Coaching Staff

Coaching:

• 2010-2021-  Red Deer Rage Association 
• 2012-2023- Red Deer Minor Baseball Association 

Athletic Accolades:

• Red Deer Minor Baseball graduate 1978-1988
• Attended Spokane Falls College 1989-1991
  • Team MVP 1991
• Played 16 seasons with Red Deer Riggers 1989-2004
  • 10 Provincial Championships
  • 1 National Championship
  • General Manager 2000-2004

Coaching:

• 2018-Current:  Lead instructor/ teacher with the Middle School and High School Falcons programs
• 2020- Current:  Head Coach and General Manager of the Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball association

Professional:

• Western Canada associate scout of the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball organization

Athletic Accolades:

• Colby community college (NJCAA)
  • 2007 3rd team All-American
  • Region VI all region
  • Region VI Gold
  • Unanimous All conference 1st team
  • 2006 single season record for hits
  • 2007/2007 Career hits leader

• Gonzaga University (NCAA DIV ONE)
  • 2009 All-West Coast Conference Academic Team
  • 2009 West Coast Conference Champions, 2009 Cal State Fullerton Regionals. Ranked 22nd in the Nation

• Additional: 
  • 2004 Team Alberta Canada Cup (Silver) and went to Team Canada/MLB Top Prospects camp in Montreal.
  • 2005 Member of Team Alberta at the Canada Summer Games (Bronze).
  • 2008 WMBL All-Star and 2nd Team Shortstop- Saskatoon Yellowjackets
  • Played in every single game of 4 year Collegiate Career.

Coaching:

• St Joseph's Softball coach for middle school and High School
• St. Joseph’s Falcon’s Academic Advisor for the High School Academy
• 2006- Current- U19A Red Deer Rage head coach
• 2016-2022- Team Alberta Asst. Coach

Athletic Accolades:

• 1999-2004- Attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (NCAA DIV. ONE) Won 4 Conference Tournaments Championships and competed in 4 consecutive Southern Conference NCAA Regional championships.
  • All conference team
  • 1999- Member of the Junior Canadian National team softball team and competed in the world championship in Taipai, Taiwan.

Certifications:

• Mental Game Coaching Professional
• Sport and exercise nutrition certification
• Personal Training Specialist
• Competition development certified with Softball Canada (Level 3)
• NCCP pitching trained with Softball Canada
• Long term player development member

Coaching:

• 2019- current- St. Joseph's baseball coach
• Team Alberta Head Coach 1993, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2022
• Red Deer Riggers baseball 29 years
• Red Deer Braves
• Lyndsey Thurber volleyball and basketball 
• Junior National team coach 1994-1995

Athletic Accolades:

• Washington State baseball (NCAA DIV. ONE) 1981-1985
  • Pac 10 North 2nd team all star, WSU top hitter
  • Team Canada 1985- 1986
  • Lyndsey Thurber athlete of the year (1979-1981)

2022-Current- Strength and Conditioning coach at St. Joseph's High School

• University of Limrick, Ireland - Personal Trainer
• 15 years of strength and conditioning experience

NASM- 2021- Certified Personal Trainer

Workshops

• Kettlebell-Bootcamp
• TRX- Suspension Training
• Strong man-Sport Specific
• Studio Cycle
• Boxercise

NEFPC

• Fitness Instructor
• Group Instruction
• Personal Trainer

Coaching: 

• Current- Baseball and Softball coach at St. Joseph’s High School
• 18 UAAA tier 2, 11U AA, 13U AA, Rawlings cup Red Deer Braves

Athletic:

• Prairie baseball academy (PBA)
• San Diego State University (NCAA DIV ONE) 
• Team Alberta Canada Summer games (2001)

Certifications:

• Driveline hitting and pitching certified

Coaching:

• 2022-Current- Baseball coach at St. Joseph's High School

Athletic Accolades:

• 2022- Current- Los Angeles Angels professional Organization (10th round draft pick to the 2AA)
• 2020-2022- Old Dominion University (NCAA DIV ONE)
  • 2nd team all american , conference player of the year, conference USA player of the year, Single season homerun record holder (27)
• 2018-2019- Colby Community College (NJCAA)
  • Canadian baseball network college player of the year, NJCAA All american, academic all american

Coaching:

• 2022- Current lead instructor/teacher with the Middle School program

Athletic Accolades: 

• Colby Community College (NJCAA)
  • 2nd team all conference
• Shorter University (NCAA DIV ONE)
• Team Saskatchewan-Canada Summer Games Gold Medal
• Junior National Team 

Coaching:

• 2023- Current- St. Joseph’s middle school and high school softball coach
• 2023- Current- U19A Rage Asst. coach

Athletic:

• Lower Columbia Community College, Washington (NWAC)
• Team Alberta Canada Summer Games
• Innisfail athlete of the year

Coaching:

• 2020- Current- St. Joseph’s high school softball academy
• 2022- Current- Red Deer Rage U19A
• Zone 2 Asst coach Alberta Summer games 
• 2015-2019- University of Calgary Dinos Asst. coach
• 2012-2015- Strathmore Thunder

Athletic Accolades:

• Oklahoma City University (NAIA)
  • 2X First team all-american
  • 2009 sooner athletic conference player of the year
  • 2009 NAIA player of the year
  • CoSIDA ESPN the magazine academic all conference
  • 2007 NAIA National Championship 2010 and 2006 runner up