
Introducing Our First Coaching Staff!
Want to improve your skills? Whether it's to compete in tournaments, earn scholarships, or just have more bragging rights among your friends, we can make that happen.
The Grid Esports now has 4 incredible coaches on hand to help you achieve all of those goals.
For solo or team lessons, these coaches are ready to raise your game to the next level. To schedule time or get more information, email ellis@thegridesports.com.
As always, safety is our priority, so each lesson at The Grid will follow the most stringent health guidelines to ensure the safety of staff and students alike.
The Grid Coaching Roster

Hunter Duke aka Hunzer
COD & CS:GO
Hunter has over 4 years experience in Counter Strike and over 8 years in Call of Duty. He’s competed with the best and wants to share his knowledge and expertise with you. Want to sharpen your skills? Look no further.
Tanner Beasley aka NWA Danbi
Advanced-Level Super Smash Bros.
Tanner has been entering Smash tournaments for 6 years and has built an impressive resume. He has proven to be the best Smash player in the state and has incredible results regionally and nationally. Recently he got 25th out of 802 in a national A-Tier event; 9th out of 512 in a national B-Tier event, and 4th out of 256 in a C-Tier event. If you are already amazing at Smash and are looking to fine-tune your skills to an advance degree, he is the right coach for you.


Joshua Hoffman aka ScubaMiner
Intermediate-Level Super Smash Bros.
Josh has years of experience in Smash, specifically Smash Ultimate and Smash WiiU. Josh will be on board to propel Smash players who are starting from a beginning / intermediate level. He is excited to start coaching, and we are just as excited to have him on the team!
Christian Mitchell aka Barky
LoL & Overwatch
Christian has been playing League of Legends for over a decade now, and he has played competitively and won multiple tournaments as well as organized his own! He has also practiced with semipro teams for Overwatch and maintained an insanely high ELO the whole time. When you’re ready to step up your game, Christian is your guy.
