Rob Shock coached football stars Marcedes Lewis, DeSean Jackson at Long Beach Poly

Longtime Long Beach Poly athletic director, Rob Shock, was a guest on the CIF Southern Section Sitdown with Tarek Fattal to talk football, flag football and so much more.

Marcedes Lewis in high school at Long Beach Poly. / Photo courtesy of Long Beach Poly Athletics

Some might say Rob Shock is the unofficial mayor of Long Beach ... right after Snoop Dogg, of course.

The longtime Long Beach Poly athletic director was a guest on the CIF Southern Section Sitdown with Tarek Fattal to talk all things Jackrabbits. Shock was born and raised in Long Beach, went to Poly himself, and came back to the school in the early 2000s.

Shock coached football when he arrived, helping then-head coach Raul Lara (now the coach at Mater Dei) - who has also been a guest on the CIF Southern Section Sitdown. When Shock was assisting Lara, he was in charge of the tight ends. Part of that position group was Marcedes Lewis, who is entering his 19th season in the NFL (currently with the Chicago Bears).

"We still stay in touch," Shock said. "He was a great kid. He was just as good at basketball as he was at football. He had a good heart and was fun loving."

Lewis wasn't the only prep star that turned NFL Pro Bowler.

"I had a few other great kids, like DeSean Jackson," Shock said.

Lewis went on to play at UCLA. Jackson played at Cal. Both went on to have very successful careers in the NFL.

Shock is not only the athletic director at Long Beach Poly, he's also the girls flag football coach. The Jackrabbits won the Moore League in its inaugural 2023 season in the CIF Southern Section. This year, Poly is eyeing a CIF Southern Section championship.

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The section will host its very first flag football championships on Nov. 9.

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