Our Competitive Staff

The Glen Shields Soccer Club takes great pride in the coaches that work for us. Our volunteer coaches who in many cases have a child on the field are the glue of the organization and in fact they are the cornerstone, the backbone of who and what we are.

Our paid staff coaches through the Academy Training Program are trained professional licensed coaches who have a high playing background with a teaching methodology to train our players presently and in the future through an age specific, position specific curriculum with an emphasis on learning how to play the game correctly through the development of the basic fundamentals necessary to succeed.

Developing soccer players is the primary objective for our coaches, but what cannot be underestimated is the importance of coaches shaping lives. Gone are the days when coaching responsibilities consist of working with X's and O's. Today, coaches must be technically proficient and tactically sound of course but they must now also be specialists in a specific age group and a specific position. Coaches must also have an understanding of how to teach players while not only continuing to update and educate themselves (seminar's, conferences, meetings, license course, refresher courses, positional & youth licenses) with the needs of the game and how it is continuously changing at the elite level but also on how to teach like educators in our school systems.

Coaches must also have the ability to teach players how to take care of their bodies for longevity in the sport and for a healthy lifestyle. Running sprints is no longer the only method of maintaining fitness. Today's athlete must understand the importance of endurance for sure, but core strength, coordination, speed, balance, agility & nutrition are all facets of physical conditioning. Understanding the psyche of youth players and managing those players is also a key component in coaching.

Today's coaches must be able to motivate and build self-esteem in their players. All this simply means we need quality, well-rounded men and women to lead our youth to success both on and off the field. Coaches are now teachers, motivators, psychologist, mentors, role models within our community and much more.

Our coaches continually strive to develop players on and off the field. It is a great privilege to coach in the Glen Shields Soccer Club home of the Sun Devils, as it is a Club recognized as one of the leaders in the sport in Ontario and Canada and with great privilege comes great responsibility. We are proud to boast of the great many hard working coaches we have who embrace this privilege and thrive with this responsibility.

2009 Outdoor Technical Staff

Position	Name
Academy Director	Deesh Bhattal
Academy Director Mini	Paul Dell'Aquila
Director Girls	Mike Pozzulo
Director Boys	Aldo Lippa
Head Referee	Jorge Monico

Girls Rep team Coaches

Boys Rep team Coaches