Head Coach
Shaun Bannink (NCCP Level I)

Shaun returms to the team this season after a two-year absence. During that time, he served as the Head Coach for the Bev Facey Falcons Junior Varsity squad. He was one of the original Wolverine coaches when the team was formed for the 2001 season, serving for four seasons as the Defensive Coordinator. Following that, he served with the Wolverine Midgets as the Defensive Coordinator in 2005. From 2003 to 2007, he amassed an impressive record with the Facey Juniors, winning city championships in ’03 and ’07. He has also served as the Defensive Coordinator for two seasons with the Bev Facey Senior team. Coach Bannink has worked in the past with Coach Smith, most notably on the U-17 team, and he is currently on the defensive staff for the U-19 Senior Bowl team. He also won a Provincial High School Senior championship 2002 as the Offensive Line coach at Facey, and as defensive coordinator of the Falcon Senior team won the Northern title in 2005. He has also been appointed as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach for the 2008 Senior Bowl team.

Offensive Coordinator
Steve Curtis (NCCP Level II)

Steve returns to the Wolverines for his second season, with nine years of coaching experience. Steve came to the team last year from the Bev Facey Falcons where he was the Running Backs Coach. He also has coaching experience at Ardrossan High School and Henry Wisewood. He also played his high school ball at Facey as a receiver, where he won three championships in four seasons.

The Wolverines are very pleased to welcome Steve to the 2008 Bantam staff.

Defensive Backs Coach
Rob Bishop (NCCP Level III)

The Wolverines are pleased to welcome Rob back to the staff for his second season with the team. Rob has seven years of coaching experience behind him including the 2005 season as the Defensive Coordinator for the Elk Island Lightning. He was on the PeeWee Bulldog staff in 2006. Rob played for two seasons at the High School level, where he won a pair of championships with the Senator Riley-Highwood Mustangs.

Rob also serves on the executive for the SCMFA.

Receivers Coach
Justin Dervin (NCCP Level I)

Justin returns to the Wolverines for his third year after a successful PeeWee coaching career with the Sherwood Park Bulldogs. He was a member of last years' Bantam CDMFA championship staff. Justin also had a very successful playing career in Sherwood Park, and played with the Archbishop Jordan Scots football club where he won a Premiere Championship as a player.

The Wolverines are very pleased to have a young coach of Justin's ability back on the staff.

Defensive Line Coach
Ken Chapman

Ken comes to the Wolverines for his first season this year. He brings with him seven seasons of playing experience, where he won two City High School Championships, one Provincial High School Championship, two BCJFL Championships and a National Championship with the Okanagan Sun, where he was named as a First-Team All Star for two years running. Ken finished his playing career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. As a coach, he spent three seasons with the Sal Sabres and one year with the Bantam Rams. He has been with the PeeWee SabreCats for the past two seasons.

Ken has also coached minor baseball and lacrosse. The Wolverines are pleased and excited to have Ken joining the staff for 2008.

Running Backs Coach
Cas Morgan (NCCP Level II)

Cas joins the Wolverines from the SCMFA ranks, where he spent four seasons; first as an Assistant Coach with the Atom Warriors, and subsequently two seasons with the PeeWee Cougars. His last season was as the Cougar's Head Coach.

The Wolverines welcome Cas to the team, and look forward to his contribution to the 2008 Coaching Staff.

Linebackers Coach
Rob Davidge (NCCP Level I)

Although Rob was with the Wolverines as a parent and a volunteer last season, this is his first year on the team's coaching staff. But he is not inexperienced as a coach; far from it! Rob has coached minor sports for 24 seasons, 18 of those being football. He has been both a player and a coach on eight different championship teams in the Sherwood Park system. Most recently, Rob was the Head Coach for the Sherwood Park SabreCats. Rob has also coached lacrosse, basketball and soccer, and was the Head Coach for the Team Alberta PeeWee Lacrosse team.

The Wolverines are obviously tremendously excited to welcome Rob's experience and expertise to the team.

Linebackers Coach
Gord Grof (NCCP Level 1)

Gord has been coaching football for 3 years, the first two with the Edmonton Seahawks organization and last year as a linebacker and running backs coach with the Sherwood Park Bulldogs. A resident of the city, Gord played his high school football with the O'Leary Spartans. Also a Wolverine parent last season, this year Gord moves into the coaching ranks with the team.

Offensive Line Coach
Chris Ehrman (NCCP Level 1)

Chris enters his first season with the Wolverines. He played two years bantam for the Edmonton Seahawks. Chris played high school ball for M.E. LaZerte High School,  where he was selected for Team North Alberta in 2002. Following high school he played three years with the Edmonton Huskies, winning a National Championship in 2004. Chris splits his time coaching o line for the Wolverines, and M.E. LaZerte, where he has spent the last four years coaching.