His coaching career started when he became the assistant coach at Cleveland State University. He began coaching the Heights boys' and girls' teams last year. As a coach, he wants everyone to achieve best times of their career. He really can help us prepare for our races because he was in our shoes at one time. Senior Mike Snow believes that Mills's experiences has made him a better coach.
Mills still swims competitively.
Now he swims to stay in shape and wants to qualify for Senior Nationals. However, when he ends his career, Mills said, records will not matter unless he is a great father. It takes thousands to convince me that I'm a great swimmer and coach.