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        Local Football Coach Now With CFL’s  RedBlacks






































































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        By Jordan Todd                        team.  He was quickly promoted  and just generally get his foot in             “It’s almost like some of these
                                              to  Special  Teams’  Coach  soon  the  door.    He’s  been  there  ever  brain  teasers  you  see,  and  you

               hen  Wayne  Pike  first         after he got there.  When he found  since.                                  sit there and study them and ask
        Wstarted coaching his son’s           out that the REDBLACKS were                                                 yourself all these questions,” says
        football  team,  he  didn’t  think  it   coming  to  Ottawa,  he  decided      The workload and pressure are      Pike.  “In football, you figure out

        would  become  his  new  career.       to  pursue  a  job  at  Carleton     heavier in the CFL, but for Pike      what they’re going to do in certain
        Well,  years  later,  the  Cornwall   University’s      new       football   it’s all worth it.                   instances and you play off of that.
        native  has  been  an  Assistant      program so as to be closer to the        “It’s  a  childhood  dream  come   And it’s all from watching film.”

        Video Coordinator for the Ottawa      new team.                             true,” says Pike.
        REDBLACKS            since     their                                                                                 With the young REDBLACKS
                                                 “My ultimate goal was the CFL,”       Pike’s favourite part of coaching   coming so close to a championship
        inception two years ago.
                                              says Pike.  “and I couldn’t really    is  the  constant  chess  match,  the   last season, the future is looking
          He  quickly  moved  through         get  in  with  Montreal,  because     competitive mindset.                  bright for Pike and his team.
        local  football  coaching,  taking    they already had two guys.  So I
        coaching  clinics  and  camps  on     thought if I’m going to get in with
        his  own  dime  the  whole  while.     Ottawa, I should probably be at a
        He knew pretty early on that he’d     school in Ottawa.”
        found a passion.
                                                 He  got  the  job  at  Carleton
          Before  getting  his  current  gig   three  years  ago,  and  started
        with  the  REDBLACKS,  Pike           making  connections  with  the
        was the Special Teams’ Assistant      REDBLACKS.    He  would
        Coach  and  Video  Coordinator        volunteer his time, provide video,
        for  McGill  University’s  football
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