ACADEMY COACHING STAFF

 

Len Vickery

Academy Director

Masters Degree (M.Sc.) in Physical Education

Canadian Soccer Association A License Coaching Award

Head Coach of University of Alberta Golden Bears since 1985

Head Coach of Canada’s entry at the Daegu (Korea) Universiade 2003 Games

Director/Coach of combined National and Provincial High Performance Centre (1985-2000)

National U-17 Girls Team Coach (1999-2000)

27 years of professional coaching experience at provincial, national and university levels

Coaching of Alberta squads competing at 11 CSA National All-Star Championships, two Canada Summer Games and two Dallas International Youth Cups.

 

 

 

Kurt Bosch

Academy Head Coach/Director: Vimy Ridge Academy School Program  

Bachelor Degree (BPE) in Physical Education                            

Canadian Soccer Association B License – Part 1 Coaching Award

Assistant Coach with the University of Alberta Golden Bears Soccer Team

Coach of the Juventus U-18 and U-14 squads that won CSA National Club Championships in 2007 & 2009 respectively 

Player with Calgary Storm of USL A League (2001/2002)

Player with the Edmonton Drillers of NPSL (1997-2000)

Canadian National Futsal Team Member

National Youth Team member (1995-96)                    

Former member of the Golden Bears Soccer Team

 

 

 

 

Alex Dickson 

Academy/Principal Coach

Bachelor Degree (BPE) in Physical Education & Masters Degree in Physical Education - Coaching Route                            

Canadian Soccer Association B License – Part 1 Coaching Award

Assistant Coach with the University of Alberta Golden Bears Soccer Team

Head Wizard at the Donnan School "Wizards" program in 2008-09

Extensive provincial and club coaching experience

 

 

 

 

 

Niki Vignjevic

Academy/Principal Coach

Current member of the Edmonton Drillers (Indoor)

Canadian Soccer Association B License – Part 1 Coaching Award

Former professional player with Cleveland Crunch and Edmonton Drillers of the Major Indoor Soccer League (1997-2000)

Former professional player with Toronto Lynx and Edmonton Aviators of the USL A League (2000-2004)

Played as a professional player with FC Zeleznik of the Serbian First Division (1990-1996)

Played with the former Yugoslavian Futsal Team

 

 

 

 

 

Jas Gill 

Academy/Goalkeeper Coach

Present starting goalkeeper with the Golden Bears and Green & Gold Senior (AMSL) soccer squads

Former National Youth Team member at U-18 & U-16 level

Goalkeeper with Juventus squad that won gold at CSA U-18 Boys National Club Championships in 2007

Goalkeeping coaching experience with former academy goalkeeper coaches Inaki Ulloa and Tomasz Janas