Josh Gordon
Scarborough,Ontario
Summary
I am a disciplined student-athlete with strong leadership, communication, and coaching experience. Balancing 20-30 hours per week of athletic commitments with a rigorous academic schedule, I’ve developed exceptional time management and critical thinking skills. As a starting player, I continuously improve through film analysis and feedback from coaches and teammates. I also serve as a representative on the University of Kentucky’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), where I help advocate for student-athletes and organize community events. My guest speaking experience has strengthened my public speaking and leadership abilities, while mentoring students and sharing my journey. Additionally, I’ve coached youth soccer athletes, helping many advance to professional and Division 1 programs, and ran my own training business, where I developed technical programs and honed my organizational and marketing skills. These experiences have equipped me with a diverse skill set, including empathy, resilience, and effective communication, which I am eager to apply in future professional roles.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Guest Speaker
Sellf Employed
07.2023 - Current
As a guest speaker I am asked from different High schools and Elementary Schools to speak to their students. This is where I tell them about my story and give them advice on things that had helped me through my journey as well as things I wish I had done.
-I had the opportunity to mentor kids
-Learned to speak in large clouds
-Learned to find solutions on the fly
-Learned to communicated under pressure
-Learned to be well spoken
-Learned leadership skills
Personal Soccer Trainer
Trifutbol
06.2022 - 08.2023
- As a personal trainer at Trifubol, I helped train kids between ages 8-15, improving their technical skills, fitness, and tactical awareness on the soccer field.
- These training sessions averaged 80 kids in groups of 15-20, many of whom developed and moved to professional academies. Some advanced to the Division 1 collegiate level
- Through this process I have learned, leadership, patience, organizational skills, communication and attention to detail.
Personal Trainer
JTSS- Soccer Training Program
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Owner of JTSS (soccer training program) where I train children ages 7-12 for free for their first month
- Developed technical and conditioning programs
- Trained children on Zoom
- Trained children on the soccer field
- Throughout this program I learned leadership, organization, management skills
- I also learned how to manage parents as well as other civilians when there is a problem,
- Learned negotiation skills
- Learned marketing skills
Education
ICT (Information Communication And Technology)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KYHigh School Diploma -
Lyth Academy- School For Elite Athletes
Toronto, ON01-2023
Bill Crothers Secondary School
Markham, ON Skills
- Empathetic
- Critical thinking
- Confident public speaking
- Exceptional communication
- I also learned how to manage parents as well as other civilians when there is a problem,
- Learned negotiation skills
- Learned marketing skills
- Organization
- Resilience
- Perseverance
- Accountability
Presentation
Topic Speech Works Cited, 02/16/24, Professor Rucci
Accomplishments
- ALL SEC 2nd team Sophomore year
- Defensive player of the week My freshman year
- Went to Toronto FC pre season when I was 15
- Selected for a u20 Canadian national Team training Camp
- Played for the u15 Canadian national team
Works Cited
- Cheryl Cooky, et al., One and Done: The Long Eclipse of Women’s Televised Sports, 1989-2019., Communication and Sports Journal, 03/24/21, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21674795211003524, 02/15/24
- Stefanos Gregoriou, Female Athletes: Stereotypes and Public Opinion and How It Affects Self-Image., Sports Financial Literacy Academy, 03/15/23, https://moneysmartathlete.com/women-athletes/female-athletes-stereotypes-and-public-opinion-and-how-it-affects-self-image/, 02/12/24
- Emma Kavanagh, et al., Social Media and Athlete Welfare., International Journal of Sport Communication, 05/27/23, https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsc/16/3/article-p274.xml, 02/12/24
- Carol A. Osborne and Fiona Skillen, Women in Sports History: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same?., Sport in History, 11/01/20, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17460263.2020.1835707, 02/13/24
- Sharon Pruitt-Young, The Sexualization of Women in Sports Extends Even to What They Wear., NPR.org, 07/23/21, http://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019343453/women-sports-sexualization-uniforms-problem, 02/13/24
Leadership experience
Univer
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Guest Speaker
Sellf Employed
07.2023 - Current
Personal Soccer Trainer
Trifutbol
06.2022 - 08.2023
Personal Trainer
JTSS- Soccer Training Program
03.2020 - 04.2021
ICT (Information Communication And Technology)
University of Kentucky
High School Diploma -
Lyth Academy- School For Elite Athletes
Bill Crothers Secondary School
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