Cinthia Floyd
MEd Physical Education, University of South Alabama
BS Health and Physical Education, University of South Alabama
Cinthia Floyd has more than 25 years of physical education instruction, coaching and athletic programming experience. She currently serves as the South Region Physical Education Advisor for the Alabama Sports Festival Foundation.
Prior to her current position, she served as a teacher and coach at Alma Bryant High School in Irvington, Alabama from 2005-11. She coached both softball and volleyball at Alma Bryant, compiling a 57-12 record in softball and a 174-62 mark in volleyball. She has taught and coached at the middle school, high school and college levels, beginning her education career in 1984.
Floyd has been recognized with numerous awards, including being one of three finalists in the nation for the Walt Disney America Teacher Award in 1992. Among other awards, she was named the Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD) Coach of the Year in 1991 and the Alabama Teacher of the Year in 1991.
Among the many professional organizations for which she is affiliated, Floyd is a member of ASAHPERD, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the National Education Association, the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the National Federation of High School Coaches. She is also a past Vice President of the Coaches and Physical Educators of Mobile and a past President of the High School Girls Coaches Association.
Floyd received her master's degree in Physical Education from the University of South Alabama in Mobile in 1984 and her bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from South Alabama in 1983. She played both volleyball and soccer at South Alabama and was the school's Most Outstanding Student in Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services in 1983.