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Our coaching staff are a committed team and as a club, we are proud of their skills and leadership. As you would expect, Eagles coaches are qualified, experienced and have a current DBS. More than this, ALL Eagles Coaches are player centred and will always try and do what is right for the individual – this includes both praise and feedback to help players improve.

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“The desire to prepare to win has to be greater than the desire to win”.



Dave Smith

  • Head Coach

    Dave has coached for 30+ years at all levels from Primary School to Senior Professional Basketball. At present Dave is a BE Senior Coach and Head Coach of York Eagles.


    After several guest coach appearances at USA Camps in Tennessee, Philadelphia, New York and Massachusetts Dave took the position of Regional Performance Centre Coach for Yorkshire and is active as a Coach Education Tutor for the British Army and the RAF.




    A qualified L3 referee and L2 table official, Dave has a wealth of experience and was the Director of the residential International Basketball Camp in Leeds for 7 years, coaching more than 300 players over 2 weeks and establishing itself as the leading teaching camp in the UK.

Tyler Paton-Pottage

  • Assoc. Head Coach | Social Media Manager

    Tyler is going into his 3rd season as a York Eagles Coach - he is currently the U14s Coach but assists with other ages too. 


    At 25, he has all the tools and experiences already in developing young Basketball players, as a national league coach and oversees the York College Basketball Program. 


    In the 2021/22 season, he led the U13s to an undefeated season as we became Yorkshire Champions. 


    Tyler has been coaching since he was 16 and since got a degree in Sports Coaching and spent some time in Ontario, Canada, and more recently was a part of the Red Star Camp UK coaching roster in 2023; learning different methods that he uses today. 


    Tyler’s “Young Blood Mentality” and drive is a valuable piece to the Future of York Eagles. 


    “Nothing is Given, Everything is Earned.”


“The desire to prepare to win has to be greater than the desire to win”.

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