Raymond named co-defensive Coordinator at Bishop’s

Experience cannot be taught. The experience of winning a Vanier Cup is something Fabrice Raymond will bring immediately to the Bishop’s Gaiters football team. He was officially named the Lennoxville institution’s co-defensive coordinator today.

Raymond hoisted the Vanier Cup in 2014 as a defensive backs coach for the Montreal Carabins, a position he held from 2013-2017. During that stint, the Carabins also won the Dunsmore Cup in 2015 and he coached 11 RSEQ all-stars and four U SPORTS all-canadians.

“I’m excited about working here,” said Raymond, the newest member of the Gaiters’ family. “I have experience from playing and coaching against Champlainlennoxville and more recently recruiting here. I really love the area. Bishop’s is a great place; it has a collegiate feel to it.”

Raymond also coached in the Eastwest bowl from 2013-2015, acting as the defensive coordinator in 2015.

The Central University alum played cornerback for four years earning two letters along the way.

Raymond coached with Gaiters’ current bench boss Cherif Nicolas at Cégep de Vieux-montreal from 2007-2012, winning the Bol D’OR in 2009. Along the way, eight of his defensive backs were named all-stars. Nicolas and Raymond will split the Defensive Coordinator duties with the Gaiters.

“I’m going to work with the team on simplifying difficult things,” Raymond added. “I’ve worked a lot on aerial defense coverage; I want to help our team understand how teams are attacking us. I like guys to play with confidence and to do this we will focus on fundamentals, technique and effort.”

While coaching at Vieux-montreal, the defensive guru also patrolled the sidelines for École Secondaire Dalbé Viau from 2008-2012.

His outreach in the football community continued as he was an invited coach with Team Quebec from 2008-2012, coached the defensive backs from 20132015 and was the Head Coach of Team White in 2015.

“We believe that Fabrice is a great addition to our staff,” said Nicolas, who will celebrate his one-year anniversary at the helm of the Gaiters on Thursday. “I have had the privilege to coach with him in the past and he is extremely loved and respected by his players. Coach Raymond also brings a wealth of knowledge acquired throughout his tenure with the University of Montreal and the experience of coaching in two Vanier Cups. I know that our players and our program will greatly benefit from him as a person as well as a coach.”

Raymond will join the Gaiters’ coaching staff early in the New Year in preparation for the 2018 AUS campaign, their second in the conference.

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