Akana Athletics LLC is a comprehensive sports development cooperative aimed at providing individuals the vehicle to attain peak athletic and academic performance. Ry Akana, is the president and founder of Akana Athletics, LLC. along with brothers Stanton (V.P), Jarinn and Brandyn who serve as board members. Ry transplanted to the Pacific Northwest with his family in 1993, and has made Seattle home for the last 25 years. Currently, he is the offensive coordinator at Rainier Beach H.S in Seattle. He is also a QB coach with the rising Polynesian Football Hall of Fame organization. He has spent the last 19 years coaching high school football in the Bellevue area. He was most recently the head football coach at Sammamish high school from 2017 - 2022.
He also served as the Quarterbacks coach for the Russell Wilson Passing Academy Camps from 2014 - 2019, QB coach at the USA Football U.S National Team Regional Camp, and the Football University Regional Skills Camp since 2014. Ry is a long-time sports enthusiast. He has always had a passion for developing young athletes and helping them realize and attain their peak sports potential, all the while helping to instill in them certain invaluable character traits . . . one of those being trust.
"Characteristics of trust are composed
of beliefs (ones convictions), values
(things that influence ones behavior),
skills (ones knowledge and abilities),
and traits (the sum total of ones personality). We strongly believe that
in order for you to reach your greatest
and highest potential, there needs
to be a solid foundation of trust
built between coach and athlete."
- Coach Ry
Coach/Mentor
Head Coach, QBFG Academy
Under the umbrella of Akana Athletics, LLC lies six training and development entities;
• T.O.P Sports Training
• Quarterback Field General Academy
• Mayhem 7's
• HUFS Tackle
• Student1-Athlete2
• Leadership Alliance
The inception of T.O.P Sports Training began as Ry spent the better part of his life coaching his sons, Casey and Cameron, in every sport they were involved in. It was in these years when he acquired the S.A.Q certification, to train his sons and help them gain an advantage on the field of play. What started as quality father-son training time, quickly evovled into his boys asking if friends could come along to train with them. It was at this point and time that Ry saw the need to provide speed and agility training for kids that did not have the resources available for personal training. Ry made the decision to start T.O.P Sports Training, with the idea to provide young athletes the opportunity for FREE speed and agility training. The only requirement was that if they showed up, they gave 100% effort.
In 1999, Ry was hired as an assistant coach at Interlake high school, and continued speed and agility training for youth and prep athletes in the off-season. He started personal training prep athletes over the summer, before they left for their respective collegiate training camps.
T.O.P Sports utilizes drills aimed at increasing linear, lateral and angular acceleration & linear, lateral and angular change of direction. How to combine lateral movements with linear accelera- tion. Understanding and using de-acceleration and re-acceleration techniques.
(Pic Left: Ry oaching QB's at the Nike Football Training Camp in Seattle)
Ry created and started the Quarterback Field General Academy after having the opportunity to intern with QB Guru, George Whitfield. George is credited for further developing the QB I.Q, skills and talents of many collegiate and NFL quarterbacks such as Cam Newton, Jameis Winston, Andrew Luck, Johnny Manziel, Connor Cook and Josh Rosen. Ry, learned a great deal from shadowing George at the "Black Ops" camps, and at the "Slay On" tour in Seattle. As he trained local prep and collegiate quarterbacks through the next 3 years, he designed a drill called Mayhem 7's, that would gvie his quarterbacks better quality work in 7 on 7 workouts.
Ry continues to coach quarterbacks at different camps throughout Seattle and Portland, including the Russell Wilson Passing Academy (RWPA) camp, USA Footballs' U.S National Team Regional Camp, FBU (Football University) Reg-ional Skills Camp and Semper Fidelis.
Along with QB work, QBFG Academy focuses on the leadership aspect of the position. So, Leadership Alliance was
instituted as part of QBFG Academys' training model. Every camp concludes with a 90 minute class on how to be an effective team leader. All Quarterbacks learn about different leadership styles, identifying leadership roles, and how to cultivate a leadership style that fits their personality.
Ry coaching with Superbowl XLVIII champion quarterback Russell Wilson, at his Passing Academy camp at Husky stadium in Seattle.
Ry coaching U15 quarterbacks for USA Footballs' National Team Regional Camp in Seattle
Ry coaching U16 quarterbacks for USA Footballs' National Team Regional Camp in Portland
Ry and Galu Tagovailoa at 2022 Polynesian Bowl combine in Las Vegas
Ry and George Whitfield at the Slay On Tour camp at Husky stadium in 2016
Stanton Akana is Vice-President and Director of football Operations at Akana Athletics, LLC. He is the football training/curriculum coordinator for all for camps and clinics.
Stanton currently resides with his family in Lindon, Utah. Stanton attended High School at Kamehameha School in Hawaii, and was a three-sport Letterman in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. He was a 1st team All I.L.H. Linebacker, and a 1st team All-State selection at Linebacker, and named as a Prep All-American in 1976. He was part of two consecutive Hawaii State Championship teams in 1975 and 1976. He went on to play collegiate football at Ricks College in Idaho, where he was a two time JC All-American at linebacker. He was recruited to BYU-Provo, and played one season with the Cougars before suffering a career ending injury.
He graduated from BYU-Provo with a degree in education, and has been teaching for the past 30 years. Has been coaching linebackers for 25 years between Timpview, Provo, Orem, and Timpanogos high schools.
Currently, he is the Outside linebackers coach at Wasatch H.S in Heber City, UT.
Coach/Mentor
Director of Football Operations
Jarinn Akana is one of the board of directors at Akana Athletics, LLC. He is the Director of Basketball Operations and oversees all basketball camps, clinics and special trainings.
Jarinn was a standout prep and collegiate basketball player. The Molokai high school guard was named the M.I.L Player-of-the-Year in 1988, and is the first outer island player to receive the honor of HHSAA Player-of-the-Year award for the entire state of Hawaii.
He was recruited heavily by BYU-Hawaii and played 1989 season for the Seasiders. Upon returning from his 2-year mission from Chile, he transferred to UH Manoa where he played from 1991-1994. In 1994, he led the Rainbow Warriors to the WAC championship and beat BYU 73-66. That championship gave UH an automatic bid into the NCAA Basketball tournament "Big Dance!"
Jarinn has been an NBA assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks. He currently works as a sports agent in the NBA and has found a niche in successfully representing the top overseas international players, wanting to play in the NBA.
Coach/Mentor
Director of Basketball Operations
Brandyn Akana is one of the board of directors at Akana Athletics, LLC. He is the Director of Volleyball Operations and directly oversees all volleyball camps, clinics and special trainings. He also assists with our basketball operations.
A standout basketball player at Molokai high school, and receiving several M.I.L first team honors. He was recruited by BYU-Hawaii and enjoyed an outstanding career for the Seasider program. His team qualified for the NAIA Tournament three times, including his senior season in which he averaged 16.3 points per game. He was named NAIA All-American honorable mention that season. He ended his career in the school’s top 10 in nine different statistical categories.
Brandyn is currently the head coach for Kahuku high school boys basketball. He led the Red Raiders to the HHSAA Division I State championship in 2017. Before taking the helm at Kahuku, he spent 5 years as an assistant coach for the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and 9 years as assistant coach at BYU-Hawaii.
Brandyn's two daughters, Braelyn and Keonilei both play volleyball at the collegiate level. Braelyn is a currently a sophomore at UH Manoa, while Keonilei is a sophomore at volleyball powerhouse Nebraska, in Lincoln.
Coach/Mentor
Director of Volleyball Operations
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