David Ewart (born March 30, 1969) is the assistant head coach for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL).[1]
Ewart during a 2013 game | |
Jacksonville Sharks | |
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Position: | Assistant head coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 30, 1969 |
Career information | |
College: | East Tennessee State |
Undrafted: | 1991 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 46–65 (.414) |
Postseason: | 0–2 (.000) |
Career: | 46–67 (.407) |
College career
editEwart attended Salem International University from 1987 to 1988 playing as an offensive lineman on the Tigers football team before transferring to East Tennessee State University.[2] During his years at East Tennessee State, Ewart was twice named an All-Southern Conference selection and was a Division-1AA All-American selection.
Coaching career
editTampa Bay Storm
editEwart served as an assistant under Tim Marcum for seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm, Ewart was named the Storm's 6th Head Coach in team history on February 17, 2011.[3] After two losing seasons, the Storm were putting together a promising 7-4 season in 2013, when quarterback Adrian McPherson was injured. The Storm went on to lose seven straight games to end the season, but still made the playoffs. This was the first time the Storm made the playoffs under Ewart.[4] The Storm lost their first round playoff game, and with the team's eighth straight loss, the Storm fired Ewart.[5]
Arizona Rattlers
editEwart was Arizona Rattlers' defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2016.[6][7][8]
Head coaching record
editTeam | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
STL | 1996 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3rd in Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in AFL Quarterfinals |
TEX | 1997 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 3rd in Central | - | - | - | - |
FLA | 2000 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 5th in Southern | - | - | - | - |
FLA | 2001 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4th in Southern | - | - | - | - |
FLA total | 9 | 19 | 0 | .321 | - | - | - | - | ||
TB | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in Southern | - | - | - | - |
TB | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .666 | 4th in Southern | - | - | - | - |
TB | 2011 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 4th in Southern | - | - | - | - |
TB | 2012 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 4th in Southern | - | - | - | - |
TB | 2013 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 3rd in Southern | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in Conference semifinals |
TB total | 25 | 34 | 0 | .424 | - | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
Total[9] | 46 | 65 | 0 | .414 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
References
edit- ^ "Sharks hire Dave Ewart as Assistant Head Coach". NationalArenaLeague.com. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Frank Pastor (April 2, 2005). "Acting like he's boss - again". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Joe Smith (February 17, 2011). "Dave Ewart, a longtime Tim Marcum assistant, becomes Tampa Bay Storm coach". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Brandon Wright (July 20, 2013). "Storm loses to Pittsburgh, still makes Arena playoffs". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Mike Camunas (August 6, 2013). "Storm coach Ewart fired after eight straight losses". www.tbo.com. TAMPA MEDIA GROUP, Inc. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Craig Grialou (March 11, 2014). "Arizona Rattlers begin 'journey' toward third straight title". www.arizonasports.com. Bonneville International. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "COACHING STAFF". azrattlers.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Wright, Brandon (May 28, 2016). "Storm coach Lawrence Samuels taking winless season hard". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Dave Ewart Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
External links
edit- Tampa Bay Storm coaching staff Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Dave Ewart at ArenaFan Online