Western Mustangs Sports

Tallevi is no stranger to the game of lacrosse, and brings a great degree of passion and experience to the Mustangs. He started as an assistant coach in 2002 and became the head coach in 2003.

Tallevi has led the Mustangs to four straight Baggataway Cup (national championship) victories (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019). The 2017 and 2018 victories were both in overtime. Tallevi along with his coaching staff have been named CUFLA coaching staff of the year four times (2005, 2012, 2015 and 2019).

Aside from the CUFLA, Tallevi has long list of professional coaching credentials, currently he is the defensive coach for the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).  He has also worked with the Edmonton Rush (2010, 2011), Portland Lumber Jax (2006, 2007, 2008) and Anahiem Storm (2005).
 
Tallevi won the Founders Cup (Junior B national championship) in 2001 serving as head coach for the Wallaceburg Red Devils Junior B lacrosse team, he's also coached Junior A lacrosse for the Brampton Excelsiors, Burlington Chiefs and Kitchener-Waterloo Braves.
 
Tallevi also loves to work with the next generation of lacrosse players coaching minor lacrosse in London since 2014,  in 2019 Tallevi coached the London Blue Devils Tyke competitive team (7 and 8 year olds) who won the provincial "A" championship (highest level in the province).  This is the first time in the history of the London Minor Lacrosse Association (established in 1962) that a team at any level has won the the provincial "A" championship.

Updated July 2020