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NAVC Griffins 17M Maroon Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Travis Czainski

Travis graduated from Hunting Hills High school in Red Deer and continued on to play three years as a setter for the Red Deer College Kings. During his first two years as a king, they won two ACAC silver medals in Provincials, but took disappointing losses in  Nationals quarter finals one year and in the semi final the next years. In his third year, they won the ACAC Provincial Gold and went on to achieve a CCAA national silver.  He is now currently playing in the CIS for the MacEwan University Griffins.  While playing in Red Deer, Travis was an assistant coach for Hunting Hills and for the Central Alberta Kings for two years. This will be Travis' third season coaching with NAVC and he is very much looking forward to coaching the U17 Griffins team.

Assistant Coach - Tristan Gerrie

Tristan Gerrie is currently a teacher at Bev Facey, and this will be his 9th year of coaching, and his 7th year of coaching club. He currently is the head coach of the senior mens team at Bev Facey, and has coached there for three previous seasons. He is a level two certified coach, and this will be his fourth season of club at the 17U and 18U level.  

After taking a season off from club last year he is very much looking forward getting back into coaching club, and hopes to pass on his experience and knowledge taken from previous years to a new group of athletes. His philosophy is a based on a simple process over result ideology, and believes that through determination accompanied by endless effort, results will be achieved.

Assistant Coach - Matt Abaya

Matt graduated from Louis St. Laurent High School and went on to play three years in the ACAC and one year in the CIS for the MacEwan University Griffins under head coach Brad Poplawski. Having played middle and right side through post secondary has given Matt the ability to coach through the lens of multiple positions. Previously, Matt has served as an assistant coach on FOG Black (2011-2014) where he helped them win multiple provincial championships and a U17 national championship. Matt is very excited to return to coaching and is eager to share his knowledge about the game.

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