In episode 13 of telling their stories, head coach and teacher at New Westminster Secondary, Clint Uttley, shares with us his football journey and coaching career thereafter.

Previously, he was the head coach of the McGill Redbird football team (previously known as the Redmen). He also held roles as associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebacker coach. He has also been a guest coach at training camps with several teams in the Canadian Football League, notably the Toronto Argonauts (2003, 2005 and 2008) and Calgary Stampeders (2011).

Prior to joining McGill, he was the special teams coordinator and handled defensive backs at the University of British Columbia for two seasons after six campaigns at Acadia University, where he was initially responsible for receivers (2001), then linebackers (2002-03) before serving his final two years with the Axemen as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2004-05).

Uttley began his coaching career as an assistant with the Huronia Stallions of the Ontario Varsity Football League in Orillia each summer from 1998 to 2002.

A product of Park Street Collegiate Institute in Orillia, he went on to play junior for the Burlington Braves, then played at Champlain Regional College in Lennoxville, Que., where he was part of their 1995 Bol d’Or junior college championship.

Uttley then played five seasons at middle linebacker for Acadia (1996 to 2000) where he was a four-year starter and team captain in his final two seasons. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in 2000, followed by an education degree (2004) and a master’s degree in education (2011).

Thank you, coach, for the great insight from both the player perspective and coach perspective on how to help your athletes take care of their own mental health.


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