Coach Rayshaud Barkley is the defensive coordinator and head track coach at Shelby High School (NC), and a CTE business teacher with Cleveland County Schools. A Chesapeake, Va., native, he was a two-time all-conference tight end, a second-team All-Tidewater selection, and the 2000 Portsmouth Male Athlete of the Year at Western Branch High School, where he also wrestled, then played defensive end at Liberty University, where he was named team captain for the 2004 season. After earning a B.S. in business finance from Liberty and an MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2008, he extended his athletic career as a pit crew Jackman and Gasman in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Crew Member Development Program, going over the wall in ARCA, Camping World Truck Series, and Xfinity Series competition at Daytona and Talladega. He brings Division I playing experience, professional-level performance training, and a business educator's eye for discipline and detail to the athletes he coaches.