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    Courtesy of John Eades, Building The Best: The following post from John Eades on October 13, 2023 in his "Building The Best" weekly post from LearnLoft and he addresses the importance of measurement of performance. Most performance reviews are a gigantic waste of time and effort. Managers don't like them, team members despise them, and HR doesn't know what to think. However, before you start to believe this is a bashing session around performance reviews, think again.   Measuring performance...

    Photo courtesy of the Northern Tribune Photo Credit John Jacques: https://northerntribune.ca/canada-mens-national-team-canadian-premier-league-coaches/ The following story is courtesy of the Northern Tribune from October 5, 2023 by John Jacques: https://northerntribune.ca/canada-mens-national-team-canadian-premier-league-coaches/. If you’re a fan of York United, Mauro Biello’s selection for the men’s national team coaching staff will feature two mighty familiar names. The interim head coach just named both Paul Stalteri and Carmine Isacco to his coaching staff, both of whom had assisted Jim Brennan during seperate spells at York United. Biello has also announced...

    Courtesy of CCAA: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/facp_soc_ocaa Courtesy of the CCAA: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/facp_soc_mcac Courtesy of CCAA: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/facp_soc_pacwest Courtesy of CCAA: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/facp_soc_acac1 Courtesy of CCAA: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/facp_soc_acac2 The following stories are from September 22, 2023 is courtesy of the CCAA at ccaa.ca: https://ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/headlines-featured, announcing the national acknowledgement of the CCAA's Female Apprentice Coach Program in soccer. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) Female Apprentice Coach Program (FACP) is designed to facilitate the transition of student-athletes into coaching roles. Now in its 19th year, the program builds...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/toronto-fc-bobby-smyrniotis-talks/ The excerpts of the following post https://northerntribune.ca/toronto-fc-bobby-smyrniotis-talks/ are from John Jacques on August 14, 2023 on the Northern Tribune. Having established a footballing dynasty in Hamilton, Bobby Smyrniotis has once again picked up Major League Soccer interest. As per The Athletic, the Forge FC boss has now emerged as a serious candidate for the vacant Toronto FC post and has already interviewed with the club. So to has former Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson, with informal talks...

    Courtesy of Providence University Athletics: https://pilots.prov.ca/news/athletics/captain-to-coach-pilots-mens-soccer-welcomes-giovanni-benitez-friesen/ The following story is courtesy of Providence University Athletics from August 4, 2023 https://pilots.prov.ca/news/athletics/captain-to-coach-pilots-mens-soccer-welcomes-giovanni-benitez-friesen/. Providence Athletics is pleased to announce Giovanni Benitez Friesen as the new head coach of the Providence Pilots Men’s Soccer and Futsal program. Benitez’s coaching influences are inspired by some of his many stops as an elite, amateur player in Manitoba and an aspiring professional in Paraguay. His development started in Brandon, where Benitez was a high-performing youth player with Westman FC....

    The following post is from John Eades' "Building The Best" post on LinkedIn from August 9, 2023, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-create-culture-where-your-team-thrives-john-eades/?midToken=AQGgWYn8AI_qww&midSig=2GFDgWwMefcqU1&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-headline_&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-headline_-null-r7c44~ll3t194l~zn-null-null&eid=r7c44-ll3t194l-zn, The performance and engagement of a team is a reflection of the culture leaders create.  This way of thinking is dramatically different than how most managers think about culture. It's often called "soft" or "moderately important." In reality, culture is anything but these things. In Building the Best, I defined culture as "The shared values and beliefs that guide thinking and...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-daniel-ortiz-brentford/ The following story from John Jacques in the Northern Tribune https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-daniel-ortiz-brentford/ from July 28, 2023. Pacific goalkeeper coach Daniel Ortiz is off to the English Premier League. The club has announced that Ortiz, who had arrived this year as a replacement to Mark Village, will take next steps with Brentford FC. The English top flight side has hired him as their assistant goalkeeper coach ahead of their third consecutive season in Premier League. It’s a remarkable jump in...

    Courtesy of George Brown Athletics: https://georgebrown.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/wsoc_dave_kelly The following post is courtesy of George Brown Athletics https://georgebrown.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/wsoc_dave_kelly from July 18, 2023. The George Brown College Women’s Soccer program is pleased to announce the hiring of Dave Kelly as the new head coach of the Huskies. Kelly’s appointment comes after the departure of Leslie Fitzpatrick to the New York Red Bulls of the MLS. Holder of a Canada Soccer A License and UEFA B License, Kelly comes to the Huskies with a...

    Courtesy of Seneca Athletics: https://www.senecasting.ca/sports/wsoc/index The following post is courtesy of Seneca Athletics https://www.senecasting.ca/sports/wsoc/index from June 16, 2023. The Women's Soccer team has announced that Rob Uddenberg will be joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Uddenberg's primary responsibilities will be off the field with a focus on recruitment and game film breakdown and analysis. Joining the Sting was a natural fit for Uddenberg who has attended Sting games for a number of years to watch his daughter Carley who...

    Photo Courtesy of CISM Soccer Canada: https://www.facebook.com/CISMSoccerCanada/posts/thank-you-marcelo-plada-and-your-team-staff-for-all-that-you-do-for-the-program-/2668862630044827/ Excerpts of the following story are from Carleton University's athletics website and story from July 21, 2023 https://goravens.ca/2023/07/msoc-ravens-announce-marcelo-plada-as-new-head-coach/. The Carleton Ravens are proud to announce Marcelo Plada as the new Head Coach Soccer Operations of the Carleton Ravens. The current head coach of Canada’s Military National Team, Plada holds a Canadian A National License and a coaching resume that spans over two decades. Marcelo is a decorated Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air...