Personal Bio

My name is Chad Smith.  I was born in Bend, Oregon on January 26th, 1987.  We lived in Sisters, Oregon until I was about three or four years old and eventually moved to Sweet Home, Oregon.  My parents names were Gregory and Elsie Smith.  I have one half brother who is older than me.  His name is Ben Sell.  We have different dads.  I don't remember much of my younger childhood.

We moved to Sweet Home to be closer to both my mother and father's family.  I hadn't even started school yet so the move wasn't a huge shock to me.  When arriving in Sweet Home it seemed like a great place.  I soon found a great friend who lived only two doors down from me.  Our mothers worked together which helped us get to know each other better.  As far back as I can remember I have always loved sports.  I remember always watching football and professional wrestling with my dad as often as we could. 

When i was in about the seventh grade I knew that I wanted to become a football coach.  All through school I was over thinking every sport that I would play.  I would think of myself as a coach and try to figure out why we would do this or that.  I was always asking questions or trying to learn everyone's responsibilities on the field. 

I graduated from High School in 2005 from Sweet Home High School and began my college career.  I began my first year at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.  I was then given the chance to attend Eastern Oregon University to play football my sophomore year.  I went and played football but just couldn't handle the location in La Grande with nothing to do so I came back to Lane.  After Lane I decided to go to Oregon State University  and Linn-Benton Community College.  After a year there I decided to transfer one last time to Western Oregon University.  I graduated from WOU in the summer of 2010 with a bachelor's of science in exercise science and a minor in health.  I have been to many schools but still finished my undergraduate degree in five years.  I came to Willamette University to receive my MAT because of the location and the length of the program.  I have also known people who have came through the program and said great things about it. 

My interests include coaching, teaching, singing karaoke, and also shooting.  My brother has got me into competitive shooting so I am practicing at the local rifle club and preparing to compete.  I have coached football and basketball for the last two years at Sprague High School in Salem, Oregon.  I can often be found sing karaoke at some of the local bars in town.  I am excited to become a teacher and help anyway that I can in a young persons life.