Chiola steps down from Linden, will watch son play at Colonia, still coach Tigers’ flag football squad

Al Chiola won’t be coaching high school football for Linden this fall, but he’ll be watching plenty.

After ten years at the helm, Chiola stepped down in late April.  He says he took a step back after the season and decided it was time, but it doesn’t mean he’s stepping away from football. 

Not by a longshot. 

To begin with, his son, Tyler, will be a senior at Colonia, and he plans to see every game he can. 

And, he says he’ll always root for his Linden family too.  Unless it’s against his son’s team.

Then, in the Spring, he’ll be back to coaching Linden’s flag football team, which he says is quite healthy this year, with a turnout of about 60 girls for the program.

Yes, football will still dominate life for Chiola, just a little differently than it’s been for the last decade, where he steps aside with a 44-49-1 mark, that lone tie coming two years ago against Montgomery.

Click below to hear Al Chiola talk about stepping down from Linden football – and his future plans – with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko: