TWolves’ Jo Wankling receives national coaching accreditation

“I just thought I didn’t want to stop there, she said. “As my daughter got older, you feel more of a responsibility to the players that you’re giving them a quality coaching experience so they have the best chance to improve. So I just kept going.”

Much of her success through coaching, she credits to the mentors she’s had along the way. UNBC Women’s Soccer Head Coach Neil Sedgwick is one of them.

And I just decided I’d take that next step because a National “B” Licence I feel is quite an achievement and it is a challenge,” said Wankling. “It’s just been a long journey, a long journey and I’ve had some great mentorship along the way.”

“Jo going through this process, much like myself a few years back, it really takes our coaching to the next level as far as our thinking is concerned,” said Sedgwick. “Jo has done a fantastic job with us and with our youth program, and now she takes more information from the coaching certification and she’s able to bring that back to us.”

She holds firm on with each new level of coaching she achieves, she’s able to then put that back into the players she coaches, who are the true beneficiaries in her eyes.

“I want to give girls that are passionate, I want to bring out their passion in the game. Part of that, you have to have a good knowledge of the game,” said Wankling.

When the Timberwolves finally kick off their Canada West season on September 10th in Victoria, the women’s soccer team will be doing so now with two nationally accredited coaches on the sideline.

by Ethan Ready

TWolves’ Jo Wankling receives national coaching accreditation

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