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Assistant Coach

Jon Polack

Assistant Coach I started coaching football at the semi-professional level here in Grand Rapids, Michigan with the Grand Rapids Thunder (2007). It was there that I fell in love with coaching. From there I have gone on to coach with the Lakeshore Cougars (2008-2010, 2018), Grand Rapids Thunder (2011-2017), Tri-Unity Christian High School in Wyoming,...

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Brandon Geels

Assistant Coach I am very excited to begin my football coaching career with the Grand Rapids Tidal Waves this season. I have experience coaching various basketball teams but this will be my first season coaching football and I look forward to the new experience. I graduated from Dordt University in Iowa with a Finance degree...

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Brian Shafer

Assistant Coach Coach Shafer has been coaching football for 9 years and is also the head coach for the Grand Valley Christian Patriots Varsity football team.  He is an army veteran and has two kids, Zayn and Rhianna.

Justin Schnurer

Assistant Coach This will be my 12th year coaching football and my fifth as a member of the Tidal Waves.  I began coaching at Richmond High School in 2008 where I coached middle school, JV, and varsity football until 2014.  I played semi-pro football from 2008-2009, and college club football in 2013 for Oakland University. ...

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