VISION
At QB4L our vision extends beyond honing athletic skills; we aspire to instill profound values of leadership and service, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Jesus Christ. Our purpose is to develop not only exceptional quarterbacks but also compassionate and principled individuals who lead with humility and serve with unwavering dedication. Through a holistic approach, we cultivate character, fostering a sense of responsibility, teamwork, and empathy. Our commitment to excellence transcends the field, aiming to produce leaders who embody the virtues exemplified by Jesus Christ, both in sport and in life.
Meet the OWNER
Tim Storino
High School Playing Days
In 1995, coming from a catholic grade school, I entered Bethel Park high school competing with 3 other freshman QBs for the job on the 9th grade team. They pulled 2 of my teammates up to the JV team and then an injury gave me an opportunity to finish out the last 6 games as the starter. Our team went 6-1-1 that year. It was a big deal because our varsity program was not very good and we hadn’t had many winning seasons or made the playoffs in over 20 years. I then spent the next 2 years playing JV games on Saturdays. It was difficult standing on the sidelines on Friday nights, holding a clipboard watching your best friends contribute, but my father taught us to not make excuses and never quit, so I pressed on. Finally, in 1998, my senior year, my opportunity to play was well worth the wait. Our team went 9-1, won the conference championship and made the playoffs. Bigger than that, we upset Upper St. Clair, who hadn’t lost a conference game in 11 years, ending their 69 game streak. We then beat crosstown rival Mount Lebanon for the first time since the 1980s.. Personally, I earned all-conference first team QB and awards like Adelphia cable player of the week. We had a strong group of seniors and a dedicated head coach in Jeff Metheny. The lessons of patience, persistence and a fundamental belief in one’s self from my high school years are still ingrained in me today. We have lost that in today’s society. The coach doesn't like me, let’s quit or transfer schools. Sound familiar? It’s time to EARN IT!
Collegiate Playing Days
I earned a scholarship to D2 football at Fairmont State College, WV. Unfortunately, I was the back-up QB to the conference player of the year for 3 seasons and never had an opportunity to play even in the lopsided games. In my final 2 seasons at FSC, my opportunity looked grim because they brought in a local WV high school QB. I went from #2 to #4 on the depth chart that summer before we even took a snap with no explanation. I went to talk to our quarterback coach and he informed me of how scholarships work at D2 in-state vs. out of state. He explained their budget / scholarship issues and was transparent and very helpful in encouraging me to transfer to the in-state PA D2 program, Lock Haven University.
Again battling for playing time with LHU current starting QB and the 5 incoming freshmen they recruited that year. In week 2 of the season, I finally got my chance to start a collegiate game. Unfortunately, on the second play from scrimmage, I got sacked and separated my right throwing shoulder. We were losing the game 14-0 in the 4th quarter with about 9 minutes remaining as I continued to play through the pain. The head coach was going to pull the trigger and bench me for a freshman. I begged him to give me one more series. Our team went on to win the game as I threw 3 TD passes in the final quarter. This was one of the only highlights of my college career. And, I was so blessed to hug my parents after the emotional experience. My play was very good at times but mostly inconsistent and underwhelming. Our team won 11 games over the 3 years I was a QB for the Bald Eagles.
As a player, I got to win a high school conference championship (BP), a college conference champ (FSC) and was a member of a last place team in 2004 at LHU. I worked with 5 different QB coaches and 4 different offensive coordinators. What these life lessons have taught me is how to coach this position. There’s ONLY one QB given the majority of the reps in high school and every player on the team thinks that should be him. To be QB1…You need to love this game and the QB position more than food, video games, girls at the moment, and any other vice that exists.
High School Coaching Career
I’ve been training QBs privately since 2011 when I was the QB coach at Pittsburgh Central Catholic. I never charged money for this service in the past 10 years. I just did it for fun because I love it and I wanted to give back to the game and community that served me. At the time, I had 14 years of high school experience, highlighted by helping guide Shaler Area where I teach to 2 of their best seasons in their history going 17-5 with 2 playoff victories, starting a football program at Vincentian Academy in 2012 and helping Pittsburgh Central Catholic to the state title game in 2016.
College Coaching Career
In 2018, I had just gotten married and we were expecting our first son, when we decided to move to Newark, DE to volunteer coach for the Univ. of Delaware Blue Hens while I was on a teaching sabbatical from school. My wife was waiting tables at a local restaurant by the UD campus to make ends meet and luckily my best friend from college and his wife invited us to live in their home in Newark. I had an amazing experience working with a great coaching staff and learning this game from a D1 perspective. I got to learn from head football coach, Danny Rocco, study the strength & conditioning practices in the weightroom with Chris Stewart, the QB room with former power 5 and NFL QB coach, Alex Wood, learn special teams play w/ current DC Manny Rojas and DB drills from Chris Cosh and NFL coach, Nick Rapone.
In the fall of 2019, we lived in Virginia, coaching at Old Dominion University working with the RBs and then coming back home to Pittsburgh in the spring of 2020 to coach the TEs at Robert Morris University. The Pandemic hit, and I was out of coaching for a year. Staying connected to our Lord and trying to decide what is next? We had a family friend pass away, losing her fight with Cancer in her late 50s. Her husband was a youth football coach when his children were young. In the summer of 2021, I decided to take on the Baldwin middle school football job. Their team canceled their season and didn’t play in 2020. After all the ups and downs of college coaching and my 14 years in high school. I decided to accept a middle school job to further gain perspective on developing children of all ages. I got to hire my best friend, my father Tim and his best friend who was still grieving the death of his wife. We were also expecting child #2 born in July of 2021 and the football field was in my backyard. It was a great experience. Our first meeting in May had 14 kids show up to join the team. By October, we had 48 seventh and eighth graders competing in football games. This was one of the best experiences of my life.
Current Coaching platform
In the spring of 2022, I finally got the opportunity to become a high school football coach again at a school I was very familiar with, Seton LaSalle Catholic HS. It was a dream come true. Getting to work in close proximity to where I grew up plus getting to work at a catholic school where I can openly talk about my faith and love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The 2 years leading the Rebels have definitely had its ups and downs. Trying to rebuild a once prominent program suffering through an 0-10 season in 2022 to finally winning our first game on Sept 1, 2023 and finishing the season 5-5. My commitment to mediation / daily prayer and being able to constantly focus my energy on the vision of developing men of faith, humility and charity kept me going through the tough times. Our future looks bright in the upcoming 2024 season.
This PLATFORM that God provided me is bigger than football. I am a proud husband to Katlyn, and father to 3 amazing children, Timothy, Josephine and Claire. My goal for QBs4Life is to help developed QBs to become better sons, brothers, classmates, leaders in their communities but most importantly get them to understand how to work closely with God to reach their full potential amongst all the adversity this life provides along this rocky journey. The ultimate goal is not how many passing yards you can rack up but team victories and glorifying God in the process. Playing Quarterback is about winning the hearts and minds of the players in the locker room. To lead is to service. Serve like Jesus and be willing to wash your disciples' feet. “IF SERVING IS BENEATH YOU, LEADING IS BEYOND YOU”
