Coach Merkel has coached for years, the past 2 at Socastee, 1 as head coach. His favorite thing about Socastee is the one big family feeling among the staff. Coach Merkel graduated from Gibbs HS in Florida and St Petersburg Junior College. His fav book is The Da Vinci Code. He loves Flight, Mexican Cuisine, Hip Hop and Daddy Yankee and Loves the Minnesota Vikings!