Here we go, it's on!! The 2023 Men's Soccer season is underway with many questions, new coaches in the ranks and new directions for programs. Here are this week's standings: Courtesy of USports: https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/m/news/2023/09/3256037131/men-s-soccer-u-sports-announces-its-weekly-rankings ...
And so it begins, the 2023 Season is under way in USport Women's soccer with all of the fun questions that we all ask and who do we expect to take it all in 2023? So enjoy the ride fans because this is where we get to have fun for the next 11 weeks. Courtesy of USport: https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2023/09/110815519/women-s-soccer-u-sports-announces-its-weekly-rankings ...
Photo Credit Courtesy of TMU Bold: Andrea Langford https://tmubold.ca/news/2023/8/9/soccer-m-mens-soccer-open-tryout-coming-august-22.aspx Toronto September 4, 2023 An update to the story reported yesterday, the Toronto Metropolitan University has forfeited their first two games of the 2023 OUA Men's Soccer season versus Laurentian and Nippissing due to an alleged hazing incident at a team event that is being investigated by the University. According to Ben Steiner @BenSteiner00 The TMU Bold men's soccer team has been suspended until further notice pending an...
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...
The following post is from Karl Bryan on his "Six Figure Coaching Magazine" blog, taken from John Maxwell's book, "Five Levels of Leadership, Proven Steps To Maximize Your Potential." ’10 Laws of Leadership’ Law of Direction: Anyone can steer the plane but it takes a leader to chart the course. Law of Energy: The leader knows momentum is a positive outcome's best friend. Law of Influence: The acid test of leadership is ‘influence’… nothing more or less. Law of Attraction: Who you...
Photo courtesy of the Northern Tribune: https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-fc-stuart-neely/ The excerpts of the following story is courtesy of the Northern Tribune from August 4, 2023 by John Jacques https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-fc-stuart-neely/. While Stuart Neely joined the Vancouver FC technical staff for its inaugural season, we can confirm that the coach has left Willoughby Community Park in June. Neely had first arrived to Canadian Premier League circles by way of Vancouver Isle, with Pacific FC recruiting him as their technical director of football. Like several PFC staffers,...
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...