Coach Sonny Lady

Biography

Coach Lady has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Kentucky and a Master’s Degree in Community Development from the University of Louisville. Coach Lady has taught Boys’ P.E. at Savannah Christian Middle School since 2001. Prior to teaching at Savannah Christian, he was a Business Analyst and Market Manager for a Fortune 500 Consumer Products Company.

Coach Lady has nearly twenty years experience coaching youth athletics. He has coached boys’ football, baseball and soccer, girl’s slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball and both boys and girls in basketball.

Coach Lady’s wife, Cindy, is an Advanced Pediatric Physical Therapist at Bachus Children’s Hospital.

Coach Lady’s son, Chris, graduated from the University of Georgia in 2005. Chris played four years of Football for the University of Georgia and is a UGA Football Letterman. Chris earned the following UGA Football Awards: Unknown Soldier Award (twice), Ironman Award and the Block Of Granite Award. Chris was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Role (three times) and was honored as a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete. Chris was a member of the 2002 S.E.C. Championship Team. The Bulldogs were 42-10 during Chris four years and won three out of the four bowl games they played in.
Coach Lady’s daughter, Jessica, graduated from Savannah Christian in 2005. She was a Four Year Letterman in both Softball and Basketball and a Two Year Letterman in Track. As Captain of the Softball Team, Jessica, led her squad to three straight State Softball Championship appearances. Savannah Christian finished Fifth in the state in both her Junior and Senior years. As Senior Captain of the Basketball Team she led the team to its first double digit win total in several years, as they finished the regular season 10-10. Jessica earned the Coach’s Award three times (twice in Softball and once in Basketball), earned the Most Valuable Player Award and Best Defensive Player Award in Softball, and the Best Offensive Player Award in Basketball. Jessica was All-Region 1st Team in Softball in both her Junior and Senior year and was named to the Savannah Morning News All-Greater Savannah 1st Team in 2004. Jessica was All-Region 2nd Team in Basketball her Senior year.