POSNACK SCHOOL

Coach Wayne Stofsky

Director of Athletics

Wayne Stofsky is Director of Athletics at the David Posnack Jewish Day School. Coach Stofsky, who has a Master of Science Degree in Sports Administration, is a South Florida native. He attended Nova High and was recognized as the Broward County High School Baseball Player of the Year in 1985. He was also named to the Sun-Sentinel’s All-time Broward County High School Football Team. Coach Stofsky went on to Louisiana State University (LSU) and was fortunate enough to participate in two, consecutive College World Series. He finished his college playing career at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and, in 1990, was named a Pre-Season All-American by ESPN. He played baseball professionally for the Salt Lake City Trappers of the Pioneer League and was a player/coach for Piacenza Red Devil Baseball just outside Milan, Italy.

Prior to joining Posnack School, Coach Stofsky led the Pine Crest School’s baseball team to an impressive 17-8-1 record and was named 2015 FHSAA District Coach of the Year. In the process, he oversaw several facility upgrades and had numerous student-athletes commit to prestigious institutions including Duke, Cornell, University of Chicago, University of Richmond, Clemson, and the University of Alabama. Coach Stofsky was also the head coach at Cooper City High, where he turned around the baseball program in just two years and was named 2014 FHSAA District Coach of the Year. In 2004, he started the varsity baseball program at the Sagemont School in Weston and, in just two years, had them playing in the district championship game.

In between his playing and coaching career, Coach Stofsky spent six years in broadcast television as a sports anchor and reporter at network affiliates for ABC and NBC, where he covered the Super Bowl, World Series, and several NCAA Championship contests.
Coach Stofsky has been an avid volunteer for the Fort Lauderdale Maccabi Delegation, having run their baseball program since 2010. In the process, his teams have taken home 3 gold medals and a silver. He is also the former President of Cooper City Optimist Club and sits on the Entrepreneur’s Council at the Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University.

To contact Coach Stofsky, email wstofsky@posnackschool.org or phone 954-583-6100 ext 466.

Coach Arlen Restler

Associate DIrector of Athletics

Coach Arlen Restler is the Posnack School’s Associate Director of Athletics. Prior to coming to the Posnack School, Coach Restler was an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at the American Heritage School in Plantation, and was part of its nationally-recognized athletic department (ranked #7 in 2008 by Sports Illustrated and ranked #1 in 2012 by MaxPreps). He has also coached boys basketball at the Maccabi Games for the past four years with Team Boca, who he helped lead to back-to back-gold medals in 2009 (San Antonio, TX), and 2010 (Baltimore, MD), and a bronze medal in 2012 (Memphis, TN). Coach Restler has run several South Florida basketball camps in past years.

To contact Coach Restler, please email ARestler@posnackschool.org or phone 954.583.6100 ext 367.