As I am sure most of you know today is Giving Tuesday, traditionally the most generous day of the year! Just for your knowledge, Giving Tuesday is a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. It was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y […]
If you’ve been waiting for a new podcast from our very own Willie Cromack then wait no longer! Cromacks latest podcast can be found at this link if you missed it earlier in the week. Cromack and others including our friends, Coach Reed and Daniel Squizzato, talk Canadian footy and explores solutions to a soccer […]
Who is Pa Modou Kah? A Norwegian international soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. Pa was born in Banjul, The Gambia, but emigrated to Norway in 1988 with my family when he was eight years old. He began my soccer career with Vålerenga in 1998 appearing in 94 league matches […]
I’m going to proclaim something that might seem a little brash. Here in Vancouver the only team that should be playing to win are the Whitecaps! It’s true, and it’s something that I’ve been wanting to get off my chest for a few weeks now. The Vancouver Whitecaps are the only true professional team in […]
You’ve put together the drills. You’ve completed the line-up sheets months in advance. Your manager is in place and you have the assistant coaches ready to deliver. Cones counted. Balls all top shelf versions and a rainbow full of pinnies to use. You are both excited and organized. This is the year it all comes […]
As the holidays fast approach I wanted to share this short video to our supporters. Team Surge is a U-12 gold North Vancouver soccer team. Over the last three months the players on team Surge have been playing better soccer to support the North Vancouver Salvation Army Shield. The Shields are one of many teams […]
Highlights for our latest Coaches’ Boot Room: On November 9th fellow coaches gathered at Mahony and Sons pub for the monthly coach’s meetup. This video gives you a sneak peak into what you missed out on. As usual the discussion was very informative and the audience in attendance was lively once again! Also, most importantly please join us for […]
The Play Better team is excited to present this video to answer the important question of why and how Play Better was born. We really encourage everyone to spend the five minutes and watch this video. Willie provides some fantastic context into why Play Better exists and why it works. Play Better – FEAT Kids […]
Does Canada have a current soccer identity? This question has sparked much debate, over the last few months, within our countries soccer landscape. Unfortunately in my humble opinion it is safe to say that currently Canadian soccer has indeed lost its identity. Over the last 15 years I have personally watched Canadian soccer plummet from […]
The pursuit of sports and recreation has been described as a basic human right. Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay,” while Article 27(1) says “Everyone has the right freely to participate […]
