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    Courtesy of The Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-kengo-nakamura-coach-license/ Excerpts of the following post are from the Northern Tribune from April 19, 2024 by John Jacques https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-kengo-nakamura-coach-license/. Former Japan national team midfielder Kengo Nakamura will join the Pacific FC coaching staff while he completes his Japan Football Association Class S coaching license. The veteran midfielder was a one-club man for J-League side Kawasaki Frontale, tallying 546 appearances through an incredible 18-year-old period that also saw him earn 68 caps for the Japanese national team. Support Northern...

    Photo courtesy of Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-phillip-dos-santos-uefa-pro-license/ Excerpts of the following story by John Jacques from the Northern Tribune on May 19, 2023 https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-phillip-dos-santos-uefa-pro-license/. Canadian Premier League side Valour FC has confirmed that head coach Phillip Dos Santos will be embarking on his UEFA Pro License. The Winnipeg head coach will be away for tomorrow’s home match against Pacific FC, but will be back to lead the team for May 28’s away match against Vancouver FC. In his stead, assistant coaches Daryl Fordyce and Jay Bhindi will...

    Courtesy of Dan Abrahams Sport Psychology Ltd via LinkedIn The following post is from Dan Abrahams Sport Psychology Ltd https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7019252582313271296/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android from January 12, 2023. Participation is central to the role of a coach. When I use the word participation, I'm referring to engagement. “How do I engage my players?"“How do I help my players engage?"“How do I help my players engage each other and with each other?" Have you ever sat down and thought about these three questions? And when I...

    Courtesy of the CCAA: https://www.ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/facp_2022 The following story from the CCAA website from September 15, 2022 by Rodney Wilson, https://www.ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/facp_2022. The article checks in with a former feature coach from postcoach.ca, Danielle Cyr at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) with the Mystics in the ACAA and her apprentice coach in the east and in the west Robby Toor with his apprentice coach Nisha Samra with the Douglas College Royals. A pair of Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) soccer...

    The following post is courtesy of Dan Abrahams a Sport Psychologist from his LinkedIn post March 9, 2022 - Dan Abrahams Sport Psychology Ltd. For the original post or to learn more about Dan please go to: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-abrahams-b72a306_8-practices-that-may-help-to-improve-your-activity-6907243053657264129-2Eog/. 8 practices that may help to improve your coaching: 1. Reflect - what went well in the session? What could have gone better? What can you incorporate next time? Were your players learning? What might your players have said about...

    The following is courtesy of Dr. Ivan Joseph, V.P. Student Affairs: Wilfrid Laurier University, a Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Coach and Author from August 4, 2021. My Olympic fever continues. This week the sprinting events caught my attention. While cheering on a couple of Canadians in the 100 m sprints, I was noticing the false starts. In today’s sprints, one false start means you are out. Disqualified. Years of training and effort down the drain. Not only are you...

    Courtesy of Tony Elliott About Tony Elliott: Tony Elliott is the lead Goalkeeping Coach at Birmingham City Women's Football Club of the FA WSL. Tony Elliott's first publication, penned and narrated by Adam Woodage, has developed an exceptional reputation within the coaching world for its treatment of the 'humanistic' side of the game, filtered through a context of goalkeeping experiences and learnings from a multitude of different formats.  It has become a necessary resource for the modern goalkeeper...

    Jonathan Grant of Forge FC. (CPL/Chant Photography) Excerpts of this story are courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/23-cplers-to-take-part-in-canada-soccer-cb-coaching-licence-program from May 19, 2021 by the CANPL staff. A group of Canadian Premier League players is taking advantage of a new opportunity to help them get into coaching beyond their playing days. CPLers from across the country will be participating in Canada Soccer’s newly-expanded C/B Licence Coach Education Program, which previously was only available to national team players but is now open to anyone in the Canadian Premier...

    Original Post from March 8, 2021 courtesy of USport: https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2021/03/892682715/18-participants-selected-for-2021-22-u-sports-female-apprentice-coach-program Courtesy of USport: https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2021/03/892682715/18-participants-selected-for-2021-22-u-sports-female-apprentice-coach-program In celebration of International Women’s Day, U SPORTS is proud to announce 18 former student-athletes have been selected for the 2021 U SPORTS Female Apprentice Coach Program. Leading this year’s class for the program’s second season are a pair of former national award winners in 2013 U SPORTS Female Athlete of the Year Shanice Marcelle – who played women’s volleyball for the UBC Thunderbirds and is now coaching with the York Lions...

    Original Post from January 28, 2021 courtesy of: https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2021/01/4040842415/u-sports-female-apprentice-coach-program-renee-gauvin-moncton Courtesy of USport https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2021/01/4040842415/u-sports-female-apprentice-coach-program-renee-gauvin-moncton Funded through Sport Canada, the U SPORTS Female Apprentice Coach Program originally launched in the 2019-20 season and aims to increase the number of females in coaching positions across Canadian universities – by matching apprentice coaches who have recently graduated, with a head coach in one of the 11 U SPORTS-sanctioned sport offerings for female-identifying student-athletes. RENÉE GAUVINMoncton Aigles BleuesSoccerAssistant Coach, 2014-18 https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1354880326728876035&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusports.ca%2Fen%2Fsports%2Fsoccer%2Ff%2Fnews%2F2021%2F01%2F4040842415%2Fu-sports-female-apprentice-coach-program-renee-gauvin-moncton&sessionId=733aa2cf56f47623b21b613c005d147f45e6b3cb&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px ...

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