The Giants Foundation and Gatorade to contribute $2,000 to the football program.
East Rutherford, NJ – The New York Giants and Gatorade have selected Mr. Rob Fleeting of Windsor High School (Windsor, CT) as the Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Week for Week 6 of the 2024 season. The Warriors improved to 4-0 on the season with a 35-0 shutout on the road against the South Windsor Bobcats (2-2), one week after a significant 41-35 double-overtime victory over powerhouse Darien demonstrated the potential of this year's team to the rest of the state. The victory over Darien was made extra sweet by the fact that their offense didn't miss a beat under the direction of freshman quarterback Nate Rodriguez, who started in the place of junior quarterback AJ Robinson, who missed the game with an injured shoulder.
The Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the Week Award is part of the Giants' continuing effort to support local high school football programs. The Giants elected to name the award in memory of former Union High School (NJ) coach, Lou Rettino, for his fine commitment to the game of football, his community and the betterment of his athletes' lives. Each week during the high school football season, the Giants selected one area high school head coach as the Coach of the Week winner. The selection is based on the coach's continuing commitment towards promoting youth football, developing motivated student-athletes and contributing overall to their community.
In recognition of Coach Fleeting's selection as Coach of the Week, a $2,000 check will be granted to the school's football program from The Giants Foundation and Gatorade. He will also receive a certificate of recognition signed by Giants head coach Brian Daboll, and will be honored at a dinner following the season, as well as a 2025 pre-season home game.
Coach Fleeting took over as head coach of the Windsor Warriors in 2009, after serving as head coach at Weaver High School for a decade, and an assistant for six years prior to that. He reached the illustrious milestone of 200th career coaching victories as head coach in 2022, and he led the Warriors in 2014 to their first state title in school history. Also had the distinction of coaching current Giants safety, Jason Pinnock from 2014-2017. In addition to his coaching duties, Fleeting also serves as Dean of Students at Windsor High School, and has also served as a special education teacher at the school.
