Prior to joining Gilman, Scott Van Zile was the varsity football head coach at St. Paul’s Schools for Boys and taught physical education in their middle school. Before St. Paul's, he was the assistant football coach at Towson University, which entailed being the pass game coordinator and positional coach for running backs and quarterbacks. His responsibilities also included recruiting students/athletes in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Before moving to Baltimore, Coach Van Zile was an assistant coach at Elon University with a primary focus on quarterbacks. His coaching career started at Monmouth University where he was promoted from position coach for quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers to offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. He received a bachelor of science in sports management from Towson University. His wife, Kelly Van Zile, is the Director of Middle School Admissions.