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    CPL Commissioner and CEO of Canadian Soccer Business Mark Noonan courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/mark-noonan-named-cpl-commissioner-and-ceo-of-canadian-soccer-business Exerpts of the following article from August 25, 2022 is courtesy of Canpl.ca https://canpl.ca/article/mark-noonan-named-cpl-commissioner-and-ceo-of-canadian-soccer-business. Toronto, ON – (Aug. 25, 2022) – The Canadian Premier League has hired Mark Noonan as Commissioner following a months-long international search. Noonan will officially begin in his new role on Sept. 1, 2022. As previously announced in February 2022, the role will combine both CPL Commissioner and CEO, Canadian Soccer Business. “On behalf of the CPL and...

    The following post is from Building the Best by John Eades on August 24, 2022. The temptation for leaders to lower the bar has officially arrived. The combination of the "great resignation" and a two-year run of an employee-driven market has caused many leaders to have an easy-going mentality. While it's essential to care profoundly and treat people with dignity and respect, lowering the standard required for success will hurt everyone involved.   Take Gabrielle, a sales manager, at...

    The following story is courtesy of the CCAA from August 10, 2022, The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Soccer National Championship will be hosted by Langara College later this year in Langley from November 9-12, 2022. “Langara will once again be partnering with the Langley Events Centre (LEC) to provide a first-class experience for the student-athletes, team personnel, fans and officials,” said Jake McCallum, Tournament Chair and Director, Athletics & Intramurals at Langara College, which is located...

    Courtesy of Ontario Tech Athletics: https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/8/15/mens-soccer-kiarash-named-mens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx The following story is courtesy of the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks and their athletics website from August 15, 2022: https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/8/15/mens-soccer-kiarash-named-mens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx. Ontario Tech is pleased to announce Kasy Kiarash has been named the first full-time men's soccer assistant coach in program history. Kiarash coached two seasons in the United States at Graceland University (NAIA) before returning to Toronto to coach with Toronto Metropolitan University, spending two seasons as assistant coach before becoming the lead assistant coach in 2016....

    Photo Credit Courtesy: League 1 Ontario Head Coach Patrice Geshar discusses the inevitable changes and expectations for this upcoming season. Story By Andrew Skerritt August 15, 2022 Seneca College will be tested this upcoming season as they approach unfamiliar changes to critical areas of their team. As one of Canada’s most pristine post-secondary soccer programs, Seneca College is gearing up for a challenging season ahead. Patrice Geshar, the head coach of the men’s team, expressed the possible changes fans will see in their...

    Courtesy of the Orillia Thunderwolves: https://www.orilliathunderwolves.ca/sports/msoc-ind/2022-23/releases/Cristante_Named_Thunderwolves_Head_Coach?fbclid=IwAR2BMgtxjM2rz4zC16uk4Ili5ebxOET_Rq8WVcsPEN0hTjVWCRmZAj0U-pg The following article is courtesy of the Lakehead University Orillia Thunderwolves Athletic website from August 11, 2022: https://www.orilliathunderwolves.ca/sports/msoc-ind/2022-23/releases/Cristante_Named_Thunderwolves_Head_Coach?fbclid=IwAR2BMgtxjM2rz4zC16uk4Ili5ebxOET_Rq8WVcsPEN0hTjVWCRmZAj0U-pg. Lakehead University Orillia Athletics is pleased to announce Mark Cristante as new head coach for the Men's Varsity Indoor Soccer program. Mark brings over 20 years of professional coaching and sports administration experience, having held several senior roles as a High Performance Coach, District & Club Technical Director, District Head Coach, & Learning Facilitator. Currently, holding the position...

    The following statement can be attributed to Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer General Secretary courtesy of SIRC and Canada Soccer:We acknowledge that the matters we are speaking about today involve real people and have a real impact on human lives. We unequivocally apologize for the Safe Sport challenges within our sport in 2008 and for letting participants down. Harassment, improper texting, bullying, sexual misconduct or any other form of maltreatment or abuse has no place in soccer, at any...

    Image Courtesy of SIRC: https://sirc.ca/blog/athletes-high-performance-culture/ The following story is from July 25, 2022 courtesy of the SIRC website by Eric MacIntosh, Shannon Kerwin and Alison Doherty, https://sirc.ca/blog/athletes-high-performance-culture/. The entire article was reposted as with new University and College seasons around the corner, this subject that all coaches at the post secondary level and in high performance need to be aware of. For more information please go to the SIRC website: https://sirc.ca/blog/athletes-high-performance-culture/. Highlights In this article, researchers present their...

    Image courtesy: Soccer Parenting Association The following post is from John Eades and Learn Loft on July 21, 2022, https://learnloft.com/2022/07/21/the-leadership-skill-that-causes-utter-failure/. The list of skills one must possess to sustain leadership success is long. But the list of skills that causes a leader to fail utterly is much shorter. It almost always boils down to one; character.  Recent examples like Jeff Skilling, the CEO who caused the collapse of Enron, or Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes...

    Courtesy: https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-owner-alan-koch/ Excerpts of the following story by John Jacques in the Northern Tribune are from July 18, 2022 https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-owner-alan-koch/. For the full story please visit the Northern Tribune. It’s been about a month since we confirmed that a prospective new owner was interested in acquiring FC Edmonton, the storied CPL side which has now operated without an investor at the helm for about a season-and-a-half. Despite a shoestring budget, a tumultuous offseason, and a squad mostly comprised of inexperienced...