Mens soccer hire new head coach
New coach comes as relief after year of inconsistent coaches.
By Dominic Sramaty [Sports Bureau Chief]
As of Feb. 25, the men of the Kwantlen Eagles soccer team are breathing huge sighs of relief. Ajit Braich, head coach of North Delta Youth Soccer has been named to the head coaching position for Kwantlen’s Men’s Soccer Program.
After the 1-0-11 season the Eagles preformed last year, the idea of having a head coach committed to the development of the program comes as great news. The boys had to endure three different head coaches in 2009 who implemented three different coaching styles. Considering the shortness of the BCCAA season, isn’t easy to adapt to. The team eventually began to fall apart and the demise of their short season was inevitable. Now with the introduction of a head coach who has committed himself to a full year, the boys’ heads are no longer facing downward.
Ajit brings 25 years of professional coaching experience to the program holding a CSA National “A License” and instructing coaches at the provincial level. Braich has also coached at the semi professional level in the European leagues in addition to playing in the years before he began to coach. He is also involved in a number of programs in the Lower Mainland, including the U-14/U-15 of the Coastal WFC, who participates in the USL Super Y League and the Punjab Hurricanes who, under his guidance, won the 2009-2010 Division I championship, therefore advancing them to the Premier Division of the Vancouver Men’s Soccer League.
When asked what his plans were for the future of the program Ajit said, “We need to get acquainted with the existing players and then find other players within the community to compliment them.” He also added that, “As the program slowly starts to develop long term goals will be implemented.” When asked if he could create a championship quality team out of the Kwantlen Eagles, Ajit simply stated, “in order to create a championship you need a strong program first. Therefore we have to work on creating a credible program before we can talk about championships.”
One thing is for certain, the future of this program definitely looks bright as the pre-season is just around the corner. The first ID – Camp is set to begin on March 26th something that the Kwantlen Eagles soccer team is relieved to hear.
