Darryl has over 30 years of playing, coaching experience, and he brings his vast knowledge, experience, and network to the Ace Family. Darryl played for Mt. Royal where they captured a bronze medal at the CCAA Nationals. When Darryl was finished playing, he began to coach where he worked to develop his coaching style and knowledge. Over the years Darryl has coached a variety of teams ranging from U15 through Collegiate teams, where he is has proudly developed numerous players to play at the Post-secondary level. Darryl spent 2 seasons with the SAIT Men’s and Women’s programs as an Assistant coach where he was fortunate enough to learn from 2 great coaching mentors (Ryan Marsden and Diane Bugler). Spent 2 seasons at Olds college as the head coach where he continued his development and became a Certified High-Performance Coach learning from another great coaching mentor Keith Hanson. Darryl knows what it takes to play at the next level and is looking forward to bringing his passion, tireless work ethic, honest and dedication to the ACE family."

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"A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." – Tom Landry