Staff

Kansas City Crushers features a full staff of dedicated coaches to ensure that each athlete gets the instruction and attention they need to excel. Coaches oversee the club's overall operation to guarantee that we'll be molding youth athletes far into the future.

Head Coaches

Eric Duld

Head Coach

Eric’s involvement with the Kansas City Crushers began in 2021 when his son joined the team to learn more about clay target sports. Since being introduced to all disciplines through the Kansas City Crushers team, he has worked with our athletes to better refine their clay target skills. Eric assisted the former head coach of the Kansas City Crushers with weekly team member scheduling of each discipline, and coordination of team members for competition at the regional and national levels. He is a Powder Creek voting member, serves as a skeet coach for the St. James Academy Clay Target Team and is President of the Kansas City Crushers Board of Directors.

Dave Berck

Administrative Coach
NSSA Associate Skeet Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer

Dave’s involvement with Kansas City Crushers began in 2019 when his oldest daughter joined the team. His youngest daughter followed, joining the team in 2020. He is an NRA Range Safety Officer and is an NSSA Associate Skeet Instructor. In addition, Dave supports the administrative tasks of the head coaching staff, allowing the head coaches to focus on interacting with the club members. He also serves as Secretary of the Kansas City Crushers Board of Directors.

BJ Powell

Clay Target Fundamentals Head Coach
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA Level 1 Shotgun Coach

BJ has been with Kansas City Crushers since 2018 when his son joined the team. He is an NRA Chief Range Safety Officer and a Level 1 Shotgun Coach. He holds a long list of shooting sports certifications, in addition to having qualified for the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team. He is a former NCAA Division I shooting sports athlete. BJ is the previous Head Coach and current Chairman.