Coach Delane Woods

No matter where he ended up going, Coach Delane Woods’ love for football stayed with him. As a young player, Woods began his football journey playing little league football for PAL, a youth organization in Minnesota. His passion and knowledge for the game expanded with him throughout high school, as he attended DeLaSalle. 

“I went to DeLaSalle for two years,” Woods said. “But then I ended up transferring to Washburn to finish out my high school career.”

At Washburn, Woods discovered another passion of his, track and field. With speed being an element of his football game, friends convinced him to try out for the track team. This turned out to be favorable for him, as he went on to be recruited to run track at Iowa Central Community College. 

Although his track career went well his freshman year, Woods couldn’t fight his urge to play football any longer. Deciding that football was his calling, he transferred to East Los Angeles College (ELAC) to restart his college football career.

“Their program is really on the rise right now because of a documentary on Netflix called Last Chance U. I tell kids that I went there all the time and they look at me in disbelief, but we weren’t really good when I was there.” Woods said with a chuckle.

From ELAC, Woods went on to transfer and finish his college football career playing at North Dakota State University. Still hungry to play post-college, Woods looked for another chance to get on the field. Having his first son at the time, he wanted to find a way to fulfill his football “itch” while also taking care of his family. This thought process led him to the route of semi-pro football, playing for the Saint Paul Pioneers.

Woods played six years semi-pro before deciding to hang up his cleats, but that didn’t stop his passion. Quickly afterwards, he took advantage of an opportunity to work with My7on7 Football Passing League.

“It’s been a great experience for me and the kids.” Woods said passionately. “Being able to be a role model or father figure to kids that may not have that in their lives means a lot to me. I want to give it all I got every time I coach.”

Since he has joined, Woods has been a phenomenal impact to the community. His work ethic mixed with the passion he has to improve kids not only on the football field, but in life has made his coaching such an important attribute.

“Whatever they choose to do in life, I want to make sure that I teach them to try their hardest and give them the tools to be better people in the world.”

Zach Zebrowski

With his father being a football coach at multiple locations, Zach Zebrowski had to move a lot as a little kid. Born in Illinois, Zach finally was able to call Minnesota home when his dad took the job as the quarterbacks coach for the Gophers.

“I’ve always been around football.” Zachi remarked. “My dad’s been a college coach before I was even born, so I kind of fell in love with it.”

Wanting to find a way to start his football career, Zach was first introduced to My7on7. Playing quarterback for the 8th grade team, he led his team to the championship, winning the first ever My7on7 tournament. From there, he was hooked.

Zach ended up attending Eastridge High School and played football for the Raptors at quarterback. Perfecting his craft each year, his hard work was capitalized his senior season in 2018. That year, he was named District Player of the Year throwing for 2,900 yards and 22 touchdowns in the air while rushing for 600 yards and 5 more touchdowns on the ground.

Following that amazing season, he accepted a scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University (SIU). Knowing that he had to work harder to be prepared for college football, Zach looked for an opportunity to sharpen his game.

That’s when he made his return to My7on7.

“I always knew people there, so when they texted me and asked to play a few tournaments with them, it was an easy decision for me.”

Looking at real people and getting live reps was something important to Zach. WIth the opportunity to do so that summer with My7on7, he took full advantage.  

“The extra reps helped me,” Zach said happily. “Being able to read different coverages and play with new guys for a summer was fun.”

Zach is currently getting prepared for the 2022 season. Finishing fall camp, Zach wants nothing more than to help SIU, and his teammates top the league and win a national championship.

Craig McDonald

Craig McDonald attacks football with a serious mindset. His no-nonsense approach to the game combined with a hard work ethic, has elevated him to perform at the highest level. But what molded him into the player that he is today?

Growing up playing football in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Craig was taught at an early age that nothing would be easy. At the young age of five years old, his father had him playing in higher age divisions.

“Flag wasn’t enough for me,” Craig said talking about his youth. “So, I ended up starting tackle football early.”

Craig didn’t see playing with older kids as a challenge. Rather, he saw it as an opportunity to get the upper hand on players in his own age group. While others played at the same level, Craig was learning the game at a faster rate, absorbing and learning everything he could about the game he loved.

When high school football approached, Craig was ready to perform. Still, Craig wanted to maximize on any chance he may have to continue improving his game.

During his flag days, Craig had to opportunity to meet Coach Ty Thomas. When Thomas presented Craig the opportunity to play with My7on7 before high school, he happily obliged.

“Getting more repetition just made football start to become muscle memory. Getting tips and jewels at that young age just made my football I.Q. take off.”

From the beginning of high school to the end, Craig cemented himself as a dominant player at Minnehaha Academy. Playing at Minnehaha, Craig was also surrounded by top level D1 prospects such as Jalen Suggs, Chet Holmgren, Trevon Howard, and others. Seeing how they worked and committed themselves to their craft only pushed Craig to go harder.

“It just made me want to out work everybody,” Craig said assertively. “We had high standards for each other, so we just built off of that.”

With My7on7 and his continuous off-season grind helping him, Craig was a two time all-district player alongside a second team all-state nod his senior year. With those accolades on his belt, Craig was able to acquire a scholarship to Iowa State University.

 After two seasons at Iowa, Craig transferred to Auburn University for the 2022 season.

“The transition has been good. Everything on the field is the same, but I’m just getting used to the schematics and weight room things.”

Even with the change of scenery, Craig still is the same person throughout. He holds himself to the same standard that he has since his childhood and that will never change.

“I want to win a national championship,” Craig said confidently. “That’s it.”