Canada Soccer has announced an innovative program to support
\u200bthe coach education of 15 of its current and former National Team Program
\u200bplayers with a unique, online and combined Canada Soccer C/B Licence
\u200bopportunity. The players will be supported in an eLearning environment to
\u200bcomplete the coursework over the next 18 months before being granted their
\u200bCanada Soccer B Licence.
The program aims to provide a flexible digital learning
\u200benvironment for the players to progress through en route to receiving Canada
\u200bSoccer’s B Licence. In addition to completing the online course, elements
\u200bof the Canada Soccer C Licence will be introduced to provide these players with
\u200ban opportunity to continue their soccer journey once they move on from the
\u200bpitch.
“The importance of providing our National Team athletes with
\u200ba program to facilitate their coach education journeys is something that I
\u200bwould have welcomed with open arms as my National Team career drew to a close,”
\u200bsaid Jason deVos, Canada Soccer’s Director of Development. “National Team
\u200bplayers have a unique sense of how the game is played at the highest level and
\u200bknowledge of the skills, mindset, and physical preparation required to compete
\u200bat the international level. The training they’ll receive on this course will
\u200bprovide them with the developmental-appropriate techniques and tools to impart
\u200bthat wisdom to the next generation of Canadian players.”
The course will include current members of the Men’s and Women’s National Team Programs, as well as players that have experience representing Canada at various levels of international competition such as Kyle Bekker, Allysha Chapman, David Edgar, Stephanie Labbe, Erin McLeod, Sophie Schmidt and Desiree Scott.
“I am thankful to Canada Soccer for the exciting opportunity
\u200bto complete this unique course at this point in my career so that this group of
\u200bpassionate National Team players both past and present will be able to
\u200bhave an impact on the next generation of players by benefitting from Canada
\u200bSoccer’s Coach Education Program,” Scott said. “For me, the opportunity to give
\u200bback to the game as a coach has always been core to the legacy that I wish to
\u200bleave behind once my playing days are over.”
The program is one of 25 coach education licence courses
\u200bthat Canada Soccer has running online-only in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
\u200bwhich saw the suspension of sanctioned soccer in March 2020. While much
\u200bon-field programming has resumed, Canada Soccer in partnership with its Member
\u200bAssociations, moved all coach education online and provided to its 13
\u200bProvincial and Territorial Members online classroom environments to facilitate
\u200bthe Community Stream coaching courses from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Canada Soccer Coach Education National Teams Program C/B
\u200bLicence Participants: