UBC Women's Soccer Head Coach - supporter of Canadian Soccer from grassroots to national teams - all views are my own
Vancouver
Joined August 2012
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Pumped to have Sophie join our team for 2025! Will be an outstanding addition on and off the field
Excited to welcome Sophie Harrison from Arsenal u23 and was recently with England u19s after playing the England u17s! #gobirdsgo @ubctbirds
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Amazing to see so many pushing themselves in the coaching certification process to be more prepared to help progress the next generation.
Amazing progress on day 1 of the @Snuneymuxw playground build! Followed by @CanadaSoccerEN Soccer For Life coaching certification course delivered on the Mini-Pitch by Head Coach @Jesse_Symons 🙌🏼
16 player coaches working together as one heart, one mind to grow their skills & abilities as coaches - what an incredible ripple effect in action.
Thank you @1BCSoccer @HopeandHealth4l for coordinating and @Jesse_Symons for investing your precious personal time to make this magic happen 🤲🏼✨
@League1Canada @SportCanada_EN
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So excited to have these amazing players back and ready to go for year 2! Big year ahead!
We are thrilled to welcome back this amazing group of attacking players who led @League1BC in goals last year as a collective: Katalin Tolnai, Sophie Damian, Jenna Baxter, Sophia Kramer, Holly Ward, and Vanessa Tome.
✨A stand out group all with impressive track records and experiences in both national and international competitions✨
"I am excited to play for Nautsa’mawt FC because I think it is a great opportunity to bring the indigenous culture and community into a higher platform for soccer. I am also excited to represent the slogan of one heart one mind and show the league how connected our team is on and off the field with the community!"- Vanessa Tome
We're so pumped to integrate the incoming with the returning players to take the team to the next level winning on AND off the pitch. 1 of 2 returning players group announcement #oneheartonemind #RiseAsOne @League1Canada
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Cannot wait to start announcing the players who will look to repeat as league champions! Season is coming soon!
Away we go! Bringing our drum and one heart, one mind on the road! Tickets sales are open NOW for purchase at @AltitudeFC_ca (w/t a free scarf giveaway) & @goRiversFC 🔥Ticketing to open for us and other @League1BC teams soon! Check it out🤩 #oneheartonemind #riseasone
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Great story and agree Ben - a top individual who will continue to progress!
CWNT: Former Varsity FC and Canada-capped midfielder Emma Regan has signed with HB Køge, the top club in the Danish league.
It's a two-year deal.
A gem of a person too, who provided great insight for this story last year.
📰49-sport.com/2022/05/21/l1bc…
📸 @theolloydhughes
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Big time and so proud of what she accomplished at UBC and now taking her quality to the pro level! Congrats @daniellesteer_ 👏👏👏
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Thanks for bringing your team Nicci to campus, and awesome we can bring the players together for a great match!
Post-game neighbourly love! Thanks @jesse_symons and @ubctbirds for hosting our @OLReignAcademy team today. Great day and great soccer! #boldtogether 🇺🇸🇨🇦
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An absolute star and phenomenal person! Sarah will be a great addition to our long legacy of defensive players!
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#3 SARAH ROLLINS heads out West to join @USPORTS_Soccer powerhouse @ubcwsoc. Comfortable in possession & dominant defensively, Sarah anchored the Clubs @L1OWomens Premier team backline this season making 14 starts. Prior to NT Sarah played @THPFC & Leaside SC.
The impact someone has by doing what is right and putting herself in situations to bring smiles and the game to so many communities #leader #rolemodel
So proud of you Sophie! What a joy to watch your interactions with indigenous youth across BC!
A video montage to celebrate @ubcwsoc Sophie Damian recognized by @CanadaWest with the 2022 Women’s Soccer Community Service Award 🤩🧡 Holding our hands up in appreciation of Sophie’s incredible contributions across Indigenous communities & in inspiring Indigenous athletes ⚽️🤲🏼
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Well deserved after the season and career Dani has had!! All the hard work away from the field has propelled her to new heights!
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An absolutely amazing person that brings so much joy to so many in far reaching communities.
Sophie is a tremendous leader and role model! Thank you Sophie Damian for being such an amazing person each and every day! @HopeandHealth4l
⭐️ Your 2022 CW Women's Soccer Community Service Award Winner
⚽️ Sophie Damian (@ubctbirds)
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Final 4 bound! What a performance
So proud of this team! Such a positive culture and personality to perform day in day out
⚽️ WSOC | An electric game tonight with hat tricks from Katalin Tolnai and Jade Taylor-Ryan as @ubcwsoc tops @ReginaCougars 8-1 to advance to the @CanadaWest semifinals.
#GoBirdsGo
What a team and regular season we had!
So proud to see many get rewarded with Canada West allstar nods! #playofftime
⚽️ WSOC | @ubcwsoc tops @CanadaWest All-Star selections with seven T-Birds honoured by the conference heading into the quarter-finals 🙌
📣 canadawest.org/news/2022/10/…
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Welcome to @League1BC - we may have a couple players at @ubcwsoc you may know
League1 BC proudly welcomes @harboursidefc as its 1st expansion club!
Based in Nanaimo & representing the mid-Island region, they're the 8th member of @league1bc & join the league's founding 7 clubs to kick off league action in the 2023 season.
#League1BC #RiseAsOne #L1Canada
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An amazing group of players that have helped transform the @ubcwsoc program. It is a group that has taught me so much on and off the field. I have such deep admiration and respect for all of them. What bright futures they all have with a UBC degree and friends for life!
Big win for the program. One last home weekend to finish off league play before we build to playoffs!
⚽️WSOC | Danielle Steer's pursuit of @CanadaWest history continued Friday in Victoria. With two goals in the second half, she tied UBC alumna Jasmin Dhanda for the all-time points lead (65 points). @ubcwsoc earned a spirited 2-1 win to improve to 11-1-0.
gothunderbirds.ca/news/2022/…
So proud of @daniellesteer_ and all she has accomplished
An amazing player, but an even better teammate and person off the field. What an honour to see her be apart of 65 @CanadaWest goals (scoring or assisting) for @ubcwsoc to date in her career!!
Not done yet!
🚨CANADA WEST ALL-TIME POINTS RECORD!🚨
UBC's Danielle Steer scores her second goal against the Victoria Vikes to tie former Thunderbird Jasmin Dhanda for the all-time points record in Canada West women's soccer.
A Canada West legend, to be sure.
#USPORTS | @WsoccerCa
A giant heart and someone that brings the best out of all the youth he is with! Great job Mateo!
The "Beautiful Game" is a gateway to friendship.
Our partners @HopeandHealth4l introduced us to Mateo Kostering of Namgis (Alert Bay) and Musgamagw dzawada’enuxw (Kingcome Inlet).
We learned a lot from listening to some of Mateo's story.
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