Below is a press release from the Stoughton Public Schools announcing Robin Ireland as its next athletic director. Ireland replaces Chris Carbone, who was the athletic director for the 2022-23 school year.
STOUGHTON, Mass. – We are pleased to announce that Mr. Robin Ireland has accepted the position of Athletic Director for the Stoughton Public Schools effective July 1, 2023.
Mr. Ireland has been a health and physical education teacher in the Freetown Lakeville Regional School District since 2007. He has also served as the head coach of the Apponequet High School girls varsity soccer team since 2007, where his teams have won five conference titles and qualified for the state tournament 13 times. Mr. Ireland also has club soccer coaching experience and is a triathlete, serving as the membership coordinator for the Bay State Triathlon Team.
“I am looking forward to joining Stoughton Public Schools and I am excited to grow the athletic department. I would like to expand into the middle school to create more opportunities at that level for sports participation, open doors of accessibility for the entire Stoughton student population by starting a Unified Sports program, and grow connections and relationships in the Stoughton community,” Mr. Ireland said.
“I am a firm believer in the positive benefits of sports, athletics, and fitness and I know that a well run athletic department can have a positive impact not only on the athletes, but also on the entire community,” he continued.