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During the day he is a mobile support equipment operator and after work he can be found at Bear Mountain Stadium coaching two Victoria Spartans teams. He also coaches a West Shore Warriors team in the spring league.

This volunteer work can span up to six days a week. Coaching two teams at once adds up with each team practising twice a week, on top of weekend games.

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Weaver moved to Langford from Cambridge, Ont.  in November 1999. He joined the army when he was 19. Moving across the country for work, Weaver left his friends and family behind. But he brought his passion for football with him.

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Weaver played football all through high school. In Grade 11 he started coaching teams at his high school. He used the hours accumulated to account for community service needed for his high school diploma.

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