Many athletes are coached by a parent at one point in their careers. It can be both a blessing and a curse. Today in our “Tips On Coaching Your Own Kids In Sports”, Coach Matt Gruhler shows how it can be done, even at the varsity level, and still reach great success as a coach and father.

About Our Guest: Matt Gruhler

Matt Gruhler is the Head Boys Basketball Coach and School Counselor at Skyview HS in Vancouver, WA. Coach Gruhler begins his ninth season as the Skyview basketball Head Coach this season. The 2021-22 season marks Gruhler’s 17th year as a coach at the high school level and his eighth year as a school counselor at Skyview. Before coaching at Skyview, he was the Varsity Head Coach at Hockinson HS for three years. He has also been a Varsity Assistant Coach at Tumwater HS and Fort Vancouver HS in his career. Coach Gruhler and his wife, Sarah, live in the Skyview boundaries of the Vancouver School District. They have three children, Kyle (SHS ‘20 graduate), Callie (11) and Jonah (8). Coach Gruhler grew up in Portland, OR and played basketball for Central Catholic High School. At CCHS, he played for legendary coach, Steve Halligan, where he learned the love of impacting lives through coaching. After high school, Gruhler played college basketball at Division II Saint Martin’s University, playing for Head Coaches Bob Grisham and Keith Cooper.

Contact Coach Gruhler: Matt.Gruhler@vansd.org