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BattleWings Add Derek Stingley to Coaching Staff

November 17, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings News Release


BOSSIER CITY, LA- The Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings announced today that they have added Derek Stingley to their coaching staff for the 2009 season. The 2008 Sportexe af2 Coach of the Year joins the BattleWings after a brief stint as Defensive Coordinator for the now defunct New Orleans Voodoo of the AFL. Stingley was awarded the af2 Coach of the Year after he led the South Georgia Wildcats to a 12-4 regular season record and the South Division title, marking the second straight year that Stingley has led the Wildcats to 10 win seasons coupled with playoff berths.

Stingley begins his fifth season as a coach in af2 and has a 37-25 (.597) overall record including the postseason as a head coach. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Stingley began his career as defensive coordinator for the Macon Knights in 2005. Stingley was elevated to head coach of the Knights midway through the 2005 season, and led them to an 8-8 record after the team started 2-6. In 2006, the Knights finished 8-8 again, barely missing the playoffs.

BattleWings Head Coach Jon Norris was pleased to expand his coaching staff which already includes the SFX af2 Assistant Coach of the Year Jon Lyles, "This is an exciting announcement for our organization. You win with quality people. Sting has great credibility throughout our league and he will bring a network of talented players to the BattleWings. Sting and I share a similar approach to coaching Arena Football, but we do not duplicate one another. His strength is with the defensive secondary. He is as good a coach as anyone I know."

Stingley was equally pleased to be part of the BattleWings staff, "I'm excited about the opportunity to coach with Jon Norris and Jon Lyles and to work with the rest of the staff. I have a great amount of respect for coaches like Norris and Lyles, they're both classy guys and they are wonderful coaches. Coach Norris coached me in the past ('04 in Dallas), so it will be a pleasure to work alongside him in a coaching capacity."

Stingley starred as a Defensive Specialist in the AFL for eight seasons and was a member of the 1999 Albany Firebird ArenaBowl Championship Season, earning All-AFL honors in the same season. Stingley ranks ninth All-Time in AFL in tackles (443.5) and fifth in passes defended (110). Stingley also played professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization for 2 years after graduating from Purdue.

Full and partial season ticket packages are now on sale for the 2009 Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings regular season. For more information, please contact the BattleWings at (318) 746-8755 or online at www.battlewings.com.

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