COACHES

JESSE FULTON

Jesse Fulton, a professional Snowboarder for most of his life, retired from snowboarding at the age of 26, but continued to compete in certain events until the age of 30. Shortly after retirement, he woke up one morning and decided to do something else for snowboarding. A Tenacious Taurus and Vibrant Character refusing to ever back down or ever be beaten no matter what the cost..... he brings an energy to the game like no other. Loud Spoken and Generous this Founder and Head Coach guides his athletes to Podiums, Endorsement Deals and ultimately an amazing time snowboarding! Jesse is a big advocate of keeping Snowboarding true to its roots and fights for the Fun: " The most fun I ever had was sitting on that Podium winning, so dont tell me it's just about the fun, " says Fulton. With his competitive nature and high energy at the top of the course, Fulton can lay claim to some of the best achievements as a professional and a coach. Having tricks named after him, being the first person in the world to accomplish the double back 1080 in the Halfpipe in 1997, and helping in the development of Olympic Riders such as Louie Vito, Palmer Taylor, and Jeff Batchelor, the technical experienced is unmatched. A firm believer in the saying: "If you've never done it, how can you teach it?". Jesse has Competed and/or Coached in everything from the Olympics to the X-Games, World Championships and Regional Contests alike: "There is no event too little or too big. A podium is a podium."

BRAD GAULEY

Age: 26
Years Riding: 13
Years Sponsored: 9
Life Achievements: All the places this snowboarding game has taken me have been amazing, along with the things it has brought me.
Years with Shreducation: 3
Sponsors: Capita, Union, Ashbury.
Quote: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

Write Up: Ever wondered what is it about those people that makes everyone drawn to them, especially when they're so...silent? That's probably what most wonder about Brad. He is the definition of the strong silent type, silent but very locked in and knowledgeable when it come's to snowboarding and the industry. 13 years on a snowboard may not seem that long but Brad has managed to accomplish a good amount in this time. The twice named Eastern Canada's rider off the year by Snowboarder Magazine has graced the pages of every major snowboard publication and has also competed against or has been fortunate enough to ride with countless pro's and legends from the snowboard world.

KEVIN KONINGS

My name is Kevin Konings, I have been snowboarding since I was 10 years old...and now at 28 I have learned alot over the last 18 years on snow. I was never a skiier and never plan to be haha. I have had many accomplishments over the last 12 years of competing and dont plan on stopping anytime soon. I have been competing professionally for the last 8 years as a Slopestyle and Big Air rider. I live in Collingwood Ontario and train at Blue Mtn. Resort in the Badlands park, and if not there I am travelling to various contest's. My current sponsors are Forum Snowboards, FourSquare Outerwear, Oakley Eyewear, Metal Mulisha, BKT, RedBull and Meltdown Boardshop.

KEVIN STITTLE

Kevin Stittle, Collingwood resident, brings a different perspective to the ICARUS Snowboarding program. As a World Class level competitive sailor competing in Windsurfing and Catamarans over a 12 year span Kevin’s achievements include World Cup victories, a Silver Medal at the 2008 World Championships and representing Canada at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games placing 4th.

Kevin’s athletic experience will help guide riders through pre season dry land training programs, event preparation, season planning, goals, and progression monitoring. Kevin’s knowledge of the Canadian Sports System has helped ICARUS riders attain grants and funding bursaries and is a solid link to the amateur sports support network.

Despite a career in sailing Kevin has spent his fair share of days on the hill, his eye for talent and understanding of what it takes to become a successful athlete.

KRIS DeCOSTE

Kris DeCoste, one of the pioneering riders of Central Canada has been riding for 20 years now and coaching young, up and coming snowboarders for 11 of them. Kris was the very first coach to offer ‘up a competitive coaching program and has helped and coached the likes of riders: Matt Thompson , Jeff Batchelor, Cales Irwin and Olympian and Current Icarus Skate and Snow rider Brad Martin.

Kris is an undisputable asset to the great coaching staff and brings to the table more experience than most. His easy approach to the pipe and vast knowledge of the mechanics of snowboarding in Halfpipe, Boardercross and Slopestyle land him as the other Head Coach and now owner of Icarus Shreducation. Kris also recently coached the 2010 Olympics

MATT KONINGS

Matt Konnings, Our team friendly giant and ripper to boot. A sponsored and competitive shredder for over a Decade and accomplished park designer and snowcat driver. Ironic that the jumps we hit are personally groomed and maintained by Matt in the evening. Matt brings a level of positivity to the table unmatched. Rain or shine it is always smiles. Focusing constantly on the fun we are having or about to have. form 180's to 1080's this is not an issue for Matt. Matt spends his summer competitive MX and BMX and is always extremely active in the Canadian action sports scene Matt resides in Collingwood and his Current Sponsors include: Salomon Snowboards, Bonfire Outerwear, Celtek Gloves, Spy Goggles and Fathom Snowboard Shop in Collingwood.

NICK MARSHALL

coach snowboarding, I sell snowboards, I compete and I film. I live snowboarding. All I want to do is snowboard every day of my life. Being involed in the snowboard world as much as I possibly can is very important to me. I love pushing this sport and giving kids the right guidance that I never had. It has gotten to a point where I'm more stoked when somebody im coaching lands a trick then when land a trick. I just hope i can help progress the sport for the rest of my life. Shreducation = FUN!

ANDREW STITTLE

Been riding since I can remember, about 14 years, sponsored for the last 7. First through Mark Srang for Option Snowboards, and currently for Rome, 686 and WANT through Bill Moffat.

DEZ Price

"Shreducation is an amazing program for kids looking to progress to a professional level. Not only has this program helped many kids but all the kids currently involved have help me find the love of snowboarding everyday we ride. No matter how serious you are, you have to remember the first reason we ever strapped on a snowboard was to have fun!"

Also Chuck Norris is the reason Waldo is hiding!

Write up: I grew up my whole life skateboarding and at the age of 9 when snowboarding was first introduced it was obvious that I wanted to try it. In school we went on ski trips and we had to ski, we'll a couple of my friends and I stood up to our teacher and were the first students to be allowed to snowboard only if it was for half the day. As the years progressed I started finding a love for snowboarding than any other sport I participated in. I started riding for the local shop Oronge and was sponsored by LibTechnologies. I spent a few months down in Seattle helping work, fish and hang out with everyone at Mervin Manufacturing. After a few years of the contest circuit I started working at Oronge and then moved to Kelowna were I worked at Island Snow. 3 years later I moved to Vancouver and got a Marketing Job with No Limits Distribution were I handled all the Marketing and Team Managing for many brands. Over the last 10 years I've been with No Limits wearing many different hats. I've prided myself in doing the best job possible and always trying to push the limits of what is possible. I've helped many of the brands that people wear today grow from the start and helped many brands launch in Canada. I've also helped many athlete's progress to the pro level where snowboarding/skateboarding/Surfing/Wakeboarding/WakeSkating is there full time job. I currently left my position at No Limits last October to pursue working for myself. Now I live in Toronto and I'm fully committed to Shreducation while also starting up my own Men's Underwear Line called MYPAKAGE or PKG.

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