Women's Soccer

Mark has been a member of the soccer community in Westman for over 20 years. He has coached various levels of youth programming with the Brandon Youth Soccer Association and Westman Football Club from U5 to U18. He has a long reign coaching in the women's senior soccer league and coached in the Manitoba Games. Mark is no stranger to the Cougars as he was the head coach in their inaugural season in 2013 and two seasons following. He is working towards his level C license and is a sanctioned referee with the Manitoba Soccer Association.  

This is Kate's eight season with the Cougars. She was a standout forward with the team for three years before joining as a coach. She is working towards her C level license.

Syd was born and raised in Brandon and started playing soccer at a young age. She grew her skill as much as possible as she progressed through youth soccer, playing with Brandon Crush and moving up to play with Brandon Chaos. She wanted to stay local and began her degree at Brandon University in Psychology in 2011. Naturally, as soon as the BU team was formed, she became their goalie. She played for the team for 4 out of 5 years of her eligibility, making it to MCAC Final Four every year she played, and winning 2 titles in a row in 2017 and 2018. Syd is thrilled to have joined the Cougars in her first season as assistant coach.