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    Leadership

    Originally published on December 27, 2021 Last week, our company hosted its annual, global event, AP Summit. In addition to celebrating our 2021 wins and making a big company announcement, we also welcomed a keynote speaker, Eric Kapitulik. Kapitulik is one of my favorite leadership speakers. He is the founder of The Program, an innovative leadership development firm with deep military roots. Each year, he and his team work with over 100 top-performing college sports programs and private companies—including our Acceleration Partners team back...

    29 December 2021
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    In Memoriam

    Rock Basacco on the sidelines during a men's soccer match against the Algoma Thunderbirds on Sept. 3, 2016 Picture courtesy of the Western Gazette January 9, 2018 https://westerngazette.ca/sports/mens-soccer-coach-rock-basacco-announces-his-retirement/article_092a7b04-f550-11e7-99c6-b3cd536b501e.html Picture Credit: .Jenny Jay / GAZETTE Former long time University of Western Ontario Mustangs Men's Soccer Coach Rocco “Rock” Basacco passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 24, 2021. "Rock" as he was known within soccer circles, spent 21 years at the helm of the Western Mustangs men's soccer...

    28 December 2021
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    COVID-19 SUA U Sports

    Avec l'aimable autorisation de Sport Universitaire de l’Atlantique Sport universitaire de l’Atlantique (SUA) va mettre en pause les compétitions sportives universitaires au moins jusqu’au 19 janvier 2022. Cette décision a été prise en accord avec les restrictions récentes de la santé publique fixées par chacune des quatre provinces de l’Atlantique.  SUA va continuer à surveiller et à suivre les directives de la santé publique concernant la pandémie de la covid-19 et aura davantage d’informations en janvier sur la reprise...

    22 December 2021
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    AUS COVID-19 U Sports

    Courtesy of Atlantic University Sport The following post is from the AUS website on December 22, 2021 https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/genrel/COVID19_update-Dec_22-21. (HALIFAX, NS) Atlantic University Sport (AUS) will pause all university sport competitions until at least January 19, 2022. This decision was made in accordance with the recent public health restrictions set by each of the Atlantic provinces. The AUS will continue to monitor and follow public health directives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and will have more information available regarding the resumption of the 2021-22...

    22 December 2021
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    COVID-19 OUA U Sports

    Courtesy of OUA Sport Post is courtesy of the OUA from December 17, 2021 https://oua.ca/news/2021/12/17/general-oua-to-pause-university-sport.aspx Burlington, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the direction of its Board of Directors, will be pausing university sport effective immediately. With this pause, OUA programming (scrimmages, exhibition games, tournaments, league competition, championships), which was originally scheduled to start back up on January 6th, will commence no earlier than Monday, January 24th. This decision and corresponding timeline have been established in an effort to better...

    22 December 2021
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    Leadership

    Courtesy of Learn Loft https://learnloft.com/2021/12/15/how-to-coach-others-when-youre-a-manager/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+Coach+Others+When+You+re+a+Manager&utm_campaign=Newsletter+12%2F16&vgo_ee=QJufdBmiqNvBm4JFqivkpSgFfsHX1KtEQ6so2w%2BCYb0%3D The following post id from John Eades Learn Loft Newsletter on December 15, 2021: https://learnloft.com/2021/12/15/how-to-coach-others-when-youre-a-manager/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+Coach+Others+When+You+re+a+Manager&utm_campaign=Newsletter+12%2F16&vgo_ee=QJufdBmiqNvBm4JFqivkpSgFfsHX1KtEQ6so2w%2BCYb0%3D. John is running a Coaching for Excellence Workshop: Ready to be a more effective coach? Register for the Workshop on December 16th at 12 PM EST. It’s a lot easier for people to perform without assistance than having to assist in their performance. While most professionals have a decent sense of what skills they’re good at and which ones need work, most...

    16 December 2021
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    Sports Science

    Courtesy of Richard Bucciarelli and the Speed Training Lab and High Performance Center. November 18, 2021 IF THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN ABLE TO STRUCTURE THEIR COMPETITIVE SOCCER SEASONS SO THAT THEY AVERAGE CLOSE TO 1 MATCH PER WEEK, THERE IS NO REASON FOR CANADA NOT TO FOLLOW SUIT. College and university athletes are getting hurt, but there’s an easy way to prevent it.   Six years ago, I wrote a similar article about the Ontario and Canadian inter-college and university soccer competitive...

    27 November 2021
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    Leadership

    The following is from Leadership expert Jon Gordon and his Monday August 23, 2021 post in his weekly newsletter. When many first hear the term "positive leadership" they assume that I'm just talking about a nice ideal way to lead that sounds great in theory but doesn't address reality. I assure you this couldn't be further from the truth. Positive leadership is not Pollyanna, impractical or theoretical. Positive leadership is powerful, real and practical. In this spirit I want to...

    25 August 2021
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    Leadership

    The following post is from Thursday August 19, 2021 by John Eades in his LearnLoft News letter. Courtesy of john Eades LearnLoft https://learnloft.com/2021/08/19/why-confidence-is-required-to-be-a-successful-leader/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Why+Confidence+is+Required+to+Be+a+Successful+Leader&utm_campaign=Newsletter+8%2F19&vgo_ee=QJufdBmiqNvBm4JFqivkpSgFfsHX1KtEQ6so2w%2BCYb0%3D To be successful in almost anything requires confidence, leadership included.  Brand new research from Predictive Index’s 2021 People Management Report asked a series of questions around what makes a world-class manager. They found that the #1 skill employees value from their managers is confidence. Most people know confidence is essential, but it’s fascinating to learn how important it is in today’s...

    21 August 2021
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