THE OFFICIAL SITE OF
North Gwinnett High School Athletics

Coach Ryan Burkhart will begin his 5th year as the head coach of the women's program and a social studies teacher at North Gwinnett.  

Coach Burkhart began coaching at Northside High School (his alma mater) in Warner Robins, Ga.   After four seasons, he made the move up to Atlanta in 2014, taking over the Norcross Blue Devils women’s program.  He spent 2014-2022 with the Blue Devils, before moving to North Gwinnett High School.  During his years in Gwinnett, Coach Burkhart has twice been voted Region Coach of the Year, and Gwinnett County Coach of the Year in 2024.  Over his 17 years coaching high school soccer, Coach Burkhart has compiled a record of 174-86-9.   

Coach Burkhart is active in club soccer as well.  He spent three years at UFA-Norcross.  He moved to Brookhaven FC to help in the first few years of the club's existence, now known as Albion SC Atlanta.  Currently he is working with Atlanta Fire United.  Ryan holds a USSF-C license and spent the ’22 summer working with the Atlanta United academy program. 

Ryan attended Northside High School and then graduated with his B.A. in History from Georgia College.  He also stayed at GC for his MA in Education.

Ryan married his wife, Lily, in May of 2021.  They just recently welcomed their second child, Henry, to join his 3-year old brother, Teddy.  They live in the Suwanee area since 2023.