A.J. Reisig enters his second season as the graduate assistant coach with the football program. He will again work with the secondary and other aspects of the defense. He will also be an integral assistant with recruiting, video coordination, break down and scouting.
In 2011, Reisig helped coach a secondary that intercepted 12 passes, led by Corey Hunt's four picks and All-PSAC First Team Defense selection Tyriq Kershaw's three. As a defense, the Raiders finished with 19 interceptions, good for a tie for ninth nationally.
Before coming to Shippensburg, Reisig spent the previous two years as the defensive backs coach and an assistant baseball coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy – a Division III program in New York. He is rather adept in the area of scouting, a trade at which he tirelessly worked with the Mariners.
In the two years that Reisig coached the Mariner secondary, USMMA ranked 21st and 9th in Division III for pass defense. The year before his arrival, the Mariners were nationally ranked 232 out of 235 programs in pass defense.
During his time at USMMA, Reisig was also increasingly active with film study and editing. He also was an integral recruiter along the East coast. Additionally, Reisig was a licensed PIAA football official and an instructor at the ASC Contact Youth Football camp from 2006-10.
Reisig earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from nearby Dickinson College in 2009. At his alma mater, Reisig was a two-year starter at safety and cornerback, recording over 100 tackles in his career to go along with five interceptions. He was a three-year starter on special teams and was heavily involved with the signal calling.
He was a member of the 2006 team that won the Centennial Conference Championship and went on to play in the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 2007, Dickinson was the ECAC Southeast Champions and ranked ninth in the nation in interceptions.
Reisig is a native of Reading.
