University of Regina Rams receivers coach Dr. Rick Seaman [and recently retired Faculty of Education professor] was named Canada West’s outstanding volunteer coach as the conference announced its major individual award winners on Thursday afternoon.
Seaman has been an assistant with the Rams for 31 years, joining the team as a receivers coach in 1984 – the same year that Frank McCrystal began his tenure as the team’s head coach. Under the guidance of Seaman, the Rams have enjoyed a talented group of receivers including future professionals Chris Bauman, Jason
Clermont, Chris Getzlaf, and Jon Ryan and All-Canadians Shane Ostapowich, Brenden Owens, and Addison Richards.
“Rick has been a totally committed coach from the first day he stepped on the field,” McCrystal said. “He combines teaching methodology with classroom instruction and on-field practicum. He’s exceptionally prepared with a clear vision of what he intends to communicate.”
Seaman was a full-time high school mathematics teacher until 1994, when he became a professor in the University of Regina’s Faculty of Education. He tutored played in mathematics and calculus over his entire tenure with the Rams and provided leadership and direction as a mentor for players entering the Faculty of Education. Seaman earned his Ph.D in Education from the University of Regina in 1995 and received the 1996 Wilfred R. Wees Doctoral Thesis Award from the Canadian College of Teachers.
A dedicated volunteer for nearly 50 years, Seaman coached community football and baseball as well as high school football and baseball. One of the first football coaches to receive Level 4 coaching certification, Seaman is also a Level 3 baseball coach.
Seaman and his wife of 44 years, June, have three children – Jennifer, Paul and Alison – and three grandchildren.
Reposted from http://www.reginacougars.com/news/2014/11/14/FB_1114144636.aspx?path=football
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