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    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...

    Courtesy of Windsor Athletics: https://golancers.ca/news/2023/7/12/mens-soccer-vacratsis-named-interim-head-coach-of-mens-soccer.aspx Excerpts of the following story is based on a post from July 7, 2023 from Windsor Athletics, https://golancers.ca/news/2023/7/12/mens-soccer-vacratsis-named-interim-head-coach-of-mens-soccer.aspx. Director of Athletics Stephanie White is pleased to announce the appointment of Demetri Vacratsis as the interim head coach of the Lancer men's soccer program for the 2023 season. Vacratsis is no stranger to the Lancer family, serving as an assistant coach with the women's program for the last two years. He will continue with this role...

    Courtesy of OUA.ca: https://www.oua.ca/general/2022-23/releases/diversity_in_sports_conference_launch The following is courtesy of the OUA: https://www.oua.ca/general/2022-23/releases/diversity_in_sports_conference_launch. Burlington, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the upcoming Diversity in Sports Conference, to be held from June 23rd to 25th. With the support of the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport, as well as numerous partner organizations, this highly anticipated inaugural event will focus on promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in amateur sports for emerging leaders, sport administrators, coaches, and...

    Courtesy of oua.ca: https://oua.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/oua_announces_soccer_schedules The following post is courtesy of oua.ca from April 19, 2023 https://oua.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/oua_announces_soccer_schedules. The Ottawa Gee-Gees and McMaster Marauders capped off the 2022 OUA soccer campaign in winning fashion, and with teams across the province already looking ahead to do the same next season, the OUA is pleased to announce the 2023 women's and men's soccer schedules. 2023 OUA Women's Soccer | FULL SCHEDULE2023 OUA Men's Soccer | FULL SCHEDULE Backed by a career year from OUA and U SPORTS...

    Courtesy of Waterloo Athletics: https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/2023/3/30/womens-soccer-neil-wilson-named-head-coach-of-womens-soccer.aspx The following story is courtesy of Waterloo Warriors Athletics from March 30, 2023, https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/2023/3/30/womens-soccer-neil-wilson-named-head-coach-of-womens-soccer.aspx. Courtesy of Waterloo Athletics: https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/2023/3/30/womens-soccer-neil-wilson-named-head-coach-of-womens-soccer.aspx The Department of Athletics and Recreation is excited to announce that Neil Wilson has been hired as the next head coach of the Warriors Women's Soccer program. Wilson takes over as head coach of the women's team after serving as an assistant coach of men's soccer since 2020 where he led the recruiting efforts, video breakdown,...

    Courtesy of Algoma Athletics https://algomathunderbirds.ca/news/2023/3/3/mens-soccer-andreychuk-selected-as-head-coach-of-the-mens-soccer-team.aspx Algoma University has selected former Capilano Blues Men's Head Coach David Andreychuk to take over the reigns of the Men's Soccer program. Andreychuk brings a plethora of experience and credentials to the role, and is eager to see how the program can evolve and grow. Hailing from North Vancouver, where he himself fell in love with the sport as an athlete for the local high performance youth club and the Vancouver Whitecaps Y-League program, Andreychuk...

    Courtesy of MAC Athletics: https://marauders.ca/news/2023/2/7/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-program-announces-interim-head-coach.aspx The following post is courtesy of MAC Athletics https://marauders.ca/news/2023/2/7/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-program-announces-interim-head-coach.aspx from February 7, 2023. McMaster University announced Tuesday that Tristan Joyce will serve as interim head coach of the varsity men's soccer team. Courtesy of MAC Athletics: https://marauders.ca/news/2023/2/7/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-program-announces-interim-head-coach.aspx "We're confident that Tristan will be an exceptional steward of the men's soccer program and help build upon its recent success" says Keenan Jeppesen, Associate Director of High Performance at McMaster. Joyce spent the 2022 season as an assistant coach with the...

    It's that time of year for the annual Coach of the Year awards on both the Men's and Women's sides ahead to the OUA finals this weekend. So let's take a look at the deserving winners courtesy of the OUA: Coach of the Year (East) – Dave McDowell, Queen’s Gaels Photo Credit Robin Kasem: https://oua.ca/news/2022/11/2/womens-soccer-gee-gees-provost-lions-chouhan-score-top-divisional-honours-for-their-squads.aspx With an OUA banner in tow and aspirations of a repeat intact, Dave McDowell takes home the 2022 OUA East Division coach of the year honour. On...

    There is a lot to be said about traditions, culture and practices. This past weekend, some of the usual suspects got through to the OUA Women's final four because they continue to live up to the established standards that they have set for themselves as programs. So let's take a look at what happened ahead of tonight's semi final games. Quarter-Final #1 Nipissing Lakers 0 - Queens Gales 4 Photo Credit: Robin Kasem https://gogaelsgo.com/news/2022/10/30/soccer-w-queens-womens-soccer-blank-nipissing-to-advance-to-oua-semifinals.aspx The USPORTS Number...

    Courtesy of York Athletics: https://yorkulions.ca/news/2022/10/30/mens-soccer-no-1-lions-stunned-in-oua-quarter-final-loss-to-waterloo.aspx Now that was a weekend in the OUA in Men's Soccer!!! We can insert all the clichés you can probably want, "That's why you play the game." "The ball is round." "That's the way the ball bounces." "It just wasn't our day." In the end, it IS about results and the result. So ahead of this week's USPORTS national men's soccer rankings coming out on Tuesday, there is one thing that...