The Peterborough City Soccer Association is proud of the proficiency, motivation and dedication of its Club Technical Coaches as well as the individual volunteer Division/Team Coaches and Managers. The coaches operate under the direction of the Director of Coaching (DOC). Please contact the DOC with any questions related to coaching.
Decisions about whether or not to form a second team in an age division and additional coaching appointments as necessary will be made after the tryouts, based on the number of players and other factors. In the event that a second team is formed, all players will remain under the direction of the appointed head coach and both teams will train together until a coach for the second team is confirmed.
Responsible Coaching
The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) is a call to action for sport organizations, parents, and coaches to enact responsible coaching across Canada – on and off the field of play. The PCSA Board of Directors, staff and coaches are committed to the principles of the RCM, specifically, implementation of the Rule of Two, Background Screening and Ethics Training. Understanding the Rule of Two, Background Screening and Ethics Training are mandatory for all PCSA coaches.
Coaching Staff
The 2024 technical coaches and team head coaches for each age division are listed in the following tables.
Technical Coaches 2024
| Technical Coach |
|---|
| Leanne McLaughlin University of Western Ontario varsity team (1982-1983) National “C” licence (U.S. Soccer Federation) Ontario Provincial “C” licence (2016) Youth coach with PCSA (2005 – present) PCSA Technical Coach (2007 – present) |
| Andrew Hing Lakehead University varsity team (1980) Ontario Provincial “B” licence (2008) Youth coach with Scarborough Azzuri and Pickering Soccer Clubs (1985-2018) Assistant coach with PCSA (2019) PCSA Technical Coach (2021-2022) |
| Evan McLeod |
| Dan Moore |
| Emery McLaughlin |
Team Head Coaches 2024
| Division/Team | Head Coach |
|---|---|
| U6/U7/U8 Mixed | Technical team |
| U9 Boys | TBD |
| U10 Boys | TBD |
| U11 Boys | Pat Hodge |
| U12 Boys | Mike Sterpin |
| U13 Boys | Scott Cockburn |
| U14 Boys | Dave O’Neill |
| U15 Boys | Vic Waselenko |
| U16 Boys | Sam Barratt |
| U17 Boys | TBD |
| Senior Men | Biren Patel |
| — | |
| U9 Girls | TBD |
| U10 Girls | TBD |
| U11 Girls | Nadia Waselenko |
| U12 Girls | Nick Powers |
| U13 Girls | Steph Dallaire |
| U14 Girls | Matt Strano |
| U15 Girls | Dave Bartleman I have been an avid soccer player in Peterborough City since a very young age. I grew up playing competitively for Peterborough City, I also played varsity soccer while attending Sir Sandford Fleming College and Trent University. Concluding my post secondary schooling I was an assistant coach at Sir Sandford Fleming College for two years. I have coached both of my children since they started playing house league through the PYSC and then while they transitioned to competitive soccer with Peterborough City. For the last four seasons I have served as the Head Coach of the Peterborough City 2009 Girls. |
| U16 Girls | Richard Bergman Football Association of Wales Grassroots (2003) Coaching History: Kawartha Lakes Inferno U13, U14, U15 (2004-2006) Director of Youth Programs, Kawartha Lakes Inferno (2005-2006) PCSA assistant coach 2008 girls since 2016 PCSA assistant coach 2011 boys since 2017 PCSA Head Coach 2008 girls since 2019 |
| U17 Girls | Anne Clark Anne has been the head coach for the U15G for 2 years (1 of which was covid), and assisted this team for 3 years. She has experience assisting developmental boys teams for 2 years prior to that. Anne’s philosophy as a coach is to develop the technical and tactical game of soccer at an individual and team level. She is a believer that having a positive growth mindset in training allows for skill development at a quicker pace as mistakes are encouraged, not disciplined. This approach to coaching has created a team that is inclusive and tight, disciplined, and ultimately successful in being athletes on and off the pitch. |
| U21 Women | Angela Gaskell After playing 4 years of varsity soccer at the University of Waterloo, I was appointed as Assistant Coach and served in that role for three seasons. In 2013, I became the Head Coach of the PCSA 2006 Girls and have served in this role ever since. I am proud and honoured to give back to the PCSA as this is where I played competitive soccer from the age of 11, right through to captaining the Senior Women’s team. I have recently become C-License trained and look forward to completing this full certification in 2022. |
| Senior Women | Michael Everson |
