Coach Potchad was a multi-sport athlete playing high school basketball, football and then moving on to the college ranks in football at Fort Scott Community College and then moved on to Minnesota State University.  He started playing rugby after college which propelled him into the professional ranks playing in New Zealand and later in the club ranks in Chicago, Texas and Kansas City.  Matt has been a GABL Academy instructor for over 2 years.  While his 6’8” frame is daunting, he is great with young athletes and helps all of our head coaches as a roving assistant and coaches some of the Future development teams.