Current team coaching ?
2005 girls – They are amazing girls

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
Alberta C license, Learn to Train

Previous soccer experience.
I grew up in Southern Ontario playing in the competitive/travel youth league for Hamilton Sparta, East Hamilton, and Burlington Youth.
1989-1990 Ontario provincial team.
1989 – bronze medalist O.F.S.A.A. – Dennis Morris H.S.
1996 – 2003 EDSA premier league for Juventus and St. Albert Flyers.
2009 – 2014 Classics with Green and Gold major league winning a national gold in 2013 in Quebec City.

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
I joined the Warriors as coach for the Outdoor 2019 season

Mantra?
I’m all about resiliency. I’ve borrowed my mantra from a player I have total respect for:
Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it. – Mia Hamm

Current team coaching ?
I coach 2003 Boys, 2009 Boys & 2006 Girls  and Technical sessions with 2005 Boys.

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
NCCP junior, NCCP senior, MED: competition, Alberta soccer: C licence, Alberta soccer: B licence, Previous soccer experience: 

Previous soccer experience.
2003 Warriors Boys 2018 U15T1 Provincial Gold – Bronze at youth club Nationals
1995/96 Warriors boys 2013 u18 T1 provincial gold – 5th place at youth club nationals
1996 Warriors boys

Alberta summer games:
2010: Boys 1996 zone 6 – silver
2014: Boys 2001 zone 6 – bronze
2016: Girls 2003 zone 6 – bronze

Alberta soccer association:
2016: Fall mini stars instructor

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
I joined the Warriors as coach in 2008

Mantra?
 “Play simple, play quick”

Current team coaching?
I coach 2009 Girls

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
EMSA Level II and Soccer for Life.

Previous soccer experience.
I started with the sport at a young age, playing for a variety of clubs in Edmonton. I was part of both my high school’s soccer academy and soccer team and have been coaching girls’ soccer since 2017.

’97 Edmonton West Raiders (2007-2010)
’98 Southwest United (2010-2016)
St. Albert Impact Women’s Premier League (2016 -present)

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
I joined as a coach in 2018.

Mantra?
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”

Current Team
I coach the 2009 Girls.

Certificates
EMSA Level II & Soccer for Life

Previous Soccer Experience
I began playing soccer at the age of 4 and had to stop playing in my mid-teens due to injuries, but I stayed involved in the game through my involvement in Jasper Place High School’s Soccer Academy. I began coaching with the Edmonton West Raiders in the Spring of 2017, where I developed a newfound passion for the coaching side of the game.

Joining Warriors as a Coach
I joined Warriors as a coach in the Spring of 2018

Mantra?
“Success is a team sport.”

I have coached organized sports for the past 27 years. I started with baseball and basketball taking my 1995 girls fast pitch team to the national championship. I began coaching soccer in 1997 and have coached in community and club. I have taken two teams from U6 to U18 and am currently working on my third group..

Current team coaching ?
I coach 2003 U15 Girls

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
Learn to train and soccer for life. Certified Canadian Instructor for Strength and Cycle

Previous soccer experience.
I played youth soccer in community as well as hockey growing up. I come from a background in soccer as my father played with Newcastle United system before immigrating to Canada in the late 1950’s. As a youth I was exposed to a lot of soccer.

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
I am a first year Warriors coach (2018) but in my tenth season as a club coach coming from the Raiders program. I served also as  Director of the Raiders for five seasons and  currently serve as a Director of the EMSA west board

Mantra?
 “There may be players with more skill than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder or be more prepared than you.”

Current team coaching ?
I coach 2004 Girls

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
FUNdamentals, Learn to Train and Soccer for Life

Previous soccer experience.
As a child/youth played competitively including Jr. High and High School at St. Francis Xavier. As an adult I have played recreationally and continue to do so on a weekly basis.  I have been coaching community teams since my oldest daughter started playing in 2007.  Lately I have been involved with coaching my youngest daughter’s team, the Lewis Estates Panthers.  Our team has been very successful winning cities, inter-cities, and Provincials in March 2016.  Last season I had the opportunity and honor to coach the West Raiders U14G team, we reached Provincials and came 5th out of 12 teams.

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
This is my first year (2018) with the Warriors and I am extremely excited about the opportunity and will do my best to make sure our team is successful on and off the pitch

Mantra?
 “Always give it your best, be proud of the result even when your team doesn’t get first place or the gold medal.  Be humble in victory and show class in defeat.  Be a star, on and off the pitch!”

Current team coaching ?
I coach 2007 girls

Courses, Training, Certificates for coaching.
NCCP Learn to Train

Previous soccer experience.
I played soccer from age 5 to present (35 years and counting). Played for several Saskatchewan Provincial Championship teams from 1989-92. Played in the Saskatchewan summer games in 1992 placed third. I was a soccer referee in Saskatchewan as a teenager. I have been coaching kids at the community and club level since 2011. This is my third season coaching club in Alberta.

What year did you join Warriors as a coach?
I joined the Warriors as a coach in 2018

Mantra?
 “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”