THE BASKETBALL EDGE COACHING STAFF

The coaching staff is selected for their ability to teach fundamentals of the game and to help athletes reach their fullest potential. The coaches provide the athletes with skills, drills, and performance strategies needed for them to progress to a higher level of competition. We like to refer to this as The Basketball Edge.

The Basketball Edge believes in quality instruction and personal attention, therefore we have a coach to player ratio of 1:10 or better. Our head coaches are professionals, certified by the National Coaching Certification Program of Canada (NCCP). Some are also physical education teachers while others are experienced and successful coaches from the Edmonton area.

 

CAMP DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR – Boys Camps
Andre Lussier
B.Ed. (Phys.Ed.),
 NCCP Master Learning Facilitator

NCCP Level 3 full certification
NCCP Basketball Master Learning Facilitator
Canada Basketball Coaching Advisory Board Member

Canada Basketball Alberta Centre for Performance Head Coach
Strathcona Basketball Association Coach – 5 yrs
Basketball Alberta Northern RTC Head Coach - 1 yr.
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach -4yrs.
ACAC Coach at Grant MacEwan College -3yrs.
Current EICS Coach at OLPH -15yr.
Over 20 years coaching experience from little tykes to college.

DIRECTOR – Girls camps
Andre Lussier
B.Ed. (Phys.Ed.)
 NCCP Level 3 full certification

 

EDGE COACHING POOL PROFILES

Craig Behan
B. Arts, B.Ed., Masters in Coaching

NCCP Level 4 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 2 yrs
Current Red Deer College Head Coach
Current Basketball Alberta RTC Head Coach Red Deer
Canada Basketball Alberta CP Coach - 2yrs.
Two time ACAC Coach of the year
ACAC Coach at RDC -3yrs total.
CIS Coach at U. of Victoria -1yr
Red Deer Club Basketball President
12 years coaching experience from senior high school - university.


Wendy Carlson
NCCP Level 3 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 2 yrs
Current Basketball Alberta RTC Head Coach Grande Prairie
Basketball Alberta RTC Assistant Coach - 1yr

John Dedrick
B.A. & B.Ed.
, NCCP Level 2 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 2 yrs
Basketball Alberta RTC Assistant Coach - 1yr
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach - 3yrs.
ACAC Coach at Grant MacEwan College -1yr.
Western Australia U14 Girls Coach -1yr.
GSACRD Coach at St Albert High School -10yrs.
15 years coaching experience from high school to college.

Marc Dobell
B. PE., NCCP Level 3 full certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 5 yrs
Current Head Coach at Mount Royal College
Team Alberta Head Coach - 3yrs.
ACAC Coach - Mount Royal College/NAIT -9yrs.
Three time ACAC Coach of the year
Two time Basketball Alberta Coach of the year.
National Champions in 2003.
15 years coaching experience.

Dave Drabiuk
B.Ed. (Phys. Ed.), Masters in Coaching,

NCCP Level 4 full certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs
NCCP Basketball Master Learning Facilitator.
Currently Coaching Augustana College.
Basketball Alberta Olds Camp Director
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach -3yrs.
CIS Coach at U. of Victoria -1yr
ACAC Coach at AUC and CUCA - 7 yrs.
EICS Coach at John Paul II -11yrs.
20 years coaching experience from junior high to college.

Scott Edwards
B.Ed.,  NCCP Level 3 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 4 yrs
Current University of Alberta Panda Head Coach
Team Alberta Head Coach –2yrs
Basketball Alberta RTC Assistant Coach-1yr
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach -1yr
ACAC Coach- Concordia College -4yrs
CCAA National Champions in 2005
EPS Coach at Brittania -5yrs
Community coach in Edmonton -3yrs
14 years coaching experience from junior high to University.

Bob Flegg

NCCP level 2 certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 6 years
Current Assistant Coach at Grande Prairie College
ACAC Coach at Kings College - 2yrs.
Griffin Club Program Coach -2yrs.

EIPS Coach – Fort High – 1 yr.

NBC Hoopnik program – 2yrs
9 years coaching experience from community to college.

Rob Killen
B.Ed., NCCP Level 1
certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 1 yr
ACAC Coach at MacEwan & NAIT -5yrs.
MacEwan Midget Summer Teams -3yrs.
Blueberry Community School - 2yrs.
Strathcona Hustlers - 1yr
Westmount High School Coach - 1yr
10 years coaching experience from junior high to college.

Scott Knapp
B.Ed., NCCP Level 2 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs
EIPS Coach - Strathcona Chris. Academy -9yrs.
10 years coaching experience from junior high to high school.

Bob Lamoureux
B.Ed., NCCP Level 1 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 2 yrs
Current Head Coach at Salisbury Composite
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach -4yrs.
ACAC Coach - Concordia College -1yr
EIPS Coach - Sal comp & Sher. Heights -16yrs
20 years coaching experience from junior high to college

Omari Lewis
B. PE., NCCP Level 2 certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 4 yrs
Basketball Alberta Zone Team Coach -2yrs
ACAC Coach - Grant MacEwan College -3yrs
ACAC Coach - Concordia College -1yr
EPS Coach at various High schools -9yrs
TSSAA Coach -Univ. School of Nashville -2yrs
Strathcona Basketball Association Coach -4yrs
15 years coaching experience from junior high school to college

Al MacMillan
B.Ed. NCCP Level 1 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs
Basketball Alberta Zone Team Coach -1yr.
GSACRD Coach At G H Primeau -11yrs.
14 years coaching experience from junior high school to high school.

Jason Mclester
B.Ed. & BPE,
 NCCP Level 3 full certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 1 yr
Current Head Coach at Medicine Hat College
ACAC Coach at MacEwan & Medicine Hat -4yrs.
EIPS Coach at W.P Wagner, Harry Ainlay, Strathcona High Schools -6yrs.
Strathcona Basketball Association Coach -2yrs.
11years coaching experience from high school to college.

Chuma Nwobosi
B.Phys Ed., NCCP Level 3 full certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 1 yrs
Current Head Coach at NAIT
Basketball Alberta Zone Coach - 1yr
ACAC Coach at MacEwan & NAIT - 6yrs
7 years coaching experiencel.

James Schnepper
B.Ed., NCCP Level 1 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs

Current Head Junior coach at Archbishop Jordan
EICS Coach At Jean Vanier -10yrs
10 years junior high coaching experience

Michael Stefan
Business Management, NCCP Level 1 full certification

Basketball Edge Experience - 5 yrs
Basketball Alberta Zone Team Coach -1yr.
EPS Coach - M.E. Lezerte + Community -6yrs.
7 years coaching experience from junior high to high school

Marc St Jean
B.Ed., NCCP in progress

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs
EICS Coach At OLPH -4yrs.

Rd Deer –  Coach at Camille J Lerouge – 2 yrs
6 years coaching experience

 

 

Sarah Wickstrom
B.Ed. NCCP Level 2 certification.

Basketball Edge Experience - 3 yrs

12 yrs. Junior High Coach – EICS

Basketball Alberta RTC Girls Coach – 3rd yr

Team Alberta Head and Assistant Coach – Juvenile and Junior Levels

Former U of A Panda Basketball Player

24 years coaching experience