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    Photo Credit: Courtesy of Ontario Tech Ridgebacks Athletics The following story is courtesy of Ontario Tech Ridgebacks Athletics from June 13, 2022 https://goridgebacks.com/news/2022/6/13/womens-soccer-zack-wilson-named-womens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx. Ontario Tech women's soccer is pleased to announce Zack Wilson has been named the program's first full-time assistant coach after spending the 2021 season working as assistant coach and performance analyst for the team. With 10 years of coaching experience under his belt and spending the past year alongside head coach Audra Sherman, (See Post Coach story from June...

    Audra Sherman Photo Credit: Ontario Tech Athletics Story by Enrique Domingo - Post Coach June 22, 2022 To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. - Henri Bergson Photo Credit: Audra Sherman and Hofstra Athletics Most soccer players who transition from a career on the pitch to a career on the sidelines often decide to take such a path because of their memories as a player, the legacy that they...

    Courtesy of CANPL.ca https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/father-figures-atletico-ottawa-assistant-coach-kwesi-loney Excerpts of the following story with Atlético Ottawa assistant coach and Carleton University Master Coach Kwesi Loney are from June 19, 2022: https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/father-figures-atletico-ottawa-assistant-coach-kwesi-loney. A ‘solid work ethic’ and ‘treating life like a playground, not a test’ have been instrumental in Loney’s rise from the pitches of Scarborough to the Atlético Ottawa touch line.  There are no days off in the life of Kwesi Loney. Father of two, head of the Carleton Ravens soccer program and now...

    Photo Credit: Courtesy of the OUA from May 25, 2022 https://oua.ca/news/2022/5/24/soccer-oua-announces-womens-and-mens-schedules-for-the-2022-season.aspx The following announcement of the new Women's and Men's Soccer schedules for the fall of 2022 are from the Ontario University Association website on May 25, 2022 https://oua.ca/news/2022/5/24/soccer-oua-announces-womens-and-mens-schedules-for-the-2022-season.aspx. Burlington, Ont. – The beautiful game is back on the pitch for a full 2022 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) season slate, with the first action of the year getting underway on September 2, 2022. 2022 OUA Women’s Soccer Schedule | FULL2022 OUA Men’s Soccer...

    Courtesy of Ottawa U Athletics https://ottawa.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20220512paifn0 The following story is from May 13, 2022 courtesy of Ottawa Gee Gees Athletics https://ottawa.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20220512paifn0. The University of Ottawa's women's soccer program is pleased to welcome Veronica Mazzella as the team's full-time assistant coach.  Mazzella has worked with the program for the past four years as a part-time assistant coach. In her new role, Mazzella will oversee fundraising, camps, community outreach, and assist with the recruitment and development of future Gee-Gees. "I have been...

    Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Athletics https://gohorns.ca/staff-directory/davin-haigh/148 The following story is courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Athletics https://gohorns.ca/news/2022/5/17/mens-soccer-haigh-takes-reigns-of-pronghorn-mens-soccer.aspx from May 17, 2022. A new era of Pronghorn men's soccer will begin this fall with the hiring of a new head coach and Pronghorn Athletics is thrilled to name Davin Haigh the new head coach of the men's soccer program. Haigh becomes the fourth head coach in the programs history."Davin's recent U SPORTS and semi-pro coaching experience will...

    Courtesy of Brock Athletics https://gobadgers.ca/news/2022/4/5/mens-soccer-brock-tabs-aleks-balta-as-next-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx The following story is courtesy of Brock Athletics from April 5, 2022 https://gobadgers.ca/news/2022/4/5/mens-soccer-brock-tabs-aleks-balta-as-next-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx. The Brock men's soccer team has a new skipper at the helm.Brock Sports announced Aleks Balta as its new head coach of the Badgers men's soccer program on Tuesday, April 5."Aleks is a proven leader on and off the pitch who will elevate our men's soccer team to new heights while ensuring our student-athletes continue to pursue academic excellence," said Melissa Krist, Director, Brock...

    Courtesy of MAC Athletics https://marauders.ca/news/2022/5/5/mens-soccer-markou-named-head-coach-mens-soccer.aspx The following story is courtesy of McMaster Athletics from May 5, 2022 https://marauders.ca/news/2022/5/5/mens-soccer-markou-named-head-coach-mens-soccer.aspx. The McMaster Marauders Department of Athletics & Recreation is pleased to announce the hiring of Chris Markou as the next Head Coach of the men's soccer program. Markou fills the interim role after spending the past season with the team in an Assistant Coach capacity.  "Chris is a McMaster Soccer legend who exemplifies Marauder values and has the leadership, empathy and technical knowhow to...

    Guelph United celebrating the 2021 League1 Ontario championship. (Photo: League1 Ontario) Photo courtesy of League 1 Ontario and CanPL https://canpl.ca/article/a-hollywood-script-guelph-uniteds-meteoric-rise-in-l1o-ahead-of-canchamp-clash-vs-hfx-wanderers The excerpts of the following article by Charlie O'Connor-Clarke from May 9, 2022 on the CPL website https://canpl.ca/article/a-hollywood-script-guelph-uniteds-meteoric-rise-in-l1o-ahead-of-canchamp-clash-vs-hfx-wanderers outlines some of the synergies between the League 1 Ontario and USports and the OUA. One year ago, Guelph United FC had never kicked a ball in anger in League1 Ontario. On Tuesday night, just under 10 months since their...

    Courtesy of Away From The Numbers AFTN https://aftn.ca/league1-bc-inaugural-season-get-to-know-the-coaches-part-two/ Excerpts of the following story are part 2 by Michael McColl courtesy of the AFTN (Away From The Numbers) website https://aftn.ca/league1-bc-inaugural-season-get-to-know-the-coaches-part-two/ from April 28, 2022. Examining the crossover of coaches in League1 BC as in League 1 Ontario shows the strong relationship between USport, (to a lessor extent the CCAA) and the next level of play. The inaugural League1 BC season kicks off on May 22. Seven men’s and seven women’s...