For Immediate Release
November, 2023
Football Ontario Seeking a Head Coach for the Team Ontario U18 Women’s Tackle Program
Football Ontario Thanks Mark Ouellet for his Time Leading the Program
Hamilton, Ontario – Football Ontario would like to thank Head Coach Mark Ouellet for his hard work, care, and dedication to develop the U18 Women’s Tackle Program over the past two seasons. Coach Mark has now completed his term as the program’s Head Coach.
The Team Ontario Women’s Tackle Program would not be where it is today without Coach Mark and the organization is incredibly thankful for all of his efforts.
In 2022, Football Canada held the Inaugural U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship and thanks to Coach Mark, Football Ontario was able to put forth a team of 20 athletes in this event in which the team finished 4th overall.
Fast-forward to 2023, and Football Ontario was able to host this incredible event and due to the large recruiting and development effort put forth by Coach Mark and his staff, the organization had almost 100 athletes come to Identification and Development Camps to be identified for this team.
Due to this, Football Ontario was able to enter two teams of 22 athletes into the 2023 version of the event, held in the nation’s capital.
Not only did the organization double the amount of Ontario athletes participating in this event, but they also improved their play on the field.
At the 2023 Event, Team Red was able to capture a Bronze Medal in the Harlow Division, being ranked third in the country, and Team Black was able to capture the organization’s first Gold Medal at the Women’s National Championship in the Cummings Division, ranking fifth in the country.
“Football Ontario is incredibly grateful to Coach Mark for all the hard work and dedication that he has put in helping to build and develop the Team Ontario U18 Women’s Tackle Program in Ontario. Mark has helped create a foundation not only for high performance athletes in the women and girls space but also in the community space. The Women’s Team Ontario tackle program is in a great position moving into 2024 and we look forward to having Mark assist us in the transition to the next era.” says Aaron Geisler, Executive Director of Football Ontario.
Coach Mark has set the program on a path towards continued growth and success and the organization hopes to see this continue into the future
The organization is now currently accepting applications for the head coaching position within the Team Ontario U18 Women’s Tackle Program.
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Job Title: Women’s Tackle Under 18 Tackle Head Coach
Application Deadline: December 15th
Starting Date: January 1st
Football Ontario is #ALLIN. We are committed to celebrating inclusion and diversity in our hiring practices, and promoting these values daily. We support equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of race, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE
HEAD COACH CERTIFICATIONS
1. CERTIFICATIONS
HEAD COACH ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. ADMINISTRATION
2. COMMUNICATION
3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY
4. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE
“Great leaders only preach what they are willing to consistently practice themselves”
Guidelines for Being a Great Teammate (Coach, Parent, Athlete):
- I am practicing PATIENCE and UNDERSTANDING with others.
- I am only offering words of ENCOURAGEMENT with others.
- I am giving others my best ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM.
- I am open to DIVERSITY of thought.
- I am RESPECTING the 24-hour rule before sending an email or posting on social media.
HEAD COACH CERTIFICATIONS
- CERTIFICATIONS
- *Applicants must have a completed Criminal Background Check + Vulnerable Sector Screening.
- Required NCCP Courses:
| Course | Link To Course |
| Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MED-E |
| Safe Contact 2.0 Refresher | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#FB-SCR-EN |
| Making Head Way in Football | https://coach.ca/nccp-making-head-way-football |
| Anti- Racism in Coaching | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#ARIC-E |
| Safe Sport | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#SS |
| Understanding the Rule of Two | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#URT-E |
- Suggested NCCP Courses:
The following courses are not required but are considered assets to applicants for Football Ontario’s High Performance programs:
| Course | Link To Course |
| Mental Health in Sport | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MHIS-E |
| Managing Conflict | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MC-E |
| Creating a Positive Sport Environment | https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#CPSE-E |
| Gender Equity LENS | https://womenandsport.ca/learning-opportunities/e-learning/gender-equity-lens/ |
| Keeping Girls in Sport | https://womenandsport.ca/learning-opportunities/e-learning/keeping-girls-in-sport-e-module/ |
HEAD COACH ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- ADMINISTRATION
- Support GM to maintain up-to-date player and coach contact information, distribute Football Ontario communications and encourage coaching staff to read/ sign off on documents
2. COMMUNICATION
- Communicate meetings and important dates with the team (parents, coaching staff, players)
- Suggestion: Choose a form of communication that you will use consistently (e.g., TeamLinkt, WhatsApp)
- Work with GM to create a working document with questions for Football Ontario
- Outreach/ communication with community partners to recruit volunteers for events and sponsors
- Promote events (ID Camps, recruitment opportunities) through social media to drive registration and player participation
3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY
- Working with coaching support staff, create a practice plan for ID Camps, Development Camp and Training Camp to share in advance and assign roles to coaching staff
- Help to organize and attend virtual sessions/ meetings (e.g., positional meetings are at the discretion of HC)
- Attend all in-person events (tentative dates and locations for 2024):
- ID Camps:
- Waterloo ID Camp: January 13, 2024
- York ID Camp: January 27, 2024
- Ottawa ID Camp: February 17-18, 2024
- Northern ID Camp: Date TBD
- Women’s Tackle Football Weekend (May 24-26, 2024):
- ID Camps:
- OWFL Jamboree
- High School Jamboree
- Team Ontario Development Camp
- Training Camp (GTA): July, 2024
- National Championship (Calgary, AB): July 19-28, 2024
4. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
- During the tournament, maintain communication with parents (through WhatApp, TeamLinkt or email)
- Support coaching staff with supervision of players
- Make sure players are supervised going to team meals, taping/ therapy rooms for the first 2 days of the tournament to make sure they know where to go
- Nightly room checks to follow curfew
- Note: knock at the door to remind players to go to bed in their respective rooms. You are not expected to enter their rooms unless emergency
- Work with GM to coordinate meeting times
- Create a detailed practice plans for practices
- Attend positional meetings to support coaching staff
Application Process:
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume with a cover letter as well as three letters of reference (including a supervisor/manager of the team of your current position) and a copy of Criminal Background Check and NCCP certification to:
Email: etodd@footballontario.net
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
ABOUT FOOTBALL ONTARIO: Football Ontario is the sanctioned provincial governing body for football in Ontario, through its focus on transparency, growth, alignment and excellence, is engaged in providing football opportunities for all of Ontario. Football Ontario is driven by a commitment to deliver football programming, opportunities and resources for its members and the provincial football stakeholders. Please visit: footballontario.net
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