Widnes Vikings

Beginning his coaching career at his home town club Widnes Vikings, as Senior Academy Head Coach in 2006, Stankevitch led the side to 2 Grand Finals in two seasons, and assisted in the development of players such as Catalans Dragons' Richie Myler, Bradford Bulls star Adam Sidlow, Leeds Rhinos prop Anthony Mullally and current Man Of Steel, Castleford Tigers star man Luke Gale.^{[citation needed]}

Doncaster RLFC

In 2007 Stankevitch was approached by Championship side Doncaster RL and asked to take over as head coach, midway through the season. It was a tough ask, as Doncaster sat bottom of the table, 13 points adrift of safety with only 7 league games remaining. Despite taking over and building a team from scratch inside a week (players had been released due to club administration), the team were relegated at the end of the 2007 season, despite winning 4 of their last 7 games.^{[citation needed]}

Widnes Vikings (return)

At the end of the 2007 season Stankevitch tendered his resignation in order to return to the Widnes Vikings as assistant coach, working with the First Team squad on a full-time basis and he held that role until January 2009 when he was appointed caretaker head coach, after the dismissal of Steve McCormack.^{[citation needed]}

Stankevitch, in the games that followed, led the Vikings to a record Challenge Cup victory against Saddleworth Rangers. He also led the first team to a televised victory against Toulouse Olympique in which the team won by 72-0, in Round 1 of the League season. Stankevitch also led the team through the group stages of the Northern Rail Cup, and the club went on to win the Cup later in that year.^{[citation needed]}

Stankevitch left the club in June 2009, after the appointment of Paul Cullen as head coach and the club reverting to part-time.^{[citation needed]}

Rotherham Titans RU

Stankevitch was recruited as backs coach and coaching advisor at Rugby Union Championship side Rotherham Titans, where he spent 6 months.^{[citation needed]}

Rochdale Hornets

Stankevitch joined Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1 ahead of the 2010 season, in the position of head coach. He led the Rochdale Hornets club to Play Off finishing positions in 2010, 2011 and 2012.^{[citation needed]} In November 2012, Stankevitch left his role as head coach at Rochdale Hornets and he is yet to return to Professional coaching as of 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Russia

In October 2011, Stankevitch was appointed as Performance Coaching Consultant with Russia for their World Cup Qualifying fixtures and acted as head coach for the games against Italy, Lebanon and Serbia.^{[citation needed]}