Lethbridge American Legion Baseball

Coaches

SCOTT OIKAWA

COACHING EXPERIENCE:                                           PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
1995-Present – Elks Coach                                        Lethbridge Big League Elks
1992-1994 – Miners Coach                                       A.B.A., Little League
1990-1991 – Miners Assistant Coach
High School for 3 years                                              AWARDS:
Little League for 4 years                                            2004 Coach of the Year
One Canadian Championship                                   1999 Coach of the Year
Level 3 NCCP Certification                                        1995 Coach of the Year

 

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JIM KOTKAS

COACHING EXPERIENCE:                                             CANADIAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
2006-Present – Vauxhall Academy                           1991 Pan Am Games – Havana, Cuba
1995-Present – Elks Batting Coach                           1991 World Championships – Edmonton, Alberta
1992-1994 – Miners Assistant Coach                       1990 Goodwill Games – Seattle, Washington
                                                                                        1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Korea
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:                                                            1988 World Championships – Milan, Italy
1984 National Junior College                                     1988 Intercontinental Cup – Havana, Cuba
(World Series Champions)                                          1987 Pan Am Games – Indianapolis, Indiana              
1982-1984 – College of Southern Idaho                 
                          1981-1983 – Lethbridge Elks                                      AWARDS:
                          (Montana State Champions)                                      2004 Coach of the Year
                                                                                                                  1999 Coach of the Year
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CHAD LAYTON

COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2011-Present – Elks Assistant Coach
1996-2010 – Miners Coach
1997 – LCI Rams Coach
1995-1997 – Prairie Baseball Academy Assistant Coach
1995 – Miners Assistant Coach
1994-1995 – Winston Churchill Bulldogs Coach
1991-1993 – Senior Little League Allstar Coach
                                 1991 – Coach of the Year – Senior Little League
                                 Level 3 NCCP Certification
                                                 
                                 AWARDS:
                                 2009 Coach of the Year

 

                     

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DON GROVES

COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2014-2015 - Elks Assistant Coach
2008-2010 - Elks Assistant Coach
1998-2007 - Miners Coach
2000-2001 - Prairie Baseball Academy JV Coach
1999 - LCI Rams Coach
                                       
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
1992 - Olympic Tryouts
                                1991-1992 - Whitworth College - Spokane (All Conference Team)
                                1990-1991 - Whitworth College (NAIA World Series Finalists)
                                1989-1990 - Cochise College - Arizona
                                1988-1989 - National Baseball Institute - Vancouver, BC
                                1988 - Lethbridge Elks (option to sign pro with California Angels)
                                1987 - Lethbridge Elks (State Champions) - Player of the Year
                                1986 - Lethbridge Miners (Montana State Champions)

 

 
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