Bio

Dave Van den Heuvel serves as the X-Men Football Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach for the 2024 season. This will be Van Den Heuvel's 11th season overall with the X-Men football program, and his 6th season as the team’s Offensive Coordinator. Prior to becoming the OC, Coach Van Den Heuvel spent five seasons as the team’s Offensive Line Coach, and in 2017 he took on the additional role of Assistant Offensive Coordinator. Van Den Heuvel has also coached extensively at the provincial and national levels. He was the Offensive Coordinator for the Team Nova Scotia U18 team in 2024, 2022, 2018 and 2017, and served as the U18 Head Coach in 2019. He also coached the offensive line for Team Canada in 2018. A graduate of Queen’s University, Van Den Heuvel is originally from Antigonish, NS, and began his coaching career at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School.