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Free Community Coach PD Session open to all coaches. DATE CHANGE: April 4th, 2019 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Cape Breton University. Room details will be posted ASAP. Speaker: Deano Morley Topic: Delivering Feedback to Athletes Cape Breton University Men's Soccer Head Coach Deano Morley is a CBU grad, a National licensed coach and also holds a master's degree in Sport Leadership from Duquesne University. He has been the head coach for the Capers since 2014, during that time he has been named Atlantic University Sport coach of the year three times and named Canadian National coach of the year twice while leading his team to become the top ranked team in Canada capturing three AUS titles and two National medals including gold in 2017. Coach Deano has over 20 years experience in coach and athlete development and has recently held positions as a Regional Director for Coach and Player Development for Soccer Nova Scotia, and a Sport Consultant for Sport Nova Scotia before accepting his current role as the Head Coach and Sport and Physical Activity instructor for CBU. Coach Deano says "What is being a good coach? I place communication as the cornerstone of being a good coach, building trustful, honest relationships with athletes to allow for two way feedback is pivotal. However, this is a complex topic and I look forward to working with community coaches to unpack this topic and discuss strategies and ways to facilitate feedback; building an understanding of how important feedback is in athlete development at different stages and ages."