 Jeff Birrell - Program Director / Head Coach
Jeff Birrell has been coaching in British Columbia, Canada, at the AAA
level for the past 22 years.
He has taken five teams to provincial championships; and his teams have won several high profile tournaments along the way including the Bell Capital Cup in Ottawa in 2004. Birrell has earned a solid reputation for developing promising athletes and helping them
to reach their full potential.
Birrell’s coaching resume includes coaching at the Burnaby Winter Club for the past 5 years. He has also been involved in the BC Best Ever program for four years, as well as coached with the Vancouver Selects, Vancouver Super Series, and 3 years with the Hockey Future Program in the Lower mainland, all Spring Hockey Elite programs that top players in the game are invited to train with each year. Birrell also had the opportunity to be an instructor with the PSM hockey development program, where he was able to train elite athletes, including several pros such as Cam Paddock, Mike Santorelli and Kris Chucko.
Having recently moved to the Vancouver Island community of North Saanich, Birrell is excited to be fulfilling his passion for coaching through Edgey Hockey Development. His overall vision behind Edgey Hockey came from the input of his client base. Throughout the years of instructing kids to play hockey at a high level, the common theme from players and parents alike, was Birrell’s passion for what he does. After many years of successful coaching behind the bench, his focus and energy has been channeled toward hockey skill development instead of the wins and losses of games. At this time, Birrell visits the bench coaching two of his four young boys, while also running a newly formed skills development program for PMHA. His fulfillment comes from working with all ranges of hockey players to enhance their overall hockey skill set.
Using a dynamic personality, Birrell is able to motivate and instruct players to skate and create the work ethic necessary to compete at the next level. With an abundance of energy and focus, he is able to bring the best out of each athlete as they practice to perform. Whether it is the high level hockey player or the recreational player, Birrell knows how to help them learn and enjoy the game. It takes a special skill to be able to challenge kids to strive for better, while keeping them fully engaged, and wanting more when they leave. This is the reputation of Jeff Birrell.
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