New head coach to lead women’s basketball team

The Medicine Hat College (MHC) Rattlers are pleased to welcome Chad Watson as the new women’s basketball head coach for the 2024-25 season.

Watson, a former MHC student and Rattlers basketball player (1999-2002), returns to the college with 22 years of coaching experience at the high school, club, and provincial levels and holds an impressive record of team success and program growth. “Medicine Hat College Rattlers Athletics and Recreation are happy to have Chad Watson join the staff as the new head coach for women's basketball,” says Terry Ballard, manager of athletics and recreation. “Chad has a great history of coaching basketball at Medicine Hat High School and in the club system locally.

We look forward to him bringing his experience to our organization.” Watson brings with him a Bachelor of Education/Arts with a major in kinesiology and a Master’s in Educational Leadership. He has taught at Medicine Hat High School since 2007 and served as their athletic director since 2019. He is also the co-founder of Badlands Basketball, the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association Boys’ Basketball Commissioner, the MHC Mental Health/Wellness Coach for Student-Athletes, and the Alberta Special Olympics Basketball Chair (2026). The women’s basketball team takes to court for the season home opener on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Snake Pit. Visit www.rattlers.ca for the full schedule.