Casteel High School

Message from head Coach Rae Black: 

“My name is Rae Black, and I am a 10th/12th-grade high school English teacher. Education is essential to me, as I have earned a bachelor's and two master's degrees. I am a mother of a 2024 Casteel graduate who will be attending a University in Chicago on an academic and athletic football scholarship.

I am one of the founders of the Casteel girls flag program, which started as a club team with Coach Beamon. I helped the AIA create our first rule book bringing a woman's point of view. Put on Cardinals camps, Army Bowl Combines and Fiesta Bowl events for girls in our state. This past year Casteel had 5 young ladies receive college flag football offers. The program has achieved success, making it to the championship our first season and winning a spring championship our second season. Before teaching in public schools, I taught at a cosmetology school for nine years. I also currently work part-time as a flight attendant for American Airlines for the last 20 years while teaching in the Chandler Unified School District for the last four years, starting at Casteel. I have experience in women's flag football from playing at the intramural level in college. From 2018 to 2022, I owned a non-profit youth tackle league in the East Valley called SEV, providing administrative and financial assistance to families and creating opportunities for children to learn and play football. I survived my league through covid and decided to focus solely on the HS girls flag. I am dedicated to mentoring young women, promoting diversity through school clubs, ACT prep, and recruitment education. I advocate for young women in sports and work on projects to support them in Arizona. This upcoming season will mark my fourth season in three years, and I am eager to continue supporting the girls and developing a strong program.”

Position- Head Coach and Program Director