Coaching Info

Coaching Approach – Teaching youth the fundamentals of hockey, teamwork and life skills in a fun, challenging, safe and rewarding atmosphere that encourages fierce competition while balancing the values of sportsmanship, respect with team and player development.

Teaching Qualifications – USA Hockey Level 5 Master Coaching Certified; Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA) Level 1 Ski Instructors certification; Guest lecturer at Northern Arizona University College of Business; USSSA Certified Youth Baseball Coach; 25+ years as a Sr. Business Executive leading and teaching thousands of individuals.

I am firm believer that great coaches come from people with outstanding leadership skills who then combine that skill with great knowledge of the game they coach. My successful business career has provided me with extensive and successful leadership experience. As a rabid student of the games I coach, I continue to work to insure that I have a great knowledge of that game and its strategies. I spend many hours weekly viewing film, watching top teams compete live and on TV, reading materials to develop my ice/field strategies, drills, teaching and motivational techniques. I also regularily attend seminars and coaching clinics to expand my field of knowledge.

Hockey Coaching Experience

Coaching Record (as of Mar 2011) –

288 wins, 167 losses, 24 ties (.633 winning %)

Note: – This record includes all organized travel and high school ice hockey regular season, tournament and playoff games of teams in which I was the head coach. Pre-season and exhibition games are not included. No house league or summer program games are included.

2006-present

Dallas Jr. Hockey Association (DJHA Dallas Penguins) Head Coach www.djha.com – Coached Squirt AA through Midget Minor A with DJHA. Have been appointed Midget Minor “AA” Head Coach and Midget Major “A” Asst. Coach for the 2011-12 season. Teams have won 8 tournament championships over the past 6 seasons, won the regional Silver Sticks tournament championship or was runner-up in 3 of the past 4 seasons and have qualified through to the NTXHL semi-finals in 4 of 5 seasons.

2007-10

Plano East High School Jr. Varsity Head Coach. Advanced to season Semi Final playoff rounds in each of 2007-08 and 2009-10. Won two HS League Summer Championships in 2009 and 2010 going a combined 32-0 in these seasons. 

2004-06

DMHA Titans Squirt and Mite Head Coach. Runner-up to Oklahoma City in the NTXHL Season Championship after loosing championship game in OT. Won the ITC Squirt House League as Mites playing up with a perfect 24-0 record.

2003-04

Texas Aces ‘96 Mites – Asst. Coach to head coach Thor Nickel

2000-03

House Head and Asst. Coach at DPSC Star Center, PSA and Stonebriar Ice.

Other Coaching Experience

2000-2007

Plano Baseball Association – Head Coach for both summer and fall seasons of both recreation & competitive play teams. In 2003 I founded The Jack’s Baseball Club which was a premier travel baseball team that played statewide in USSSA and Superseries Tournaments.

Hockey Playing Experience

Hockey

Phoenix Youth Hockey Association participant through Bantam. Various roller and court hockey leagues.

2000-2004

Adult C, D and I league participant. Play some drop-in hockey at the Plano Dr. Pepper Stars Center.

Other Sports

1974-1977

Played high school basketball, football, baseball and tennis. All around athlete.