Take the Z Train: Meet the coach in charge

Joe Zang, owner and founder of Z Train, is a physical education and health teacher. Coach Zang earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Salisbury University and has been coaching basketball, baseball and football for 13 years. He has been a head coach for varsity boys’ basketball since 2011, at Perryville and Elkton High Schools and now Newark Charter High School. Under his leadership in the past decade, his teams have won a combined five division and/or conference titles, and numerous players have gone on to play college sports.

Coach Zang has been named Coach of the Year for boys’ basketball three times as a head coach, and his teams have won sportsmanship awards. He was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing football, basketball and baseball. Coach Zang is available for private training and group training for basketball, baseball and speed & agility.

Cecil County Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year
(2015) Elkton High School

Diamond State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
(2019 and 2020) Newark Charter High School

Sportsmanship Award (Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference)
(2012 and 2013) Elkton High School

Sportsmanship Award (DIAA Delaware)
(2017, 2018 and 2019) Newark Charter High School

The Z Train Philosophy

We believe that every athlete can improve their skills if they have the right attitude and are willing to make the necessary effort to make it happen.

We work best with athletes who are:

• Coachable
• Hard working
• Good sports
• Team players

Our priority is to enhance the physical and mental performance of athletes through individual and group instruction. We assess each athlete’s skill level and develop a plan to increase their performance through drills and exercises designed for best results.

When you work with Coach Zang at Z Train, you’ll learn fundamentals, build on them, and fine tune your skills to reach your highest ability for maximum performance.

You’ll feel good knowing that you are stretching, learning and growing to achieve more!

Contact Coach Z at coach@ztrainathletics.com.