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    Courtesy of Ontario Tech Athletics https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/4/22/mens-soccer-ridgebacks-soccer-players-ready-for-league1.aspx The following story from April 22, 2022 is courtesy of the Ontario Tech Ridgeback Athletics site https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/4/22/mens-soccer-ridgebacks-soccer-players-ready-for-league1.aspx. OSHAWA, Ont. - Ontario Tech men's and women's soccer players are set to lace up their cleats for the League1 Ontario season, which officially opened its 2022 season on Thursday night. This year there are 40 Ridgebacks (current, alumni and 2022 recruits) that will be playing League1 throughout the province this summer.  "Having 19 of our players competing in the...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-todd-may/ The following story by John Jacques from the Northern Tribune on March 27, 2022 https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-todd-may/. It looks like FC Edmonton has found its new assistant coach in Todd May, who arrives after spending the last year at Simon Fraser University. The Eddies have undergone a complete coaching staff reset barring head coach Alan Koch, who has remained with the side as it undergoes a survival mode season for it’s fourth-ever Canadian Premier League campaign. May helped Simon Fraser University...

    The following story is from a press release courtesy of Atlético Ottawa on April 5, 2022 https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/meet-the-crew-atletico-ottawa-unveils-technical-staff-for-2022. The first match of the 2022 season is just days away, and Head Coach Carlos González has assembled a skilled group of technical staff to support the team and lead us to success. When González was appointed to lead the Atleti squad, he also ensured he would have trusted coaches by his side, bringing two members of his former staff in...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-youth-minimum-2022/ Excerpts of this story are from the Northern Tribune on April 4, 2022 by John Jacques, https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-youth-minimum-2022/. The Canadian Premier League will be raising the minimum amount of minutes that each of its clubs will need to give to domestic U-21 talent this season. Multiple sources have informed us that the league minimum has been raised to 2,000 minutes for each CPL side. That marks a 500 minute increase from what the league asked of clubs...

    The following story is from League 1 Ontario by their staff on March 31, 2022 https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1218814. LEAGUE1 CANADA WILL UNIFY AND ELEVATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S PROVINCIAL DIVISION III PRO-AM SOCCER LEAGUES NATIONWIDE Toronto, ON (March 31, 2022) - Canadian Soccer Business(CSB) in partnership with BC Soccer, Soccer Québec, and Ontario Soccer announced today the formation of League1 Canada, an alliance of Canada’s existing provincial Division III Pro-Am Men’s and Women’s soccer leagues: League1 BC, League1 Ontario and Première ligue de soccer du...

    CanPL File Photo: Courtesy of the Northern Tribune Excerpts of the following story from March 19, 2022 by John Jacques are courtesy of the Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-fight-to-survive/. None of the players shown in the above photograph still play for Edmonton. In fact, there are many who thought the club itself wouldn’t be standing today – but here we are. The city’s only professional football club is going into its twelfth season, and fourth in the Canadian Premier League. It’s a...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-announces-coaching-staff-for-2022/ When Pacific FC internally promoted James Merriman to the vacant head coach post left behind by Pa-Modou Kah when he left for the MLS Next, the Island-born head coach now had to put together a coaching staff to assist him through the 2022 Canadian Premier League season. With the addition of the experience of Canadian International Coach Stuart Neely in the Technical Director of Football role back in January, Merriman has continued to build...

    Courtesy of CANPL.ca https://canpl.ca/article/just-another-coach-aligning-with-other-coaches-meet-danielle-poulos-hfx-wanderers-mental-performance-coach Excerpts of the following article by Charlie O'Connor-Clarke from March 8, 2022 are courtesy of Canadian Premier League: https://canpl.ca/article/just-another-coach-aligning-with-other-coaches-meet-danielle-poulos-hfx-wanderers-mental-performance-coach. In the course of a season, high-level athletes spend countless hours working on the physical attributes of their sport: their shooting ability, for instance, or their strength and agility. More recently, though, teams and athletes have started to put similar focus on the psychological aspects of their game; particularly in a sport like soccer, where mental acuity and...

    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune Excerpts of the following article from February 28, 2022 by John Jacques, are courtesy of the Northern Tribune https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-shervin-hajami/. It looks like FC Edmonton has recruited Shervin Hajami as its Manager of Team Operations ahead of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season. The club’s technical staff has seen some turnover ahead of an unprecedented roster rebuild whilst FC Edmonton seeks out a new owner. While head coach Alan Koch has stayed on, Jay Bhindi left for Valour FC whilst...

    Photo: Forge FC's manager Bobby Smyrniotis courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/smyrniotis-proud-of-forge-team-despite-champions-league-exit-weve-been-rewarded-greatly-by-being-in-this-competition Excerpts of the following story by Benedict Rhodes From February 25, 2022, Smyrniotis proud of Forge team despite Champions League exit: “We’ve been rewarded greatly by being in this competition” https://canpl.ca/article/smyrniotis-proud-of-forge-team-despite-champions-league-exit-weve-been-rewarded-greatly-by-being-in-this-competition. Forge FC’s Concacaf Champions League debut came to an end on Thursday night with a 3-1 loss (4-1 on aggregate) to Mexican giants Cruz Azul. An early goal from Ángel Romero gave the hosts an early lead, before Rafael Baca...