ATTENTION – NEW COACHES!
The Bombers Basketball program has enjoyed remarkable growth during the fall 2014 and winter 2015 seasons incorporating feeder teams for Liberty High School. Over 325 players participated in the Bombers Basketball program and we anticipate adding another 30% to 40% in the fall of 2015. In order to facilitate this growth, additional coaches will be added to lead teams at the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels for both boys and girls. If you are interested in assisting the Bombers Basketball program in a coaching capacity, please email Dustin Ashby HERE.
DUSTIN ASHBY (dustin@bombersbasketball.org)
Head Coach – 7th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 6th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 5th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 4th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 1st Grade Boys
Dustin’s experience training athletes began 18 years ago as the college golf coach at his alma mater, University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he built two different teams that would qualify for the Division II National Championship.
Since 2010, Ashby has dedicated his coaching time towards his son’s youth baseball and basketball teams. Ashby attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood, MO, where he played a variety of sports. He went on to attend the University of Missouri-St. Louis on a golf scholarship where he earned All-Conference honors. Dustin’s a two-time past champion of the St. Louis District Amateur Championship and consistently ranked among the top amateur golfers in the state of Missouri.
Dustin is a believer is youth athletes participating in multiple sports, with the sport in season receiving the most attention. The benefits of cross training are significant, but as equally important, the negative risks of concentrating on only one discipline are substantial for a youth athlete.
Professionally, Dustin hosts a local talk show affiliated with 101 ESPN, The Back Nine. In addition to his radio show, Ashby operates a business development / marketing consulting company specializing in sports properties, professional athletes and brands.
DOUG SMITH
Head Coach – 5th Grade Girls
Doug is a married father of 3 children and has been coaching basketball at some level (from high school varsity all the way to kindergarten) since 1993. He’s been a public school educator since 1995, and currently serves as a Principal in the Wright City School District.
As a High School basketball coach, Doug led his teams to multiple district and conference championships, coached multiple all-state players, and has organized and led multiple camps for students of all ages. Doug’s also coached three different high school A.A.U. teams that made it to the national A.A.U. tournament. In 1997, Doug’s AAU team finished as a top 12 in AAU Nationals.
He still plays basketball on a semi-competitive level and enjoys quail and pheasant hunting or hiking Missouri whenever he gets the chance and enjoys spending as much time as possible with his family.
DR. MATT BECKERDITE
Head Coach – 7th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 5th Grade Boys
MATT RAPPLEAN
Head Coach – 7th Grade Boys
Head Coach – 8th Grade Boys
JEFF FOSDICK
Head Coach – 4th Grade Boys
JONATHAN HARRIS
Head Coach – 7th and 8th Grade Girls
TRENT RYBICKI
Head Coach – 3rd Grade Boys
Trent has been actively coaching youth basketball and baseball for the past 11+ years. He has a sophomore at Liberty High School and 3rd grader at Crossroads Elementary. Trent stresses having a fun environment where players and coaches work hard on developing the fundamental skills of the sport while learning to be members of a TEAM. He enjoys coaching and seeing development through the hard work the young athletes put forth.
SCOT VIELUF
Asst. Coach – 7th Grade Boys
JENNIFER RITTER
Asst. Coach – 4th Grade Boys
BRIAN WALDREN
Asst. Coach – 4th Grade Boys
JOSH BROWN
Asst. Coach – 4th Grade Boys
RYAN OZINGA
Co-Head Coach – 4th Grade Boys
BRETT HERBERS
Assistant Coach – 1st Grade Boys
MARSHALL GRAHAM
Assistant Coach – 1st Grade Boys
