Since retiring in 1998, he began his coaching career while finishing his degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has a degree in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. He coached some XC skiers while at CU and, when he graduated, he moved to Heber City, Utah to start a ski club at Soldier Hollow which was the venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. After the 2002 Olympics, he took a job with the US Ski Team's Nordic Combined program. Eventually, he rose to the head coaching position in 2008. His team won a silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo, Japan. In 2009, his team won three golds and one bronze at the World Championships in Liberec. Those medals were split between Todd Lodwick with two golds and Bill Demong with a gold and a bronze. In 2010, his team won 4 out of the 7 medals possible in Nordic Combined skiing at the Winter Olympics. Johnny Spillane won three silver medals, Bill Demong won one gold and one silver and the Nordic Combined Team won the silver medal in the Team Event with Demong, Spillane, Lodwick and Brett Camertota.
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