Coach Ridge has been in the coaching profession for 29 years and has been blessed with over 30 D1 athletes and 3 professional athletes. He enjoys the competition and passion that goes into coaching along with building relationships with his players. Coach Ridge has one son, Austin, who is a junior, majoring in computer science at UNT, and one daughter, Addison, who is a senior at Lindale High School. Outside of school, Coach Ridge enjoys spending time with his family and his girlfriend, Kamryn, and her son Easton.