Will Smith is entering year 22 at Spain Park High School where he serves as the head baseball coach as well as 9th grade football assistant coach. He attended Billingsley (AL) H.S. where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. Coach Smith is an alumnus of UAB where he played baseball for the Blazers. He was First Team Conference USA his junior and senior seasons. He also played professionally for four seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization. While with the Red Sox, he was a Florida State League All-Star. Will made it to AA while in the Red Sox organization. Coach Smith was recognized as a finalist for the FCA Coach of the Year in 2006, named Over the Mountain Coach of the Year for 2007,2010, 2012, 2014 and 2024; the All South Metro Coach of the Year in 2024 and was the 6A Coach of the Year in 2014. He is married to Brooke Smith and they have three children: Brody (15), Ellison (12), and Miller (10).