Mr. Benny Eaves
Benny Eaves is
entering his 14th year in the Mountain Brook School System and his 8th year as Mountain Brook system Athletic Director. Coach Eaves began his tenure as Athletic
Director mid-November 2014 replacing Terry Cooper who retired after serving in
the position for 22 years. Coach Eaves
looks forward to a long, meaningful, and productive relationship with the
student-athletes, coaches, faculty, administration, parents, and community.
Coach Eaves is a native of Florence, AL and graduate
of Bradshaw High School (‘87) where he was a three sport athlete playing
football, basketball, and baseball while in high school. Coach Eaves attended the University of North
Alabama (’90) receiving his bachelor’s degree in education before attending
graduate school at Auburn University (’92) on a graduate assistantship.
His professional career spans 30 years in education
and athletics. He credits his tenure in
three school systems and the unique opportunities and situations during those
times in preparing him for his current position. He attributes his relationships with past
coaches, players, parents, faculties, administrations, and communities along
with support from his family for any success he has achieved.
Coach Eaves worked seven years at Marion Military
Institute serving as varsity head coach for football, basketball, and baseball
as well as director of Service Academy Prep physical training and testing. During that time he was instrumental in
reviving MMI’s athletic program making playoff appearances in football and
basketball, claiming area championships, and elite eight and final four
appearances.
Coach Eaves accepted a position in the Hoover school
system in 1999 where he served in several roles at various levels in multiple
sports. During his years at Hoover he
served as a head coach at the varsity (boys golf), junior varsity (boys
basketball), freshman (boys basketball), and middle school (football/boys
basketball) levels. Coach Eaves also
filled roles as assistant coach in both football and basketball at both varsity
and middle school levels.
Since beginning his time in the Mountain Brook System,
Coach Eaves has taught at both the junior high and high school and has filled
coaching roles as head varsity boys golf, head and assistant freshman football,
head freshman and junior varsity basketball, and assistant varsity basketball. His golf teams made seven state
tournament appearances having claimed AHSAA state championships in 2015 and
2011, state runner up in 2014, 2008 and five North Sub-State championships in
2015, 2014, 2011, 2009, 2008.
Coach Eaves is a member of the Alabama High School
Athletic Director and Coaches Association as well as the National
Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). He has earned the Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) designation through the
NIAAA. He past professional involvement
includes serving a term as president for the Alabama State Association of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, numerous years of service on
the ASAHPERD board of governors, and serving as Athletic Chair for the Southern
13 state district A.H.P.E.R.D.
Coach Eaves and his
wife, Tonia, have two children - son Taylor and daughter Ragan.
Degrees and Certifications: B.S. - University of North Alabama; M.Ed. - Auburn University