{"id":22175,"date":"2019-04-11T12:26:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22175"},"modified":"2019-04-11T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:26:11","slug":"jeff-paulus-building-fc-edmonton-for-first-cpl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2019\/04\/11\/jeff-paulus-building-fc-edmonton-for-first-cpl-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Paulus: Building FC Edmonton for the first Canadian Premier League season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edmonton, Canada (April 11, 2019) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0FC Edmonton will commence playing in the new Canadian Premier League. The team\u2019s inaugural match is on May 4, in Winnipeg against Valour FC. Director of Soccer Operations and Head Coach Jeff Paulus has high expectations for the team he is building.<\/p>\n

This is his first year of head coach of a professional soccer team. Paulus spoke with Last Word on Soccer to reveal what building a new soccer team is like.<\/p>\n

NAIT Ooks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Prior to heading up FC Edmonton, Paulus has spent eight seasons coaching at NAIT Ooks in Edmonton from 2004-12.\u00a0 While leading the team, the Ooks won the 2011 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championship<\/a>.\u00a0 This was after the team won a silver medal in 2010.<\/p>\n

FC Edmonton<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After departing from NAIT, Paulus spent several years as an assistant to Colin Miller with the NASL version of the Eddies. At the same time, he was the technical director for the Academy and continued on with the Academy even after the professional side did not last, with the crumbling of the NASL. Last July, Paulus got the nod to take on the lead role to build the new Canadian Premier League team.<\/p>\n

Paulus says he maintains the same approach he has used in the past and that he aims to build \u201ca good relationship with the players.\u201d He wants to have the type of atmosphere and promote the \u201cstyle of football players enjoy being part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

He believes in being \u201ctrue to yourself” and that he is \u201cnot yeller or screamer.\u201d He wants to support his players to ensure they know they can be brave out on the field.<\/p>\n

In his spare time, Paulus likes to read about other managers to continuously learn and improve.<\/p>\n

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\u26bd\ufe0f \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83d\udcf8#FCEd<\/a> #yeg<\/a> #CanPL<\/a> #EddiesInDR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/L4uqwGLmSr<\/a><\/p>\n

— FC Edmonton (@FCEdmontonNow) April 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n