{
    "title": "Canada Soccer announces Coach Education Program Licence recipients",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:48:29",
    "published_at": "2020-11-10 18:01:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-coach-education-program-licence-recipients",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/ztEd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada Soccer has announced an additional 30 candidates that have completed the assessment process and have been granted Canada Soccer Coach Education Program Licences in 2020. In total, 22 A Licence candidates have completed the requirements of the course and have been granted the Canada Soccer A L\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-soccer-announces-coach-education-program-licence-recipients",
    "body": "<p>Canada<br>\u200bSoccer has announced an additional 30 candidates that have completed the<br>\u200bassessment process and have been granted Canada Soccer Coach Education Program<br>\u200bLicences in 2020. In total, 22 A Licence candidates have completed the<br>\u200brequirements of the course and have been granted the Canada Soccer A Licence,<br>\u200bas well as 3 Youth Licence candidates as well as 5 B Licence candidates.</p><p>The<br>\u200bCanada Soccer A Licence recipients included former Men&rsquo;s National Team player,<br>\u200band current U-14 Toronto FC Academy Head Coach Terry Dunfield, and Canada<br>\u200bSoccer&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s EXCEL Goalkeeping Manager, Mike Norris. In addition, Jason<br>\u200bBlake receives A Licence equivalency for his active UEFA Pro Licence.</p><p>The<br>\u200bcandidates started their coursework across the 2018 and 2019 coach education<br>\u200bseasons. All candidates completed their assessment using the new video review<br>\u200bprocess &ndash; instituted in 2018 and now mandatory for all Licence assessments due<br>\u200bto the restrictions of in-person gatherings due to the pandemic. As of 2020,<br>\u200bCanada Soccer Coach Education Program Licences are valid for a three-year term.</p><p><strong>Canada<br>\u200bSoccer A Licence</strong></p><p><em>Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Club</em><br>\u200bJason Blake &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SC Central Alberta<br>\u200bAnthony Capotosto&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Toronto FC<br>\u200bArmando Correia de S&aacute;&nbsp; Unattached<br>\u200bSerge Dinkota&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Portland Timbers<br>\u200bTerry Dunfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Toronto FC<br>\u200bNicolas Gagnon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Montreal Impact<br>\u200bAshley Gooch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calgary Rangers<br>\u200bJames Merriman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pacific FC<br>\u200bDave Kelly&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ontario Soccer<br>\u200bRory Keys&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University of New Brunswick<br>\u200bJon Mondino&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Toronto FC<br>\u200bMichael Norris&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Canada Soccer<br>\u200bOlivier Prudhomme&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L&rsquo;Association de soccer de Saint-Lambert<br>\u200bDamian Rocke&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Valour FC<br>\u200bChris Sargeant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vancouver Whitecaps<br>\u200bEduardo Sebrango&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Montreal Impact<br>\u200bJordan Stewart&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unattached<br>\u200bStefan Szkwarek&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Comox Valley United SC<br>\u200bYiannis Tsalatsidis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unattached<br>\u200bLee Tucker&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calgary Foothills<br>\u200bJay Wheeldon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calgary Foothills<br>\u200bBilly Wilson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; North Toronto SC</p><p><strong>Canada<br>\u200bSoccer Youth Licence</strong></p><p><em>Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Club</em><br>\u200bGabriel Assis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ontario Soccer<br>\u200bMarko Milanovic&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; North Toronto Nitros<br>\u200bVladan Vrsecky &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TFC Ottawa</p><p><strong>Canada<br>\u200bSoccer B Licence</strong></p><p><em>Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Club</em><br>\u200bSalvatore Foti&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oakridges SC<br>\u200bAnnabella Hackett &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Etobicoke SC<br>\u200bMark Jones&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Surrey United SC<br>\u200bDalibor Plavsic &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coquitlam-Metro Ford SC<br>\u200bCormac Rea &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Richmond Hill SC</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-63416cef-822e-4977-b958-a12b30bd7e89\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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        "first_name": "Integration",
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