Thanks and congrats to some Varsity, JV girls and Conwell-Egan Boys Soccer players for getting coaching certification in school at CEC today. Great job by HDSA in helping to create new leaders in youth soccer (CCRiderssoccer ) and physical literacy and participation.

Upload your video on #WhyiPlay to win $400 individual gift card to SoccerX. Winners to be announced May 8th. Find your reason to play!

All the best to the #HighlandHero from Denoon St. Pictou. x.com/soccerns/statu…

Check the Antigonish option #HighlandHeroes x.com/soccerns/statu…

Get your @KidSport_NS applications in before the May 1st deadline #SoALLKidsCanPlay x.com/kidsport_ns/st…

This is the Canadian Premier League. We Are Many, We Are One. #CanPL #WeAreOne

✅ Attacking ✅ Defending ✅ Passing & Receiving ✅ Shooting ✅ Combination play ✅ Transitions ✅ Decision making ...the list goes on ⚽️⚽️⚽️ An easy SSG suitable for all levels of players that can focus on whatever the coach wants! #WhyiPlay

Thanks to Jackie Fitt-Ryan for allowing us the opportunity to impact 27 students through the HDSA formalized coach certification/recruitment strategy. Excited to see these Active Start and FUNdamentals coaches positively impact their communities through service. #HDSATechPlan

Fantastic initiative 👏🏻 x.com/highland_heroe…

If you are looking for an entry level referee course in the next 3 to 12 days, look no further. Courses are held in Antigonish May 5th & 6th and in Bible Hill May 12th and 13th. You can register by clicking the following link: soccerns.ca/referees/refer…

GK-most specialized position & the most neglected on the training field. Be creative & incorporate them in sessions no matter what the objective is. This is a possession activity focused on penetrating passing-teams score by completing a pass through the. GK’s role is to stop it!

Does a kid ever go to bed thinking “I can’t wait to practice drills tomorrow!” Or “Game day tomorrow, I hope lots of adults yell at me!” 3 main reasons kids play sport: have fun, be with friends, learn new skills. Do your practice & game plans emphasize these 3? In this order?

To do list: 1) Watch the video. 2) Register for a course around you on coachcentre.ca/Default.aspx 3) As an engaged community member looking to give back through personal growth within coaching, hold your regional/club soccer development staff (TD) accountable to your success x.com/SoccerNS/statu…

Another FUNdamentals course checked off! We had the pleasure of having Diane Ouimet, a professional athletic therapist, take us through the current concussion return to play protocol. Informative for all that were present today. Enjoy the journey everyone.

Making Ethical Decision Workshop with CCRiders in Truro, NS #SNSCoachEd #LetmePlay #WhyiPlay CCRiderssoccer

I just found this from my daughter in a mentorship booklet in my office 😂 I don’t know where she copied it from but the message does seem more powerful when it’s written by a 7 year old #LetMePlay

Fantastic resource released by Soccer Nova Scotia Grassroots & Community Development Officer Matt Holton. If you want to maximize a child's soccer experience, exposing them to multiple coaches, multiple activities then deliver the Preferred Training Model: ow.ly/nvQq30jV3sS

RESEARCH demonstrates how and why Community Sport Organizations (CSOs) are expanding their scope to take on social action, and the impact of that... by Katie Misener for SIRC #SIRCuit. sircuit.ca/cso-social-res…

PEI Soccer Welcome to the NSSL and Soccer Nova Scotia league! Happy to broaden our league and increase number of teams and quality of competition. Good luck and see you on the field! United DFC Halifax City Soccer Highland FC Halifax County United Soccer Club Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club Soccer Cape Breton HDSA

Having degrees, certifications, roles, licenses and followers is irrelevant if we lack qualities such as empathy, gratitude, loyalty and integrity.