Burlington, Ontario – CFC Coaches Clinic brings in University of Guelph Defensive Coordinator to speak
Guelph Gryphon Defensive Coordinator Kevin macNeill will be speaking at the BURLINGTON COACHES CLINIC on March 28 & March 29. Kevin will be presenting on ‘Cover 3 zone blitzing’. CFC is excited to have such a great CIS coach participate in our Burlington clinic. Kevin played his CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier and started his coaching career at his alma mater. He then moved on to the UBC Thunderbirds before returning to southern Ontario with the Gryphons.
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Kevin MacNeill BIO:
This is Kevin’s fifth season as Defensive Coordinator with the Guelph Gryphons. Coach MacNeill brings veteran CIS experience to the football staff, having coached in two CIS conferences before joining the Gryphon family. Before coming to Guelph, he spent two seasons coaching in the Canada West Conference at UBC as the Recruitment Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator and Linebacker Coach. Prior to that he coached at his alma mater, Wilfrid Laurier University, from 2004-2007 as a Linebacker Coach and Special
Teams Coach. Kevin was a part of the 2005 Coaching staff that won the Vanier Cup. He has also served as the Head Coach of the Guelph Bears from 2005-2006 winning the Coach of the Year Award in 2006. The Bears went on to two semi-final appearances with Coach MacNeill at the helm. He has been a volunteer coach with the Jr Varsity Preds winning the OVFL Championship in 2001, Guelph Bears 2002-2006, Cambridge Lions in 2012, and he returned to the Guelph Bears in 2013. In addition, Kevin was recently invited to serve as the Linebacker Coach for Team Canada’s Jr National Team that will compete in the 2014 World Championship.
As a player, Kevin had an outstanding five-year playing career from 1999-2003 at Laurier. He was named a CIS second team All-Canadian linebacker in 2003 and was an OUA all-star in 2001 and 2003. In 2001 Kevin was selected as the Golden Hawk Football Most Valuable Player. He was later signed by the Montreal Allouettes.
Kevin graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications (2003). He currently lives in Guelph with his wife Monica and has a 4 year-old daughter named Hailey.
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