Lions Bergamo ASD comunica di aver trovato l’accordo con Coach Adam Rita anche per la stagione 2019.
Il Coach canadese sarà quindi alla guida dei Leoni per la terza stagione consecutiva con l’obbiettivo di riportare il team orobico ai playoff.
La volontà di Coach Rita è stata alla base di un rinnovo a cui la società auspicava per poter continuare il percorso di crescita e rinnovamento che proprio insieme al coach Canadese è iniziato nel 2017 e che mira non solo a riportare i Leoni nell’elite del Football italiano ed europeo ma soprattutto a sviluppare l’organizzazione ad ogni livello.
Insieme a Coach Rita arriverà Ron Smeltzer, coach di grande esperienza e che ha già lavorato con l’HC dei Lions ai tempi della CFL, che si occuperà della OL nero-oro.
Smeltzer arriva a Bergamo per sostituire Coach Casciani e portate ulteriore qualità ed esperienza ad un coaching staff che negli ultimi anni ha ben lavorato sviluppando i tanti giovani delle giovanili bergamasche che sono diventati oggi punti fermi del senior team.
COACH RON SMELTZER:
1967 West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania – Graduate Assistant
1968-70 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado – Graduate Assistant
1970-72 University of California, Santa Barbara – Offensive Line Coach
1972-78 University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Offensive Line Coach
1979-83 Servite High School, Anaheim, California – Head Football Coach
1982 California State Champions, California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Champions
1982 Orange County (California) All-Star Football Game – Head Coach
1982 Southern California Shrine Football Classic – Co-Head Coach
1983 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Champions, Servite High School overall record – 41 wins, 18 losses, 1 tie
1984-86 British Columbia Lions, Vancouver, B.C., (CFL) – Offensive Line Coach
1985 Grey Cup Champions
1986-88 Calgary Stampeders, Calgary, Alberta (CFL) – Offensive Coordinator
1988-90 British Columbia Lions, Vancouver, B.C., (CFL) – Offensive Line Coach
1990-91 Holy Cross High School, Surrey, B.C. – Head Football Coach
1991-92 Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton, Alberta (CFL) – Offensive Line Coach
1992-93 Ottawa Rough Riders, Ottawa, Ontario (CFL) – Head Football Coach
1994-95 Las Vegas Posse, Las Vegas, Nevada (CFL) – Offensive Coordinator
1995-2000 Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas, Nevada – Offensive Coordinator
1997 Nevada State Championship – Runner-up
1998 Nevada State Champions
1999 Nevada State Champions
2000-03 Coronado High School, Henderson, Nevada – Head Football Coach, Overall Record – 7 wins, 9 losses
2003-08 Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas, Nevada – Head Football Coach, Overall Record – 40 wins, 17 losses
2006 League Champions
2009-11 Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas, Nevada – Assistant Coach
RICONOSCIMENTI
1982 Faith, Family, Football Foundation, Anaheim, California – Coach of the Year
1983 Faith, Family, Football Foundation, Anaheim, California – Coach of the Year
1999 West Chester University Football Hall of Fame
1999 All-American Football Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
2000 British Columbia, Canada – Sports Hall of Fame
2002 Servite High School, Anaheim, California – Football Hall of Fame
2003 Sunset Region Coach of the Year – Cimarron-Memorial High School
2005 Sunset Region Coach of the Year – Cimarron-Memorial High School
2006 Sunset Region Coach of the Year – Cimarron-Memorial High School
2006 Cimarron-Memorial Coaching Hall of Fame
2008 Southern Nevada High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame
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