Doug Nisenson, or Coach Nise as his players call him, comes to Chaparral from Colorado, where he spent the past six seasons as the Head Football Coach at ThunderRidge High School. In 2022 he led the Grizzlies to an 11-2 record and a 5A Quarterfinal appearance, tying for the most wins in 5A. Over the past four normal seasons, he amassed a 36-13 record. His offense featured three different quarterbacks with 2000+ yards and 20+ TDs, leading Colorado 5A in regular-season TD passes in 2021. When hired at ThunderRidge, he was the youngest Head Coach in 5A at that time and brought the Grizzlies back to one of the state’s top programs. He specializes in building culture and driving connections between people in pursuit of one common goal. Culture is the edge, Culture Wins. Prior to serving as Head Coach, he spent four seasons as an assistant at ThunderRidge. 

Coach Nise’s career began in Arizona, coaching at Tempe and Sandra Day O’Connor High School, before spending two seasons in North Carolina. In all, he brings 15 years of coaching experience, serving in coordinator roles on both offense and defense. Nisenson graduated from Arizona State and later completed his master’s at Saint Joseph’s University. He is married to his wife, Jenn, and they have a daughter, Layla. He has long considered Chaparral as a premier football program in the country, and he is honored to have the opportunity to lead such a storied program.

In his 6th year with Chaparral Football, Coach Springfield works with Special Teams and Specialists, runs game-day operations, and assists Coach Nise with Chaparral Football Operations. A long-time youth football coach with the Scottsdale Youth Firebirds (Jr Firebirds), John orchestrates games-day side-line operations for all three levels of Chaparral Football.