After six seasons as head coach, Jason Rasmussen is relinquishing his position with the Titans come next season.
“I don’t think I could ever walk away from the sport, it has become too much of who I have become in the valley as a teacher and coach, but I am going to try to spend a little more time with my growing family at home and a little less time on the field,” said Rasmussen. “It has been a decision I have wrestled with for a while, I don’t know how it is going to go over with me. I have thought about it for a long time. I am going into this with a certain amount of trepidation.”
Ken Fournier, who played as a Titan and is currently defensive coordinator, will assume the role of head coach come next time the team steps on the field.
Rasmussen has been with the organization for a decade and worked his way into the position.
“It is crazy that I ended up as head coach in the first place. I started out as equipment manager and worked on the defence for a while and then started working with the offence. Some other coaches left and all the sudden there was no one there to be head coach, so I just stepped up to take the spot,” he said.
With little experience and inheriting a playbook and systems from previous coaches, it was a slow start. The team enlisted the help of Jim Barker who is now the coach of the Toronto Argonauts, and they began to find success.
“I learned more from Jim that I have from any of the other clinics I attended,” said Rasmussen.
The team eventually earned bronze and silver medals at provincials. This year they again qualified for the provincial tournament.
As far as missing the position, Rasmussen said he will stay involved and continue as offensive coordinator.
