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.

Coach Dave Berck

Dave Berck

Assistant Coach

NRA Range Safety Officer

NSSA Associate Skeet Instructor

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.

Discipline Coaches
Arron Heinerikson
Arron Heinerikson
Trap
Bob Patterson
Bob Patterson
Introduction to Trap
Craig Staab
Range Safety Officer
Dave Newell
Dave Newell
Sporting Clays
Dennis Horner
Sporting Clays
Don Hansen
Don Hansen
Skeet
Geoffery Rodden
Geoffery Rodden
Trap
Russ Ludvicek
Russ Ludvicek
Trap
Shane Sternecker
Range Safety Officer / Trap
Tim Parrish
Tim Parrish
Trap
Woody Longan
Woody Longan
Skeet
Organizational Staff
BJ Powell
BJ Powell
Chairman
Head Coach 2022-23
Eric Duld
President / Head Coach
Head Coach 2024
Heather Burch
Treasurer
2023-
Dave Berck
Secretary
2019-
Bob Patterson
Bob Patterson
Board Member
Head Coach 2015-17
Jenny Duld
Board Member
2023-
Shane Sternecker
Board Member
2022-
Craig Staab
Board Member
2022-
Frederick Poetter
Board Member
2023-
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