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Holy Trinity grad getting a taste of pro coachingBy Jon KuiperijBEAVER SPORTS EDITOREven before a shoulder injury ended his aspira-tions of playing quarterback at the university level,Vince Luciani had ambitions of being a coach.The first experience I had coaching, I startedwith a kids football camp at McMaster (University),said the 23-year-old Holy Trinity grad. It was just ajob at the time, I needed the money. But the feelingof when you tell a young kid to change his tech-nique and you see it works and he listens to you,theres no better feeling.Following that footballYou have to camp, Luciani spent sixyears as a quarterback andkeep remindingreceivers coach with theyourself you're aHalton Invictas and Oakvillecoach because allTitans. He also coached athese guys are girls flag football squadyour age and it'sduring his five years atWilfrid Laurier University,easy to getwhere he was a receiver forstar-struck.the Golden Hawks.Luciani is still offering Vince Lucianitips to players these days.But the players hes currently working with are a lotDAVID BEBEE / METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUPbigger and more advanced than the ones he firstVince Luciani (right), pictured playing receiver for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks during the 2010 Ontario University Athletics football started with.season, is now an offensive assistant with the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.Luciani recently began his new job as an offen-sive assistant coach with the Canadian FootballLuciani said his age and relative inexperienceLeagues Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Though Lucianiwasnt an issue with dealing with players.Beach volleyball playeradmits part of the job is typical intern runningIt was intimidating at first, but you start to getaround and doing the small jobs, hes already get-comfortable. You have to keep reminding yourself ting a taste of what coaching at the professionalto compete at U19 worlds youre a coach because all these guys are your agelevel is like.and its easy to get star-struck, Luciani said. YouAbbey Park student Nova BozinoskiIm still a coach. Im in all the meetings. Imstart to get comfortable and find your role, and its(right) and her beach volleyball part-taking notes. And sometimes they ask me for mybeen going pretty well.ner, Sydney Krizmanich of Carlisle,opinion, which is amazing because I wasnt reallyIt was at Laurier where Luciani began to reallyhave been selected to represent Canadaexpecting that, Luciani said yesterday (Thursday)believe he had a future in professional coaching. Heat the FIVB U19 World Championshipsfrom the Tiger-Cats offices at Ivor Wynnewas often forced out of the Golden Hawks lineup byin Croatia this June.Stadium.injuries, but used that time on the sidelines as anBozinoski and Krizmanich wonLuciani said his main duties will be assistingopportunity to develop his coaching mind.gold at the Junior Olympics, provin-Tiger-Cats offensive co-ordinator Khari Jones byInstead of being negative while I was injured, Icial championships and nationaldrawing up or tweaking plays, though he is at thewould coach up other players, Luciani said. Thischampionships last year.disposal of all offensive coaches on the Hamiltonpast year, I was up in the spotters booth helping theBozinoski's indoor team, thestaff.coaches take notes and charting plays. 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