MONTANA COACHES ASSOCIATION 46TH Annual Multi-SPORTS Clinic
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MONTANA COACHES ASSOCIATION 46TH ANNUAL MULTI-SPORTS CLINIC July 31ST, August 1ST & 2ND 2013 • Great Falls High School • Great Falls, MT • Don Olsen, Director 375 Ramble Inn Road, Fort Shaw, MT 59443 • Ph/Fax: 406.264.5435 Cell 406-439-5270• E-mail: [email protected] • www.montanacoaches.com Football Football Basketball Basketball Track & Field T&F & XC Rex Norris Steve Crosby Mark Amaral Daron Park Rahn Sheffield Joe I. Vigil Football University could not Steve Crosby attended Pawnee A veteran coach, who is well Daron Park is the first male Nationally-renowned Rahn Joe Vigil, Ph.D., is the legend- find a better coach to lead its Rock HS before embarking on an respected on the West Coast, Mark head coach in Cal State Fullerton Sheffield is in his second season ary guru of American distance run- defensive line training. With over All-America career as a running Amaral is in his second season women’s basketball history. A native as the T&F assistant coach at MSU ning with accomplishments almost 45 years of coaching, most of it back at Fort Hays State. He was a as the associate head coach for of Great Falls and a MSU graduate, at Moorhead in 2012-13. beyond belief. Vigil led teams to 12 coaching defensive linemen, Coach two-time NAIA All-American and a the Pepperdine men’s basketball Park’s journey to his current position During his coaching career, NAIA National Cross Country Cham- Rex Norris brings his considerable three-time All Conference choice. In program. Mark started his coaching is impressive. Beginning his col- Sheffield has been honored with pionships and the 1995 NCAA Divi- expertise and experience to FBU. 1974, the New York Giants selected career at the NAIA level in the mid legiate coaching career at NAIA COY nine times. His athletes have sion II National Cross Country Norris knows all different levels Crosby in the NFL Draft. 90’s. He assisted at Carroll for two Westminster College, Park served accumulated awards including Championship, the last with a perfect of defensive line play, from private Crosby played three seasons seasons, Lewis-Clark State for one as the head coach for 4 years. 2010 Indoor World Championships score of 15 points. In cross country prep tutoring, to the collegiate level, with the Giants before retiring due to and Montana Tech for three. During the 2007-08 season three gold medalist; gold, silver and and track & field, Vigil's teams won to the NFL. Norris was at Oklahoma a career-ending knee injury. In 1977, He was named the 2000 Park served as the interim head bronze medalists at the 2006 World a total of 19 national championships. with Barry Switzer where he was the Crosby joined the Miami Dolphins NWAACC Northern division Coach coach at University of Maryland Jr. Championships in Beijing, China; His overall record at Adams State DL coach and eventually assistant as a scout and later as coach on of the Year. where he led the Terrapins to a 33-4 2004 Olympic Games Finalist in stands at 94.2 percent with 3,014 head coach. He coached seven Don Shula’s coaching staff, one Coach Amaral then spent seven overall record and a 13-1 mark in the 400m hurdles; 2003 World Games wins and 176 losses. first-team All-Americans with the that won an AFC title in 1982 and seasons as an assistant coach at ACC, including a trip to the NCAA bronze medalist in 100m hurdles; Vigil was named National COY Sooners, including future Hall of faced the Washington Redskins in UC Santa Barbara under Bob Wil- Tournament’s Elite Eight round. first Paralympian to set an American on 14 different occasions. He also Famer Lee Roy Selmon and 14 Super Bowl XVII. liams. USBC won its first-ever Big At Louisiana Tech, he led the record in 800m heptathlon and 1984 produced 425 All Americans and other 1st round NFL draft choices. Crosby spent 35 years in the West Conference title in 2002, and Lady Techsters to two consecutive American record in 400m hurdles. 87 individual national champions Norris made other college NFL including three seasons as a advanced to the NCAA tournament. 20-win seasons and two straight Prior to accepting the position at during his tenure at Adams State. stops at Arizona State, Florida, player, four as a scout and 28 as In 2003, the Gauchos won the Big NCAA berths, including a WAC MSU-Moorhead, Sheffied ran Shef- Vigil has also had success in Tennessee and Texas. In the NFL, a coach. He is a rare breed among West regular season title and played Tournament Championship. As field Elite NFL Football Conditioning coaching post-collegiate athletes he coached the defensive lines for NFL coaches who have been co- in the NIT. California’s associate head coach, as an entrepreneur. He has been including 2004 Olympic Marathon the Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, ordinators at multiple positions. He also spent two seasons he helped the Golden Bears to a working with the National Football Silver Medalist, Deena Drossin Kas- Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers, Crosby was offensive coordinator each at Colorado State and Cal Poly. a NCAA Tournament appearance. League since 1986 as a personal tor and 2 athletes ranked #1 in and Chicago Bears. for the Atlanta Falcons in 1983- During 9 seasons coaching at trainer/consultant including Heis- the world. After moving to Horseshoe 1984 and 1986 and in Cleveland the Division I level, his teams ap- man Trophy Winner Cam Newton. Vigil has been inducted into Bay he's been with the Toronto for Bill Belichick in 1994-1995. He peared in 7 NCAA tournaments, tak- 11 Halls of Fame. He has served Argonauts, NFL Europe (Amster- has been a Quarterback, Running ing three trips to the Elite Eight and on 17 international coaching staffs dam Admirals), the UFL's Omaha Backs, Wide Receivers or Tight End securing one WNIT bid during that including the World Cross Country Nighthawks. Coach at various teams in the NFL. span. Park’s teams have collected Championships, the Pan American He was honored as the 2007 NFL an overall record of 219-85 (.720). Games, the World Championships, Special Teams Coach of the Year. and the Olympic Games. He was an assistant coach on the 2008 United States Olympic Team, in charge of the distance runners Basketball Chris Wright Volleyball Widely regarded as one of the top up-and-coming coaches on the Dennis Janzen West Coast, Chris Wright recently Dennis Janzen holds a Ph.D.in Football finished his third season as the head the Psychology of Sport and cur- coach at Fresno Pacific. He has Track & Field rently is the Director of Athletics at Blaise Winter Volleyball posted an overall record of 56-36, Fresno Pacific University. Formerly Blaise overcame serious and led the team to 20 wins in two Dennis Mitchell the head women’s volleyball coach speech and hearing problems to Monica Trainer out of his three seasons at the helm. Dennis Mitchell, a 15-time Mid at Fresno Pacific University until become MVP in football at Syracuse After playing and graduating In seven years at Fresno Pa- -American Conference COY, is in 2010, Janzen was the winningest Wrestling and went on to forge an 11 year from San Jose State University, cific, Wright has helped the Sunbirds his 18th season at the University women’s coach in all of college career in the NFL with the Chargers, Monica Hayes-Trainer traveled to compile 139 wins and has been a of Akron. In the past seven years volleyball from 2001-2010 with a Chris Pendleton Colts, and Packers, finishing with a Europe to play professional vol- part of five of the best eight seasons alone, Mitchell has guided UA 373-18 win-loss record. With a ca- Chris Pendleton is an assistant Super Bowl Ring with the Packers. leyball in Switzerland and Italy. in the program’s history. to 15 Mid-American Conference reer win-loss of 867-168, Janzen’s wrestling coach at the University of Since leaving the game of football, Upon returning to the United States, In 2012-2013 Wright led FPU to Championships, while produc- team’s also attained win streaks of Wyoming and has just completed Blaise has inspired thousands of Monica was hired by Sue Gozansky a second-place finish in the 14-team ing 25 All-Americans, earning 54 121 consecutive home-court victo- his third year there. people with his personal story of at University of California, Riverside, Pacific West Conference marking All-American honors. A former ries and 91 straight regular season A Lemoore, Calif., product, triumph over adversity. He travels to be the assistant coach to the the team's inaugural season in pole vaulter on the 1985 Abilene wins. A six-time national champion Chris won NCAA titles at 174 throughout the country speaking soon to be 1986 Division II National NCAA Division II. The Sunbirds led Christian University NCAA Division and four-time national coach of the pounds in 2004 and 2005 and was to groups and sharing the secret to Champions. Monica remained at the conference in scoring (88 points II National Championship team, year, Janzen’s teams had an NAIA a three-time collegiate All-American his success. UCR for 24 years, moving with per game). Mitchell is widely regarded as one of record 20 national tournament ap- (2003-05) while competing for the Blaise’s story is one of hope the program to NCAA Division I. In 2008-2009 the Sunbirds won the top vault coaches in the nation.