the head coach form one season at Norwalk
High School, where he led them to their
first CIF Playoff victory in six years. He
also served as an assistant coach there for
two years before becoming the head coach.
His first coaching assignment came under the
guidance of his father, Kim Brooks, at La
Mirada High, where he spent one season as an
assistant.
Brooks
prepped at La Mirada High, where he played
for his father and helped lead them to the
Suburban League championship in 1996, his
junior year, while the team reached the CIF
Championship game twice. In addition, he
played football for the Matadores and helped
the team advance to the CIF Championships
twice. He was named All-League and All-CIF
on both the baseball and football teams.
He then moved
on to Loyola Marymount University, where he
was an infielder for four seasons
(1998-2002) and was a part of three West
Coast Conference championship teams. In his
senior season, he batted .315, which was
fourth highest on the team. Brooks graduated
with a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning
with a minor in History.
Brooks, who was married in
July, 2006 to his wife Gris, have a two-year
old son, Brayden Thomas. |