HOBBIES

Football: Some of my favourite memories are playing high school football. In 1989 my high school team won our division City Championship in my senior year. I had the great fortune to play football as a linebacker for the UofA Golden Bears and although it was a wonderful experience, nothing can substitute the feeling of playing the beautiful game of football with high school friends.

For many years I continued my passion for football by coaching various teams including the senior football team at Paul Kane High School. We had had a lot of fun AND success while I coached, winning the Junior City Championships in our first year and the Senior City Championship in our third and fourth year of the program. With a small number of players relative to most other teams, we often had boys playing multiple football positions. This forced everyone to rely on each other. Our core value system involved a Team First approach. All decisions at every level were made with this in mind and the boys learned how to work very effectively as a group and many formed life-long friendship bonds. I believe that these team football experiences become permanent skills that help high school boys become men with integrity, generosity, and compassion towards others.