Dave Ewart

David Ewart (born March 30, 1969) is the assistant head coach for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL).^[1]

Dave Ewart

Ewart during a 2013 game
Jacksonville Sharks
Position:	Assistant head coach
Personal information
Born:	(1969-03-30) March 30, 1969 (age 55)
Career information
College:	East Tennessee State
Undrafted:	1991
Career history
As a coach:
East Tennessee State (1991) Offensive line coach Glenville State College (1992–1993) Defensive line coach / special teams coordinator Cleveland Thunderbolts (1994) Defensive & offensive coordinator / defensive line coach St. Louis Stampede (1995) Defensive coordinator St. Louis Stampede (1996) Head coach Texas Terror (1997) Head coach Florida Bobcats (1998) Defensive & offensive coordinator / defensive line coach New England Sea Wolves (1999) Assistant Florida Bobcats (2000–2001) Head coach Tampa Bay Storm (2002–2010) Assistant Tampa Bay Storm (2011–2013) Head coach Arizona Rattlers (2014–2016) Defensive coordinator Jacksonville Sharks (2018–present) Assistant head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× ArenaBowl champion (XVII, XXVII) 2× All-Southern Conference Team (1989 & 1990) 1-AA All-American (1990)
Head coaching record
Regular season:	46–65 (.414)
Postseason:	0–2 (.000)
Career:	46–67 (.407)

College career

Ewart attended Salem International University from 1987 to 1988 playing as an offensive lineman on the Tigers football team before transferring to East Tennessee State University.^[2] During his years at East Tennessee State, Ewart was twice named an All-Southern Conference selection and was a Division-1AA All-American selection.

Coaching career

Tampa Bay Storm

Ewart served as an assistant under Tim Marcum for seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm, Ewart was named the Storm's 6th Head Coach in team history on February 17, 2011.^[3] After two losing seasons, the Storm were putting together a promising 7-4 season in 2013, when quarterback Adrian McPherson was injured. The Storm went on to lose seven straight games to end the season, but still made the playoffs. This was the first time the Storm made the playoffs under Ewart.^[4] The Storm lost their first round playoff game, and with the team's eighth straight loss, the Storm fired Ewart.^[5]

Arizona Rattlers

Ewart was Arizona Rattlers' defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2016.^[6][7][8]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
STL	1996	6	4	0	.600	3rd in Central	0	1	.000	Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in AFL Quarterfinals
TEX	1997	6	8	0	.429	3rd in Central	-	-	-	-
FLA	2000	3	11	0	.214	5th in Southern	-	-	-	-
FLA	2001	6	8	0	.429	4th in Southern	-	-	-	-
FLA total		9	19	0	.321	-	-	-	-
TB	2005	1	1	0	.500	3rd in Southern	-	-	-	-
TB	2006	2	1	0	.666	4th in Southern	-	-	-	-
TB	2011	7	11	0	.388	4th in Southern	-	-	-	-
TB	2012	8	10	0	.444	4th in Southern	-	-	-	-
TB	2013	7	11	0	.388	3rd in Southern	0	1	.000	Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in Conference semifinals
TB total		25	34	0	.424	-	0	1	.000
Total[9]		46	65	0	.414		0	2	.000

References

1. "Sharks hire Dave Ewart as Assistant Head Coach". NationalArenaLeague.com. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
2. Frank Pastor (April 2, 2005). "Acting like he's boss - again". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
3. Joe Smith (February 17, 2011). "Dave Ewart, a longtime Tim Marcum assistant, becomes Tampa Bay Storm coach". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
4. Brandon Wright (July 20, 2013). "Storm loses to Pittsburgh, still makes Arena playoffs". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
5. Mike Camunas (August 6, 2013). "Storm coach Ewart fired after eight straight losses". www.tbo.com. TAMPA MEDIA GROUP, Inc. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
6. Craig Grialou (March 11, 2014). "Arizona Rattlers begin 'journey' toward third straight title". www.arizonasports.com. Bonneville International. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
7. "COACHING STAFF". azrattlers.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
8. Wright, Brandon (May 28, 2016). "Storm coach Lawrence Samuels taking winless season hard". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
9. "Dave Ewart Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

External links

• Tampa Bay Storm coaching staff Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Dave Ewart at ArenaFan Online