2022-2023 Competitive Coaches
| Competitive Team | Coach Name | |
| U22-AA - (Barrie Jr. Sharks) | Duane Eldridge | |
| U22-A | Todd Clarke | |
| U18-1 (AA) | Marten Nagel | |
| U18-2 (A) | Mike White | |
| U18-3 (A) | Laurie Taylor-Bolton | |
| U18-4 (BB) | John Cotugno | |
| U18-5 (B) | Steve Sayeau | |
| U15-1 (AA) | Duane Eldridge | |
| U15-2 (A) | Jason Rodd | |
| U15-3 (BB) | Jason McKenna | |
| U15-4 (B) | Shawn Denomme | |
| U13-1 (AA) | Jason Willard | |
| U13-2 (A) | Nick Leigh | |
| U13-3 (BB) | Sam Skwarchuk | |
| U13-4 (B) | John Philbrick | |
| U11-1 (AA) | Jerry O'Hara | |
| U11-2 (A/BB/B) | Tim Hatch | |
| U9 (B) | Samantha Wright |
2022-2023 Competitive AA Coach Bio's
U22-AA Barrie Jr. Sharks - Head Coach: Duane Eldridge
Duane Eldridge has over 20 years of coaching and player development experience, that has included positions at the AA level of every age group. Duane previously led our Barrie Jr. Sharks (Intermediate AA) team from 2014 through 2018, during which time he helped over 20 players achieve their goal of moving on to play competitive USPORTS/NCAA hockey in Canada and the United States. For the past 3 seasons Duane has coached our U15-AA team.
Duane is passionate about player development and he has a proven history of assessing the player skills, drafting team and individual development plans, and successfully executing these plans to help players achieve their goals.
The Barrie Jr. Sharks team can be reached at jrsharks@bwha.ca
2022-2023 U18-AA Sharks - Head Coach: Marten Nagel
Marten Nagel has over 30 years of coaching experience at all levels, for both boys and girls. Marten has coached with our Sharks teams for 7 years - including as head coach of our U18-AA team (2021-22) U18-A (2019-20), and U18-BB team (2018-19). Marten has also served as a hockey association executive for 10 years (including as President and Technical Director) and is a level 3C referee with nearly 15 years of officiating experience.
Marten Nagel will continue to lead a U18-AA team that will be highly integrated with our Jr. Sharks U22-AA program, to push our high performance players to reach their full potential and prepare them for the next step on their hockey journey.
Marten can be reached at marten.nagel@bwha.ca
2022-2023 U15-AA Sharks - Head Coach: Duane Eldridge
Duane Eldridge has over 20 years of coaching and player development experience, that has included positions at the AA level of every age group. Duane previously led our Barrie Jr. Sharks (Intermediate AA) team from 2014 through 2018, during which time he helped over 20 players achieve their goal of moving on to play competitive USPORTS/NCAA hockey in Canada and the United States. For the past 3 seasons Duane has coached our U15-AA team.
Duane is passionate about player development and he has a proven history of assessing the player skills, drafting team and individual development plans, and successfully executing these plans to help players achieve their goals.
Duane Eldridge can be reached at duane.eldridge@bwha.ca
2022-2023 U13-AA Sharks - Head Coach: Jason Willard
Jason Willard is a secondary school teacher who brings over 18 years of coaching experience for both boys and girls hockey. Jason has coached at various levels including the Junior Colts Program, U9-A, U10-A, U11-A, U18-AAA, and high school hockey. Most recently, Jason has spent the last three season with the Shark’s organization as head coach of U11-A, U11-AA and as assistant coach of U13-AA in 2021-22.
Jason provides a positive learning environment conducive to skill development and fun which has led to an three OMHA Finalist appearances including one Championship. Jason strives to develop strategies to best benefit the development of the individual, and the team. As a teacher and coach, he is a role model and an effective communicator. He continually focuses his attention and energy on developing and enhancing each player’s technical and team skills to prepare them to play at the highest level.
Jason Willard an be reached at jason.willard@bwha.ca
2022-2023 U11-AA Sharks - Head Coach: Jerry O’Hara
Jerry O’Hara has been coaching hockey and other youth and women’s sports teams for over 10 years. Jerry first assisted with our Barrie Sharks teams in 2019, and was assistant coach for the U11-AA team in 2021-2022. As an assistant coach with the Department of National Defense’s Women’s National Hockey Team for a decade, Jerry helped lead teams representing the Canadian Armed Forces in international competition. Through his experience, Jerry has seen firsthand the benefits of sport in developing excellent individuals on and off the ice, and he is excited to lead a U11-AA program which will take our players to the next level.
Jerry O'Hara can be reached at jerry.ohara@bwha.ca
Questions about our 2022-2023 competitive program? Contact competitive@bwha.ca
