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Our Coaches

Meet Vancouver & Richmond Delta Coaches

Josh Tyler

Operations Manager

Emily Nantel

Head Coach/Admin Coordinator

Emari Wat

Lead Coach

Ava Jones

Lead Coach

Harmin Gill

Lead Coach

Olivia Tweedlie

Lead Coach

Trevor Ransford

Lead Coach

Kareem Elbarbari

Lead Coach

Lana Puddester

Lead Coach

Reegan Bond

Lead Coach

Nicola Hill

Lead Coach

Vasavi Kasturi

Lead Coach

Sherisa Hutchinson

Lead Coach

Esha Grewal

Lead Coach

Josh Tyler

Operations Manager

Josh was born in Cheltenham in the UK and has had a passion for football since he was a young lad. Josh still plays every week! His hobbies are playing soccer, playing guitar and snake conservation. Josh has been with Little Kickers for over 6 years and has brought so much to our team. Josh is deeply passionate about soccer and inspiring young children to stay active, healthy and confident through sport.

Emily Nantel

Head Coach/Admin Coordinator

Emily has been with Little Kickers since October of 2017! What a run! Emily enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles and listening to country music. Emily graduated with a degree in Biology and a minor in History. Emily also coaches soccer at the club level and she is C license certified.

Emari Wat

Lead Coach

Emari has been with Little Kickers for about a year. Her hobbies include reading, playing soccer and drawing. Emari is in her last year of high school and hopes to become a project manager.

Ava Jones

Lead Coach

Ava has been coaching with Little Kickers for 1 year. She enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and exploring BC, going to the gym and playing soccer. Ava is currently studying Kinesiology at UBC. In addition to coaching Ava works at a local physiotherapy clinic as part of the clinic support staff.

Harmin Gill

Lead Coach

Harmin is a university student currently studying Kinesiology at Capilano University. She grew up in Squamish playing soccer and spent lots of time outdoors. She has been working with children for almost 3 years as a part time babysitter and soccer coach.

Olivia Tweedlie

Lead Coach

Olivia has been with Little Kickers for a year now. Her hobbies include, pickleball, hiking, pottery, reading & travelling. Olivia is currently studying to be an elementary school teacher. She also waitresses at a restaurant.

Trevor Ransford

Lead Coach

Trevor has been coaching with Little Kickers since spring of 2024. Some of Trevor’s hobbies include drawing, crocheting, and cooking. He often works as a babysitter when he’s not coaching his little kickers.

Lana Puddester

Lead Coach

Lana has been with Little Kickers since March 2025. Her hobbies include, baking, crochet and swimming. Lana is in her last year of high school but will go on to study health sciences for paediatric nursing. Lana also works as a swim instructor and also as a hostess at a local restaurant.

Reegan Bond

Lead Coach

Reegan has been coaching with Little Kickers for 1 year. During that time she has coached in both Vancouver and the Okanagan. She is currently studying business at Langara College and is transferring to UBC to complete her Bachelor of Commerce in the fall. Reegan played basketball at Langara and just wrapped her career as a student athlete. In her free time, Reegan loves to be outside running, biking, or reading in the park.

Nicola Hill

Lead Coach

Nicola has been with Little Kickers since 2023. Her hobbies include reading and baking. She graduated with a degree in Psychology and Sociology from UBC. Nicola also works with the Vancouver Whitecaps as a grassroots community coach!

Vasavi Kasturi

Lead Coach

Vasavi has been with Little Kickers for about since February 2026. She loves love playing soccer, and volunteer at events that support children, going on long walks/drives listening to music and spending time with friends. Vasavi is currently a second year university student studying education to become a teacher and a minor in history at Kwantlen polytechnic. She works as a noon hour lunch supervisor at an elementary in richmond school district for and at a before and afterschool program with the YMCA.

Sherisa Hutchinson

Lead Coach

Sherisa has been coaching for Little Kickers since March 21st of 2026. Her favourite pastimes are playing soccer in the competitive BCSPL league, playing competitive volleyball, tennis, and board games like backgammon or chess. Sherisa is a French Immersion student taking Pre-Calculus Math, English, P.E., Spanish, Career Education, Social Studies, Biology and a Leadership Program. She also enjoys playing with her cat and dog, pet sitting, and volunteering as a soccer coach for Van U Football Club.

Esha Grewal

Lead Coach

Esha has been coaching at Little Kickers since 2022! She is currently working towards finishing her bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences at SFU. Esha enjoys watching hockey, soccer, football and she loves inspiring the next generation of soccer super stars!