Coach John Dedrick has been teaching and coaching at SACHS since 1993 and the Athletics Department Head since 2004. This is Coach Dedrick’s 7th season with a girl’s program that has qualified for provincials each of the last 6 years. 2010 saw the Skyhawks capture both the Edmonton Metro Premier Championship and the 3A Provincial Championship. Both these achievements were a first in SACHS history.

Prior coaching experience includes, working with the boy’s program for 10 years, winning 3 City Championships (1997-98 won the Metro Premier Conference and finished 2nd at provincials). Coaching and playing basketball is still his passion, with his most recent “serious” playing experience taking place in Western Australia on a Division 1 Men’s Club team during a teacher exchange. Coach Dedrick has full Level 2 NCCP Certification and is presently the Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA) Basketball Ranking Committee Member – Girls 3A (North Zone – Edmonton and area) since 2007. Some coaching hi-lites include:

1. Co-founder of Hawks Basketball Academy (2010)
2. Basketball Alberta: GIRLS - Centre for Performance Training Program (2009)
3. BASKETBALL ALBERTA: Regional Training Centre Program Coach Boys - 2005
4. University of Alberta – Augustana Campus
   • Women’s Basketball Assistant coach 2006-2008
5. Grant MacEwan Griffins
   • Men’s Basketball Assistant coach 2003-04
6. U-14 Girls State team in Western Australia - 2002

Coach Dedrick, as part of the Hawks Basketball Academy, focuses on Basketball Canada curriculum for young female athletes ages 11-17. He is also fortunate to be coaching his daughter, Sarah, as part of this developmental group. His teams bring an aggressive style of play and look to run at every opportunity. The development of athletes able to make the next step to playing post-secondary is of paramount importance to Coach Dedrick, with numerous athletes having played ACAC or CIS basketball.

Paige Gaudreau is a graduate of Augustana University College (Kinesiology) and University of Alberta (Education) and started teaching and coaching at SACHS in the fall of 2009. Since Paige joined the Skyhawks program, the yin and yang combination of the Dedrick-Gaudreau connection has proven to be successful as the senior girls’ team has won both the Edmonton Metro Premier Conference in 2010 and 3A Provincials in 2010 and 2011.

Paige first played basketball at the post secondary level with Augustana University College Vikings (2002-2005), where she won numerous awards and was recognized for her leadership abilities including:

1. Alberta Colleges Athletic Association, First Team All Star 2005
2. Alberta Colleges Athletic Association, Second Team All Star 2004
3. Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Academic Basketball All Canadian 2005

She transferred to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in 2005-2006 where the Huskies won the CanWest Championships and earned an appearance to the Canadian Interuniversity Schools National Championships. After a year of teaching in Japan Paige returned home and is proud to have played out her last year of eligibility with the University of Alberta Pandas (2007-2008).

Paige has enjoyed the transition from player to coach and hopes to share her love of athletics, competition and being part of team to the Skyhawks program. She has recently completed the requirements for NCCP Level 2, and her basketball coaching experience includes:

1. Apprentice Coach Center for Performance, Basketball Alberta (2011-2012)
2. Head Coach- SACHS U15 Skyhawks- Spring League (2010 - 2011)
3. Assistant coach- SACHS senior girls basketball- (2009 - 2011)
4. Assistant Coach – Grant MacEwan Griffins Womens Basketball Team - (2009-2010)
5. Assistant Coach – U17 Edmonton Grads Basketball – Spring League (2009)
6. Assistant Coach- Harry Ainlay Jr. Girls Basketball (2008-2009)
7. Assistant Coach- Hoopsters Basketball Summer (2006)