Robertson Takes Over As New Athletic Director

By VICTORIA FRIEDLANDER

PTSFalconer.com STAFF WRITER

The PTS community is proud to announce the hiring of a new Athletic Director for the 2014-2015 school year. Coach Ernest Robertson is no newcomer to the Athletic Department, having arrived in 2001, and has certainly climbed his way up the ladder.

Born in Louisiana, Ernest Robertson played multiple sports throughout his youth. When asked about his early encounters with athletics he smiled:

 “Football was God out there; It was like religion.”

 After receiving a scholarship to play football at Southern University, he realized football was no longer his passion.

“I ended up playing basketball for 2 seasons, and then I realized my talents were not good enough to put me in the NBA….and so then I got into coaching.”

He started off his career coaching basketball at Louisiana State University. From there he stemmed off to coach 3 other high schools until finding his way to Miami and landing a job at Palmer Trinity School.

“I came in 2001 as an assistant varsity basketball coach and 3 years later I was promoted to head coach.”

That was the first year the boys varsity basketball team made it to the final 4 in the school’s history. A couple of years later, Coach Robertson was promoted to chair of the department, assistant athletic director, and has finally arrived as Head Athletic Director for Palmer Trinity School.

“This is the job I always wanted, I was just going to wait patiently until it became available, because that was my ultimate goal—To be an Athletic Director.”

Coach Robertson has been hard at work since receiving the position and has made multiple improvements within the department.

“We have upgraded the gym, we’ve added new storage facilities, a new multi-purpose room, boys and girls locker rooms and bathrooms have been upgraded, and we built and new fitness facility.”

Coach Robertson would like to let the Palmer Trinity community know:

“I am very happy that Palmer has always been kind to me and my family, thankful for the opportunity to serve as athletic director, and I’m thankful for the opportunity they have given me to grow professionally and personally.”