Coach Zanders is a native of Telfair Co., where he was a four-year starter in football and Varsity letterman in track and field. He Attended Mercer University and obtained a B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Psychology and a Minor in Chemistry. Coach Z furthered his education, receiving an M.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a concentration in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention, Post-Masters in Rehabilitation Science, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Health and Human Performance. He currently holds over nine specializations and certifications in performance, strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation, serving as a sports performance professional for the last 14 years, consulting for multiple winning programs, national caliber Olympic weightlifters, and NCAA Division I athletes.

He serves as a head collegiate strength coach and as the State Director of Georgia for the National Association of Speed and Explosion. He has been coaching on the varsity level for six years, three as a defensive coach with Telfair Co. and three as the defensive coordinator with ACE.

Coach Z’s most significant accomplishment and joy is being married to Tiffany Zanders and being a father to their one-year-old son, Sam “Tre” Zanders, III.