SPARTANS HOCKEY COACHES
ROD SIMMONS
ROD SIMMONS IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE RED RIVER SPARTANS AND BRINGS 30 YEARS OF HOCKEY EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.
HE STARTED HIS COACHING CAREER IN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY IN 1988 AND HAS COACHED NUMEROUS NCAA AND JUNIOR LEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
ROD HAS BEEN NAMED COACH OF THE YEARS FOUR TIMES IN TWO DIFFERENT LEAGUES. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS HE HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS AND HEAD COACH OF BRIDEGTON ACADEMY (USHS-PREP), BOLD CITY BATTALION, AND THE FLORIDA JR. BLADES (USPHL).
LUBOS BARTECKO
LUBOS BARTECKO IS THE HEAD COACH OF THE USPHL PREMIER RED RIVER SPARTANS AND HEAD PERFORMANCE COACH / OWNER OF THE ATHLETE'S COMPOUND.
HE IS A FORMER NHL PLAYER, THREE TIME OLYMPIAN, AND GOLD AND SILVER MEDALIST AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LUBOS BRINGS ELITE-LEVEL EXPERIENCE AND CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING METHODS TO DEVELOP HOCKEY PLAYERS AND ATHLETES OF ALL LEVELS.
SPECIALIZING IN FORCE PLATE TESTING, COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS, AND CUSTOMIZED PERFORMANCE TRAINING, LUBOS COMBINES SCIENCE-BACKED STRENGTH PROGRAMS WITH ON-ICE SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
WITH A FOCUS ON INJURY PREVENTION, POWER, AND SPEED, LUBOS AND THE ATHLETE'S COMPOUND PROVIDE A ONE-OF-A-KIND TRAINING ENVIRONMENT TO HELP ATHLETES REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
BRIAN BAILEY
BRIAN BAILEY IS THE HEAD COACH OF THE U18 AAA RED RIVER SPARTANS AND ASSISTANT COACH OF THE USPHL PREMIER SPARTANS.
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1999 AND RETIRED FROM SERVICE AFTER 21 YEARS AND NINE COMBAT TOURS BETWEEN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
BRIAN GREW UP PLAYING HOCKEY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND PLAYED IN BOTH THE MASS MOHAWKS HOCKEY PROGRAM AND THE BLUE HILLS TECH VARSITY PROGRAM.
HE COACHED AND DEVELOPED PLAYERS IN THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS TRAVEL HOCKEY PROGRAMS FROM 2016-2023 AND WAS ALSO A BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE PREDATORS.