Coaching Staff

  Graham Kennedy
  Head Coach
Graham Kennedy enters his 1st season as Head Coach of the X-Men soccer program for the 2009 season after veteran head coach Lou Bilek reitred after 39 years behind the helm. Graham is an X-Men soccer alumnus, having played at X from 1985-89. He went on to play senior soccer in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta throughout the 1990s and earned a Master of Education degree in Coaching from University of Victoria in 1996. For 7 of the past 9 years, Graham was the Technical Director of the Calgary Foothills Soccer club, one of Canada’s top youth clubs. During a two-year hiatus, he was the Director of Soccer at the Edge School for Athletes, pioneering a successful junior and senior high soccer program. During this period Graham also was the head coach for national silver medalist Calgary Foothills B18, North American Super-Y finalists, FC Calgary, and Calgary Villains Elite of the Alberta Major League. In 2009, Kennedy coached the Calgary Foothills G18 to a national championship.

In 2005 Kennedy received his Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) B coaching license while working in association with the youth academy at Birmingham City Football Club. He served as Canadian scout for BCFC during this period and has coached almost 100 players who have gone on to collegiate levels of play in Canada and the USA. He spent the 2008 season as an Associate Coach with the X-Men. Further to his coaching qualifications, Kennedy has professional experience as a junior and senior high school teacher, along with a background in information systems and management consulting. He and his wife and two children reside in Antigonish. 

   Rob Canning                        Justin MacKenzie               Lauchlin Gillis
  Assistant Coach                  Assistant Coach                 Goaltender Coach
                                

  Brandon Dort                       Patrick Keating                   Andrew Lichtenfels
  Graduate Asst Coach        Peer Counsellor                  Equipment Manager
                         

  Lou Bilek                               Student Therapist
  Academic Advisor               Kathryn Olsheski