Whitefish Bay coach talks about why he resigned after state title win

In life, giving up something you love is one of the hardest decisions to make. Jon Schneider, the now-former Whitefish Bay girls basketball coach, said he made the decision to "give something up that he loves for something he loves even more. " In March, Schneider led Whitefish Bay to the first WIAA state title in program history .

After taking some time to enjoy the victory and truly process the decision he was about to make, Schneider resigned in April for a simple reason: to be a more-present husband and father to his wife, Britt, and the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Evie. "There were many moments, but it was early in the season, in December, where I realized how much I was missing as a father," Schneider said. "This was my first season [and the 2025 offseason] with a child at home as she was born only a few days after Tosa East knocked us out in sectionals last year.

With my teaching and coaching schedule, I would leave for school before she would wake up and, with practice or games, usually not be home until she was already in bed. At the time, she was only 9 months old, so there were many milestones I also knew I was missing out on. " Schneider noted that his coaching staff and athletic director Randee Drew knew of his decision to step down at the end of the season, but team members were not informed as Schneider wanted them to focus on the goal of winning a state title.

"Once I had made the decision in December, I told my coaching staff and AD, but did not share with the girls or anyone else because I never wanted to take any focus off of what we knew could be a special year," Schneider said. "Of course, even though we knew we had a chance to win state, I never knew it would be a storybook ending like it has. I feel so incredibly blessed to have had a season like this to cap off an 11-year run here at Bay.