The Forged Team
Who We Are
Kyle Liptak
Co-Founder
Kyle Liptak has been coaching Central Alberta athletes for almost 20 years. Kyle started his football coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the Central Alberta Buccaneers where he was also one of the original players when it became an expansion franchise in the Alberta Football League. Kyle then sat as the President/Chair of the Central Alberta Buccaneers organization and later transitioned to being one of the franchise’s owners.
Following his years coaching the Central Alberta Buccaneers, Kyle was part of the Lindsay Thurber Raider’s coaching staff for 10 years before moving to Red Deer Minor Football where he started coaching his sons as the head coach of the RDMF Atom Packers. Currently, Kyle is the head coach of the Red Deer Pee Wee Hornets who are coming off an undefeated championship season. He will be entering his third year as head coach of the Hornets this upcoming season.
Kyle believes that the sport of football teaches athletes about much more than just the game. In his coaching, Kyle focuses on fundamentals, discipline, respect, safety, creating an enjoyable environment, and making the team and the game a place where players feel connected to something bigger than themselves. Kyle is motivated to give back to a community that gave him so much support through his youth. He has a desire to grow the sport of football in Central Alberta and give local athletes as much opportunity to succeed as possible.
“Coming together is the beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success.”
Tanner Green
Co-Founder
Tanner Green is a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the founder of Forged Athletic Performance. Born and raised in Lacombe, Alberta, Tanner’s path to professional football was anything but conventional, and it’s that journey that shapes his coaching today.
After stepping away from football following high school, Tanner spent several years working while playing lacrosse before rediscovering the football through the Central Alberta Buccaneers. With determination and grit, he earned an opportunity with the Stingers at the University of Concordia in Montreal, playing from 2016 to 2017. Even after working through injury, he earned an invitation to the 2017 East West Bowl in Laval where he was able to perform and show recruiters that he also deserved a shot at the 2018 Western Regional CFL Combine. He was one of three top performing athletes to be invited to the next level to go on and display their skills at the CFL National Combine. What set Tanner apart at the combines was his speed combined with his size, his explosive power, and his physicality in the 1-on-1s. Tanner was drafted 4th round, 32nd overal into the CFL to the Edmonton Eskimos in 2018.
Tanner went on to play seven seasons (2018–2025) with the Edmonton Elks, appearing in 78 games, recording 68 special teams tackles, 14 receptions for 149 yards, and 2 career touchdowns. Known for his physicality, consistency, and work ethic, he carved out a long and impactful career as a core special teams contributor and role player.
Through it all, Tanner’s family was by his side. He has been married since 2013, and in 2023, he and his wife welcomed their son. Together, they navigated every phase of his athletic career.
Now retired, Tanner channels his experience and mindset into coaching. At Forged Athletic Performance, he works with athletes focused on strength, explosiveness, durability, and long-term development. His programs are rooted in real-world experience, helping athletes reach the next level and sustain it.
Tanner’s philosophy is simple: elite performance isn’t given, it’s forged through discipline, consistency, and a willingness to outwork the standard.
Loudia Laarman
Speed Coach
Loudia Laarman was a former NCAA Division I athlete who competed for the University of Southern California on a full athletic scholarship. In her first year, she led off in the NCAA Championship finals and helped USC run a season-best 43.42 in the 4×100m relay to place third and earn All-America honors. That performance ranked as the fourth-fastest time in school history and the third-fastest ever by a USC women’s team at the NCAA Championships. She competed for USC for four years and earned four All-American titles, establishing herself as a consistent contributor at the highest level of collegiate track and field.
Loudia was a Canadian sprinter whose speed, discipline, and competitive drive established her as one of Alberta’s most accomplished junior athletes. Raised in Lethbridge, Alberta, and born October 4, 1991, in Haiti, she built her athletic foundation through soccer and cross-country before emerging as a national sprint talent at age 14, when she captured a silver medal at the Canadian Legion National Championships. Specializing in the 100m and 200m, she represented Canada on both national and international stages, competing at the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships, 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, 2009 Pan American Juniors, and the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships. At the 2010 World Juniors in Moncton, she placed seventh in the 100m final (11.81, +0.7) and anchored Canada’s 4×100m relay team to a sixth-place finish.
She was a three-time Provincial and National Champion and cemented her legacy in Alberta sprint history as the Provincial Junior record-holder in the 100m (11.64) and 60m (7.41), while also breaking the Alberta Junior 50m record (6.48). Her personal bests of 11.47 in the 100m (Austin, 2011) and 23.58 in the 200m (Walnut, 2014) reflected her progression into elite-level sprinting. As a key contributor to Canada’s relay success, she earned bronze medals in the 4×100m at both the 2007 World Youth Championships and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, along with gold in the 4×100m at the 2009 Canada Summer Games. Her sprint career was defined by resilience, international experience, and a record-setting impact on Canadian track and field.