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Academy Coaching Staff

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Sanjeev Parmar

Academy Technical Director

  • CSA A License

  • FIFA Futsal Certificate

  • Masters in HK Sports Management

  • Recipient of Ottawa Business Journal Forty Under 40 Award

  • Played professionally with Charlotte Eagles / Ottawa Wizards winning numerous titles including USL National Championship

  • Captained Canadian Military National Team in the Americas Cup

  • Technical Director of YFC Rurkakalan in Punjab, India since 2008 (https://www.yfcrurkakalan.org)

  • Co-founder of 99Rated Player Development App

  • First ever Inductee into Campbell River Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame in the player category

  • Houghton University Athletics Hall of Honour Class of 2023/24

  • United Soccer Coaches Convention Presenter 2024

 

         sanjeev@parmarsportstraining.com

         (613) 277-8096

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Joshua Sargusingh

Academy Lead Coach U6 - U13

  • Fundamentals, Active Start, Learn to Train, Soccer for Life and C Licence -
    Trained certifications, B License Candidate

  • Parmar Sports Training Staff member since 2012

  • Coached Futuro’s U9 team since 2014 and Coached Futuro’s U10 team since 2017

  • Started competitive soccer at age 9, and was part of Parmar +20 Elite program

  • Won the Robbie Tournament with Ottawa Fury in 2009

  • Honours graduate in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University

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Dwight Hornibrook
Head of Coaching and Player Development

  • CSA A License

  • National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Level 5

  • M.S., Sports Science

  • University of Cornell Women’s and Men’s Soccer

  • State University of NY Cortland Men's Soccer 

  • Houghton Men's Soccer

  • North American Scout, EPL Club Middlesbrough FC

  • Canada Soccer High Performance Director, Atlantic Regional Training Center

  • Canada U17 National team Coaching Staff

  • Canada Soccer Men's 1994 World Cup Qualifiers

  • Player/Assistant Coach, Nova Scotia Clippers in Canada Soccer League (CSL)

  • Head Coach, Winnipeg Fury in Canada Soccer League (CSL)​

  • Inducted into the city of Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame

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Michael Cox

Academy Chaos Coach

  • Expert in designing high-intensity, game-realistic training environments that create controlled chaos to develop players’ speed of transition, decision-making, and tactical adaptability under pressure.

  • Fundamentals, Active Start, Learn to Train, Soccer for Life - Trained certifications, C License Candidate

  • High School Special Education Teacher

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Gaetano Pecora

Head of Game Intelligence

  • Transition coach from 9v9 to 11v11

  • Fundamentals, Active Start, Learn to Train, Soccer for Life - Trained certifications, C License Candidate

  • Former Futuro player

  • Honours student in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University

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Chris Wellsman

Strength and Conditioning Coach

  • Former Captain of Queens University Men's Soccer Team

  • 3 years experience working in a private training facility as a strength and conditioning coach

  • Coaching Consultant with Coaching Association of Canada

  • Bachelor of Physical and Education Degree from Queens University 

  • Masters of Human Kinetics specializing in Sport Management from the University of Ottawa

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Craig Taylor
Sprint Mechanics Coach
  • Bahrain National Team Sprint Coach 

  • Norway Bobsled National Team Sprint Coach

  • University of Ottawa Football Sprint Coach

  • Ottawa Lions Club

  • 4 decades of athlete / coach development

  • on the proper bio-mechanical principles of speed & power

  • Coaching high performance athletics across many different disciplines, nationally and internationally. Football, Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Bobsleigh, Waterski, Tennis

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Marco Gee
Goalkeeper Coach
  • Futsal GK Coach with L'Equipe Mamba of the PLFQ in Gatineau, Qc.,

  • applying situational activities and exercises using progression from grassroots to competitive boys and girls and responsible for implementing and delivering GKC1 goalkeeper training strategies to ensure their successful development.

  • Proud Official Brand Ambassador for NGA Soccer Canada, makers of quality goalkeeper gloves and apparel.

Jed Davies

High Performance Support Consultant

  • https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jed-davies-working-in-the-shadows/id1318510028?i=1000415892945&mt=2

  • Coach with experience in professional game (Halifax Wanderers, Ottawa Fury and Miami FC and international football (Iran and Estonia)

  • Tactical Analyst for Estonia National Team 2015-2016

  • Assistant Coach at Oxford University Football Club (2014)

  • World Football Academy Expert and Mentor (Raymond Verheijen)

  • UEFA B 

  • Author of two published books including The Philosophy of Football: In Shadows of Marcelo Bielsa (RocketBird London 2016) and Coaching the Tiki-Taka Style of Play (SoccerTutor 2013).

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Jordan Hassin

Academy Doctor / First Aid Representative / Coach Under 5-10

  • Doctorate student in the School of Medicine at University of Ottawa

  • Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C Certified

  • EODSA Region 5 player in 2011

  • Ontario provincial program 2011/2012

  • Ottawa Fury player from 2012-2015

  • Ottawa internationals men's premier player in 2016

  • U9/10 assistant coach for futuro from 2015-present

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