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    Author: Julian Carr

    Courtesy of PacWest Athletics: https://www.pacwestbc.ca/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/Season_Previews/20220901-LC-MSC-Preview The following post is courtesy of PacWest Athletics from September 4, 2022 https://www.pacwestbc.ca/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/Season_Previews/20220901-LC-MSC-Preview. One thing is for certain as the PACWEST opens the 2022 soccer season on Saturday. That certainty is that the Langara Falcons will play in the CCAA national championship regardless of how the regular season unfolds. They are the official hosts of the tournament which will be held November 9-12 in Langley and they are one of the eight finalists. Excitement has already begun...

    Photo Credit Courtesy of VIU Mariners: https://mariners.viu.ca/general/2021-22/releases/20220512s4ia0q The following post is courtesy of the PACWEST website from September 3, 2022 https://www.pacwestbc.ca/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/Season_Previews/20220901-VIU-MSC-Preview. The VIU Mariners have had 10 months to reflect on being one win away from a berth at the 2021 CCAA national championship. However, it wasn’t meant to be as the Mariners fell to the Douglas Royals and their season ended with a 2-0 loss. Coming into this season the Mariners will look different and it starts at the top. Kevin...

    And so it begins…  The start to THE 2022 USport soccer season. When Canada West kicked off on Friday August 26th with women’s and men’s matches between Trinity Western and UNBC, we were officially back to normal, (or the new normal), with normalized schedule in USport for both Men’s and Women’s soccer. The RSEQ kicked off this past Monday on August 30 with a scoreless draw between the Bishop’s Gaiters and the Concordia Stingers at Concordia Stadium.   The OUA...

    Photo Courtesy of Canada West: https://canadawest.org/news/2022/8/19/wsoc-ubc-tops-preseason-predictions.aspx The following story originally published August 22, 2022 is courtesy of Canada West https://canadawest.org/news/2022/8/19/wsoc-ubc-tops-preseason-predictions.aspx. CALGARY - Western Canada's best university women's soccer players are set to hit the pitch Friday, the start of a new road to the Canada West Championships. Ahead of the action, coaches from across the conference have weighed in on who they think will hoist the conference trophy. UBC won the majority vote this year, coming off a season where...

    Courtesy of Canada West: https://canadawest.org/news/2022/8/17/general-msoc2-ubc-dubbed-favourites-in-coaches-poll.aspx The following story is from August 22, 2022 can be found on the Canada West website complete with links to the season previews of each team https://canadawest.org/news/2022/8/17/general-msoc2-ubc-dubbed-favourites-in-coaches-poll.aspx. CALGARY - With the action-packed Canada West men’s soccer season set to kick off Friday, coaches from across the conference have hedged their bets on this year’s winner. The four-time reigning champs, UBC Thunderbirds, came out atop the coaches’ poll as the favourites again in 2022. After going 4-2-6 in...

    Courtesy of Mount Allison Athletics: https://www.mountiepride.ca/msoc120822 The following post is courtesy of Mount Allison athletics on August 15, 2022 https://www.mountiepride.ca/msoc120822. The Mounties appear to have found their man. Derek O'Keeffe has been named the head coach of the Mount Allison Mounties and comes to Sackville having most recently spent time in Ontario's League 1 as the Technical Director for the Simcoe County Rovers. Originally from Cork City, Ireland, O' Keeffe holds a BA Hons Degree in Sports...

    CPL Commissioner and CEO of Canadian Soccer Business Mark Noonan courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/mark-noonan-named-cpl-commissioner-and-ceo-of-canadian-soccer-business Exerpts of the following article from August 25, 2022 is courtesy of Canpl.ca https://canpl.ca/article/mark-noonan-named-cpl-commissioner-and-ceo-of-canadian-soccer-business. Toronto, ON – (Aug. 25, 2022) – The Canadian Premier League has hired Mark Noonan as Commissioner following a months-long international search. Noonan will officially begin in his new role on Sept. 1, 2022. As previously announced in February 2022, the role will combine both CPL Commissioner and CEO, Canadian Soccer Business. “On behalf of the CPL and...

    The following post is from Building the Best by John Eades on August 24, 2022. The temptation for leaders to lower the bar has officially arrived. The combination of the "great resignation" and a two-year run of an employee-driven market has caused many leaders to have an easy-going mentality. While it's essential to care profoundly and treat people with dignity and respect, lowering the standard required for success will hurt everyone involved.   Take Gabrielle, a sales manager, at...

    The following story is courtesy of the CCAA from August 10, 2022, The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Soccer National Championship will be hosted by Langara College later this year in Langley from November 9-12, 2022. “Langara will once again be partnering with the Langley Events Centre (LEC) to provide a first-class experience for the student-athletes, team personnel, fans and officials,” said Jake McCallum, Tournament Chair and Director, Athletics & Intramurals at Langara College, which is located...

    Courtesy of Ontario Tech Athletics: https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/8/15/mens-soccer-kiarash-named-mens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx The following story is courtesy of the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks and their athletics website from August 15, 2022: https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/8/15/mens-soccer-kiarash-named-mens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx. Ontario Tech is pleased to announce Kasy Kiarash has been named the first full-time men's soccer assistant coach in program history. Kiarash coached two seasons in the United States at Graceland University (NAIA) before returning to Toronto to coach with Toronto Metropolitan University, spending two seasons as assistant coach before becoming the lead assistant coach in 2016....