OTBS Hockey

  I am an active Ultra Distance Endurance Athlete, Husband, and father of three children.  Starting out with gymnastics as a very young boy, I developed into a well-rounded athlete having played baseball, soccer, and basketball before finding hockey as a freshman in Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown, PA.  Starting much later than most of my peers in the sport, I struggled to catch up. I devoted most of my free time developing my skills and enrolled in skills clinics, ultimately  discovering and enrolling in hockey and power skating clinics led by Instructor Craig Fennie at Bristol Ice Arena in Bristol, PA. Over time, as my skills and knowledge improved, I was invited to assist Craig with his clinics. I found a passion in helping others develop their skills in a sport that I loved.  By my senior year of High School, I had progressed enough to be selected to play in our All-Star game.  As a freshman, I tried out for and was selected to play at Millersville University. I played for a semester, decided to take another avenue,  returned home,  and joined the Marine Corps.  I went on to work for the Federal Government, where I’ve been for the past 20 years.  I continued to play hockey in men’s leagues into my 30s until our first child arrived and my career and family life evolved.  I am excited to now have the time to teach skating and hockey fundamentals to our area’s youth players. I have coached soccer for the past three years with BASA, am currently coaching hockey with the Beaver County Badgers, and am the Director of Hockey Skating Skills for the Beaver County Figure Skating Club (BCFSC) where I have been instructing for the past 2 years.  I strive to continue to develop and hone my leadership abilities, knowledge of player development, and believe strongly in cultivating a culture that seeks to instill a hard work ethic, personal discipline, resilient mindset, and most importantly, provide a strong foundation of skating and hockey skills and physical conditioning for which your player can continue to build upon.  Above all, I seek to foster an environment that creates a positive experience, keeps your player eager to continue to develop and grow, and an endeavor they will reflect upon as a solid foundation in the critical elements of personal development and success that are valuable to them beyond the sport of hockey.