Coach Flaxman returns to McMaster in 2016, where he was a former Marauder player and a member of the 2003 Yates Cup championship team. He brings extensive experience to the Marauder staff and comes to Hamilton having spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Western University, holding the role of Recruiting Coordinator and Offensive Assistant for the Mustangs.
Previously Flaxman served two seasons (2012, 2013) on staff at the University of Toronto, where he was the Offensive Coordinator for the Varsity Blues; he was also on staff at Acadia University acting as Running Back Coach in 2008, Special Teams Coordinator in 2009, and finally as Co-Offensive Coordinator in 2011, in a season that saw Acadia claim the AUS Championship.
Flaxman has also coached extensively in the OVFL, with both the Mississauga Warriors and the London Jr. Mustangs. He has been heavily involved with the provincial team program, having worked with Team Ontario for the last four years and helping the team win the Canada Cup gold medal in 2014.Â