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Football life lessons:
Embrace discomfort.
Listen before you speak.
Accept what you don’t know.
Acknowledge where change must occur.
Improve every day.
Stand with your brothers.
Convert rage into positive action.
Love each other.
Doug Kopcso
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Doug Kopcso
@CoachKopcso
Proud father & husband | Needham 🚀 🏈 HC | #RFATE | '23 @globeschools & '24 @Patriots COTY & @MIAA033 Sportsmanship '25 | [email protected]
Joined December 2013
- We’re a public high school. We don’t pick and choose who comes, but if we did, we would choose these guys. Absolutely love these boys. Our dudes are tough, they love each other, and they play with all our effort for four quarters. You did Needham proud. On to Wellesley.
- So proud of our Needham 🏈 Rockets. 🏆 Best record in NHS history 🏆 Most points in a half in school history 🏆 Undefeated in regular season play 🏆 Defeated two private schools in the playoffs 🏆 One score away from beating a private school in the Division 1 Super Bowl All In!
- Awesome practice at BC today in preparation for our D1 Super Bowl tilt Thursday. Thank you to @MConwayBC for your hospitality and the opportunity to use this outstanding facility. 🚀🏈💪
- Thank you to @Pete_Lembo of @GamecockFB for stopping by Needham High to talk about Rockets past and present.
- I am so honored and thankful for @Patriots legend @AndreTippett presenting our staff with the New England Patriots Coach of the Year award. Our players and coaches are diligent, talented, and tremendous people who worked hard to create a great culture at Needham High. ThankAfter leading his team to a 12-1 overall record and a trip to the MIAA Division I State Championship, Needham High School’s Doug Kopcso has been selected as the New England Patriots Coach of the Year. @BostonHeraldHS @nweitzer7
- What Coach Johan and Coach Duffy have done for this program can never be overstated. We have 11 former 🚀🏈 athletes on our coaching staff. Once a Rocket, Always a Rocket! Thank you, coaches.If done correctly, your coaching will outlive you, and your impact will live on in those you’re blessed to coach for generations to come!
- Well deserved honor to one of the best to ever put on a Rocket uniform. The unicorn gets one last accomplishment. So proud of Aidan and everything he brought to Needham High. Can’t wait to see what he does at Lehigh. Congratulations! 🚀🏈💪Needham’s Aidan Williams was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year in Massachusetts. The Lehigh-bound standout led the Rockets to a 12-1 season and a berth in the Div. 1 state finals. @NHSRockets
- For athletes and leaders like @OsirisLopez_ it's about "loyalty". "You don't have to go to a private school. You can do it at your public school. Just show out and work hard." We'll be pulling for Osiris and @lhsbluedevilsfb over here in Needham where our '25 class broke ourJunior QB and Coastal Carolina commit Osiris Lopez weighs in on his decision to remain at Leominster rather than to go the prep school route. @tgsports @LeomAthletics
00:00 - Not sure I'll ever get this song out of my head, but it was one heck of a fun bus ride last night. Thank you to @NeedhamPolice for the escort. The trip back to town was very special for our players, coaches, and community. We're so proud to represent NHS and the greater Needham„Take Me Home, Country Roads“ von John Denver. I love it. 🏈❤️ #NFL #Munich #MunichGame #Panthers #Giants
00:00 - So proud of the entire 🚀🏈 program tonight. We faced a lot of adversity against a tough Walpole football team, but the boys kept fighting and secured the win: 21-19 Tremendous grit, effort, and determination. Way to finish strong! L.E.O.
- Not the ending these boys deserved, but the Rockets battled from 14 down and played like warriors. Brought it to OT against a tough @Raider_FB team. So proud of our young men, especially our seniors. Way to play your best in your last game and represent the town. #RFATE
- Good stuff, @Raider_FB. Anyone talking about ditching Thanksgiving games has never played in or been a part of the Needham vs Wellesley tradition. Unbelievable experience for these young men to represent their towns and join the oldest public high school rivalry in the country.Thanksgiving football means something different in today’s high school sports landscape. I asked @MetroWestSports coaches, “Do we still need it?” Here’s what they said metrowestdailynews.com/story/sports/h…
- One of the most amazing runs in the history of Needham 🚀 sports... and it isn't over. What a win for these young men. What a moment for this program, school, and town. So proud of these guys. #EATBoys Basketball Final: #5 Needham 60 #9 North Andover 43 Rockets advance to their first state final in school history!
